Woolumbool vs Avenue Range

Woolumbool is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 41 in Avenue Range. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Woolumbool tends to suit young adults, 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs schools, house stock, 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

Avenue Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $150/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Woolumbool

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (309.6 km vs 327.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (212 min vs 224 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Woolumbool

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.3% vs 0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Woolumbool Avenue Range
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.

Woolumbool Avenue Range
Walkability 0 / 0
Woolumbool — Walkability: 0/100 Avenue Range — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 44 / 49
Woolumbool — Low fire risk: 44/100 Avenue Range — Low fire risk: 49/100

Demographics

Avenue Range has more residents (112 vs 75); Avenue Range skews older (41 vs 31).

Woolumbool Avenue Range
Population 75 112
+49% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.3% +0.9%
Median age 31 41
Median household income $94,224/yr
+14% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk
+20% vs other
 $120/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Woolumbool Avenue Range
0-4 17.3% / 8.9%
Woolumbool — 0-4: 17.3% Avenue Range — 0-4: 8.9%
5-14 10.7% / 12.5%
Woolumbool — 5-14: 10.7% Avenue Range — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 — / 8.0%
Woolumbool — 15-19: not among its largest Avenue Range — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 4.0% / 5.4%
Woolumbool — 20-24: 4.0% Avenue Range — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 25.3% / 11.6%
Woolumbool — 25-34: 25.3% Avenue Range — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 5.3% / 16.1%
Woolumbool — 35-44: 5.3% Avenue Range — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 4.0% / 15.2%
Woolumbool — 45-54: 4.0% Avenue Range — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 18.7% / 16.1%
Woolumbool — 55-64: 18.7% Avenue Range — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 8.0% / 11.6%
Woolumbool — 65-74: 8.0% Avenue Range — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 5.3% / 3.6%
Woolumbool — 75-84: 5.3% Avenue Range — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ — / —
Woolumbool — 85+: not among its largest Avenue Range — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).

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.

Woolumbool Avenue Range
New Zealand 8.0% / —
Woolumbool — New Zealand: 8.0% Avenue Range — New Zealand: not among its largest
England — / 6.2%
Woolumbool — England: not among its largest Avenue Range — England: 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Woolumbool 78.9% couple families
Woolumbool — Couple Families: 78.9% Woolumbool — Lone Person: 21.1% Woolumbool — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Avenue Range 65.0% couple families
Avenue Range — Couple Families: 65.0% Avenue Range — Lone Person: 20.0% Avenue Range — One Parent Families: 15.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Woolumbool 100.0% houses
Woolumbool — Houses: 100.0%
Avenue Range 100.0% houses
Avenue Range — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Woolumbool Avenue Range
Certificate III & IV 10.7% / 18.8%
Woolumbool — Certificate III & IV: 10.7% Avenue Range — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.0% / 10.7%
Woolumbool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0% Avenue Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 7.1%
Woolumbool — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Avenue Range — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 6.2%
Woolumbool — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Avenue Range — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.7%
Woolumbool — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Avenue Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Woolumbool 33.3% renting
Woolumbool — Owned Outright: 44.4% Woolumbool — Mortgage: 22.2% Woolumbool — Renting: 33.3%
Avenue Range 34.1% renting
Avenue Range — Owned Outright: 43.9% Avenue Range — Mortgage: 22.0% Avenue Range — Renting: 34.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Woolumbool Avenue Range
Rural and farming 96% 100%
Environmental 4% 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

Woolumbool Avenue Range
New dwellings approved 17
across Naracoorte Lucindale
same for both
Approvals change year on year +300%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Woolumbool Avenue Range
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 73% of SA Higher than 56% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of SA Higher than 52% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 94% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 28% of SA Higher than 31% of SA

Liveability

Woolumbool Avenue Range
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Woolumbool Avenue Range
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime — 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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Woolumbool Avenue Range
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

Woolumbool Avenue Range
Parks & reserves 8 9

Mobility

Avenue Range sits further from the CBD (327.6 km vs 309.6 km).

Woolumbool Avenue Range
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 309.6 km 327.6 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 212 min 224 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5272
 1.9%
postcode 5273
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 5272
 —

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.

Woolumbool Avenue Range
Car (driver) 75.6% / 50.0%
Woolumbool — Car (driver): 75.6% Avenue Range — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 9.8% / 41.7%
Woolumbool — Worked from Home: 9.8% Avenue Range — Worked from Home: 41.7%
Walked Only 14.6% / 8.3%
Woolumbool — Walked Only: 14.6% Avenue Range — Walked Only: 8.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.6%).

Setting

Woolumbool Avenue Range
Elevation 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 42.6 km 32.1 km

NBN connectivity

Woolumbool Avenue Range
Connectivity score 17/100 20/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
9 premises
 0%
30 premises

Climate

Woolumbool Avenue Range
Annual rainfall 527 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Woolumbool Avenue Range
Average residential rate $1,794/yr
same for both
Council Naracoorte Lucindale
same for both

Federal electorate

Woolumbool Avenue Range
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Woolumbool Avenue Range
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Woolumbool

Family Rural Young Families

Avenue Range

Rural Young Families

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