Ramco Heights vs Waikerie

Waikerie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 52 in Ramco Heights. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ramco Heights, about half of households are couple families. In Waikerie, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Ramco Heights tends to suit couples, while Waikerie suits older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Ramco Heights

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 68/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 43%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)
  • But Waikerie has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Ramco Heights leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 21%)
  • Waikerie has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 10%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Ramco Heights sits closer to the CBD (176.3 km vs 181.6 km)
  • Waikerie is more walkable (75/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Waikerie

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (75/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 23%)
  • But Ramco Heights carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 68/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Ramco Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.9% vs -0.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Ramco Heights and Waikerie drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Ramco Heights Waikerie
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Ramco Heights Waikerie
Walkability 0 / 75
Ramco Heights — Walkability: 0/100 Waikerie — Walkability: 75/100
Safety 76 / 32
Ramco Heights — Safety: 76/100 Waikerie — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Ramco Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100 Waikerie — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Waikerie has more residents (2,681 vs 135); Ramco Heights has higher household incomes ($72,384 vs $49,608).

Ramco Heights Waikerie
Population 135 2,681
+1886% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.9% -0.1%
Median age 52 49
Median household income $72,384/yr
+31% vs other
 $49,608/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ramco Heights Waikerie
0-4 — / 5.6%
Ramco Heights — 0-4: not among its largest Waikerie — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 11.1% / 10.5%
Ramco Heights — 5-14: 11.1% Waikerie — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 6.7% / 5.0%
Ramco Heights — 15-19: 6.7% Waikerie — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 6.7% / 4.4%
Ramco Heights — 20-24: 6.7% Waikerie — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 5.2% / 10.6%
Ramco Heights — 25-34: 5.2% Waikerie — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 8.9% / 9.2%
Ramco Heights — 35-44: 8.9% Waikerie — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 15.6% / 10.6%
Ramco Heights — 45-54: 15.6% Waikerie — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 16.3% / 12.6%
Ramco Heights — 55-64: 16.3% Waikerie — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 18.5% / 16.9%
Ramco Heights — 65-74: 18.5% Waikerie — 65-74: 16.9%
75-84 4.4% / 9.8%
Ramco Heights — 75-84: 4.4% Waikerie — 75-84: 9.8%
85+ — / 5.0%
Ramco Heights — 85+: not among its largest Waikerie — 85+: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ramco Heights 43.8% lone person
Ramco Heights — Lone Person: 43.8% Ramco Heights — Couple Families: 46.9% Ramco Heights — One Parent Families: 9.4% Ramco Heights — Group Household: 0.0% Ramco Heights — Other Families: 0.0%
Waikerie 51.1% lone person
Waikerie — Lone Person: 51.1% Waikerie — Couple Families: 28.7% Waikerie — One Parent Families: 14.7% Waikerie — Group Household: 4.5% Waikerie — Other Families: 0.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ramco Heights 10.3% renting
Ramco Heights — Owned Outright: 48.7% Ramco Heights — Mortgage: 41.0% Ramco Heights — Renting: 10.3%
Waikerie 31.0% renting
Waikerie — Owned Outright: 42.5% Waikerie — Mortgage: 26.6% Waikerie — Renting: 31.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Ramco Heights Waikerie
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 15.8%
Ramco Heights — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Waikerie — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 5.7%
Ramco Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Waikerie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 5.3%
Ramco Heights — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Waikerie — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 1.1%
Ramco Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Waikerie — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Ramco Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Waikerie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Ramco Heights Waikerie
India 4.4% / 2.4%
Ramco Heights — India: 4.4% Waikerie — India: 2.4%
England 3.0% / 3.2%
Ramco Heights — England: 3.0% Waikerie — England: 3.2%
New Zealand 4.4% / 0.9%
Ramco Heights — New Zealand: 4.4% Waikerie — New Zealand: 0.9%
Fiji 3.7% / 0.4%
Ramco Heights — Fiji: 3.7% Waikerie — Fiji: 0.4%
Malaysia — / 1.6%
Ramco Heights — Malaysia: not among its largest Waikerie — Malaysia: 1.6%
Germany — / 0.4%
Ramco Heights — Germany: not among its largest Waikerie — Germany: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ramco Heights 100.0% houses
Ramco Heights — Houses: 100.0% Ramco Heights — Townhouses: 0.0% Ramco Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Waikerie 85.9% houses
Waikerie — Houses: 85.9% Waikerie — Townhouses: 13.4% Waikerie — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ramco Heights Waikerie
Median house price — $411,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $242,950
Typical days to sell (houses) — 58 days
from 32 sales

Zoning mix

Ramco Heights Waikerie
Rural and farming 100% 91%
Environmental 0% 5%
Residential 0% 3%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Ramco Heights Waikerie
New dwellings approved 46
across Loxton Waikerie
same for both
Approvals change year on year -30%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Ramco Heights Waikerie
Houses — 4.5%
$462/wk on $529K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Ramco Heights Waikerie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of SA Higher than 15% of SA
Schools — Higher than 70% of SA
Walkability Higher than 44% of SA Higher than 90% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 12% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 89% of SA

Liveability

Waikerie is more walkable (75 vs 0).

Ramco Heights Waikerie
Grade — B
Score — 50/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Waikerie carries more crime risk (68 vs 24).

Ramco Heights Waikerie
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
24/100
 Moderate
68/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Ramco Heights Waikerie
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Ramco Heights

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Waikerie

  • Waikerie High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Waikerie Lutheran Primary School Independent · Primary at peers
  • Waikerie Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Ramco Heights Waikerie
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Waikerie sits further from the CBD (181.6 km vs 176.3 km).

Ramco Heights Waikerie
Walkability score 0/100 75/100
Distance to Adelaide 176.3 km 181.6 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 121 min 123 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5322
 0.1%
postcode 5330
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 5322
 71
postcode 5330

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Ramco Heights Waikerie
Car (driver) 81.2% / 77.1%
Ramco Heights — Car (driver): 81.2% Waikerie — Car (driver): 77.1%
Walked Only 7.8% / 7.1%
Ramco Heights — Walked Only: 7.8% Waikerie — Walked Only: 7.1%
Worked from Home 4.7% / 6.8%
Ramco Heights — Worked from Home: 4.7% Waikerie — Worked from Home: 6.8%
Car (passenger) — / 7.5%
Ramco Heights — Car (passenger): not among its largest Waikerie — Car (passenger): 7.5%
Bus 6.2% / 0.5%
Ramco Heights — Bus: 6.2% Waikerie — Bus: 0.5%
Bicycle — / 0.8%
Ramco Heights — Bicycle: not among its largest Waikerie — Bicycle: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.2%).

Setting

Ramco Heights Waikerie
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ramco Heights Waikerie
Connectivity score 30/100 53/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
61 premises
 26%
1,630 premises

Council rates

Ramco Heights Waikerie
Average residential rate $1,871/yr
same for both
Council Loxton Waikerie
same for both

Federal electorate

Ramco Heights Waikerie
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ramco Heights Waikerie
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ramco Heights

Rural

Waikerie

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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