Verran vs Port Neill

Verran is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 56 in Port Neill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Verran, the large majority of households are couple families. In Port Neill, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Verran tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Verran is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 30%)
  • Port Neill has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 73%)

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

First-home buyers

Verran

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Verran

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($86/wk vs $194/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Port Neill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (568.7 km vs 573.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Verran has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 4%)
  • Port Neill is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Port Neill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.4% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Verran Port Neill
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.

Verran Port Neill
Walkability 0 / 29
Verran — Walkability: 0/100 Port Neill — Walkability: 29/100
Low fire risk 42 / 100
Verran — Low fire risk: 42/100 Port Neill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Port Neill has more residents (218 vs 88); Verran has higher household incomes ($108,316 vs $44,200).

Verran Port Neill
Population 88 218
+148% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +12.4%
Median age 35 56
Median household income $108,316/yr
+59% vs other
 $44,200/yr
Median weekly rent $86/wk $194/wk
+126% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Verran Port Neill
0-4 11.4% / 3.7%
Verran — 0-4: 11.4% Port Neill — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 20.5% / 5.0%
Verran — 5-14: 20.5% Port Neill — 5-14: 5.0%
15-19 5.7% / 1.8%
Verran — 15-19: 5.7% Port Neill — 15-19: 1.8%
20-24 8.0% / 1.8%
Verran — 20-24: 8.0% Port Neill — 20-24: 1.8%
25-34 13.6% / 9.6%
Verran — 25-34: 13.6% Port Neill — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 12.5% / 6.4%
Verran — 35-44: 12.5% Port Neill — 35-44: 6.4%
45-54 17.0% / 13.3%
Verran — 45-54: 17.0% Port Neill — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 17.0% / 25.2%
Verran — 55-64: 17.0% Port Neill — 55-64: 25.2%
65-74 — / 15.6%
Verran — 65-74: not among its largest Port Neill — 65-74: 15.6%
75-84 — / 9.2%
Verran — 75-84: not among its largest Port Neill — 75-84: 9.2%
85+ — / 1.8%
Verran — 85+: not among its largest Port Neill — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Verran 100.0% couple families
Verran — Couple Families: 100.0% Verran — Lone Person: 0.0% Verran — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Port Neill 21.3% couple families
Port Neill — Couple Families: 21.3% Port Neill — Lone Person: 70.5% Port Neill — One Parent Families: 8.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Verran 0.0% renting
Verran — Owned Outright: 81.0% Verran — Mortgage: 19.0% Verran — Renting: 0.0%
Port Neill 24.1% renting
Port Neill — Owned Outright: 59.8% Port Neill — Mortgage: 16.1% Port Neill — Renting: 24.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Verran 73.3% houses
Verran — Houses: 73.3% Verran — Townhouses: 20.0% Verran — Flats / Apartments: 6.7%
Port Neill 95.8% houses
Port Neill — Houses: 95.8% Port Neill — Townhouses: 3.2% Port Neill — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Verran Port Neill
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 19.3%
Verran — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Port Neill — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Bachelor Degree 15.9% / 8.7%
Verran — Bachelor Degree: 15.9% Port Neill — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 7.8%
Verran — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Port Neill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / —
Verran — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Port Neill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Verran — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Port Neill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Property market

Verran Port Neill
Median house price — $492,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $203,500

Zoning mix

Verran Port Neill
Rural and farming 100% 95%
Environmental 0% 4%
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

Verran Port Neill
New dwellings approved 13
across Cleve
 13
across Tumby Bay
Approvals change year on year — -50%

Ranking within SA

Verran Port Neill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of SA Higher than 9% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of SA Higher than 69% of SA

Liveability

Port Neill is more walkable (29 vs 0).

Verran Port Neill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Verran carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 0).

Verran Port Neill
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 None
0/100
Crime — Moderate
65/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
76/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Verran Port Neill
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Verran

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

Schools in Port Neill

  • Port Neill Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Verran Port Neill
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4 3

Mobility

Verran sits further from the CBD (573.5 km vs 568.7 km).

Verran Port Neill
Walkability score 0/100 29/100
Distance to Adelaide 573.5 km 568.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 375 min 374 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5603
 0.0%
postcode 5604
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 5603
 45
postcode 5604

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.

Verran Port Neill
Car (driver) 39.6% / 82.6%
Verran — Car (driver): 39.6% Port Neill — Car (driver): 82.6%
Worked from Home 41.7% / 8.7%
Verran — Worked from Home: 41.7% Port Neill — Worked from Home: 8.7%
Walked Only 18.8% / 8.7%
Verran — Walked Only: 18.8% Port Neill — Walked Only: 8.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.6%).

Setting

Verran Port Neill
Elevation 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.0 km 266 m

NBN connectivity

Verran Port Neill
Connectivity score 25/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 0%
227 premises

Climate

Verran Port Neill
Annual rainfall 390 mm 326 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.0°C 28.3°C
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C 7.7°C

Council rates

Verran Port Neill
Average residential rate $1,474/yr $1,976/yr
Council Cleve Tumby Bay

Federal electorate

Verran Port Neill
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Verran Port Neill
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Verran

Family Rural Townhouses Young Families

Port Neill

Coastal Quiet Retirees Rural

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