Spalding vs Yacka

Spalding is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 56 in Yacka. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yacka, about half of households are people living alone.

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

Yacka

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 38/100)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

  • Spalding is more walkable (40/100 vs 22/100)
  • Yacka sits closer to the CBD (172.9 km vs 192.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yacka

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 38/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 24%)
  • But Spalding is more walkable (40/100 vs 22/100)

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

Investors

Yacka

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.0% vs -8.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Spalding Yacka
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.

Spalding Yacka
Walkability 40 / 22
Spalding — Walkability: 40/100 Yacka — Walkability: 22/100
Safety 62 / 78
Spalding — Safety: 62/100 Yacka — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 100 / 63
Spalding — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yacka — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Spalding has more residents (260 vs 147); Yacka skews older (56 vs 46).

Spalding Yacka
Population 260
+43% vs other
 147
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.5% +5.0%
Median age 46 56
Median household income $50,388/yr $54,600/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $155/wk
+3% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Spalding Yacka
0-4 3.8% / —
Spalding — 0-4: 3.8% Yacka — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 13.5% / 11.6%
Spalding — 5-14: 13.5% Yacka — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 6.5% / 2.0%
Spalding — 15-19: 6.5% Yacka — 15-19: 2.0%
20-24 1.5% / 6.1%
Spalding — 20-24: 1.5% Yacka — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 8.5% / 6.8%
Spalding — 25-34: 8.5% Yacka — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 13.5% / 8.2%
Spalding — 35-44: 13.5% Yacka — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 11.9% / 11.6%
Spalding — 45-54: 11.9% Yacka — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 12.3% / 25.9%
Spalding — 55-64: 12.3% Yacka — 55-64: 25.9%
65-74 16.9% / 15.6%
Spalding — 65-74: 16.9% Yacka — 65-74: 15.6%
75-84 6.2% / 12.9%
Spalding — 75-84: 6.2% Yacka — 75-84: 12.9%
85+ 1.2% / 2.0%
Spalding — 85+: 1.2% Yacka — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

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.

Spalding Yacka
England 3.5% / 2.0%
Spalding — England: 3.5% Yacka — England: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Spalding 44.6% lone person
Spalding — Lone Person: 44.6% Spalding — Couple Families: 35.1% Spalding — One Parent Families: 14.9% Spalding — Group Household: 5.4%
Yacka 48.6% lone person
Yacka — Lone Person: 48.6% Yacka — Couple Families: 43.2% Yacka — One Parent Families: 8.1% Yacka — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Spalding 96.3% houses
Spalding — Houses: 96.3% Spalding — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Yacka 100.0% houses
Yacka — Houses: 100.0% Yacka — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Spalding Yacka
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 19.0%
Spalding — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Yacka — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 7.5%
Spalding — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Yacka — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.6% / 7.5%
Spalding — Bachelor Degree: 4.6% Yacka — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.7%
Spalding — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Yacka — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Spalding 18.6% renting
Spalding — Owned Outright: 50.5% Spalding — Mortgage: 30.9% Spalding — Renting: 18.6%
Yacka 11.3% renting
Yacka — Owned Outright: 66.0% Yacka — Mortgage: 22.6% Yacka — Renting: 11.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Spalding Yacka
Median house price $290,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Spalding Yacka
Rural and farming 95% 99%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 1%
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 Yacka
New dwellings approved 11
across Northern Areas
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Spalding Yacka
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 16% of SA Higher than 19% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of SA Higher than 30% of SA

Liveability

Spalding is more walkable (40 vs 22).

Spalding Yacka
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

Yacka carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 0); Spalding carries more crime risk (38 vs 22).

Spalding Yacka
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
22/100
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 Yacka
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 Yacka

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

Amenities in the suburb

Spalding Yacka
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 1
Police stations 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 4 1

Mobility

Spalding sits further from the CBD (192.8 km vs 172.9 km).

Spalding Yacka
Walkability score 40/100 22/100
Distance to Adelaide 192.8 km
+10% vs other
 172.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 139 min 137 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5454
 0.0%
postcode 5470
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.

Spalding Yacka
Car (driver) 88.4% / 64.9%
Spalding — Car (driver): 88.4% Yacka — Car (driver): 64.9%
Worked from Home 5.8% / 26.3%
Spalding — Worked from Home: 5.8% Yacka — Worked from Home: 26.3%
Walked Only — / 8.8%
Spalding — Walked Only: not among its largest Yacka — Walked Only: 8.8%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / —
Spalding — Car (passenger): 5.8% Yacka — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.4%).

Setting

Spalding Yacka
Elevation 296 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 168 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Spalding Yacka
Connectivity score 30/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
132 premises
 0%
37 premises

Climate

Spalding Yacka
Annual rainfall 472 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Spalding Yacka
Average residential rate $1,809/yr
same for both
Council Northern Areas
same for both

Federal electorate

Spalding Yacka
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Spalding Yacka
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Spalding

Quiet Rural

Yacka

Retirees Rural

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