Ward Hill vs Tickera
Ward Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 62 in Tickera. In both, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Ward Hill tends to suit couples, while Tickera suits older residents.
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
Tickera
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 67%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Ward Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 23%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Ward Hill leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 18%)
- Tickera has cheaper rent ($155/wk vs $175/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tickera
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (126 min vs 138 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (174 km vs 182.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tickera
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (41% vs 21%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ward Hill and Tickera 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
Tickera has more residents (194 vs 52); Ward Hill has higher household incomes ($80,184 vs $45,812).
| Ward Hill | Tickera | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 52 | 194 +273% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | -0.5% |
| Median age | 53 | 62 |
| Median household income | $80,184/yr +43% vs other | $45,812/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $175/wk +11% vs other | $155/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
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 (13.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Ward Hill | Tickera | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $580,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $157,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 82 days from 5 sales |
Zoning mix
| Ward Hill | Tickera | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 85% | 94% |
| Environmental | 15% | 5% |
| 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
| Ward Hill | Tickera | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 29 across Barunga West same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +233% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Ward Hill | Tickera | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 55% of SA | Higher than 11% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 39% of SA | Higher than 24% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 48% of SA | Higher than 46% of SA |
Liveability
| Ward Hill | Tickera | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
| Ward Hill | Tickera | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | — | Low 14/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 92/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Ward Hill | Tickera | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Mobility
Ward Hill sits further from the CBD (182.9 km vs 174 km).
| Ward Hill | Tickera | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 182.9 km +5% vs other | 174 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 138 min | 126 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5522 | 0.0% postcode 5555 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 63 postcode 5522 | 75 postcode 5555 |
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 (69.0%).
Setting
| Ward Hill | Tickera | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 24 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 37 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 3.5 km | 408 m |
NBN connectivity
| Ward Hill | Tickera | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 19 premises | 0% 97 premises |
Council rates
| Ward Hill | Tickera | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,540/yr same for both | |
| Council | Barunga West same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ward Hill | Tickera | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ward Hill | Tickera | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.