Waterfall Gully vs Crafers West

Waterfall Gully is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Crafers West. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Crafers West: a median of $1.32 million, against $1.16 million in Waterfall Gully, though rent is higher in Waterfall Gully. Waterfall Gully is closer to the city centre: 9.9 km, against 17.1 km. On these figures, Waterfall Gully tends to suit 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

Crafers West

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 41/100)
  • But Waterfall Gully is already more of a family suburb (89% vs 69%)

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

First-home buyers

Waterfall Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,160,000 vs $1,322,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Crafers West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($406/wk vs $468/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Waterfall Gully

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (9.9 km vs 17.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (17 min vs 24 min)
  • But Crafers West is more walkable (18/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Crafers West

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 9%)
  • is more walkable (18/100 vs 10/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 41/100)

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

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

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

Waterfall Gully Crafers West
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.

Waterfall Gully Crafers West
Walkability 10 / 18
Waterfall Gully — Walkability: 10/100 Crafers West — Walkability: 18/100
Safety 59 / 74
Waterfall Gully — Safety: 59/100 Crafers West — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 14 / 29
Waterfall Gully — Low fire risk: 14/100 Crafers West — Low fire risk: 29/100

Demographics

Crafers West has more residents (1,307 vs 161); Waterfall Gully has higher household incomes ($187,200 vs $126,776).

Waterfall Gully Crafers West
Population 161 1,307
+712% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.0% +7.0%
Median age 40 44
Median household income $187,200/yr
+32% vs other
 $126,776/yr
Median weekly rent $468/wk
+13% vs other
 $406/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Waterfall Gully Crafers West
0-4 5.0% / 4.1%
Waterfall Gully — 0-4: 5.0% Crafers West — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 16.1% / 13.2%
Waterfall Gully — 5-14: 16.1% Crafers West — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 10.6% / 7.0%
Waterfall Gully — 15-19: 10.6% Crafers West — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 7.5% / 4.5%
Waterfall Gully — 20-24: 7.5% Crafers West — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 6.2% / 8.6%
Waterfall Gully — 25-34: 6.2% Crafers West — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 9.3% / 12.7%
Waterfall Gully — 35-44: 9.3% Crafers West — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 26.1% / 19.1%
Waterfall Gully — 45-54: 26.1% Crafers West — 45-54: 19.1%
55-64 11.8% / 14.2%
Waterfall Gully — 55-64: 11.8% Crafers West — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 5.0% / 10.8%
Waterfall Gully — 65-74: 5.0% Crafers West — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 3.7% / 5.4%
Waterfall Gully — 75-84: 3.7% Crafers West — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ — / 0.3%
Waterfall Gully — 85+: not among its largest Crafers West — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Waterfall Gully 81.1% couple families
Waterfall Gully — Couple Families: 81.1% Waterfall Gully — Lone Person: 10.8% Waterfall Gully — One Parent Families: 8.1% Waterfall Gully — Group Household: 0.0% Waterfall Gully — Other Families: 0.0%
Crafers West 57.7% couple families
Crafers West — Couple Families: 57.7% Crafers West — Lone Person: 27.4% Crafers West — One Parent Families: 11.3% Crafers West — Group Household: 2.7% Crafers West — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Waterfall Gully 10.6% renting
Waterfall Gully — Owned Outright: 38.3% Waterfall Gully — Mortgage: 51.1% Waterfall Gully — Renting: 10.6%
Crafers West 7.4% renting
Crafers West — Owned Outright: 38.4% Crafers West — Mortgage: 54.2% Crafers West — Renting: 7.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Waterfall Gully Crafers West
Bachelor Degree 23.6% / 24.0%
Waterfall Gully — Bachelor Degree: 23.6% Crafers West — Bachelor Degree: 24.0%
Postgraduate Degree 12.4% / 9.3%
Waterfall Gully — Postgraduate Degree: 12.4% Crafers West — Postgraduate Degree: 9.3%
Certificate III & IV 9.3% / 9.6%
Waterfall Gully — Certificate III & IV: 9.3% Crafers West — Certificate III & IV: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 7.9%
Waterfall Gully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Crafers West — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 4.3%
Waterfall Gully — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Crafers West — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

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.

Waterfall Gully Crafers West
England 5.6% / 6.0%
Waterfall Gully — England: 5.6% Crafers West — England: 6.0%
China 5.0% / —
Waterfall Gully — China: 5.0% Crafers West — China: not among its largest
Ireland 4.3% / —
Waterfall Gully — Ireland: 4.3% Crafers West — Ireland: not among its largest
Malaysia 3.7% / —
Waterfall Gully — Malaysia: 3.7% Crafers West — Malaysia: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Waterfall Gully — New Zealand: not among its largest Crafers West — New Zealand: 0.8%
South Africa — / 0.7%
Waterfall Gully — South Africa: not among its largest Crafers West — South Africa: 0.7%
Singapore — / 0.7%
Waterfall Gully — Singapore: not among its largest Crafers West — Singapore: 0.7%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Waterfall Gully — Scotland: not among its largest Crafers West — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Waterfall Gully 91.5% houses
Waterfall Gully — Houses: 91.5% Waterfall Gully — Townhouses: 8.5%
Crafers West 100.0% houses
Crafers West — Houses: 100.0% Crafers West — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Waterfall Gully Crafers West
Median house price $1,160,000 $1,322,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 3 sales
 22 days
from 10 sales

Zoning mix

Waterfall Gully has more land zoned for conservation (98% vs 83%).

Waterfall Gully Crafers West
Environmental 98% 83%
Residential 2% 9%
Rural and farming 0% 7%
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

Waterfall Gully Crafers West
New dwellings approved 250
across Burnside
 95
across Adelaide Hills
Approvals change year on year +32% +53%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Waterfall Gully Crafers West
Houses — 3.8%
$1,000/wk on $1.38M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Waterfall Gully Crafers West
House price Higher than 64% of SA Higher than 54% of SA
Income Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of SA Higher than 71% of SA
Affordability Higher than 97% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 74% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 41% of SA

Liveability

Crafers West is more walkable (18 vs 10).

Waterfall Gully Crafers West
Grade — B
Score — 54/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Waterfall Gully carries more crime risk (41 vs 26); Waterfall Gully carries more bushfire risk (86 vs 71).

Waterfall Gully Crafers West
Bushfire High
86/100
 High
71/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Low
26/100
Flood Low
11/100
 —
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Waterfall Gully Crafers West
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
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 5.9 km
 1
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 9.6 km

Amenities in the suburb

Waterfall Gully Crafers West
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 5
Waterways 18 7

Mobility

Crafers West sits further from the CBD (17.1 km vs 9.9 km).

Waterfall Gully Crafers West
Walkability score 10/100 18/100
Distance to Adelaide 9.9 km 17.1 km
+73% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min 24 min
Electric vehicle share 2.8%
postcode 5066
 2.6%
postcode 5152
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 5066
 58
postcode 5152

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.

Waterfall Gully Crafers West
Car (driver) 76.4% / 73.2%
Waterfall Gully — Car (driver): 76.4% Crafers West — Car (driver): 73.2%
Worked from Home 19.4% / 19.4%
Waterfall Gully — Worked from Home: 19.4% Crafers West — Worked from Home: 19.4%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 2.2%
Waterfall Gully — Car (passenger): 4.2% Crafers West — Car (passenger): 2.2%
Bus — / 3.4%
Waterfall Gully — Bus: not among its largest Crafers West — Bus: 3.4%
Walked Only — / 1.2%
Waterfall Gully — Walked Only: not among its largest Crafers West — Walked Only: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.4%).

Setting

Waterfall Gully Crafers West
Elevation 304 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 448 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.9 km 15.5 km

NBN connectivity

Waterfall Gully Crafers West
Connectivity score 80/100 47/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 64%
61 premises
 5%
510 premises

Climate

Waterfall Gully Crafers West
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Waterfall Gully Crafers West
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Waterfall Gully Crafers West
Average residential rate $2,410/yr $2,727/yr
Council Burnside Adelaide Hills

Federal electorate

Waterfall Gully Crafers West
Division Sturt Mayo
Member Claire Clutterham Rebekha Sharkie
Party Australian Labor Party Centre Alliance

First Home Owner Grant

Waterfall Gully Crafers West
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Waterfall Gully

Inner Professionals Quiet River

Crafers West

Acreage Middle-Ring Professionals River

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