Warramboo vs Wudinna

Warramboo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 45 in Wudinna. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Warramboo, most households are couple families. In Wudinna, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Warramboo tends to suit families with children and couples, while Wudinna suits people living alone and 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

Wudinna

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 63/100)
  • But Warramboo is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 49%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Warramboo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $160/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Wudinna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (44/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wudinna

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (44/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 7%)
  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 63/100)

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

Investors

Warramboo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-3.7% vs -9.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Warramboo Wudinna
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.

Warramboo Wudinna
Walkability 10 / 44
Warramboo — Walkability: 10/100 Wudinna — Walkability: 44/100
Safety 37 / 56
Warramboo — Safety: 37/100 Wudinna — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 51 / 66
Warramboo — Low fire risk: 51/100 Wudinna — Low fire risk: 66/100

Demographics

Wudinna rents higher ($160/wk vs $0/wk); Wudinna has more residents (594 vs 104).

Warramboo Wudinna
Population 104 594
+471% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.7% -9.9%
Median age 33 45
Median household income $87,724/yr
+17% vs other
 $73,008/yr
Median weekly rent — $160/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Warramboo Wudinna
0-4 9.6% / 3.7%
Warramboo — 0-4: 9.6% Wudinna — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 16.3% / 16.2%
Warramboo — 5-14: 16.3% Wudinna — 5-14: 16.2%
15-19 11.5% / 4.0%
Warramboo — 15-19: 11.5% Wudinna — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 4.8% / 2.4%
Warramboo — 20-24: 4.8% Wudinna — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 12.5% / 10.4%
Warramboo — 25-34: 12.5% Wudinna — 25-34: 10.4%
35-44 10.6% / 12.6%
Warramboo — 35-44: 10.6% Wudinna — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 13.5% / 9.9%
Warramboo — 45-54: 13.5% Wudinna — 45-54: 9.9%
55-64 11.5% / 13.8%
Warramboo — 55-64: 11.5% Wudinna — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 3.8% / 12.5%
Warramboo — 65-74: 3.8% Wudinna — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 — / 5.6%
Warramboo — 75-84: not among its largest Wudinna — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 2.9% / 5.2%
Warramboo — 85+: 2.9% Wudinna — 85+: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Warramboo 70.0% couple families
Warramboo — Couple Families: 70.0% Warramboo — Lone Person: 30.0% Warramboo — One Parent Families: 0.0% Warramboo — Other Families: 0.0%
Wudinna 39.7% couple families
Wudinna — Couple Families: 39.7% Wudinna — Lone Person: 48.6% Wudinna — One Parent Families: 8.9% Wudinna — Other Families: 2.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Warramboo 0.0% renting
Warramboo — Owned Outright: 84.6% Warramboo — Mortgage: 15.4% Warramboo — Renting: 0.0%
Wudinna 27.4% renting
Wudinna — Owned Outright: 47.0% Wudinna — Mortgage: 25.6% Wudinna — Renting: 27.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Warramboo 100.0% houses
Warramboo — Houses: 100.0% Warramboo — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Warramboo — Townhouses: 0.0%
Wudinna 93.9% houses
Wudinna — Houses: 93.9% Wudinna — Flats / Apartments: 3.0% Wudinna — Townhouses: 3.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Warramboo Wudinna
Certificate III & IV 9.6% / 17.5%
Warramboo — Certificate III & IV: 9.6% Wudinna — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 4.4%
Warramboo — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Wudinna — Bachelor Degree: 4.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / 5.1%
Warramboo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Wudinna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 1.0%
Warramboo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Wudinna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Warramboo — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wudinna — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

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

Property market

Warramboo Wudinna
Median house price — $275,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 119 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Warramboo Wudinna
Rural and farming 95% 99%
Environmental 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

Warramboo Wudinna
New dwellings approved 1
across Wudinna
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Warramboo Wudinna
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of SA Higher than 47% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 6% of SA Higher than 98% of SA

Liveability

Wudinna is more walkable (44 vs 10).

Warramboo Wudinna
Grade — C
Score — 40/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Warramboo carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 34); Warramboo carries more crime risk (63 vs 44).

Warramboo Wudinna
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 Low
34/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
44/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Warramboo Wudinna
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Warramboo

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

Schools in Wudinna

  • Wudinna Area School Government · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Warramboo Wudinna
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Warramboo Wudinna
Walkability score 10/100 44/100
Distance to Adelaide 565.5 km 566.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 370 min 371 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5650
 0.0%
postcode 5652
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 58
postcode 5652

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.

Warramboo Wudinna
Car (driver) 48.8% / 67.7%
Warramboo — Car (driver): 48.8% Wudinna — Car (driver): 67.7%
Worked from Home 44.2% / 9.1%
Warramboo — Worked from Home: 44.2% Wudinna — Worked from Home: 9.1%
Walked Only 7.0% / 16.1%
Warramboo — Walked Only: 7.0% Wudinna — Walked Only: 16.1%
Car (passenger) — / 5.1%
Warramboo — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wudinna — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Bicycle — / 2.0%
Warramboo — Bicycle: not among its largest Wudinna — Bicycle: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.7%).

Setting

Warramboo Wudinna
Elevation 96 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Warramboo Wudinna
Connectivity score 15/100 96/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 96%
357 premises

Climate

Warramboo Wudinna
Annual rainfall 287 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Warramboo Wudinna
Average residential rate $1,465/yr
same for both
Council Wudinna
same for both

Federal electorate

Warramboo Wudinna
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Warramboo Wudinna
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Warramboo

Family Rural Young Families

Wudinna

Affordable Quiet Rural

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