Uleybury vs Yattalunga

Uleybury is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Yattalunga. 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

Yattalunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

Yattalunga

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $470/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Uleybury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (43 min vs 48 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 Yattalunga 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 Yattalunga
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 Yattalunga
Walkability 0 / 0
Uleybury — Walkability: 0/100 Yattalunga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 63 / 68
Uleybury — Safety: 63/100 Yattalunga — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 61 / 46
Uleybury — Low fire risk: 61/100 Yattalunga — Low fire risk: 46/100

Demographics

Uleybury rents higher ($470/wk vs $280/wk); Yattalunga has higher household incomes ($135,200 vs $115,804).

Uleybury Yattalunga
Population 291 319
+10% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.7% +1.9%
Median age 45 48
Median household income $115,804/yr $135,200/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $470/wk
+40% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Uleybury Yattalunga
0-4 5.2% / 2.2%
Uleybury — 0-4: 5.2% Yattalunga — 0-4: 2.2%
5-14 9.6% / 12.9%
Uleybury — 5-14: 9.6% Yattalunga — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 6.5% / 8.8%
Uleybury — 15-19: 6.5% Yattalunga — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 8.9% / 4.7%
Uleybury — 20-24: 8.9% Yattalunga — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 11.7% / 6.9%
Uleybury — 25-34: 11.7% Yattalunga — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 8.9% / 9.7%
Uleybury — 35-44: 8.9% Yattalunga — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 13.7% / 20.1%
Uleybury — 45-54: 13.7% Yattalunga — 45-54: 20.1%
55-64 18.6% / 18.8%
Uleybury — 55-64: 18.6% Yattalunga — 55-64: 18.8%
65-74 17.2% / 13.2%
Uleybury — 65-74: 17.2% Yattalunga — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 2.7% / 4.7%
Uleybury — 75-84: 2.7% Yattalunga — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ — / —
Uleybury — 85+: not among its largest Yattalunga — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

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%
Yattalunga 72.7% couple families
Yattalunga — Couple Families: 72.7% Yattalunga — Lone Person: 14.5% Yattalunga — One Parent Families: 12.7%
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%
Yattalunga 6.0% renting
Yattalunga — Owned Outright: 42.0% Yattalunga — Mortgage: 52.0% Yattalunga — Renting: 6.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Uleybury Yattalunga
Certificate III & IV 25.8% / 19.1%
Uleybury — Certificate III & IV: 25.8% Yattalunga — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 11.9%
Uleybury — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Yattalunga — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 8.2%
Uleybury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Yattalunga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 3.1%
Uleybury — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Yattalunga — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 3.1%
Uleybury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Yattalunga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

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 Yattalunga
England 11.0% / 11.6%
Uleybury — England: 11.0% Yattalunga — England: 11.6%
Italy 3.4% / 1.3%
Uleybury — Italy: 3.4% Yattalunga — Italy: 1.3%
Scotland 1.0% / 1.6%
Uleybury — Scotland: 1.0% Yattalunga — Scotland: 1.6%
Germany 1.0% / 1.6%
Uleybury — Germany: 1.0% Yattalunga — Germany: 1.6%
China 2.4% / —
Uleybury — China: 2.4% Yattalunga — China: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.6%
Uleybury — New Zealand: not among its largest Yattalunga — New Zealand: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Uleybury 100.0% houses
Uleybury — Houses: 100.0%
Yattalunga 100.0% houses
Yattalunga — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Yattalunga has more rural and farming land (73% vs 0%); Uleybury has more land zoned for conservation (100% vs 27%).

Uleybury Yattalunga
Environmental 100% 27%
Rural and farming 0% 73%
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 Yattalunga
New dwellings approved 2,475
across Playford
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Uleybury Yattalunga
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of SA Higher than 23% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of SA Higher than 46% of SA

Liveability

Uleybury Yattalunga
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Yattalunga carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 39).

Uleybury Yattalunga
Bushfire Low
39/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime Low
37/100
 Low
32/100
Flood Low
34/100
 —
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 Yattalunga
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 Yattalunga
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 1 8

Mobility

Uleybury Yattalunga
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 36.9 km 38.8 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min 48 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5114
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 5114
same for both

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 Yattalunga
Car (driver) 89.5% / 79.1%
Uleybury — Car (driver): 89.5% Yattalunga — Car (driver): 79.1%
Worked from Home 10.5% / 15.2%
Uleybury — Worked from Home: 10.5% Yattalunga — Worked from Home: 15.2%
Car (passenger) — / 5.7%
Uleybury — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yattalunga — Car (passenger): 5.7%

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

Setting

Uleybury Yattalunga
Elevation 264 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 225 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.6 km 25.0 km

NBN connectivity

Uleybury Yattalunga
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
122 premises
 0%
102 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

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Yattalunga

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