Auldana vs Magill

Magill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 48 in Auldana. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Auldana, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Auldana: a median of $2.02 million, against $1.21 million in Magill, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Auldana tends to suit couples, while Magill suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

Auldana is a small, affluent enclave with a median household income of $134,784 and median house prices around $2,025,000, while Magill is a larger, more established suburb with 9,693 residents and significantly lower property costs at $1,205,000. Magill offers better walkability (86 versus 50) and liveability (80 versus 57), making it more suited to those prioritising urban convenience and community amenities. Auldana attracts buyers seeking privacy and space in a quieter setting, though it carries a notably higher bushfire risk of 83 compared to Magill's 0, and has a lower crime risk of 22 versus 47.

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

They split

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

  • Auldana carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 47/100)
  • Magill has more childcare (7 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Magill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,205,000 vs $2,025,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Magill

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 4%)
  • has cheaper rent ($341/wk vs $685/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Magill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (86/100 vs 50/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Magill

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (86/100 vs 50/100)
  • But Auldana carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 47/100)

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

Investors

Magill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.4% vs 0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Auldana Magill
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.

Auldana Magill
Walkability 50 / 86
Auldana — Walkability: 50/100 Magill — Walkability: 86/100
Safety 78 / 53
Auldana — Safety: 78/100 Magill — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 17 / 100
Auldana — Low fire risk: 17/100 Magill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Magill has more residents (9,693 vs 629); Auldana rents higher ($685/wk vs $341/wk).

Auldana Magill
Population 629 9,693
+1441% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% +9.4%
Median age 48 40
Median household income $134,784/yr
+38% vs other
 $84,032/yr
Median weekly rent $685/wk
+50% vs other
 $341/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Auldana Magill
0-4 2.5% / 4.8%
Auldana — 0-4: 2.5% Magill — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 13.5% / 12.3%
Auldana — 5-14: 13.5% Magill — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 7.6% / 5.8%
Auldana — 15-19: 7.6% Magill — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 4.6% / 6.7%
Auldana — 20-24: 4.6% Magill — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 7.2% / 12.8%
Auldana — 25-34: 7.2% Magill — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 9.5% / 14.7%
Auldana — 35-44: 9.5% Magill — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 15.3% / 13.3%
Auldana — 45-54: 15.3% Magill — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 16.4% / 10.6%
Auldana — 55-64: 16.4% Magill — 55-64: 10.6%
65-74 13.4% / 8.8%
Auldana — 65-74: 13.4% Magill — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 7.5% / 6.4%
Auldana — 75-84: 7.5% Magill — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 2.4% / 3.8%
Auldana — 85+: 2.4% Magill — 85+: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Auldana 61.3% couple families
Auldana — Couple Families: 61.3% Auldana — Lone Person: 18.7% Auldana — One Parent Families: 18.0% Auldana — Group Household: 0.0% Auldana — Other Families: 2.0%
Magill 40.7% couple families
Magill — Couple Families: 40.7% Magill — Lone Person: 39.7% Magill — One Parent Families: 12.3% Magill — Group Household: 5.6% Magill — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Auldana 4.5% renting
Auldana — Owned Outright: 56.6% Auldana — Mortgage: 38.9% Auldana — Renting: 4.5%
Magill 31.8% renting
Magill — Owned Outright: 34.7% Magill — Mortgage: 33.5% Magill — Renting: 31.8%
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.

Auldana Magill
China 11.9% / 7.0%
Auldana — China: 11.9% Magill — China: 7.0%
Italy 5.2% / 2.8%
Auldana — Italy: 5.2% Magill — Italy: 2.8%
England 4.1% / 3.7%
Auldana — England: 4.1% Magill — England: 3.7%
Malaysia 4.0% / 2.5%
Auldana — Malaysia: 4.0% Magill — Malaysia: 2.5%
India 1.4% / 4.3%
Auldana — India: 1.4% Magill — India: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.9%).

Qualifications

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

Auldana Magill
Bachelor Degree 24.5% / 20.4%
Auldana — Bachelor Degree: 24.5% Magill — Bachelor Degree: 20.4%
Postgraduate Degree 8.4% / 9.3%
Auldana — Postgraduate Degree: 8.4% Magill — Postgraduate Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 7.6%
Auldana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Magill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Certificate III & IV 7.6% / 8.4%
Auldana — Certificate III & IV: 7.6% Magill — Certificate III & IV: 8.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 3.0%
Auldana — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Magill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Auldana 100.0% houses
Auldana — Houses: 100.0% Auldana — Townhouses: 0.0% Auldana — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Magill 69.4% houses
Magill — Houses: 69.4% Magill — Townhouses: 19.8% Magill — Flats / Apartments: 10.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Auldana Magill
Median house price $2,025,000 $1,205,000
Median unit price — $675,000
Median land price — $1,288,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 18 days
from 92 sales

Zoning mix

Auldana Magill
Residential 89% 86%
Environmental 7% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 6%
Commercial 4%
same for both
Industrial 0% 3%
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

Auldana Magill
New dwellings approved 250
across Burnside
 361
across Campbelltown (SA)
Approvals change year on year +32% -34%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Auldana Magill
Houses — 3.6%
$705/wk on $1.02M
Units — 4.4%
$545/wk on $650K

Ranking within SA

Auldana Magill
House price Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
Income Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 59% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
Affordability Higher than 36% of SA Higher than 18% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 93% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 33% of SA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 35% of SA

Liveability

Magill is more walkable (86 vs 50); Magill scores higher overall (80 vs 57).

Auldana Magill
Grade B A
Score 57/100 80/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Auldana carries more bushfire risk (83 vs 0); Magill carries more crime risk (47 vs 22).

Auldana Magill
Bushfire High
83/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood — Low
36/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Auldana Magill
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 1.5 km
 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 0.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.2% 4.1%

Schools in Auldana

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

Schools in Magill

  • Magill School Government · Primary above peers
  • Norwood International High School Government · Secondary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Auldana Magill
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 12
Parks & reserves 6 11
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 14

Mobility

Auldana Magill
Walkability score 50/100 86/100
Distance to Adelaide 9.1 km
+4% vs other
 8.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 5072
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 5072
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.

Auldana Magill
Car (driver) 77.5% / 68.1%
Auldana — Car (driver): 77.5% Magill — Car (driver): 68.1%
Worked from Home 15.7% / 14.3%
Auldana — Worked from Home: 15.7% Magill — Worked from Home: 14.3%
Bus 2.1% / 9.1%
Auldana — Bus: 2.1% Magill — Bus: 9.1%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 5.5%
Auldana — Car (passenger): 4.6% Magill — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Walked Only — / 1.4%
Auldana — Walked Only: not among its largest Magill — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.5%).

Setting

Auldana Magill
Elevation 208 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.1 km 16.1 km

NBN connectivity

Auldana Magill
Connectivity score 75/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
243 premises
 3%
4,653 premises

Climate

Auldana Magill
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Auldana Magill
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³ —
PM10 17.8 µg/m³ —
NO₂ 1.12 pphm 0.51 pphm

Council rates

Auldana Magill
Average residential rate $2,410/yr $1,998/yr
Council Burnside Campbelltown (SA)

Federal electorate

Auldana Magill
Division Sturt
same for both
Member Claire Clutterham
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Auldana Magill
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Auldana

Inner Large Blocks Luxury Multicultural Parks Professionals Quiet River

Magill

Inner Parks Professionals River

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