Ashton vs Marble Hill
Marble Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 51 in Ashton. 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, Marble Hill tends to suit people living alone and 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
Ashton
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 35/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 62%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Ashton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 37%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Ashton
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 30%)
- has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $490/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Ashton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ashton
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 35/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Marble Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.0% vs -5.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ashton and Marble Hill drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Ashton has more residents (481 vs 69); Ashton has higher household incomes ($122,460 vs $84,448).
| Ashton | Marble Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 481 +86% vs other | 69 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.9% | +3.0% |
| Median age | 51 | 44 |
| Median household income | $122,460/yr +31% vs other | $84,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk | $490/wk +40% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Ashton | Marble Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,362,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Marble Hill has more rural and farming land (100% vs 71%); Ashton has more land zoned for conservation (29% vs 0%).
| Ashton | Marble Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 71% | 100% |
| Environmental | 29% | 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
| Ashton | Marble Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 95 across Adelaide Hills same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +53% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Ashton | Marble Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 59% of SA | — |
| Income | Higher than 93% of SA | Higher than 60% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 68% of SA | Higher than 37% of SA |
| Affordability | Higher than 86% of SA | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 86% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of SA | Higher than 47% of SA |
Liveability
Ashton is more walkable (14 vs 0).
| Ashton | Marble Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Marble Hill carries more crime risk (35 vs 17).
| Ashton | Marble Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 78/100 | High 83/100 |
| Crime | Low 17/100 | Low 35/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Ashton | Marble Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 6.6 km | 1 Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 7.6 km |
Amenities in the suburb
| Ashton | Marble Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
| Ashton | Marble Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 16.5 km | 18.2 km +10% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 26 min | 30 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.4% postcode 5137 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 85 postcode 5137 same for both | |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.1%).
Setting
| Ashton | Marble Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 561 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 505 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 20.8 km | 22.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Ashton | Marble Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 203 premises | 0% 23 premises |
Climate
| Ashton | Marble Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 969 mm | 921 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 23.8°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.4°C | — |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Ashton | Marble Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.0 µg/m³ | — |
| PM10 | 17.8 µg/m³ | — |
| NO₂ | 1.12 pphm | 0.51 pphm |
Council rates
| Ashton | Marble Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,727/yr same for both | |
| Council | Adelaide Hills same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ashton | Marble Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mayo same for both | |
| Member | Rebekha Sharkie same for both | |
| Party | Centre Alliance same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ashton | Marble Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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