Wangary vs Wanilla

Wanilla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 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. On these figures, Wangary tends to suit people living alone, while Wanilla suits families with children and older residents.

Wanilla has a notably higher median household income at $76,336 per year compared to Wangary's $53,456, and scores better on socio-economic measures with a decile of 7 versus 3. Wangary is the larger community with 203 residents against Wanilla's 95, and has slightly higher walkability, though both remain quite car-dependent. Rental costs are higher in Wangary at $200 per week, while both suburbs face similar bushfire and crime risk profiles and are quite distant from Adelaide's CBD. Wanilla may suit buyers prioritising stronger household incomes and socio-economic indicators, while Wangary offers a more established community feel at a lower cost of living.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Wanilla

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 70/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% 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

Wanilla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wanilla

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Wanilla

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (439 min vs 451 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (671.4 km vs 685.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wanilla

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 70/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Wanilla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.8% vs 1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wangary Wanilla
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.

Wangary Wanilla
Walkability 20 / 14
Wangary — Walkability: 20/100 Wanilla — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 30 / 83
Wangary — Safety: 30/100 Wanilla — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 26 / 25
Wangary — Low fire risk: 26/100 Wanilla — Low fire risk: 25/100

Demographics

Wangary has more residents (203 vs 95); Wangary rents higher ($200/wk vs $115/wk).

Wangary Wanilla
Population 203
+53% vs other
 95
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.5% +11.8%
Median age 54 48
Median household income $53,456/yr $76,336/yr
+43% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+42% vs other
 $115/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wangary Wanilla
0-4 2.5% / 8.4%
Wangary — 0-4: 2.5% Wanilla — 0-4: 8.4%
5-14 7.9% / 15.8%
Wangary — 5-14: 7.9% Wanilla — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 5.4% / 5.3%
Wangary — 15-19: 5.4% Wanilla — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 4.4% / —
Wangary — 20-24: 4.4% Wanilla — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.9% / 14.7%
Wangary — 25-34: 8.9% Wanilla — 25-34: 14.7%
35-44 12.8% / 3.2%
Wangary — 35-44: 12.8% Wanilla — 35-44: 3.2%
45-54 14.3% / 3.2%
Wangary — 45-54: 14.3% Wanilla — 45-54: 3.2%
55-64 26.6% / 16.8%
Wangary — 55-64: 26.6% Wanilla — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 15.3% / 25.3%
Wangary — 65-74: 15.3% Wanilla — 65-74: 25.3%
75-84 4.4% / 3.2%
Wangary — 75-84: 4.4% Wanilla — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ — / 3.2%
Wangary — 85+: not among its largest Wanilla — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wangary 59.4% lone person
Wangary — Lone Person: 59.4% Wangary — Couple Families: 23.4% Wangary — One Parent Families: 17.2%
Wanilla 27.8% lone person
Wanilla — Lone Person: 27.8% Wanilla — Couple Families: 44.4% Wanilla — One Parent Families: 27.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wangary 18.6% renting
Wangary — Owned Outright: 43.0% Wangary — Mortgage: 38.4% Wangary — Renting: 18.6%
Wanilla 0.0% renting
Wanilla — Owned Outright: 46.7% Wanilla — Mortgage: 53.3% Wanilla — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wangary Wanilla
Certificate III & IV 17.2% / 21.1%
Wangary — Certificate III & IV: 17.2% Wanilla — Certificate III & IV: 21.1%
Bachelor Degree 3.4% / 12.6%
Wangary — Bachelor Degree: 3.4% Wanilla — Bachelor Degree: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / —
Wangary — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Wanilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

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.

Wangary Wanilla
England 4.4% / 4.2%
Wangary — England: 4.4% Wanilla — England: 4.2%
Philippines 3.0% / —
Wangary — Philippines: 3.0% Wanilla — Philippines: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.5% / —
Wangary — New Zealand: 1.5% Wanilla — New Zealand: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.5% / —
Wangary — Netherlands: 1.5% Wanilla — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wangary 102.2% houses
Wangary — Houses: 102.2% Wangary — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wanilla 92.1% houses
Wanilla — Houses: 92.1% Wanilla — Flats / Apartments: 7.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wangary Wanilla
Median house price $387,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Wangary Wanilla
Rural and farming 92% 97%
Environmental 8% 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

Wangary Wanilla
New dwellings approved 39
across Lower Eyre Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Wangary Wanilla
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of SA Higher than 51% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 68% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 4% of SA Higher than 2% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 66% of SA Higher than 42% of SA

Liveability

Wangary Wanilla
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 17).

Wangary Wanilla
Bushfire High
74/100
 High
75/100
Crime High
70/100
 Low
17/100
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 Wanilla
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 Wanilla

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

Amenities in the suburb

Wangary Wanilla
Parks & reserves 2 5
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Wangary sits further from the CBD (685.6 km vs 671.4 km).

Wangary Wanilla
Walkability score 20/100 14/100
Distance to Adelaide 685.6 km
+2% vs other
 671.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 451 min 439 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5607
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 5607
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.

Wangary Wanilla
Car (driver) 73.8% / 62.5%
Wangary — Car (driver): 73.8% Wanilla — Car (driver): 62.5%
Worked from Home 11.9% / 37.5%
Wangary — Worked from Home: 11.9% Wanilla — Worked from Home: 37.5%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / —
Wangary — Car (passenger): 7.1% Wanilla — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 7.1% / —
Wangary — Walked Only: 7.1% Wanilla — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.8%).

Setting

Wangary Wanilla
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 87 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.2 km 17.3 km

NBN connectivity

Wangary Wanilla
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
117 premises
 0%
43 premises

Council rates

Wangary Wanilla
Average residential rate $1,789/yr
same for both
Council Lower Eyre Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Wangary Wanilla
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wangary Wanilla
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wangary

Rural

Wanilla

Family Retirees Rural

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