Wallaroo vs Warburto

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wallaroo, about half of households are people living alone. In Warburto, most households are couple families. On these figures, Wallaroo tends to suit people living alone, while Warburto suits 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

Wallaroo

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Warburto is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 41%)

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

First-home buyers

Warburto

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Warburto

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $245/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wallaroo

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (117 min vs 127 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (160.6 km vs 167.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wallaroo

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 90/100)

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

Investors

Wallaroo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.3% vs -15.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wallaroo Warburto
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.

Wallaroo Warburto
Walkability 71 / 0
Wallaroo — Walkability: 71/100 Warburto — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 28 / 10
Wallaroo — Safety: 28/100 Warburto — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Wallaroo — Low fire risk: 100/100 Warburto — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wallaroo has more residents (3,699 vs 58); Wallaroo rents higher ($245/wk vs $150/wk).

Wallaroo Warburto
Population 3,699
+98% vs other
 58
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.3% -15.9%
Median age 57 58
Median household income $46,384/yr $71,500/yr
+54% vs other
Median weekly rent $245/wk
+39% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wallaroo Warburto
0-4 3.9% / —
Wallaroo — 0-4: 3.9% Warburto — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 8.9% / 12.1%
Wallaroo — 5-14: 8.9% Warburto — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 3.7% / 6.9%
Wallaroo — 15-19: 3.7% Warburto — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 3.4% / —
Wallaroo — 20-24: 3.4% Warburto — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.5% / —
Wallaroo — 25-34: 6.5% Warburto — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 8.7% / 12.1%
Wallaroo — 35-44: 8.7% Warburto — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 11.1% / 17.2%
Wallaroo — 45-54: 11.1% Warburto — 45-54: 17.2%
55-64 18.3% / 32.8%
Wallaroo — 55-64: 18.3% Warburto — 55-64: 32.8%
65-74 20.5% / 29.3%
Wallaroo — 65-74: 20.5% Warburto — 65-74: 29.3%
75-84 11.5% / 8.6%
Wallaroo — 75-84: 11.5% Warburto — 75-84: 8.6%
85+ 3.3% / —
Wallaroo — 85+: 3.3% Warburto — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wallaroo 23.1% couple families
Wallaroo — Couple Families: 23.1% Wallaroo — Lone Person: 53.0% Wallaroo — One Parent Families: 17.8% Wallaroo — Group Household: 4.7% Wallaroo — Other Families: 1.4%
Warburto 70.0% couple families
Warburto — Couple Families: 70.0% Warburto — Lone Person: 30.0% Warburto — One Parent Families: 0.0% Warburto — Group Household: 0.0% Warburto — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wallaroo 31.9% renting
Wallaroo — Owned Outright: 44.9% Wallaroo — Mortgage: 23.2% Wallaroo — Renting: 31.9%
Warburto 28.6% renting
Warburto — Owned Outright: 71.4% Warburto — Mortgage: 0.0% Warburto — Renting: 28.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wallaroo 90.8% houses
Wallaroo — Houses: 90.8% Wallaroo — Townhouses: 7.0% Wallaroo — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Warburto 100.0% houses
Warburto — Houses: 100.0% Warburto — Townhouses: 0.0% Warburto — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Wallaroo Warburto
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 12.1%
Wallaroo — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Warburto — Certificate III & IV: 12.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / —
Wallaroo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Warburto — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Bachelor Degree 4.1% / —
Wallaroo — Bachelor Degree: 4.1% Warburto — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / —
Wallaroo — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Warburto — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / —
Wallaroo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Warburto — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Property market

Wallaroo Warburto
Median house price $572,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $232,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 43 days
from 59 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Warburto has more rural and farming land (86% vs 65%).

Wallaroo Warburto
Rural and farming 65% 86%
Environmental 13% 14%
Residential 11% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 0%
Industrial 5% 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

Wallaroo Warburto
New dwellings approved 232
across Copper Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +142%
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.

Wallaroo Warburto
Houses 5.1%
$625/wk on $632K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Wallaroo Warburto
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 11% of SA Higher than 43% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 20% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 13% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 56% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 96% of SA —

Liveability

Wallaroo is more walkable (71 vs 0).

Wallaroo Warburto
Grade C —
Score 40/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Warburto carries more crime risk (90 vs 72).

Wallaroo Warburto
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
72/100
 High
90/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion High
73/100
 Moderate
48/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Wallaroo Warburto
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Wallaroo

  • Wallaroo Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Mary MacKillop School Catholic · Combined below peers

Schools in Warburto

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

Amenities in the suburb

Wallaroo Warburto
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 3 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Warburto sits further from the CBD (167.6 km vs 160.6 km).

Wallaroo Warburto
Walkability score 71/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 160.6 km 167.6 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 117 min 127 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5556
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 5556
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.

Wallaroo Warburto
Car (driver) 78.4% / 52.9%
Wallaroo — Car (driver): 78.4% Warburto — Car (driver): 52.9%
Worked from Home 10.1% / 47.1%
Wallaroo — Worked from Home: 10.1% Warburto — Worked from Home: 47.1%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / —
Wallaroo — Car (passenger): 6.0% Warburto — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.3% / —
Wallaroo — Walked Only: 4.3% Warburto — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.9% / —
Wallaroo — Bus: 0.9% Warburto — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.4%).

Setting

Wallaroo Warburto
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 527 m
551 m to a named beach
 3.7 km

NBN connectivity

Wallaroo Warburto
Connectivity score 47/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 6%
2,545 premises
 0%
29 premises

Climate

Wallaroo Warburto
Annual rainfall 459 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Wallaroo Warburto
Average residential rate $1,817/yr
same for both
Council Copper Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Wallaroo Warburto
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wallaroo Warburto
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wallaroo

Acreage Affordable Beach Coastal Retirees

Warburto

Retirees Rural

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