Wattle Flat vs Carrickalinga

Wattle Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 60 in Carrickalinga. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wattle Flat, about half of households are couple families. In Carrickalinga, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Wattle Flat tends to suit couples, while Carrickalinga 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

Wattle Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 36%)

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

First-home buyers

Wattle Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Wattle Flat leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 29%)
  • Carrickalinga has cheaper rent ($278/wk vs $305/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wattle Flat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (62 min vs 72 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (67.3 km vs 74.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Carrickalinga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Carrickalinga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.4% vs -9.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wattle Flat Carrickalinga
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.

Wattle Flat Carrickalinga
Walkability 0 / 0
Wattle Flat — Walkability: 0/100 Carrickalinga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 67 / 64
Wattle Flat — Safety: 67/100 Carrickalinga — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 67 / 54
Wattle Flat — Low fire risk: 67/100 Carrickalinga — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Carrickalinga has more residents (409 vs 149); Wattle Flat has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $50,492).

Wattle Flat Carrickalinga
Population 149 409
+174% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.1% +12.4%
Median age 49 60
Median household income $81,224/yr
+38% vs other
 $50,492/yr
Median weekly rent $305/wk
+9% vs other
 $278/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wattle Flat Carrickalinga
0-4 2.7% / 3.9%
Wattle Flat — 0-4: 2.7% Carrickalinga — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 11.4% / 9.5%
Wattle Flat — 5-14: 11.4% Carrickalinga — 5-14: 9.5%
15-19 6.0% / 2.7%
Wattle Flat — 15-19: 6.0% Carrickalinga — 15-19: 2.7%
20-24 6.0% / 0.7%
Wattle Flat — 20-24: 6.0% Carrickalinga — 20-24: 0.7%
25-34 6.7% / 6.8%
Wattle Flat — 25-34: 6.7% Carrickalinga — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 9.4% / 7.8%
Wattle Flat — 35-44: 9.4% Carrickalinga — 35-44: 7.8%
45-54 20.8% / 10.0%
Wattle Flat — 45-54: 20.8% Carrickalinga — 45-54: 10.0%
55-64 21.5% / 19.3%
Wattle Flat — 55-64: 21.5% Carrickalinga — 55-64: 19.3%
65-74 12.8% / 27.6%
Wattle Flat — 65-74: 12.8% Carrickalinga — 65-74: 27.6%
75-84 2.0% / 9.3%
Wattle Flat — 75-84: 2.0% Carrickalinga — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ — / 1.2%
Wattle Flat — 85+: not among its largest Carrickalinga — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wattle Flat 29.5% lone person
Wattle Flat — Lone Person: 29.5% Wattle Flat — Couple Families: 47.7% Wattle Flat — One Parent Families: 15.9% Wattle Flat — Group Household: 6.8% Wattle Flat — Other Families: 0.0%
Carrickalinga 61.9% lone person
Carrickalinga — Lone Person: 61.9% Carrickalinga — Couple Families: 27.1% Carrickalinga — One Parent Families: 8.5% Carrickalinga — Group Household: 0.0% Carrickalinga — Other Families: 2.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wattle Flat 10.2% renting
Wattle Flat — Owned Outright: 37.3% Wattle Flat — Mortgage: 52.5% Wattle Flat — Renting: 10.2%
Carrickalinga 19.0% renting
Carrickalinga — Owned Outright: 54.0% Carrickalinga — Mortgage: 27.0% Carrickalinga — Renting: 19.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wattle Flat Carrickalinga
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 13.9%
Wattle Flat — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Carrickalinga — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 13.9%
Wattle Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Carrickalinga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 12.7%
Wattle Flat — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Carrickalinga — Bachelor Degree: 12.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.2%
Wattle Flat — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Carrickalinga — Postgraduate Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 2.0%
Wattle Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Carrickalinga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Wattle Flat Carrickalinga
England 8.1% / 9.5%
Wattle Flat — England: 8.1% Carrickalinga — England: 9.5%
Netherlands 4.7% / —
Wattle Flat — Netherlands: 4.7% Carrickalinga — Netherlands: not among its largest
Scotland 2.7% / 0.7%
Wattle Flat — Scotland: 2.7% Carrickalinga — Scotland: 0.7%
New Zealand — / 2.9%
Wattle Flat — New Zealand: not among its largest Carrickalinga — New Zealand: 2.9%
France — / 1.5%
Wattle Flat — France: not among its largest Carrickalinga — France: 1.5%
Canada — / 1.0%
Wattle Flat — Canada: not among its largest Carrickalinga — Canada: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wattle Flat 100.0% houses
Wattle Flat — Houses: 100.0% Wattle Flat — Townhouses: 0.0% Wattle Flat — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Carrickalinga 96.4% houses
Carrickalinga — Houses: 96.4% Carrickalinga — Townhouses: 3.1% Carrickalinga — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wattle Flat Carrickalinga
Median house price — $907,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $470,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 60 days
from 16 sales

Zoning mix

Wattle Flat Carrickalinga
Rural and farming 100% 91%
Residential 0% 6%
Environmental 0% 2%
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

Wattle Flat Carrickalinga
New dwellings approved 58
across Yankalilla
same for both
Approvals change year on year -55%
same for both

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.

Wattle Flat Carrickalinga
Houses — 3.3%
$562/wk on $888K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Wattle Flat Carrickalinga
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of SA Higher than 16% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of SA Higher than 7% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 29% of SA Higher than 61% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 25% of SA

Liveability

Wattle Flat Carrickalinga
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Carrickalinga carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 33).

Wattle Flat Carrickalinga
Bushfire Low
33/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Low
36/100
Flood — Low
16/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Wattle Flat Carrickalinga
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

Wattle Flat Carrickalinga
Parks & reserves 1 2

Mobility

Carrickalinga sits further from the CBD (74.6 km vs 67.3 km).

Wattle Flat Carrickalinga
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 67.3 km 74.6 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 62 min 72 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 5203
 0.7%
postcode 5204
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 5203
 63
postcode 5204

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.

Wattle Flat Carrickalinga
Car (driver) 77.6% / 66.1%
Wattle Flat — Car (driver): 77.6% Carrickalinga — Car (driver): 66.1%
Worked from Home 22.4% / 22.6%
Wattle Flat — Worked from Home: 22.4% Carrickalinga — Worked from Home: 22.6%
Car (passenger) — / 6.5%
Wattle Flat — Car (passenger): not among its largest Carrickalinga — Car (passenger): 6.5%
Walked Only — / 4.8%
Wattle Flat — Walked Only: not among its largest Carrickalinga — Walked Only: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.6%).

Setting

Wattle Flat Carrickalinga
Elevation 135 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.0 km 295 m
297 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Wattle Flat Carrickalinga
Connectivity score 28/100 96/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
69 premises
 94%
820 premises

Climate

Wattle Flat Carrickalinga
Annual rainfall 786 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Wattle Flat Carrickalinga
Average residential rate $2,546/yr
same for both
Council Yankalilla
same for both

Federal electorate

Wattle Flat Carrickalinga
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wattle Flat Carrickalinga
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wattle Flat

Rural

Carrickalinga

Acreage Beach Beachfront Coastal Retirees

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