Wilmington vs Baroota
Wilmington is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 54 in Baroota. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Baroota, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Baroota tends to suit people living alone.
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
Wilmington
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 78/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Baroota
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 20%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Wilmington
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $575/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 42%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Baroota
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (173 min vs 205 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (259.9 km vs 293.4 km)
- But Wilmington is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wilmington
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (40/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 78/100)
- But Baroota has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 25%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wilmington
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.8% vs -8.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Wilmington and Baroota 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
Wilmington has more residents (667 vs 52); Baroota rents higher ($575/wk vs $200/wk).
| Wilmington | Baroota | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 667 +92% vs other | 52 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.8% | -8.8% |
| Median age | 51 | 54 |
| Median household income | $65,520/yr | $71,500/yr +9% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $575/wk +188% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).
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 (15.9%).
Property market
| Wilmington | Baroota | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $325,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $72,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 54 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Baroota has more rural and farming land (83% vs 73%); Wilmington has more land zoned for conservation (27% vs 17%).
| Wilmington | Baroota | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 73% | 83% |
| Environmental | 27% | 17% |
| 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
| Wilmington | Baroota | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 13 across Mount Remarkable same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +200% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Wilmington | Baroota | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 33% of SA | Higher than 42% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 77% of SA | Higher than 13% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of SA | Higher than 31% of SA |
Liveability
Wilmington is more walkable (40 vs 0).
| Wilmington | Baroota | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 20/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Baroota carries more crime risk (78 vs 60).
| Wilmington | Baroota | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 57/100 | Moderate 65/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 60/100 | High 78/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Wilmington | Baroota | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Wilmington
- Wilmington Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Baroota
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Wilmington | Baroota | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 1 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 11 | 1 |
Mobility
Wilmington sits further from the CBD (293.4 km vs 259.9 km).
| Wilmington | Baroota | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 40/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 293.4 km +11% vs other | 259.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 205 min | 173 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5485 | 0.0% postcode 5495 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 75 postcode 5485 | 67 postcode 5495 |
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 (73.5%).
Setting
| Wilmington | Baroota | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 331 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 45 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.3 km | 7.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Wilmington | Baroota | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 21/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 275 premises | 0% 13 premises |
Council rates
| Wilmington | Baroota | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,600/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mount Remarkable same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Wilmington | Baroota | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Wilmington | Baroota | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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