Skye vs Teringie

Teringie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Skye. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Skye, most households are couple families. In Teringie, about half of households are couple families. Skye is closer to the city centre: 9.8 km, against 10.9 km. On these figures, Skye tends to suit couples.

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

Skye

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 80%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Teringie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $455/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Skye

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Skye is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • Teringie has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 3%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Skye Teringie
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.

Skye Teringie
Walkability 21 / 0
Skye — Walkability: 21/100 Teringie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 63 / 67
Skye — Safety: 63/100 Teringie — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 12 / 33
Skye — Low fire risk: 12/100 Teringie — Low fire risk: 33/100

Demographics

Teringie has more residents (831 vs 293); Skye rents higher ($455/wk vs $340/wk).

Skye Teringie
Population 293 831
+184% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.5% +1.3%
Median age 50 46
Median household income $134,888/yr
+15% vs other
 $115,180/yr
Median weekly rent $455/wk
+25% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Skye Teringie
0-4 3.1% / 4.1%
Skye — 0-4: 3.1% Teringie — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 9.9% / 12.2%
Skye — 5-14: 9.9% Teringie — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 7.2% / 5.8%
Skye — 15-19: 7.2% Teringie — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 7.5% / 4.7%
Skye — 20-24: 7.5% Teringie — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 5.1% / 9.6%
Skye — 25-34: 5.1% Teringie — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 9.9% / 11.1%
Skye — 35-44: 9.9% Teringie — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 14.3% / 14.3%
Skye — 45-54: 14.3% Teringie — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 18.1% / 14.9%
Skye — 55-64: 18.1% Teringie — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 13.0% / 13.6%
Skye — 65-74: 13.0% Teringie — 65-74: 13.6%
75-84 10.9% / 6.7%
Skye — 75-84: 10.9% Teringie — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 1.4% / 2.2%
Skye — 85+: 1.4% Teringie — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Skye 66.1% couple families
Skye — Couple Families: 66.1% Skye — Lone Person: 33.9% Skye — One Parent Families: 0.0% Skye — Group Household: 0.0%
Teringie 54.4% couple families
Teringie — Couple Families: 54.4% Teringie — Lone Person: 33.2% Teringie — One Parent Families: 9.8% Teringie — Group Household: 2.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Skye 2.9% renting
Skye — Owned Outright: 60.8% Skye — Mortgage: 36.3% Skye — Renting: 2.9%
Teringie 8.9% renting
Teringie — Owned Outright: 46.7% Teringie — Mortgage: 44.4% Teringie — Renting: 8.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Skye Teringie
Bachelor Degree 27.3% / 20.5%
Skye — Bachelor Degree: 27.3% Teringie — Bachelor Degree: 20.5%
Certificate III & IV 9.6% / 11.3%
Skye — Certificate III & IV: 9.6% Teringie — Certificate III & IV: 11.3%
Postgraduate Degree 10.9% / 8.5%
Skye — Postgraduate Degree: 10.9% Teringie — Postgraduate Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 7.9%
Skye — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Teringie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 2.9%
Skye — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Teringie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).

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.

Skye Teringie
England 3.1% / 6.1%
Skye — England: 3.1% Teringie — England: 6.1%
Italy 3.8% / 3.0%
Skye — Italy: 3.8% Teringie — Italy: 3.0%
China 3.4% / 2.8%
Skye — China: 3.4% Teringie — China: 2.8%
Malaysia 1.0% / 1.9%
Skye — Malaysia: 1.0% Teringie — Malaysia: 1.9%
Indonesia 1.7% / —
Skye — Indonesia: 1.7% Teringie — Indonesia: not among its largest
India 1.4% / —
Skye — India: 1.4% Teringie — India: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 1.0%
Skye — Vietnam: not among its largest Teringie — Vietnam: 1.0%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Skye 97.3% houses
Skye — Houses: 97.3% Skye — Townhouses: 0.0% Skye — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Teringie 80.4% houses
Teringie — Houses: 80.4% Teringie — Townhouses: 14.7% Teringie — Flats / Apartments: 4.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Skye Teringie
Median house price $1,430,000 $1,342,000
Median unit price — $790,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 5 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Skye Teringie
Environmental 99% 92%
Residential 1% 8%
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

Skye Teringie
New dwellings approved 250
across Burnside
 95
across Adelaide Hills
Approvals change year on year +32% +53%

Ranking within SA

Skye Teringie
House price Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 66% of SA
Income Higher than 96% of SA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 41% of SA
Affordability Higher than 40% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 93% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of SA Higher than 75% of SA

Liveability

Skye is more walkable (21 vs 0).

Skye Teringie
Grade — B
Score — 65/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Skye carries more bushfire risk (88 vs 67).

Skye Teringie
Bushfire High
88/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime Low
37/100
 Low
33/100
Flood — None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Skye Teringie
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 2.4 km
 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 2.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.4% 3.5%

Amenities in the suburb

Skye Teringie
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Skye Teringie
Walkability score 21/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 9.8 km 10.9 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min 20 min
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 5072
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 5072
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.

Skye Teringie
Car (driver) 75.2% / 72.9%
Skye — Car (driver): 75.2% Teringie — Car (driver): 72.9%
Worked from Home 15.5% / 14.6%
Skye — Worked from Home: 15.5% Teringie — Worked from Home: 14.6%
Bus 6.2% / 4.1%
Skye — Bus: 6.2% Teringie — Bus: 4.1%
Car (passenger) 3.1% / 5.0%
Skye — Car (passenger): 3.1% Teringie — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Walked Only — / 1.9%
Skye — Walked Only: not among its largest Teringie — Walked Only: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.2%).

Setting

Skye Teringie
Elevation 320 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 333 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.4 km 18.2 km

NBN connectivity

Skye Teringie
Connectivity score 43/100 52/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
130 premises
 0%
283 premises

Climate

Skye Teringie
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Skye Teringie
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³ —
PM10 17.8 µg/m³ —
NO₂ 1.12 pphm 0.51 pphm

Council rates

Skye Teringie
Average residential rate $2,410/yr $2,727/yr
Council Burnside Adelaide Hills

Federal electorate

Skye Teringie
Division Sturt Mayo
Member Claire Clutterham Rebekha Sharkie
Party Australian Labor Party Centre Alliance

First Home Owner Grant

Skye Teringie
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Skye

Acreage Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Retirees

Teringie

Middle-Ring Professionals

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