Tumby Bay vs Ungarra

Ungarra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 57 in Tumby Bay. 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 Ungarra, most households are couple families. On these figures, Tumby Bay tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Ungarra 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

Ungarra

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 49/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 36%)
  • But Tumby Bay has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Ungarra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Ungarra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $220/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Tumby Bay

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (53/100 vs 13/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (395 min vs 403 min)
  • But Ungarra sits closer to the CBD (595.3 km vs 603.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tumby Bay

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (53/100 vs 13/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 12%)
  • But Ungarra carries lower crime risk (13/100 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 -4.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Tumby Bay and Ungarra 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 Ungarra
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 Ungarra
Walkability 53 / 13
Tumby Bay — Walkability: 53/100 Ungarra — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 51 / 87
Tumby Bay — Safety: 51/100 Ungarra — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 32 / 66
Tumby Bay — Low fire risk: 32/100 Ungarra — Low fire risk: 66/100

Demographics

Tumby Bay has more residents (1,781 vs 156); Tumby Bay rents higher ($220/wk vs $100/wk).

Tumby Bay Ungarra
Population 1,781
+91% vs other
 156
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.2% -4.3%
Median age 57 32
Median household income $55,016/yr $63,648/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+55% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tumby Bay Ungarra
0-4 5.1% / 10.9%
Tumby Bay — 0-4: 5.1% Ungarra — 0-4: 10.9%
5-14 9.2% / 19.9%
Tumby Bay — 5-14: 9.2% Ungarra — 5-14: 19.9%
15-19 4.1% / 1.9%
Tumby Bay — 15-19: 4.1% Ungarra — 15-19: 1.9%
20-24 2.6% / 1.9%
Tumby Bay — 20-24: 2.6% Ungarra — 20-24: 1.9%
25-34 7.0% / 16.7%
Tumby Bay — 25-34: 7.0% Ungarra — 25-34: 16.7%
35-44 8.8% / 17.3%
Tumby Bay — 35-44: 8.8% Ungarra — 35-44: 17.3%
45-54 10.5% / 9.0%
Tumby Bay — 45-54: 10.5% Ungarra — 45-54: 9.0%
55-64 14.4% / 12.2%
Tumby Bay — 55-64: 14.4% Ungarra — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 19.2% / 11.5%
Tumby Bay — 65-74: 19.2% Ungarra — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 13.4% / —
Tumby Bay — 75-84: 13.4% Ungarra — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 6.1% / —
Tumby Bay — 85+: 6.1% Ungarra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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%
Ungarra 38.7% lone person
Ungarra — Lone Person: 38.7% Ungarra — Couple Families: 61.3% Ungarra — One Parent Families: 0.0% Ungarra — 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%
Ungarra 14.0% renting
Ungarra — Owned Outright: 54.0% Ungarra — Mortgage: 32.0% Ungarra — Renting: 14.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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%
Ungarra 89.7% houses
Ungarra — Houses: 89.7% Ungarra — Flats / Apartments: 10.3% Ungarra — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Tumby Bay Ungarra
Certificate III & IV 17.2% / 21.2%
Tumby Bay — Certificate III & IV: 17.2% Ungarra — Certificate III & IV: 21.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 7.7%
Tumby Bay — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Ungarra — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.8% / 7.7%
Tumby Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8% Ungarra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / —
Tumby Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Ungarra — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / —
Tumby Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Ungarra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Property market

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

Zoning mix

Ungarra has more rural and farming land (100% vs 84%); Tumby Bay has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 0%).

Tumby Bay Ungarra
Rural and farming 84% 100%
Environmental 13% 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

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

Ranking within SA

Tumby Bay Ungarra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of SA Higher than 31% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 67% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 4% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of SA Higher than 22% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 82% of SA —

Liveability

Tumby Bay is more walkable (53 vs 13).

Tumby Bay Ungarra
Grade D —
Score 22/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Tumby Bay carries more crime risk (49 vs 13); Tumby Bay carries more bushfire risk (68 vs 34).

Tumby Bay Ungarra
Bushfire Moderate
68/100
 Low
34/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Low
13/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion High
80/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

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

Schools in Tumby Bay

  • Tumby Bay Area School Government · Combined above peers

Schools in Ungarra

  • Ungarra Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Tumby Bay Ungarra
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 1
Parks & reserves 3 1
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 0

Mobility

Tumby Bay sits further from the CBD (603.4 km vs 595.3 km).

Tumby Bay Ungarra
Walkability score 53/100 13/100
Distance to Adelaide 603.4 km
+1% vs other
 595.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 395 min 403 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 Ungarra
Car (driver) 77.7% / 65.2%
Tumby Bay — Car (driver): 77.7% Ungarra — Car (driver): 65.2%
Worked from Home 10.3% / 24.2%
Tumby Bay — Worked from Home: 10.3% Ungarra — Worked from Home: 24.2%
Walked Only 5.8% / 10.6%
Tumby Bay — Walked Only: 5.8% Ungarra — Walked Only: 10.6%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / —
Tumby Bay — Car (passenger): 5.0% Ungarra — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 0.7% / —
Tumby Bay — Bus: 0.7% Ungarra — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Tumby Bay Ungarra
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 102 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 201 m 19.7 km

NBN connectivity

Tumby Bay Ungarra
Connectivity score 44/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
1,081 premises
 0%
34 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Tumby Bay Ungarra
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

Ungarra

Family Quiet Rural Young Families

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