Spalding vs Gulnare
Spalding is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 53 in Gulnare. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gulnare, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Gulnare tends to suit share households.
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
Spalding
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 56/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 39%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Gulnare
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (7% vs 17%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Gulnare
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $155/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Spalding
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (139 min vs 147 min)
- But Gulnare sits closer to the CBD (187.9 km vs 192.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Spalding
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 56/100)
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
Spalding and Gulnare 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
Spalding rents higher ($155/wk vs $0/wk); Spalding has more residents (260 vs 80).
| Spalding | Gulnare | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 260 +69% vs other | 80 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.5% | -9.1% |
| Median age | 46 | 53 |
| Median household income | $50,388/yr | $68,224/yr +35% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $155/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (25.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Spalding | Gulnare | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $290,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Spalding | Gulnare | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 95% | 100% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 4% | 0% |
| 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
| Spalding | Gulnare | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 11 across Northern Areas same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Spalding | Gulnare | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 16% of SA | Higher than 37% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 77% of SA | Higher than 38% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of SA | Higher than 43% of SA |
Liveability
Spalding is more walkable (40 vs 0).
| Spalding | Gulnare | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Gulnare carries more crime risk (56 vs 38).
| Spalding | Gulnare | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 38/100 | Moderate 56/100 |
| 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
| Spalding | Gulnare | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Spalding
- Spalding Primary School Government · Primary
Schools in Gulnare
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Spalding | Gulnare | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 4 same for both | |
Mobility
Spalding sits further from the CBD (192.8 km vs 187.9 km).
| Spalding | Gulnare | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 40/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 192.8 km +3% vs other | 187.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 139 min | 147 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5454 | 0.0% postcode 5471 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 59 postcode 5454 | — |
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 (88.4%).
Setting
| Spalding | Gulnare | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 296 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 320 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Spalding | Gulnare | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 132 premises | 0% 50 premises |
Climate
| Spalding | Gulnare | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 472 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Spalding | Gulnare | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,809/yr same for both | |
| Council | Northern Areas same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Spalding | Gulnare | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Spalding | Gulnare | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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