Snowtown vs Wokurna
Wokurna is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 54 in Snowtown. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Snowtown, most households are people living alone. In Wokurna, most households are couple families. On these figures, Snowtown tends to suit families with children and older residents, while Wokurna suits 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
Wokurna
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 80/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 33%)
- But Snowtown has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Snowtown has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $175/wk)
- Wokurna leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 20%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Snowtown
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (102 min vs 121 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (150.3 km vs 168 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Snowtown
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 15%)
- But Wokurna carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 80/100)
Weighs 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
Snowtown and Wokurna drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Snowtown has more residents (425 vs 61); Wokurna has higher household incomes ($100,724 vs $40,092).
| Snowtown | Wokurna | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 425 +86% vs other | 61 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -9.0% | -6.2% |
| Median age | 54 | 51 |
| Median household income | $40,092/yr | $100,724/yr +151% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk | $175/wk +17% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
Property market
| Snowtown | Wokurna | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $230,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $45,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 83 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Snowtown | Wokurna | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| 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
| Snowtown | Wokurna | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 15 across Wakefield | 29 across Barunga West |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% | +233% |
Ranking within SA
| Snowtown | Wokurna | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 7% of SA | Higher than 80% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of SA | Higher than 48% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 63% of SA | Higher than 43% of SA |
Liveability
Snowtown is more walkable (34 vs 0).
| Snowtown | Wokurna | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Wokurna carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 0); Snowtown carries more crime risk (80 vs 26).
| Snowtown | Wokurna | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Crime | High 80/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Snowtown | Wokurna | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Snowtown
- Snowtown Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Wokurna
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Snowtown | Wokurna | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Wokurna sits further from the CBD (168 km vs 150.3 km).
| Snowtown | Wokurna | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 34/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 150.3 km | 168 km +12% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 102 min | 121 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5520 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 64 postcode 5520 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.5%).
Setting
| Snowtown | Wokurna | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 105 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 94 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 32.6 km | 15.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Snowtown | Wokurna | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 283 premises | 0% 32 premises |
Council rates
| Snowtown | Wokurna | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,640/yr | $1,540/yr |
| Council | Wakefield | Barunga West |
Federal electorate
| Snowtown | Wokurna | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Snowtown | Wokurna | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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