Sunlands vs Taylorville
Taylorville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 50 in Sunlands. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Taylorville, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Sunlands tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Taylorville suits families with children and 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
Taylorville
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 39/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 50%)
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
Sunlands
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (127 min vs 143 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (185.3 km vs 191.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Sunlands has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 18%)
- Taylorville carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 39/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Sunlands
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-5.3% vs -13.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Sunlands and Taylorville 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
Sunlands has more residents (356 vs 263); Taylorville has higher household incomes ($75,816 vs $59,488).
| Sunlands | Taylorville | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 356 +26% vs other | 263 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.3% | -13.8% |
| Median age | 50 | 45 |
| Median household income | $59,488/yr | $75,816/yr +27% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $165/wk +6% vs other | $155/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Sunlands | Taylorville | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $431,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Taylorville has more land zoned for conservation (28% vs 2%); Sunlands has more rural and farming land (96% vs 72%).
| Sunlands | Taylorville | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 96% | 72% |
| Environmental | 2% | 28% |
| Residential | 2% | 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
| Sunlands | Taylorville | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 46 across Loxton Waikerie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -30% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Sunlands | Taylorville | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 27% of SA | Higher than 50% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of SA | Higher than 11% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 11% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 69% of SA | Higher than 53% of SA |
Liveability
| Sunlands | Taylorville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Taylorville carries more bushfire risk (10 vs 0); Sunlands carries more crime risk (39 vs 14).
| Sunlands | Taylorville | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 10/100 |
| Crime | Low 39/100 | Low 14/100 |
| 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
| Sunlands | Taylorville | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Sunlands | Taylorville | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 4 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 3 |
Mobility
Taylorville sits further from the CBD (191.4 km vs 185.3 km).
| Sunlands | Taylorville | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 185.3 km | 191.4 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 127 min | 143 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5322 | 0.1% postcode 5330 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 5322 | 71 postcode 5330 |
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 (86.1%).
Setting
| Sunlands | Taylorville | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 40 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 9 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Sunlands | Taylorville | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 196 premises | 0% 123 premises |
Council rates
| Sunlands | Taylorville | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,871/yr same for both | |
| Council | Loxton Waikerie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Sunlands | Taylorville | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Sunlands | Taylorville | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.