Shea-Oak Log vs Freeling

Freeling is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 49 in Shea-Oak Log. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Shea-Oak Log, about half of households are couple families. In Freeling, most households are couple families. On these figures, Freeling tends to suit families with children.

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

Freeling

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 41/100)

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

Shea-Oak Log

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $330/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 19%)

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

  • Shea-Oak Log sits closer to the CBD (64.1 km vs 68.2 km)
  • Freeling is more walkable (45/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Freeling

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (45/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 41/100)
  • But Shea-Oak Log has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Freeling

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.4% vs 5.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Shea-Oak Log and Freeling drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Shea-Oak Log Freeling
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.

Shea-Oak Log Freeling
Walkability 0 / 45
Shea-Oak Log — Walkability: 0/100 Freeling — Walkability: 45/100
Safety 59 / 74
Shea-Oak Log — Safety: 59/100 Freeling — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 14 / 20
Shea-Oak Log — Low fire risk: 14/100 Freeling — Low fire risk: 20/100

Demographics

Freeling has more residents (2,688 vs 141); Freeling rents higher ($330/wk vs $150/wk).

Shea-Oak Log Freeling
Population 141 2,688
+1806% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.2% +21.4%
Median age 49 33
Median household income $89,648/yr $91,260/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $330/wk
+120% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Shea-Oak Log Freeling
0-4 3.5% / 7.4%
Shea-Oak Log — 0-4: 3.5% Freeling — 0-4: 7.4%
5-14 12.1% / 17.2%
Shea-Oak Log — 5-14: 12.1% Freeling — 5-14: 17.2%
15-19 8.5% / 6.8%
Shea-Oak Log — 15-19: 8.5% Freeling — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 5.0% / 5.7%
Shea-Oak Log — 20-24: 5.0% Freeling — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 8.5% / 14.2%
Shea-Oak Log — 25-34: 8.5% Freeling — 25-34: 14.2%
35-44 12.1% / 12.5%
Shea-Oak Log — 35-44: 12.1% Freeling — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 15.6% / 11.6%
Shea-Oak Log — 45-54: 15.6% Freeling — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 17.7% / 11.5%
Shea-Oak Log — 55-64: 17.7% Freeling — 55-64: 11.5%
65-74 5.0% / 8.8%
Shea-Oak Log — 65-74: 5.0% Freeling — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 13.5% / 3.1%
Shea-Oak Log — 75-84: 13.5% Freeling — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ — / 1.5%
Shea-Oak Log — 85+: not among its largest Freeling — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Shea-Oak Log 51.6% couple families
Shea-Oak Log — Couple Families: 51.6% Shea-Oak Log — Lone Person: 29.0% Shea-Oak Log — One Parent Families: 19.4% Shea-Oak Log — Group Household: 0.0% Shea-Oak Log — Other Families: 0.0%
Freeling 55.1% couple families
Freeling — Couple Families: 55.1% Freeling — Lone Person: 22.9% Freeling — One Parent Families: 18.1% Freeling — Group Household: 2.6% Freeling — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Shea-Oak Log 9.8% renting
Shea-Oak Log — Owned Outright: 56.9% Shea-Oak Log — Mortgage: 33.3% Shea-Oak Log — Renting: 9.8%
Freeling 13.4% renting
Freeling — Owned Outright: 24.3% Freeling — Mortgage: 62.4% Freeling — Renting: 13.4%
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.

Shea-Oak Log Freeling
England 2.1% / 6.1%
Shea-Oak Log — England: 2.1% Freeling — England: 6.1%
Scotland 2.1% / 0.4%
Shea-Oak Log — Scotland: 2.1% Freeling — Scotland: 0.4%
Netherlands — / 0.3%
Shea-Oak Log — Netherlands: not among its largest Freeling — Netherlands: 0.3%
Germany — / 0.3%
Shea-Oak Log — Germany: not among its largest Freeling — Germany: 0.3%
New Zealand — / 0.2%
Shea-Oak Log — New Zealand: not among its largest Freeling — New Zealand: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

Qualifications

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

Shea-Oak Log Freeling
Certificate III & IV 20.6% / 20.4%
Shea-Oak Log — Certificate III & IV: 20.6% Freeling — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 6.4%
Shea-Oak Log — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Freeling — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 5.5%
Shea-Oak Log — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Freeling — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Shea-Oak Log — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Freeling — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Shea-Oak Log — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Freeling — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Shea-Oak Log 100.0% houses
Shea-Oak Log — Houses: 100.0% Shea-Oak Log — Townhouses: 0.0% Shea-Oak Log — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Freeling 98.4% houses
Freeling — Houses: 98.4% Freeling — Townhouses: 0.9% Freeling — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Shea-Oak Log Freeling
Median house price — $705,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $322,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 20 days
from 22 sales

Zoning mix

Shea-Oak Log Freeling
Rural and farming 100% 97%
Residential 0% 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

Shea-Oak Log Freeling
New dwellings approved 278
across Light
same for both
Approvals change year on year +43%
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.

Shea-Oak Log Freeling
Houses — 4.9%
$720/wk on $765K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Shea-Oak Log Freeling
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 70% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of SA Higher than 55% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 94% of SA

Liveability

Freeling is more walkable (45 vs 0).

Shea-Oak Log Freeling
Grade — C
Score — 38/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Shea-Oak Log carries more crime risk (41 vs 26).

Shea-Oak Log Freeling
Bushfire High
86/100
 High
80/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Low
26/100
Flood — Low
19/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Shea-Oak Log Freeling
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Shea-Oak Log

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

Schools in Freeling

  • Freeling Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Shea-Oak Log Freeling
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 3
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Freeling sits further from the CBD (68.2 km vs 64.1 km).

Shea-Oak Log Freeling
Walkability score 0/100 45/100
Distance to Adelaide 64.1 km 68.2 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 50 min 53 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 5371
 0.5%
postcode 5372
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 5371
 91
postcode 5372

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.

Shea-Oak Log Freeling
Car (driver) 76.4% / 85.2%
Shea-Oak Log — Car (driver): 76.4% Freeling — Car (driver): 85.2%
Worked from Home 11.1% / 7.0%
Shea-Oak Log — Worked from Home: 11.1% Freeling — Worked from Home: 7.0%
Walked Only 8.3% / 2.3%
Shea-Oak Log — Walked Only: 8.3% Freeling — Walked Only: 2.3%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 4.5%
Shea-Oak Log — Car (passenger): 4.2% Freeling — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bus — / 0.5%
Shea-Oak Log — Bus: not among its largest Freeling — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.2%).

Setting

Shea-Oak Log Freeling
Elevation 144 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 195 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.6 km 40.1 km

NBN connectivity

Shea-Oak Log Freeling
Connectivity score 29/100 69/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
63 premises
 46%
1,047 premises

Climate

Shea-Oak Log Freeling
Annual rainfall 460 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Shea-Oak Log Freeling
Average residential rate $2,297/yr
same for both
Council Light
same for both

Federal electorate

Shea-Oak Log Freeling
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Shea-Oak Log Freeling
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Shea-Oak Log

Rural

Freeling

Acreage Family Quiet River

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