Wauraltee vs Koolywurtie
Wauraltee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 39 in Koolywurtie. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Wauraltee tends to suit families with children and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Wauraltee is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 81%)
- Koolywurtie carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 35/100)
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
Wauraltee
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 12%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 13%)
- has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $208/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Wauraltee
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (132 min vs 140 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (188.9 km vs 197.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Wauraltee has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 10%)
- Koolywurtie carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 35/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wauraltee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (23.2% vs 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Wauraltee and Koolywurtie 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
Koolywurtie rents higher ($208/wk vs $130/wk); Koolywurtie has more residents (101 vs 69).
| Wauraltee | Koolywurtie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 69 | 101 +46% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +23.2% | +0.0% |
| Median age | 35 | 39 |
| Median household income | $93,184/yr +13% vs other | $81,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $130/wk | $208/wk +60% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.1%).
Zoning mix
| Wauraltee | Koolywurtie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Wauraltee | Koolywurtie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 97 across Yorke Peninsula same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -18% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Wauraltee | Koolywurtie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 72% of SA | Higher than 56% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 31% of SA | Higher than 37% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 34% of SA | Higher than 11% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 47% of SA | Higher than 39% of SA |
Liveability
| Wauraltee | Koolywurtie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Koolywurtie carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0); Wauraltee carries more crime risk (35 vs 16).
| Wauraltee | Koolywurtie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 35/100 |
| Crime | Low 35/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 44/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Wauraltee | Koolywurtie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Wauraltee | Koolywurtie | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Koolywurtie sits further from the CBD (197.8 km vs 188.9 km).
| Wauraltee | Koolywurtie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 188.9 km | 197.8 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 132 min | 140 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 5573 | 0.1% postcode 5575 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 63 postcode 5573 | 64 postcode 5575 |
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 (58.3%).
Setting
| Wauraltee | Koolywurtie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 72 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 77 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.7 km | 12.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Wauraltee | Koolywurtie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 38 premises | 0% 39 premises |
Climate
| Wauraltee | Koolywurtie | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 459 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Wauraltee | Koolywurtie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,494/yr same for both | |
| Council | Yorke Peninsula same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Wauraltee | Koolywurtie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Wauraltee | Koolywurtie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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