Yallunda Flat vs Cummins

Yallunda Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 42 in Cummins. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yallunda Flat, the large majority of households are couple families. In Cummins, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Yallunda Flat tends to suit families with children and couples, while Cummins suits people living alone and 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

Yallunda Flat

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 4)
  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 56%)
  • But Cummins carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 68/100)

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

First-home buyers

Yallunda Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 16%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Yallunda Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $180/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yallunda Flat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (408 min vs 419 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (625.2 km vs 641.3 km)
  • But Cummins is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cummins

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Yallunda Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.0% vs 2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Yallunda Flat Cummins
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.

Yallunda Flat Cummins
Walkability 0 / 56
Yallunda Flat — Walkability: 0/100 Cummins — Walkability: 56/100
Safety 32 / 63
Yallunda Flat — Safety: 32/100 Cummins — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 29 / 79
Yallunda Flat — Low fire risk: 29/100 Cummins — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Cummins has more residents (981 vs 120); Cummins rents higher ($180/wk vs $125/wk).

Yallunda Flat Cummins
Population 120 981
+718% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.0% +2.3%
Median age 36 42
Median household income $85,748/yr
+7% vs other
 $79,352/yr
Median weekly rent $125/wk $180/wk
+44% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yallunda Flat Cummins
0-4 7.5% / 5.6%
Yallunda Flat — 0-4: 7.5% Cummins — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 19.2% / 16.1%
Yallunda Flat — 5-14: 19.2% Cummins — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 10.8% / 6.2%
Yallunda Flat — 15-19: 10.8% Cummins — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 2.5% / 4.5%
Yallunda Flat — 20-24: 2.5% Cummins — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 6.7% / 9.7%
Yallunda Flat — 25-34: 6.7% Cummins — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 12.5% / 11.7%
Yallunda Flat — 35-44: 12.5% Cummins — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 14.2% / 13.3%
Yallunda Flat — 45-54: 14.2% Cummins — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 5.8% / 10.4%
Yallunda Flat — 55-64: 5.8% Cummins — 55-64: 10.4%
65-74 6.7% / 10.6%
Yallunda Flat — 65-74: 6.7% Cummins — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 3.3% / 7.3%
Yallunda Flat — 75-84: 3.3% Cummins — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ — / 4.4%
Yallunda Flat — 85+: not among its largest Cummins — 85+: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yallunda Flat 81.2% couple families
Yallunda Flat — Couple Families: 81.2% Yallunda Flat — Lone Person: 18.8% Yallunda Flat — One Parent Families: 0.0% Yallunda Flat — Group Household: 0.0% Yallunda Flat — Other Families: 0.0%
Cummins 45.4% couple families
Cummins — Couple Families: 45.4% Cummins — Lone Person: 37.1% Cummins — One Parent Families: 10.4% Cummins — Group Household: 6.0% Cummins — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yallunda Flat 22.6% renting
Yallunda Flat — Owned Outright: 54.8% Yallunda Flat — Mortgage: 22.6% Yallunda Flat — Renting: 22.6%
Cummins 24.0% renting
Cummins — Owned Outright: 46.9% Cummins — Mortgage: 29.1% Cummins — Renting: 24.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yallunda Flat 100.0% houses
Yallunda Flat — Houses: 100.0% Yallunda Flat — Townhouses: 0.0% Yallunda Flat — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Cummins 95.2% houses
Cummins — Houses: 95.2% Cummins — Townhouses: 3.2% Cummins — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Yallunda Flat Cummins
Certificate III & IV 10.8% / 16.2%
Yallunda Flat — Certificate III & IV: 10.8% Cummins — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 7.3%
Yallunda Flat — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Cummins — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 5.6%
Yallunda Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Cummins — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Yallunda Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Cummins — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.7%
Yallunda Flat — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Cummins — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Property market

Yallunda Flat Cummins
Median house price — $355,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $200,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 45 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Yallunda Flat Cummins
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Yallunda Flat Cummins
New dwellings approved 13
across Tumby Bay
 39
across Lower Eyre Peninsula
Approvals change year on year -50% +29%

Ranking within SA

Yallunda Flat Cummins
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 63% of SA Higher than 54% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of SA Higher than 64% of SA

Liveability

Cummins is more walkable (56 vs 0).

Yallunda Flat Cummins
Grade — B
Score — 51/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Yallunda Flat carries more bushfire risk (71 vs 21); Yallunda Flat carries more crime risk (68 vs 37).

Yallunda Flat Cummins
Bushfire High
71/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 Low
37/100
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

Yallunda Flat Cummins
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Yallunda Flat

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

Schools in Cummins

  • Cummins Area School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Yallunda Flat Cummins
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 8 4
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Cummins sits further from the CBD (641.3 km vs 625.2 km).

Yallunda Flat Cummins
Walkability score 0/100 56/100
Distance to Adelaide 625.2 km 641.3 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 408 min 419 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5607
 0.0%
postcode 5631
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 5607
 72
postcode 5631

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.

Yallunda Flat Cummins
Car (driver) 54.0% / 70.9%
Yallunda Flat — Car (driver): 54.0% Cummins — Car (driver): 70.9%
Worked from Home 38.1% / 13.9%
Yallunda Flat — Worked from Home: 38.1% Cummins — Worked from Home: 13.9%
Walked Only 7.9% / 12.3%
Yallunda Flat — Walked Only: 7.9% Cummins — Walked Only: 12.3%
Car (passenger) — / 1.8%
Yallunda Flat — Car (passenger): not among its largest Cummins — Car (passenger): 1.8%
Bicycle — / 1.1%
Yallunda Flat — Bicycle: not among its largest Cummins — Bicycle: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.9%).

Setting

Yallunda Flat Cummins
Elevation 212 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.4 km 34.5 km

NBN connectivity

Yallunda Flat Cummins
Connectivity score 21/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 0%
492 premises

Council rates

Yallunda Flat Cummins
Average residential rate $1,976/yr $1,789/yr
Council Tumby Bay Lower Eyre Peninsula

Federal electorate

Yallunda Flat Cummins
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Yallunda Flat Cummins
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Yallunda Flat

Family Rural

Cummins

Affordable Quiet Rural

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