Wangary vs Edillilie
Edillilie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 54 in Wangary. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wangary, most households are people living alone. In Edillilie, most households are couple families. On these figures, Wangary tends to suit people living alone, while Edillilie 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
Edillilie
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 70/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 41%)
- But Wangary 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
Edillilie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Edillilie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Edillilie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (426 min vs 451 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (648.7 km vs 685.6 km)
- But Wangary is more walkable (20/100 vs 10/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Wangary is more walkable (20/100 vs 10/100)
- Edillilie carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 70/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wangary
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (1.5% vs -5.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Wangary and Edillilie drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Edillilie has higher household incomes ($87,724 vs $53,456); Wangary has more residents (203 vs 129).
| Wangary | Edillilie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 203 +36% vs other | 129 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.5% | -5.1% |
| Median age | 54 | 42 |
| Median household income | $53,456/yr | $87,724/yr +64% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +25% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Wangary | Edillilie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $387,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Wangary | Edillilie | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 92% | 100% |
| Environmental | 8% | 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
| Wangary | Edillilie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 39 across Lower Eyre Peninsula same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +29% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Wangary | Edillilie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 18% of SA | Higher than 66% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 72% of SA | Higher than 64% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 4% of SA | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 66% of SA | Higher than 40% of SA |
Liveability
Wangary is more walkable (20 vs 10).
| Wangary | Edillilie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Wangary carries more crime risk (70 vs 14).
| Wangary | Edillilie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 74/100 | High 70/100 |
| Crime | High 70/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 20/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Wangary | Edillilie | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Wangary
- Lake Wangary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Edillilie
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Wangary | Edillilie | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 4 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Wangary sits further from the CBD (685.6 km vs 648.7 km).
| Wangary | Edillilie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 20/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 685.6 km +5% vs other | 648.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 451 min | 426 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5607 | 0.0% postcode 5630 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 59 postcode 5607 | — |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.8%).
Setting
| Wangary | Edillilie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 17 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 73 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 3.2 km | 24.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Wangary | Edillilie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 117 premises | 0% 57 premises |
Council rates
| Wangary | Edillilie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,789/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lower Eyre Peninsula same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Wangary | Edillilie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Wangary | Edillilie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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