Winkie vs Barmera
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Winkie, about half of households are couple families. In Barmera, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Winkie: a median of $484,000, against $420,000 in Barmera. On these figures, Winkie tends to suit couples, while Barmera suits 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
Winkie
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 65/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 44%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 84%)
- But Barmera has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Winkie leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 23%)
- Barmera has cheaper houses ($420,000 vs $484,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Winkie leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 19%)
- Barmera has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 17%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Barmera
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (63/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (152 min vs 160 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (228.2 km vs 237.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Winkie carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 65/100)
- Barmera is more walkable (63/100 vs 0/100)
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
Winkie and Barmera 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
Barmera has more residents (2,884 vs 336); Winkie has higher household incomes ($93,964 vs $53,924).
| Winkie | Barmera | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 336 | 2,884 +758% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.5% | -2.4% |
| Median age | 51 | 49 |
| Median household income | $93,964/yr +43% vs other | $53,924/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Winkie | Barmera | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $484,000 | $420,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $305,000 |
| Median land price | — | $181,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 36 days from 4 sales | 31 days from 23 sales |
Zoning mix
Winkie has more land zoned for conservation (63% vs 30%); Barmera has more rural and farming land (65% vs 37%).
| Winkie | Barmera | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 37% | 65% |
| Environmental | 63% | 30% |
| Residential | 0% | 3% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Winkie | Barmera | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 23 across Berri Barmera same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Winkie | Barmera | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.1% $350/wk on $585K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Winkie | Barmera | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 72% of SA | Higher than 19% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 43% of SA | Higher than 85% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 25% of SA | Higher than 28% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 65% of SA | Higher than 73% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 18% of SA |
Liveability
Barmera is more walkable (63 vs 0).
| Winkie | Barmera | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 41/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Barmera carries more crime risk (65 vs 13).
| Winkie | Barmera | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 13/100 | Moderate 65/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Winkie | Barmera | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Winkie
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Barmera
- Barmera Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Winkie | Barmera | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 4 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 3 |
| Waterways | 9 | 1 |
Mobility
Winkie sits further from the CBD (237.5 km vs 228.2 km).
| Winkie | Barmera | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 63/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 237.5 km +4% vs other | 228.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 160 min | 152 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 5343 | 0.2% postcode 5345 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 60 postcode 5343 | 67 postcode 5345 |
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 (82.3%).
Setting
| Winkie | Barmera | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 39 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 30 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Winkie | Barmera | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 43/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 154 premises | 4% 1,626 premises |
Climate
| Winkie | Barmera | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 256 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Winkie | Barmera | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,770/yr same for both | |
| Council | Berri Barmera same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Winkie | Barmera | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Winkie | Barmera | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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