Wokurna vs Port Broughton

Wokurna is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 62 in Port Broughton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wokurna, most households are couple families. In Port Broughton, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Wokurna tends to suit couples, while Port Broughton suits 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

Wokurna

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 36%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)
  • But Port Broughton has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

Renters

Wokurna

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $235/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Wokurna sits closer to the CBD (168 km vs 174.5 km)
  • Port Broughton is more walkable (44/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Port Broughton

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (44/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (43% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Port Broughton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.1% vs -6.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wokurna Port Broughton
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.

Wokurna Port Broughton
Walkability 0 / 44
Wokurna — Walkability: 0/100 Port Broughton — Walkability: 44/100
Safety 74 / 79
Wokurna — Safety: 74/100 Port Broughton — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 74 / 69
Wokurna — Low fire risk: 74/100 Port Broughton — Low fire risk: 69/100

Demographics

Port Broughton has more residents (1,312 vs 61); Wokurna has higher household incomes ($100,724 vs $51,844).

Wokurna Port Broughton
Population 61 1,312
+2051% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.2% +7.1%
Median age 51 62
Median household income $100,724/yr
+49% vs other
 $51,844/yr
Median weekly rent $175/wk $235/wk
+34% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wokurna Port Broughton
0-4 4.9% / 4.1%
Wokurna — 0-4: 4.9% Port Broughton — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 4.9% / 8.2%
Wokurna — 5-14: 4.9% Port Broughton — 5-14: 8.2%
15-19 — / 2.4%
Wokurna — 15-19: not among its largest Port Broughton — 15-19: 2.4%
20-24 — / 3.0%
Wokurna — 20-24: not among its largest Port Broughton — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 4.9% / 6.1%
Wokurna — 25-34: 4.9% Port Broughton — 25-34: 6.1%
35-44 — / 6.1%
Wokurna — 35-44: not among its largest Port Broughton — 35-44: 6.1%
45-54 21.3% / 8.7%
Wokurna — 45-54: 21.3% Port Broughton — 45-54: 8.7%
55-64 27.9% / 17.8%
Wokurna — 55-64: 27.9% Port Broughton — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 9.8% / 21.3%
Wokurna — 65-74: 9.8% Port Broughton — 65-74: 21.3%
75-84 4.9% / 15.2%
Wokurna — 75-84: 4.9% Port Broughton — 75-84: 15.2%
85+ — / 6.8%
Wokurna — 85+: not among its largest Port Broughton — 85+: 6.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wokurna 58.3% couple families
Wokurna — Couple Families: 58.3% Wokurna — Lone Person: 0.0% Wokurna — One Parent Families: 41.7% Wokurna — Group Household: 0.0% Wokurna — Other Families: 0.0%
Port Broughton 25.1% couple families
Port Broughton — Couple Families: 25.1% Port Broughton — Lone Person: 60.4% Port Broughton — One Parent Families: 10.5% Port Broughton — Group Household: 2.8% Port Broughton — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wokurna 15.8% renting
Wokurna — Owned Outright: 84.2% Wokurna — Mortgage: 0.0% Wokurna — Renting: 15.8%
Port Broughton 22.1% renting
Port Broughton — Owned Outright: 56.0% Port Broughton — Mortgage: 21.9% Port Broughton — Renting: 22.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wokurna 100.0% houses
Wokurna — Houses: 100.0% Wokurna — Townhouses: 0.0% Wokurna — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Port Broughton 89.3% houses
Port Broughton — Houses: 89.3% Port Broughton — Townhouses: 7.7% Port Broughton — Flats / Apartments: 3.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Wokurna Port Broughton
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 14.9%
Wokurna — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Port Broughton — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 5.6%
Wokurna — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Port Broughton — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 6.9%
Wokurna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Port Broughton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Wokurna — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Port Broughton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Wokurna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Port Broughton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Property market

Wokurna Port Broughton
Median house price — $620,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $150,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 66 days
from 12 sales

Zoning mix

Wokurna Port Broughton
Rural and farming 100% 97%
Environmental 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

Wokurna Port Broughton
New dwellings approved 29
across Barunga West
same for both
Approvals change year on year +233%
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.

Wokurna Port Broughton
Houses — 3.9%
$490/wk on $650K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Wokurna Port Broughton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of SA Higher than 17% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 48% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 50% of SA

Liveability

Port Broughton is more walkable (44 vs 0).

Wokurna Port Broughton
Grade — C
Score — 47/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Wokurna Port Broughton
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Low
31/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Low
21/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
46/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Wokurna Port Broughton
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Wokurna

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Port Broughton

  • Port Broughton Area School Government · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wokurna Port Broughton
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Port Broughton sits further from the CBD (174.5 km vs 168 km).

Wokurna Port Broughton
Walkability score 0/100 44/100
Distance to Adelaide 168 km 174.5 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 121 min 123 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5520
 0.0%
postcode 5522
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 5520
 63
postcode 5522

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.

Wokurna Port Broughton
Car (driver) 34.4% / 72.9%
Wokurna — Car (driver): 34.4% Port Broughton — Car (driver): 72.9%
Worked from Home 43.8% / 11.6%
Wokurna — Worked from Home: 43.8% Port Broughton — Worked from Home: 11.6%
Walked Only 21.9% / 12.7%
Wokurna — Walked Only: 21.9% Port Broughton — Walked Only: 12.7%
Car (passenger) — / 1.9%
Wokurna — Car (passenger): not among its largest Port Broughton — Car (passenger): 1.9%
Bicycle — / 0.8%
Wokurna — Bicycle: not among its largest Port Broughton — Bicycle: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.9%).

Setting

Wokurna Port Broughton
Elevation 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.0 km 248 m

NBN connectivity

Wokurna Port Broughton
Connectivity score 28/100 61/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 32%
923 premises

Council rates

Wokurna Port Broughton
Average residential rate $1,540/yr
same for both
Council Barunga West
same for both

Federal electorate

Wokurna Port Broughton
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wokurna Port Broughton
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wokurna

Rural

Port Broughton

Affordable Coastal Quiet Retirees Rural

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