Tumby Bay vs Lipson

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tumby Bay, most households are people living alone. In Lipson, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Tumby Bay: a median of $484,000, against $410,000 in Lipson. On these figures, Tumby Bay tends to suit older residents, while Lipson suits families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Lipson

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 49/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 36%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 84%)
  • But Tumby Bay has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Lipson

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper houses ($410,000 vs $483,750)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tumby Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 7%)

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

Commuting to the city

Lipson

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (387 min vs 395 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (594.1 km vs 603.4 km)
  • But Tumby Bay is more walkable (53/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tumby Bay

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (53/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (16% vs 1%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 24%)
  • But Lipson carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 49/100)

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

Investors

Tumby Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.2% vs 1.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tumby Bay Lipson
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.

Tumby Bay Lipson
Walkability 53 / 0
Tumby Bay — Walkability: 53/100 Lipson — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 73
Tumby Bay — Safety: 51/100 Lipson — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 32 / 79
Tumby Bay — Low fire risk: 32/100 Lipson — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Tumby Bay has more residents (1,781 vs 211); Lipson has higher household incomes ($63,336 vs $55,016).

Tumby Bay Lipson
Population 1,781
+88% vs other
 211
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.2% +1.4%
Median age 57 55
Median household income $55,016/yr $63,336/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tumby Bay Lipson
0-4 5.1% / 4.7%
Tumby Bay — 0-4: 5.1% Lipson — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 9.2% / 14.2%
Tumby Bay — 5-14: 9.2% Lipson — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 4.1% / 2.8%
Tumby Bay — 15-19: 4.1% Lipson — 15-19: 2.8%
20-24 2.6% / 1.9%
Tumby Bay — 20-24: 2.6% Lipson — 20-24: 1.9%
25-34 7.0% / 8.1%
Tumby Bay — 25-34: 7.0% Lipson — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 8.8% / 10.9%
Tumby Bay — 35-44: 8.8% Lipson — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 10.5% / 11.4%
Tumby Bay — 45-54: 10.5% Lipson — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 14.4% / 28.0%
Tumby Bay — 55-64: 14.4% Lipson — 55-64: 28.0%
65-74 19.2% / 18.0%
Tumby Bay — 65-74: 19.2% Lipson — 65-74: 18.0%
75-84 13.4% / 4.7%
Tumby Bay — 75-84: 13.4% Lipson — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 6.1% / 1.4%
Tumby Bay — 85+: 6.1% Lipson — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tumby Bay 60.0% lone person
Tumby Bay — Lone Person: 60.0% Tumby Bay — Couple Families: 26.0% Tumby Bay — One Parent Families: 10.5% Tumby Bay — Group Household: 3.6%
Lipson 52.5% lone person
Lipson — Lone Person: 52.5% Lipson — Couple Families: 37.5% Lipson — One Parent Families: 10.0% Lipson — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tumby Bay 23.2% renting
Tumby Bay — Owned Outright: 53.4% Tumby Bay — Mortgage: 23.4% Tumby Bay — Renting: 23.2%
Lipson 6.8% renting
Lipson — Owned Outright: 62.2% Lipson — Mortgage: 31.1% Lipson — Renting: 6.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Tumby Bay Lipson
England 3.0% / 3.3%
Tumby Bay — England: 3.0% Lipson — England: 3.3%
New Zealand 0.3% / 1.4%
Tumby Bay — New Zealand: 0.3% Lipson — New Zealand: 1.4%
Netherlands 0.4% / —
Tumby Bay — Netherlands: 0.4% Lipson — Netherlands: not among its largest
Germany 0.3% / —
Tumby Bay — Germany: 0.3% Lipson — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland 0.3% / —
Tumby Bay — Scotland: 0.3% Lipson — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Qualifications

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

Tumby Bay Lipson
Certificate III & IV 17.2% / 15.2%
Tumby Bay — Certificate III & IV: 17.2% Lipson — Certificate III & IV: 15.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 8.5%
Tumby Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Lipson — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 5.2%
Tumby Bay — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Lipson — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 1.4%
Tumby Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Lipson — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / —
Tumby Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Lipson — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tumby Bay 84.2% houses
Tumby Bay — Houses: 84.2% Tumby Bay — Flats / Apartments: 8.6% Tumby Bay — Townhouses: 7.2%
Lipson 98.7% houses
Lipson — Houses: 98.7% Lipson — Flats / Apartments: 1.3% Lipson — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Tumby Bay Lipson
Median house price $483,750 $410,000
Median unit price $350,000 —
Median land price $215,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 44 days
from 16 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Lipson has more rural and farming land (98% vs 84%); Tumby Bay has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 2%).

Tumby Bay Lipson
Rural and farming 84% 98%
Environmental 13% 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

Tumby Bay Lipson
New dwellings approved 13
across Tumby Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Tumby Bay Lipson
Houses 4.3%
$500/wk on $600K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Tumby Bay Lipson
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of SA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 36% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 3% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of SA Higher than 27% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 82% of SA —

Liveability

Tumby Bay is more walkable (53 vs 0).

Tumby Bay Lipson
Grade D —
Score 22/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Tumby Bay carries more bushfire risk (68 vs 21); Tumby Bay carries more crime risk (49 vs 27).

Tumby Bay Lipson
Bushfire Moderate
68/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Low
27/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion High
80/100
 Moderate
52/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Tumby Bay Lipson
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Tumby Bay

  • Tumby Bay Area School Government · Combined above peers

Schools in Lipson

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

Amenities in the suburb

Tumby Bay Lipson
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 3 10

Mobility

Tumby Bay sits further from the CBD (603.4 km vs 594.1 km).

Tumby Bay Lipson
Walkability score 53/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 603.4 km
+2% vs other
 594.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 395 min 387 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5605
 0.1%
postcode 5607
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 5605
 59
postcode 5607

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.

Tumby Bay Lipson
Car (driver) 77.7% / 66.7%
Tumby Bay — Car (driver): 77.7% Lipson — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 19.2%
Tumby Bay — Worked from Home: 10.3% Lipson — Worked from Home: 19.2%
Walked Only 5.8% / 7.7%
Tumby Bay — Walked Only: 5.8% Lipson — Walked Only: 7.7%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 6.4%
Tumby Bay — Car (passenger): 5.0% Lipson — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Bus 0.7% / —
Tumby Bay — Bus: 0.7% Lipson — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.7%).

Setting

Tumby Bay Lipson
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 201 m 5.3 km

NBN connectivity

Tumby Bay Lipson
Connectivity score 44/100 16/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
1,081 premises
 0%
41 premises

Council rates

Tumby Bay Lipson
Average residential rate $1,976/yr
same for both
Council Tumby Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Tumby Bay Lipson
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tumby Bay Lipson
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tumby Bay

Affordable Coastal Quiet Retirees Rural

Lipson

River Rural

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