Virginia vs Two Wells

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Virginia, about half of households are couple families. In Two Wells, most households are couple families. Virginia is closer to the city centre: 34.1 km, against 42.3 km.

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

Two Wells

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 80/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 88%)
  • But Virginia 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

Virginia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($611,000 vs $925,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Virginia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (34.1 km vs 42.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Two Wells

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (68/100 vs 80/100)
  • But Virginia has more units and townhouses to downsize into (12% vs 1%)

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

Investors

Virginia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (53.0% vs 26.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Virginia Two Wells
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.

Virginia Two Wells
Walkability 14 / 21
Virginia — Walkability: 14/100 Two Wells — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 20 / 32
Virginia — Safety: 20/100 Two Wells — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 85 / 87
Virginia — Low fire risk: 85/100 Two Wells — Low fire risk: 87/100
Low flood risk 7 / 8
Virginia — Low flood risk: 7/100 Two Wells — Low flood risk: 8/100

Demographics

Virginia Two Wells
Population 2,759 3,233
+17% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +53.0% +26.7%
Median age 34 35
Median household income $91,624/yr $99,112/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Virginia Two Wells
0-4 8.2% / 7.3%
Virginia — 0-4: 8.2% Two Wells — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 14.1% / 13.9%
Virginia — 5-14: 14.1% Two Wells — 5-14: 13.9%
15-19 4.7% / 6.0%
Virginia — 15-19: 4.7% Two Wells — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 5.0% / 5.8%
Virginia — 20-24: 5.0% Two Wells — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 18.2% / 16.6%
Virginia — 25-34: 18.2% Two Wells — 25-34: 16.6%
35-44 13.6% / 12.8%
Virginia — 35-44: 13.6% Two Wells — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 11.9% / 13.1%
Virginia — 45-54: 11.9% Two Wells — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 11.2% / 11.9%
Virginia — 55-64: 11.2% Two Wells — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 8.0% / 8.0%
Virginia — 65-74: 8.0% Two Wells — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 3.7% / 3.2%
Virginia — 75-84: 3.7% Two Wells — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ 1.3% / 1.0%
Virginia — 85+: 1.3% Two Wells — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Virginia 54.3% couple families
Virginia — Couple Families: 54.3% Virginia — Lone Person: 27.3% Virginia — One Parent Families: 14.7% Virginia — Group Household: 2.3% Virginia — Other Families: 1.3%
Two Wells 56.2% couple families
Two Wells — Couple Families: 56.2% Two Wells — Lone Person: 22.0% Two Wells — One Parent Families: 15.6% Two Wells — Group Household: 3.7% Two Wells — Other Families: 2.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Virginia 12.4% renting
Virginia — Owned Outright: 35.5% Virginia — Mortgage: 52.1% Virginia — Renting: 12.4%
Two Wells 11.4% renting
Two Wells — Owned Outright: 22.7% Two Wells — Mortgage: 65.9% Two Wells — Renting: 11.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Virginia Two Wells
Certificate III & IV 15.3% / 20.4%
Virginia — Certificate III & IV: 15.3% Two Wells — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 5.5%
Virginia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Two Wells — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 4.1%
Virginia — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Two Wells — Bachelor Degree: 4.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 1.1%
Virginia — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Two Wells — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.8%
Virginia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Two Wells — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

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.

Virginia Two Wells
Vietnam 6.9% / 0.7%
Virginia — Vietnam: 6.9% Two Wells — Vietnam: 0.7%
England 3.5% / 3.9%
Virginia — England: 3.5% Two Wells — England: 3.9%
Greece 1.9% / 0.3%
Virginia — Greece: 1.9% Two Wells — Greece: 0.3%
Italy 1.1% / 1.0%
Virginia — Italy: 1.1% Two Wells — Italy: 1.0%
India 1.5% / 0.3%
Virginia — India: 1.5% Two Wells — India: 0.3%
New Zealand 0.4% / 0.9%
Virginia — New Zealand: 0.4% Two Wells — New Zealand: 0.9%
Netherlands — / 0.4%
Virginia — Netherlands: not among its largest Two Wells — Netherlands: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Virginia 88.2% houses
Virginia — Houses: 88.2% Virginia — Flats / Apartments: 9.8% Virginia — Townhouses: 2.1%
Two Wells 99.1% houses
Two Wells — Houses: 99.1% Two Wells — Flats / Apartments: 0.5% Two Wells — Townhouses: 0.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Virginia Two Wells
Median house price $850,000 $900,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $611,000 $925,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 81 sales
 21 days
from 41 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Virginia Two Wells
3 bed $748K / $742K
Virginia — 3 bed: $748K (25 sales) Two Wells — 3 bed: $742K (30 sales)

25 vs 30 sales

4 bed $859K / $925K
Virginia — 4 bed: $859K (84 sales) Two Wells — 4 bed: $925K (41 sales)

84 vs 41 sales

5 bed $878K / $978K
Virginia — 5 bed: $878K (8 sales) Two Wells — 5 bed: $978K (6 sales)

8 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Virginia Two Wells
Rural and farming 75% 84%
Residential 9% 12%
Other and special use 11% 0%
Parks and recreation 3% 1%
Industrial 1% 3%
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

Virginia Two Wells
New dwellings approved 2,475
across Playford
 106
across Adelaide Plains
Approvals change year on year +65% -21%

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.

Virginia Two Wells
Houses 3.8%
$660/wk on $899K
 3.8%
$750/wk on $1.02M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Virginia Two Wells
House price Higher than 28% of SA —
Income Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
Affordability Higher than 87% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 77% of SA Higher than 49% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 43% of SA Higher than 44% of SA

Liveability

Virginia Two Wells
Grade D
same for both
Score 24/100
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Virginia carries more crime risk (80 vs 68).

Virginia Two Wells
Bushfire Low
15/100
 Low
13/100
Crime High
80/100
 Moderate
68/100
Flood High
93/100
 High
92/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Virginia Two Wells
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Virginia

  • Virginia Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Two Wells

  • Two Wells Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Xavier College - Two Wells Campus Catholic · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Virginia Two Wells
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 4 6
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 1 11

Mobility

Two Wells sits further from the CBD (42.3 km vs 34.1 km).

Virginia Two Wells
Walkability score 14/100 21/100
Distance to Adelaide 34.1 km 42.3 km
+24% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 36 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 5120
 0.4%
postcode 5501

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.

Virginia Two Wells
Car (driver) 79.7% / 86.3%
Virginia — Car (driver): 79.7% Two Wells — Car (driver): 86.3%
Worked from Home 10.9% / 6.6%
Virginia — Worked from Home: 10.9% Two Wells — Worked from Home: 6.6%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 4.4%
Virginia — Car (passenger): 5.0% Two Wells — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Walked Only 3.4% / 1.4%
Virginia — Walked Only: 3.4% Two Wells — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bus 0.7% / 1.2%
Virginia — Bus: 0.7% Two Wells — Bus: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.3%).

Setting

Virginia Two Wells
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.0 km 9.3 km

NBN connectivity

Virginia Two Wells
Connectivity score 73/100 70/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 59%
1,660 premises
 54%
1,660 premises

Climate

Virginia Two Wells
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)

Virginia Two Wells
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

Virginia Two Wells
Average residential rate $2,101/yr $2,698/yr
Council Playford Adelaide Plains

Federal electorate

Virginia Two Wells
Division Spence Grey
Member Matt Burnell Tom Venning
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Virginia Two Wells
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Virginia

Acreage Family Outer

Two Wells

Acreage Outer River

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