Tailem Bend vs Moorlands
Moorlands is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 49 in Tailem Bend. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Tailem Bend tends to suit older residents, while Moorlands 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
Moorlands
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 80/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (110% vs 94%)
- But Tailem Bend has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
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
Moorlands
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 25%)
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $225/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Tailem Bend
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (69 min vs 87 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (96.7 km vs 118.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tailem Bend
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 8%)
- But Moorlands carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 80/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Moorlands
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.3% vs 2.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Tailem Bend and Moorlands 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
Tailem Bend has more residents (1,705 vs 64); Tailem Bend rents higher ($225/wk vs $100/wk).
| Tailem Bend | Moorlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,705 +96% vs other | 64 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.4% | +10.3% |
| Median age | 49 | 46 |
| Median household income | $47,060/yr | $56,316/yr +20% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $225/wk +56% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).
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 (16.8%).
Property market
| Tailem Bend | Moorlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $415,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $280,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 24 days from 23 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Moorlands has more rural and farming land (100% vs 88%).
| Tailem Bend | Moorlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 88% | 100% |
| Industrial | 6% | 0% |
| Environmental | 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
| Tailem Bend | Moorlands | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 28 across Coorong same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Tailem Bend | Moorlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.3% $412/wk on $640K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Tailem Bend | Moorlands | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 13% of SA | Higher than 21% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 82% of SA | Higher than 8% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 47% of SA | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 72% of SA | Higher than 32% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 26% of SA | — |
Liveability
Tailem Bend is more walkable (56 vs 0).
| Tailem Bend | Moorlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 27/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Tailem Bend carries more bushfire risk (10 vs 0); Tailem Bend carries more crime risk (80 vs 25).
| Tailem Bend | Moorlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 10/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 80/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Tailem Bend | Moorlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Tailem Bend
- Tailem Bend Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Moorlands
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Tailem Bend | Moorlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 4 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Moorlands sits further from the CBD (118.4 km vs 96.7 km).
| Tailem Bend | Moorlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 56/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 96.7 km | 118.4 km +22% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 69 min | 87 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 5260 | 0.0% postcode 5301 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 5260 | 62 postcode 5301 |
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 (82.5%).
Setting
| Tailem Bend | Moorlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 22 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 20 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Tailem Bend | Moorlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 43/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 2% 998 premises | 0% 20 premises |
Climate
| Tailem Bend | Moorlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 345 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Tailem Bend | Moorlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,465/yr same for both | |
| Council | Coorong same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tailem Bend | Moorlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tailem Bend | Moorlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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