Winkie vs Loveday
Loveday is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 51 in Winkie. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Loveday tends to suit families with children.
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 the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 29/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Winkie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $230/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Loveday
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (152 min vs 160 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (227.6 km vs 237.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Winkie
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 29/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 20%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Loveday
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.8% vs -1.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Winkie and Loveday 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
Loveday has more residents (655 vs 336); Winkie has higher household incomes ($93,964 vs $71,708).
| Winkie | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 336 | 655 +95% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.5% | +4.8% |
| Median age | 51 | 43 |
| Median household income | $93,964/yr +24% vs other | $71,708/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $230/wk +15% vs other |
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 | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $484,000 | $450,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 36 days from 4 sales | 24 days from 4 sales |
Zoning mix
Winkie has more land zoned for conservation (63% vs 28%); Loveday has more rural and farming land (71% vs 37%).
| Winkie | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 37% | 71% |
| Environmental | 63% | 28% |
| 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 | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 23 across Berri Barmera same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Winkie | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 72% of SA | Higher than 45% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 43% of SA | Higher than 14% 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 54% of SA |
Liveability
| Winkie | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 32/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Loveday carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 0); Loveday carries more crime risk (29 vs 13).
| Winkie | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| Crime | Low 13/100 | Low 29/100 |
| 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 | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Winkie | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 9 | 1 |
Mobility
Winkie sits further from the CBD (237.5 km vs 227.6 km).
| Winkie | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 237.5 km +4% vs other | 227.6 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 (84.2%).
Setting
| Winkie | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 39 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 28 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Winkie | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 154 premises | 0% 292 premises |
Climate
| Winkie | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,770/yr same for both | |
| Council | Berri Barmera same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Winkie | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Winkie | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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