Yorketown vs Edithburgh

Yorketown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 62 in Edithburgh. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Edithburgh: a median of $512,000, against $410,000 in Yorketown. On these figures, Yorketown tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Edithburgh suits older residents.

Yorketown has a notably larger population of 997 compared to Edithburgh's 550, and offers higher median household income at $49,348 versus $40,768. Yorketown also scores better on liveability (43 versus 34) and walkability (49 versus 20), suggesting more amenities and easier movement around town. Edithburgh's median house price is higher at $512,500 against Yorketown's $410,000, though rental costs are similar. Yorketown presents lower bushfire risk (42 versus 60) and has a younger median age of 53 years compared to Edithburgh's 62, which may appeal to those seeking a more active community with better services and accessibility.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Yorketown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Yorketown

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($78,000 vs $135,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper houses ($410,000 vs $512,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yorketown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Yorketown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (49/100 vs 20/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Yorketown is more walkable (49/100 vs 20/100)
  • Edithburgh has more residents already 65 and over (45% vs 32%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Yorketown Edithburgh
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.

Yorketown Edithburgh
Walkability 49 / 20
Yorketown — Walkability: 49/100 Edithburgh — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 89 / 86
Yorketown — Safety: 89/100 Edithburgh — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 58 / 40
Yorketown — Low fire risk: 58/100 Edithburgh — Low fire risk: 40/100

Demographics

Yorketown has more residents (997 vs 550); Yorketown has higher household incomes ($49,348 vs $40,768).

Yorketown Edithburgh
Population 997
+45% vs other
 550
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.9% +6.6%
Median age 53 62
Median household income $49,348/yr
+17% vs other
 $40,768/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $210/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yorketown Edithburgh
0-4 5.1% / 1.6%
Yorketown — 0-4: 5.1% Edithburgh — 0-4: 1.6%
5-14 9.4% / 7.8%
Yorketown — 5-14: 9.4% Edithburgh — 5-14: 7.8%
15-19 3.8% / 3.8%
Yorketown — 15-19: 3.8% Edithburgh — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 4.3% / 1.8%
Yorketown — 20-24: 4.3% Edithburgh — 20-24: 1.8%
25-34 7.8% / 6.2%
Yorketown — 25-34: 7.8% Edithburgh — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 8.4% / 7.5%
Yorketown — 35-44: 8.4% Edithburgh — 35-44: 7.5%
45-54 13.1% / 9.3%
Yorketown — 45-54: 13.1% Edithburgh — 45-54: 9.3%
55-64 16.1% / 20.0%
Yorketown — 55-64: 16.1% Edithburgh — 55-64: 20.0%
65-74 19.7% / 29.6%
Yorketown — 65-74: 19.7% Edithburgh — 65-74: 29.6%
75-84 9.3% / 12.9%
Yorketown — 75-84: 9.3% Edithburgh — 75-84: 12.9%
85+ 3.0% / 2.5%
Yorketown — 85+: 3.0% Edithburgh — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yorketown 57.0% lone person
Yorketown — Lone Person: 57.0% Yorketown — Couple Families: 30.4% Yorketown — One Parent Families: 7.7% Yorketown — Group Household: 3.5% Yorketown — Other Families: 1.4%
Edithburgh 63.8% lone person
Edithburgh — Lone Person: 63.8% Edithburgh — Couple Families: 20.8% Edithburgh — One Parent Families: 12.8% Edithburgh — Group Household: 2.7% Edithburgh — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yorketown 22.6% renting
Yorketown — Owned Outright: 53.8% Yorketown — Mortgage: 23.6% Yorketown — Renting: 22.6%
Edithburgh 17.5% renting
Edithburgh — Owned Outright: 60.6% Edithburgh — Mortgage: 21.9% Edithburgh — Renting: 17.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Yorketown Edithburgh
England 4.3% / 9.1%
Yorketown — England: 4.3% Edithburgh — England: 9.1%
Germany 0.5% / 0.5%
Yorketown — Germany: 0.5% Edithburgh — Germany: 0.5%
Netherlands 0.9% / —
Yorketown — Netherlands: 0.9% Edithburgh — Netherlands: not among its largest
Philippines 0.4% / 0.5%
Yorketown — Philippines: 0.4% Edithburgh — Philippines: 0.5%
Scotland 0.4% / —
Yorketown — Scotland: 0.4% Edithburgh — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.1%).

Qualifications

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

Yorketown Edithburgh
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 20.2%
Yorketown — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Edithburgh — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.9% / 8.0%
Yorketown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9% Edithburgh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Bachelor Degree 3.8% / 4.0%
Yorketown — Bachelor Degree: 3.8% Edithburgh — Bachelor Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.5%
Yorketown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Edithburgh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 0.9%
Yorketown — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Edithburgh — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yorketown 95.9% houses
Yorketown — Houses: 95.9% Yorketown — Flats / Apartments: 1.9% Yorketown — Townhouses: 2.2%
Edithburgh 90.7% houses
Edithburgh — Houses: 90.7% Edithburgh — Flats / Apartments: 5.8% Edithburgh — Townhouses: 3.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Yorketown Edithburgh
Median house price $410,000 $512,500
Median unit price — $240,000
Median land price $78,000 $135,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 3 sales
 41 days
from 9 sales

Zoning mix

Yorketown has more rural and farming land (99% vs 88%).

Yorketown Edithburgh
Rural and farming 99% 88%
Environmental 0% 6%
Residential 0% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Yorketown Edithburgh
New dwellings approved 97
across Yorke Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Yorketown Edithburgh
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 15% of SA Higher than 7% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of SA Higher than 71% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 57% of SA

Liveability

Yorketown is more walkable (49 vs 20); Yorketown scores higher overall (43 vs 34).

Yorketown Edithburgh
Grade C
same for both
Score 43/100 34/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Edithburgh carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 42).

Yorketown Edithburgh
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime Low
11/100
 Low
14/100
Flood — Low
22/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
79/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Yorketown Edithburgh
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Yorketown

  • St Columba's Memorial School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Yorketown Area School Government · Combined at peers

Schools in Edithburgh

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

Amenities in the suburb

Yorketown Edithburgh
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 3 1
Fuel stations 2 1
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 7 0

Mobility

Yorketown Edithburgh
Walkability score 49/100 20/100
Distance to Adelaide 229.5 km 229.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 163 min 164 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5576
 0.0%
postcode 5583
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 5576
 62
postcode 5583

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.

Yorketown Edithburgh
Car (driver) 72.4% / 65.8%
Yorketown — Car (driver): 72.4% Edithburgh — Car (driver): 65.8%
Worked from Home 11.4% / 18.0%
Yorketown — Worked from Home: 11.4% Edithburgh — Worked from Home: 18.0%
Walked Only 14.6% / 9.9%
Yorketown — Walked Only: 14.6% Edithburgh — Walked Only: 9.9%
Car (passenger) 1.6% / 6.3%
Yorketown — Car (passenger): 1.6% Edithburgh — Car (passenger): 6.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.4%).

Setting

Yorketown Edithburgh
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.6 km 245 m

NBN connectivity

Yorketown Edithburgh
Connectivity score 41/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
593 premises
 0%
425 premises

Climate

Yorketown Edithburgh
Annual rainfall 374 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Yorketown Edithburgh
Average residential rate $1,494/yr
same for both
Council Yorke Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Yorketown Edithburgh
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Yorketown Edithburgh
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Yorketown

Affordable Quiet Retirees Rural

Edithburgh

Affordable Coastal Quiet Retirees Rural

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