Uleybury vs Bibaringa

Uleybury is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 51 in Bibaringa. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

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

  • Uleybury is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 74%)
  • Bibaringa carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 37/100)

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

Bibaringa

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($309/wk vs $470/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 21%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Uleybury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (36.9 km vs 40.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bibaringa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 37/100)

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

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

Uleybury Bibaringa
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.

Uleybury Bibaringa
Walkability 0 / 0
Uleybury — Walkability: 0/100 Bibaringa — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 63 / 77
Uleybury — Safety: 63/100 Bibaringa — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 61 / 53
Uleybury — Low fire risk: 61/100 Bibaringa — Low fire risk: 53/100
Low flood risk 66 / 81
Uleybury — Low flood risk: 66/100 Bibaringa — Low flood risk: 81/100

Demographics

Uleybury rents higher ($470/wk vs $309/wk); Bibaringa skews older (51 vs 45).

Uleybury Bibaringa
Population 291
+15% vs other
 246
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.7% -5.0%
Median age 45 51
Median household income $115,804/yr
+2% vs other
 $113,256/yr
Median weekly rent $470/wk
+34% vs other
 $309/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Uleybury Bibaringa
0-4 5.2% / 4.9%
Uleybury — 0-4: 5.2% Bibaringa — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 9.6% / 13.0%
Uleybury — 5-14: 9.6% Bibaringa — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 6.5% / 2.0%
Uleybury — 15-19: 6.5% Bibaringa — 15-19: 2.0%
20-24 8.9% / 6.5%
Uleybury — 20-24: 8.9% Bibaringa — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 11.7% / 5.7%
Uleybury — 25-34: 11.7% Bibaringa — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 8.9% / 9.3%
Uleybury — 35-44: 8.9% Bibaringa — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 13.7% / 13.0%
Uleybury — 45-54: 13.7% Bibaringa — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 18.6% / 21.1%
Uleybury — 55-64: 18.6% Bibaringa — 55-64: 21.1%
65-74 17.2% / 13.4%
Uleybury — 65-74: 17.2% Bibaringa — 65-74: 13.4%
75-84 2.7% / 8.1%
Uleybury — 75-84: 2.7% Bibaringa — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ — / —
Uleybury — 85+: not among its largest Bibaringa — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Uleybury 77.0% couple families
Uleybury — Couple Families: 77.0% Uleybury — Lone Person: 16.4% Uleybury — One Parent Families: 6.6%
Bibaringa 73.9% couple families
Bibaringa — Couple Families: 73.9% Bibaringa — Lone Person: 26.1% Bibaringa — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Uleybury 0.0% renting
Uleybury — Owned Outright: 52.7% Uleybury — Mortgage: 47.3% Uleybury — Renting: 0.0%
Bibaringa 0.0% renting
Bibaringa — Owned Outright: 56.3% Bibaringa — Mortgage: 43.7% Bibaringa — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Uleybury Bibaringa
Certificate III & IV 25.8% / 17.1%
Uleybury — Certificate III & IV: 25.8% Bibaringa — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 11.8%
Uleybury — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Bibaringa — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 8.1%
Uleybury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Bibaringa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 2.4%
Uleybury — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Bibaringa — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / —
Uleybury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Bibaringa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

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.

Uleybury Bibaringa
England 11.0% / 10.6%
Uleybury — England: 11.0% Bibaringa — England: 10.6%
Italy 3.4% / 2.0%
Uleybury — Italy: 3.4% Bibaringa — Italy: 2.0%
Scotland 1.0% / 1.6%
Uleybury — Scotland: 1.0% Bibaringa — Scotland: 1.6%
China 2.4% / —
Uleybury — China: 2.4% Bibaringa — China: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.4%
Uleybury — New Zealand: not among its largest Bibaringa — New Zealand: 2.4%
Germany 1.0% / 1.2%
Uleybury — Germany: 1.0% Bibaringa — Germany: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Uleybury 100.0% houses
Uleybury — Houses: 100.0%
Bibaringa 100.0% houses
Bibaringa — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Bibaringa has more rural and farming land (31% vs 0%); Uleybury has more land zoned for conservation (100% vs 69%).

Uleybury Bibaringa
Environmental 100% 69%
Rural and farming 0% 31%
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

Uleybury Bibaringa
New dwellings approved 2,475
across Playford
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Uleybury Bibaringa
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 88% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of SA Higher than 16% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of SA Higher than 57% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of SA Higher than 54% of SA

Liveability

Uleybury Bibaringa
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Uleybury carries more flood risk (34 vs 19); Uleybury carries more crime risk (37 vs 23).

Uleybury Bibaringa
Bushfire Low
39/100
 Moderate
47/100
Crime Low
37/100
 Low
23/100
Flood Low
34/100
 Low
19/100
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

Uleybury Bibaringa
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

Amenities in the suburb

Uleybury Bibaringa
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Bibaringa sits further from the CBD (40.6 km vs 36.9 km).

Uleybury Bibaringa
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 36.9 km 40.6 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min 47 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5114
 0.6%
postcode 5118
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 5114
 76
postcode 5118

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.

Uleybury Bibaringa
Car (driver) 89.5% / 75.2%
Uleybury — Car (driver): 89.5% Bibaringa — Car (driver): 75.2%
Worked from Home 10.5% / 11.9%
Uleybury — Worked from Home: 10.5% Bibaringa — Worked from Home: 11.9%
Car (passenger) — / 9.9%
Uleybury — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bibaringa — Car (passenger): 9.9%
Bus — / 3.0%
Uleybury — Bus: not among its largest Bibaringa — Bus: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.5%).

Setting

Uleybury Bibaringa
Elevation 264 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 215 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.6 km 24.0 km

NBN connectivity

Uleybury Bibaringa
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
122 premises
 0%
100 premises

Climate

Uleybury Bibaringa
Annual rainfall 404 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Uleybury Bibaringa
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.31 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Uleybury Bibaringa
Average residential rate $2,101/yr
same for both
Council Playford
same for both

Federal electorate

Uleybury Bibaringa
Division Spence
same for both
Member Matt Burnell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Uleybury Bibaringa
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Uleybury

Outer

Bibaringa

Outer

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