Templers vs Magdala

Templers is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 40 in Magdala. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Templers, most households are couple families. On these figures, Templers tends to suit 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

Templers

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 82/100)

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

Templers

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $320/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Templers

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (63.9 km vs 71.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (50 min vs 55 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Templers

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 82/100)

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

Investors

Magdala

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (49.1% vs 10.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Templers Magdala
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.

Templers Magdala
Walkability 0 / 0
Templers — Walkability: 0/100 Magdala — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 40 / 18
Templers — Safety: 40/100 Magdala — Safety: 18/100
Low fire risk 12 / 13
Templers — Low fire risk: 12/100 Magdala — Low fire risk: 13/100

Demographics

Templers has more residents (138 vs 79); Magdala rents higher ($320/wk vs $225/wk).

Templers Magdala
Population 138
+43% vs other
 79
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.4% +49.1%
Median age 36 40
Median household income $84,500/yr
+10% vs other
 $76,336/yr
Median weekly rent $225/wk $320/wk
+42% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Templers Magdala
0-4 5.1% / 5.1%
Templers — 0-4: 5.1% Magdala — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 13.0% / 12.7%
Templers — 5-14: 13.0% Magdala — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 8.0% / —
Templers — 15-19: 8.0% Magdala — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 7.2% / 13.9%
Templers — 20-24: 7.2% Magdala — 20-24: 13.9%
25-34 15.2% / 13.9%
Templers — 25-34: 15.2% Magdala — 25-34: 13.9%
35-44 13.8% / 7.6%
Templers — 35-44: 13.8% Magdala — 35-44: 7.6%
45-54 21.0% / 12.7%
Templers — 45-54: 21.0% Magdala — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 8.0% / 19.0%
Templers — 55-64: 8.0% Magdala — 55-64: 19.0%
65-74 12.3% / 17.7%
Templers — 65-74: 12.3% Magdala — 65-74: 17.7%
75-84 2.2% / —
Templers — 75-84: 2.2% Magdala — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Templers — 85+: not among its largest Magdala — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

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.

Templers Magdala
England 10.9% / 5.1%
Templers — England: 10.9% Magdala — England: 5.1%
Philippines — / 6.3%
Templers — Philippines: not among its largest Magdala — Philippines: 6.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Templers 64.7% couple families
Templers — Couple Families: 64.7% Templers — Lone Person: 35.3% Templers — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Magdala 42.1% couple families
Magdala — Couple Families: 42.1% Magdala — Lone Person: 36.8% Magdala — One Parent Families: 21.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Templers 100.0% houses
Templers — Houses: 100.0%
Magdala 100.0% houses
Magdala — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Templers Magdala
Certificate III & IV 23.9% / 22.8%
Templers — Certificate III & IV: 23.9% Magdala — Certificate III & IV: 22.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 11.4%
Templers — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Magdala — Bachelor Degree: 11.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 3.8%
Templers — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Magdala — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Templers 12.8% renting
Templers — Owned Outright: 25.6% Templers — Mortgage: 61.5% Templers — Renting: 12.8%
Magdala 0.0% renting
Magdala — Owned Outright: 30.4% Magdala — Mortgage: 69.6% Magdala — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Templers Magdala
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Templers Magdala
New dwellings approved 278
across Light
same for both
Approvals change year on year +43%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Templers Magdala
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 51% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of SA Higher than 3% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of SA Higher than 53% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of SA Higher than 50% of SA

Liveability

Templers Magdala
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Magdala carries more crime risk (82 vs 60).

Templers Magdala
Bushfire High
88/100
 High
87/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 High
82/100
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

Templers Magdala
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

Mobility

Magdala sits further from the CBD (71.7 km vs 63.9 km).

Templers Magdala
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 63.9 km 71.7 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 50 min 55 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 5371
 0.5%
postcode 5400
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 5371
 97
postcode 5400

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.

Templers Magdala
Car (driver) 85.2% / 75.7%
Templers — Car (driver): 85.2% Magdala — Car (driver): 75.7%
Worked from Home 7.4% / 16.2%
Templers — Worked from Home: 7.4% Magdala — Worked from Home: 16.2%
Walked Only 7.4% / 8.1%
Templers — Walked Only: 7.4% Magdala — Walked Only: 8.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.2%).

Setting

Templers Magdala
Elevation 131 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.5 km 34.0 km

NBN connectivity

Templers Magdala
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
48 premises
 0%
29 premises

Climate

Templers Magdala
Annual rainfall 460 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Templers Magdala
Average residential rate $2,297/yr
same for both
Council Light
same for both

Federal electorate

Templers Magdala
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Templers Magdala
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Templers

Rural

Magdala

Rural

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