Tickera vs Wallaroo Plain

Wallaroo Plain is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 62 in Tickera. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tickera, about half of households are people living alone. In Wallaroo Plain, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Tickera tends to suit older residents, while Wallaroo Plain suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Tickera carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 94/100)
  • Wallaroo Plain is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 50%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Tickera

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 44%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wallaroo Plain

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 10%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $155/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Wallaroo Plain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (164.4 km vs 174 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tickera

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 94/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (41% vs 8%)

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

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

Tickera Wallaroo Plain
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.

Tickera Wallaroo Plain
Walkability 0 / 0
Tickera — Walkability: 0/100 Wallaroo Plain — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 86 / 6
Tickera — Safety: 86/100 Wallaroo Plain — Safety: 6/100
Low fire risk 100 / 82
Tickera — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wallaroo Plain — Low fire risk: 82/100

Demographics

Tickera has more residents (194 vs 51); Tickera rents higher ($155/wk vs $110/wk).

Tickera Wallaroo Plain
Population 194
+74% vs other
 51
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.5% +2.0%
Median age 62 45
Median household income $45,812/yr $58,500/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $155/wk
+29% vs other
 $110/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tickera Wallaroo Plain
0-4 2.6% / —
Tickera — 0-4: 2.6% Wallaroo Plain — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 7.7% / 9.8%
Tickera — 5-14: 7.7% Wallaroo Plain — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 5.2% / 7.8%
Tickera — 15-19: 5.2% Wallaroo Plain — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 1.5% / 15.7%
Tickera — 20-24: 1.5% Wallaroo Plain — 20-24: 15.7%
25-34 5.7% / 7.8%
Tickera — 25-34: 5.7% Wallaroo Plain — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 5.2% / 9.8%
Tickera — 35-44: 5.2% Wallaroo Plain — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 6.2% / 33.3%
Tickera — 45-54: 6.2% Wallaroo Plain — 45-54: 33.3%
55-64 25.3% / 19.6%
Tickera — 55-64: 25.3% Wallaroo Plain — 55-64: 19.6%
65-74 31.4% / 7.8%
Tickera — 65-74: 31.4% Wallaroo Plain — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 8.2% / —
Tickera — 75-84: 8.2% Wallaroo Plain — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 1.5% / —
Tickera — 85+: 1.5% Wallaroo Plain — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tickera 41.2% couple families
Tickera — Couple Families: 41.2% Tickera — Lone Person: 50.0% Tickera — One Parent Families: 8.8%
Wallaroo Plain 100.0% couple families
Wallaroo Plain — Couple Families: 100.0% Wallaroo Plain — Lone Person: 0.0% Wallaroo Plain — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tickera 9.8% renting
Tickera — Owned Outright: 68.3% Tickera — Mortgage: 22.0% Tickera — Renting: 9.8%
Wallaroo Plain 26.7% renting
Wallaroo Plain — Owned Outright: 40.0% Wallaroo Plain — Mortgage: 33.3% Wallaroo Plain — Renting: 26.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tickera 100.0% houses
Tickera — Houses: 100.0%
Wallaroo Plain 100.0% houses
Wallaroo Plain — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Tickera Wallaroo Plain
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 25.5%
Tickera — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Wallaroo Plain — Certificate III & IV: 25.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 15.7%
Tickera — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Wallaroo Plain — Bachelor Degree: 15.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.1% / 5.9%
Tickera — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.1% Wallaroo Plain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / —
Tickera — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Wallaroo Plain — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

Property market

Tickera Wallaroo Plain
Median house price $580,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $157,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 82 days
from 5 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Tickera Wallaroo Plain
Rural and farming 94% 98%
Environmental 5% 2%
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

Tickera Wallaroo Plain
New dwellings approved 29
across Barunga West
 232
across Copper Coast
Approvals change year on year +233% +142%

Ranking within SA

Tickera Wallaroo Plain
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 11% of SA Higher than 24% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of SA Higher than 20% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 13% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of SA Higher than 39% of SA

Liveability

Tickera Wallaroo Plain
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Wallaroo Plain carries more bushfire risk (18 vs 0); Wallaroo Plain carries more crime risk (94 vs 14).

Tickera Wallaroo Plain
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
18/100
Crime Low
14/100
 High
94/100
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

Tickera Wallaroo Plain
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

Tickera sits further from the CBD (174 km vs 164.4 km).

Tickera Wallaroo Plain
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 174 km
+6% vs other
 164.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 126 min 122 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5555
 0.1%
postcode 5556
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 5555
 69
postcode 5556

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.

Tickera Wallaroo Plain
Car (driver) 69.0% / 80.8%
Tickera — Car (driver): 69.0% Wallaroo Plain — Car (driver): 80.8%
Worked from Home 19.0% / 19.2%
Tickera — Worked from Home: 19.0% Wallaroo Plain — Worked from Home: 19.2%
Walked Only 11.9% / —
Tickera — Walked Only: 11.9% Wallaroo Plain — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.8%).

Setting

Tickera Wallaroo Plain
Elevation 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 408 m 5.5 km

NBN connectivity

Tickera Wallaroo Plain
Connectivity score 29/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
97 premises
 0%
40 premises

Council rates

Tickera Wallaroo Plain
Average residential rate $1,540/yr $1,817/yr
Council Barunga West Copper Coast

Federal electorate

Tickera Wallaroo Plain
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tickera Wallaroo Plain
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tickera

Coastal Retirees Rural

Wallaroo Plain

Professionals Rural Students

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