Wanilla vs Edillilie

Edillilie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Wanilla. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Edillilie, most households are couple families. On these figures, Wanilla tends to suit families with children and older residents, while Edillilie suits couples.

Edillilie has a notably higher median household income at $87,724 compared to Wanilla's $76,336, and rental costs are also steeper at $150 per week versus $115. Wanilla has a lower crime risk score of 32 against Edillilie's 49, which may appeal to those prioritising safety. Both suburbs are equally walkable and sit in the same socio-economic decile, though Edillilie's population of 129 is slightly larger than Wanilla's 95, and it sits a little closer to the CBD.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 15%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wanilla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $150/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Edillilie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (648.7 km vs 671.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (426 min vs 439 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wanilla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 16%)

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 -5.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Wanilla 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.

Wanilla Edillilie
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.

Wanilla Edillilie
Walkability 14 / 10
Wanilla — Walkability: 14/100 Edillilie — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 83 / 86
Wanilla — Safety: 83/100 Edillilie — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 25 / 30
Wanilla — Low fire risk: 25/100 Edillilie — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Edillilie has more residents (129 vs 95); Edillilie rents higher ($150/wk vs $115/wk).

Wanilla Edillilie
Population 95 129
+36% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.8% -5.1%
Median age 48 42
Median household income $76,336/yr $87,724/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $115/wk $150/wk
+30% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wanilla Edillilie
0-4 8.4% / 3.1%
Wanilla — 0-4: 8.4% Edillilie — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 15.8% / 10.9%
Wanilla — 5-14: 15.8% Edillilie — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 5.3% / 9.3%
Wanilla — 15-19: 5.3% Edillilie — 15-19: 9.3%
20-24 — / 3.1%
Wanilla — 20-24: not among its largest Edillilie — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 14.7% / 11.6%
Wanilla — 25-34: 14.7% Edillilie — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 3.2% / 8.5%
Wanilla — 35-44: 3.2% Edillilie — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 3.2% / 21.7%
Wanilla — 45-54: 3.2% Edillilie — 45-54: 21.7%
55-64 16.8% / 12.4%
Wanilla — 55-64: 16.8% Edillilie — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 25.3% / 10.1%
Wanilla — 65-74: 25.3% Edillilie — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 3.2% / 6.2%
Wanilla — 75-84: 3.2% Edillilie — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 3.2% / —
Wanilla — 85+: 3.2% Edillilie — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).

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.

Wanilla Edillilie
England 4.2% / 3.9%
Wanilla — England: 4.2% Edillilie — England: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wanilla 44.4% couple families
Wanilla — Couple Families: 44.4% Wanilla — Lone Person: 27.8% Wanilla — One Parent Families: 27.8%
Edillilie 74.2% couple families
Edillilie — Couple Families: 74.2% Edillilie — Lone Person: 25.8% Edillilie — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wanilla 92.1% houses
Wanilla — Houses: 92.1% Wanilla — Flats / Apartments: 7.9%
Edillilie 100.0% houses
Edillilie — Houses: 100.0% Edillilie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Wanilla Edillilie
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 19.4%
Wanilla — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Edillilie — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Bachelor Degree 12.6% / 6.2%
Wanilla — Bachelor Degree: 12.6% Edillilie — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 7.8%
Wanilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Edillilie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.1%
Wanilla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Edillilie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

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

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wanilla 0.0% renting
Wanilla — Owned Outright: 46.7% Wanilla — Mortgage: 53.3% Wanilla — Renting: 0.0%
Edillilie 12.5% renting
Edillilie — Owned Outright: 43.8% Edillilie — Mortgage: 43.8% Edillilie — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Wanilla Edillilie
Rural and farming 97% 100%
Environmental 3% 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

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

Ranking within SA

Wanilla Edillilie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 51% of SA Higher than 66% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 64% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 2% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of SA Higher than 40% of SA

Liveability

Wanilla Edillilie
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wanilla Edillilie
Bushfire High
75/100
 High
70/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
14/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Wanilla Edillilie
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Wanilla Edillilie
Parks & reserves 5 4

Mobility

Wanilla sits further from the CBD (671.4 km vs 648.7 km).

Wanilla Edillilie
Walkability score 14/100 10/100
Distance to Adelaide 671.4 km
+3% vs other
 648.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 439 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.

Wanilla Edillilie
Car (driver) 62.5% / 61.8%
Wanilla — Car (driver): 62.5% Edillilie — Car (driver): 61.8%
Worked from Home 37.5% / 26.3%
Wanilla — Worked from Home: 37.5% Edillilie — Worked from Home: 26.3%
Car (passenger) — / 6.6%
Wanilla — Car (passenger): not among its largest Edillilie — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Walked Only — / 5.3%
Wanilla — Walked Only: not among its largest Edillilie — Walked Only: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.5%).

Setting

Wanilla Edillilie
Elevation 87 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.3 km 24.5 km

NBN connectivity

Wanilla Edillilie
Connectivity score 28/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
43 premises
 0%
57 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Wanilla

Family Retirees Rural

Edillilie

Rural

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