Yallunda Flat vs Edillilie

Yallunda Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 42 in Edillilie. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Yallunda Flat 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Yallunda Flat has more parks and reserves (8 vs 4)
  • Edillilie carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 68/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, 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

Yallunda Flat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $150/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 426 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (625.2 km vs 648.7 km)
  • But Edillilie is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Edillilie

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 68/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% 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 -5.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Yallunda Flat and Edillilie 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 Edillilie
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 Edillilie
Walkability 0 / 10
Yallunda Flat — Walkability: 0/100 Edillilie — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 32 / 86
Yallunda Flat — Safety: 32/100 Edillilie — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 29 / 30
Yallunda Flat — Low fire risk: 29/100 Edillilie — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Edillilie rents higher ($150/wk vs $125/wk); Edillilie skews older (42 vs 36).

Yallunda Flat Edillilie
Population 120 129
+8% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.0% -5.1%
Median age 36 42
Median household income $85,748/yr $87,724/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $125/wk $150/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yallunda Flat Edillilie
0-4 7.5% / 3.1%
Yallunda Flat — 0-4: 7.5% Edillilie — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 19.2% / 10.9%
Yallunda Flat — 5-14: 19.2% Edillilie — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 10.8% / 9.3%
Yallunda Flat — 15-19: 10.8% Edillilie — 15-19: 9.3%
20-24 2.5% / 3.1%
Yallunda Flat — 20-24: 2.5% Edillilie — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 6.7% / 11.6%
Yallunda Flat — 25-34: 6.7% Edillilie — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 12.5% / 8.5%
Yallunda Flat — 35-44: 12.5% Edillilie — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 14.2% / 21.7%
Yallunda Flat — 45-54: 14.2% Edillilie — 45-54: 21.7%
55-64 5.8% / 12.4%
Yallunda Flat — 55-64: 5.8% Edillilie — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 6.7% / 10.1%
Yallunda Flat — 65-74: 6.7% Edillilie — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 3.3% / 6.2%
Yallunda Flat — 75-84: 3.3% Edillilie — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ — / —
Yallunda Flat — 85+: not among its largest Edillilie — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

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%
Edillilie 74.2% couple families
Edillilie — Couple Families: 74.2% Edillilie — Lone Person: 25.8%
Couple Families Lone Person

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%
Edillilie 12.5% renting
Edillilie — Owned Outright: 43.8% Edillilie — Mortgage: 43.8% Edillilie — Renting: 12.5%
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%
Edillilie 100.0% houses
Edillilie — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Yallunda Flat Edillilie
Certificate III & IV 10.8% / 19.4%
Yallunda Flat — Certificate III & IV: 10.8% Edillilie — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 7.8%
Yallunda Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Edillilie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 6.2%
Yallunda Flat — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Edillilie — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.1%
Yallunda Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Edillilie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Zoning mix

Yallunda Flat Edillilie
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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 Edillilie
New dwellings approved 13
across Tumby Bay
 39
across Lower Eyre Peninsula
Approvals change year on year -50% +29%

Ranking within SA

Yallunda Flat Edillilie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 63% of SA Higher than 66% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of SA Higher than 64% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of SA Higher than 40% of SA

Liveability

Edillilie is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Yallunda Flat Edillilie
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Yallunda Flat carries more crime risk (68 vs 14).

Yallunda Flat Edillilie
Bushfire High
71/100
 High
70/100
Crime Moderate
68/100
 Low
14/100
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 Edillilie
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

Yallunda Flat Edillilie
Parks & reserves 8 4

Mobility

Edillilie sits further from the CBD (648.7 km vs 625.2 km).

Yallunda Flat Edillilie
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Adelaide 625.2 km 648.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 408 min 426 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5607
 0.0%
postcode 5630
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 5607
 —

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 Edillilie
Car (driver) 54.0% / 61.8%
Yallunda Flat — Car (driver): 54.0% Edillilie — Car (driver): 61.8%
Worked from Home 38.1% / 26.3%
Yallunda Flat — Worked from Home: 38.1% Edillilie — Worked from Home: 26.3%
Walked Only 7.9% / 5.3%
Yallunda Flat — Walked Only: 7.9% Edillilie — Walked Only: 5.3%
Car (passenger) — / 6.6%
Yallunda Flat — Car (passenger): not among its largest Edillilie — Car (passenger): 6.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.8%).

Setting

Yallunda Flat Edillilie
Elevation 212 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.4 km 24.5 km

NBN connectivity

Yallunda Flat Edillilie
Connectivity score 21/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 0%
57 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Yallunda Flat

Family Rural

Edillilie

Rural

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