Ramco vs Sunlands

Sunlands is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 56 in Ramco. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses.

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

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Sunlands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Sunlands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $195/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Ramco

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (181.5 km vs 185.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ramco

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Sunlands

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-5.3% vs -18.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Ramco and Sunlands 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 Sunlands
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 Sunlands
Walkability 17 / 0
Ramco — Walkability: 17/100 Sunlands — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 61
Ramco — Safety: 70/100 Sunlands — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Ramco — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sunlands — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sunlands has more residents (356 vs 135); Ramco has higher household incomes ($75,192 vs $59,488).

Ramco Sunlands
Population 135 356
+164% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -18.7% -5.3%
Median age 56 50
Median household income $75,192/yr
+21% vs other
 $59,488/yr
Median weekly rent $195/wk
+15% vs other
 $165/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ramco Sunlands
0-4 5.2% / 3.1%
Ramco — 0-4: 5.2% Sunlands — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 10.4% / 9.8%
Ramco — 5-14: 10.4% Sunlands — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 — / 5.3%
Ramco — 15-19: not among its largest Sunlands — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 2.2% / 4.8%
Ramco — 20-24: 2.2% Sunlands — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 4.4% / 10.4%
Ramco — 25-34: 4.4% Sunlands — 25-34: 10.4%
35-44 6.7% / 10.4%
Ramco — 35-44: 6.7% Sunlands — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 18.5% / 12.6%
Ramco — 45-54: 18.5% Sunlands — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 17.0% / 16.9%
Ramco — 55-64: 17.0% Sunlands — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 23.0% / 18.8%
Ramco — 65-74: 23.0% Sunlands — 65-74: 18.8%
75-84 8.1% / 7.0%
Ramco — 75-84: 8.1% Sunlands — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ — / 1.4%
Ramco — 85+: not among its largest Sunlands — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ramco 40.5% lone person
Ramco — Lone Person: 40.5% Ramco — Couple Families: 33.3% Ramco — One Parent Families: 14.3% Ramco — Other Families: 11.9% Ramco — Group Household: 0.0%
Sunlands 42.4% lone person
Sunlands — Lone Person: 42.4% Sunlands — Couple Families: 37.4% Sunlands — One Parent Families: 13.1% Sunlands — Other Families: 4.0% Sunlands — Group Household: 3.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ramco 19.0% renting
Ramco — Owned Outright: 58.6% Ramco — Mortgage: 22.4% Ramco — Renting: 19.0%
Sunlands 19.4% renting
Sunlands — Owned Outright: 50.0% Sunlands — Mortgage: 30.6% Sunlands — Renting: 19.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Sunlands
Malaysia — / 4.2%
Ramco — Malaysia: not among its largest Sunlands — Malaysia: 4.2%
New Zealand 2.2% / 1.1%
Ramco — New Zealand: 2.2% Sunlands — New Zealand: 1.1%
England — / 3.1%
Ramco — England: not among its largest Sunlands — England: 3.1%
Germany — / 1.1%
Ramco — Germany: not among its largest Sunlands — Germany: 1.1%
Netherlands — / 1.1%
Ramco — Netherlands: not among its largest Sunlands — Netherlands: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

Qualifications

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

Ramco Sunlands
Certificate III & IV 18.5% / 19.9%
Ramco — Certificate III & IV: 18.5% Sunlands — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 5.1%
Ramco — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Sunlands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Bachelor Degree 11.1% / 2.2%
Ramco — Bachelor Degree: 11.1% Sunlands — Bachelor Degree: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Ramco — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Sunlands — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Ramco — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Sunlands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ramco 100.0% houses
Ramco — Houses: 100.0% Ramco — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Sunlands 97.9% houses
Sunlands — Houses: 97.9% Sunlands — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ramco Sunlands
Median house price — $431,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Sunlands has more rural and farming land (96% vs 44%); Ramco has more land zoned for conservation (46% vs 2%).

Ramco Sunlands
Rural and farming 44% 96%
Environmental 46% 2%
Residential 10% 2%
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 Sunlands
New dwellings approved 46
across Loxton Waikerie
same for both
Approvals change year on year -30%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Ramco Sunlands
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of SA Higher than 27% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 55% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of SA Higher than 69% of SA

Liveability

Ramco is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Ramco Sunlands
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Ramco Sunlands
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
39/100
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
same for both

Schools

Ramco Sunlands
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Ramco

  • Ramco Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Sunlands

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

Amenities in the suburb

Ramco Sunlands
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Sunlands sits further from the CBD (185.3 km vs 181.5 km).

Ramco Sunlands
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 181.5 km 185.3 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 123 min 127 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5322
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 5322
same for both

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 Sunlands
Car (driver) 94.6% / 86.1%
Ramco — Car (driver): 94.6% Sunlands — Car (driver): 86.1%
Worked from Home 5.4% / 3.6%
Ramco — Worked from Home: 5.4% Sunlands — Worked from Home: 3.6%
Car (passenger) — / 7.2%
Ramco — Car (passenger): not among its largest Sunlands — Car (passenger): 7.2%
Walked Only — / 3.0%
Ramco — Walked Only: not among its largest Sunlands — Walked Only: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (94.6%).

Setting

Ramco Sunlands
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ramco Sunlands
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
83 premises
 0%
196 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Ramco Sunlands
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Ramco

Retirees Rural

Sunlands

Retirees Rural

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