Belair vs Mitcham

Mitcham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Belair. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Belair, most households are couple families. In Mitcham, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mitcham: a median of $1.69 million, against $1.23 million in Belair, though rent is higher in Belair. Mitcham is closer to the city centre: 8.3 km, against 12.7 km. On these figures, Belair tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Belair

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 3)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (89% vs 62%)

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

First-home buyers

Belair

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,230,500 vs $1,690,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mitcham

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 9%)
  • has cheaper rent ($328/wk vs $376/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mitcham

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 17/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (8.3 km vs 12.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (15 min vs 22 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mitcham

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (38% vs 11%)
  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 17/100)
  • But Belair has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Belair

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (7.0% vs 0.7%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.9% vs 3.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Belair Mitcham
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.

Belair Mitcham
Walkability 17 / 57
Belair — Walkability: 17/100 Mitcham — Walkability: 57/100
Safety 68 / 59
Belair — Safety: 68/100 Mitcham — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 53 / 57
Belair — Low fire risk: 53/100 Mitcham — Low fire risk: 57/100
Low flood risk 73 / 55
Belair — Low flood risk: 73/100 Mitcham — Low flood risk: 55/100

Demographics

Belair has more residents (4,718 vs 1,832); Belair rents higher ($376/wk vs $328/wk).

Belair Mitcham
Population 4,718
+61% vs other
 1,832
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.0% +0.7%
Median age 47 44
Median household income $117,780/yr
+12% vs other
 $103,792/yr
Median weekly rent $376/wk
+13% vs other
 $328/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Belair Mitcham
0-4 4.6% / 3.2%
Belair — 0-4: 4.6% Mitcham — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 11.6% / 12.4%
Belair — 5-14: 11.6% Mitcham — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 6.5% / 8.5%
Belair — 15-19: 6.5% Mitcham — 15-19: 8.5%
20-24 5.5% / 5.7%
Belair — 20-24: 5.5% Mitcham — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 6.7% / 9.1%
Belair — 25-34: 6.7% Mitcham — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 12.3% / 11.3%
Belair — 35-44: 12.3% Mitcham — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 14.5% / 15.2%
Belair — 45-54: 14.5% Mitcham — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 12.7% / 13.0%
Belair — 55-64: 12.7% Mitcham — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 12.7% / 11.6%
Belair — 65-74: 12.7% Mitcham — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 8.8% / 7.0%
Belair — 75-84: 8.8% Mitcham — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 4.1% / 2.7%
Belair — 85+: 4.1% Mitcham — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Belair 57.6% couple families
Belair — Couple Families: 57.6% Belair — Lone Person: 28.7% Belair — One Parent Families: 10.2% Belair — Group Household: 2.6% Belair — Other Families: 0.9%
Mitcham 46.1% couple families
Mitcham — Couple Families: 46.1% Mitcham — Lone Person: 36.0% Mitcham — One Parent Families: 14.3% Mitcham — Group Household: 2.3% Mitcham — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Belair 8.6% renting
Belair — Owned Outright: 44.3% Belair — Mortgage: 47.0% Belair — Renting: 8.6%
Mitcham 23.7% renting
Mitcham — Owned Outright: 39.3% Mitcham — Mortgage: 36.9% Mitcham — Renting: 23.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Belair Mitcham
Bachelor Degree 23.1% / 24.9%
Belair — Bachelor Degree: 23.1% Mitcham — Bachelor Degree: 24.9%
Postgraduate Degree 10.1% / 9.8%
Belair — Postgraduate Degree: 10.1% Mitcham — Postgraduate Degree: 9.8%
Certificate III & IV 8.8% / 7.3%
Belair — Certificate III & IV: 8.8% Mitcham — Certificate III & IV: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 8.2%
Belair — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Mitcham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.4% / 3.8%
Belair — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4% Mitcham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.9%).

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.

Belair Mitcham
England 8.6% / 5.9%
Belair — England: 8.6% Mitcham — England: 5.9%
China 1.1% / 2.6%
Belair — China: 1.1% Mitcham — China: 2.6%
South Africa 1.0% / 0.8%
Belair — South Africa: 1.0% Mitcham — South Africa: 0.8%
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.9%
Belair — New Zealand: 0.9% Mitcham — New Zealand: 0.9%
Scotland 1.0% / 0.7%
Belair — Scotland: 1.0% Mitcham — Scotland: 0.7%
India 0.6% / 0.7%
Belair — India: 0.6% Mitcham — India: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Belair 89.0% houses
Belair — Houses: 89.0% Belair — Townhouses: 9.6% Belair — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Mitcham 61.7% houses
Mitcham — Houses: 61.7% Mitcham — Townhouses: 17.2% Mitcham — Flats / Apartments: 21.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Belair Mitcham
Median house price $1,230,500 $1,690,000
Median unit price — $696,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 40 sales
 18 days
from 10 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Belair Mitcham
3 bed $1.09M / $1.5M
Belair — 3 bed: $1.09M (36 sales) Mitcham — 3 bed: $1.5M (16 sales)

36 vs 16 sales

4 bed $1.3M / $1.79M
Belair — 4 bed: $1.3M (46 sales) Mitcham — 4 bed: $1.79M (14 sales)

46 vs 14 sales

Zoning mix

Belair has more land zoned for conservation (78% vs 44%).

Belair Mitcham
Environmental 78% 44%
Residential 22% 56%
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

Belair Mitcham
New dwellings approved 188
across Mitcham
same for both
Approvals change year on year +32%
same for both

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.

Belair Mitcham
Houses 3.9%
$975/wk on $1.3M
 3.4%
$850/wk on $1.29M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Belair Mitcham
House price Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
Income Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Schools Higher than 30% of SA —
Walkability Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 83% of SA
Affordability Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 35% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 49% of SA Higher than 29% of SA

Liveability

Mitcham is more walkable (57 vs 17); Mitcham scores higher overall (65 vs 54).

Belair Mitcham
Grade B
same for both
Score 54/100 65/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mitcham carries more flood risk (45 vs 27).

Belair Mitcham
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Moderate
41/100
Flood Low
27/100
 Moderate
45/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Belair Mitcham
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Tonsley, 6.7 km
 3
Tonsley, 5.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.5% 4.6%

Schools in Belair

  • Belair Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St John's Grammar School - Secondary Campus Independent · Combined below peers
  • St John's Grammar School - Junior Campus Independent · Combined

Schools in Mitcham

  • Scotch College - Mitcham Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Belair Mitcham
Cafes & restaurants 5 3
Parks & reserves 7 6
Childcare 6 3
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 13 0

Mobility

Belair sits further from the CBD (12.7 km vs 8.3 km).

Belair Mitcham
Walkability score 17/100 57/100
Distance to Adelaide 12.7 km
+35% vs other
 8.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 15 min
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 64.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 37.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.1%
postcode 5052
 2.5%
postcode 5062
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 5052
 63
postcode 5062

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.

Belair Mitcham
Car (driver) 67.7% / 70.5%
Belair — Car (driver): 67.7% Mitcham — Car (driver): 70.5%
Worked from Home 19.0% / 16.0%
Belair — Worked from Home: 19.0% Mitcham — Worked from Home: 16.0%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 3.7%
Belair — Car (passenger): 4.1% Mitcham — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Bus 2.4% / 3.8%
Belair — Bus: 2.4% Mitcham — Bus: 3.8%
Train 3.7% / 1.0%
Belair — Train: 3.7% Mitcham — Train: 1.0%
Walked Only 1.2% / 2.4%
Belair — Walked Only: 1.2% Mitcham — Walked Only: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.5%).

Setting

Belair Mitcham
Elevation 288 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 139 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.8 km 10.2 km

NBN connectivity

Belair Mitcham
Connectivity score 63/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
1,915 premises
 1%
845 premises

Climate

Belair Mitcham
Annual rainfall 969 mm 457 mm
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C 29.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C 8.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Belair Mitcham
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Belair Mitcham
Average residential rate $2,296/yr
same for both
Council Mitcham
same for both

Federal electorate

Belair Mitcham
Division Boothby
same for both
Member Louise Miller-Frost
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Belair Mitcham
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Belair

Acreage Easy Commute Middle-Ring Professionals Retirees River Trains Transport Hub

Mitcham

Inner Parks Premium Professionals

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