Biggs Flat vs Chapel Hill

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, Biggs 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Chapel Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 42%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Chapel Hill

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Chapel Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Chapel Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.5% vs 1.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Biggs Flat and Chapel 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.

Biggs Flat Chapel Hill
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.

Biggs Flat Chapel Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Biggs Flat — Walkability: 0/100 Chapel Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 81 / 86
Biggs Flat — Safety: 81/100 Chapel Hill — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 17 / 24
Biggs Flat — Low fire risk: 17/100 Chapel Hill — Low fire risk: 24/100

Demographics

Chapel Hill has higher household incomes ($147,316 vs $84,500); Chapel Hill has more residents (127 vs 84).

Biggs Flat Chapel Hill
Population 84 127
+51% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.2% +16.5%
Median age 43
same for both
Median household income $84,500/yr $147,316/yr
+74% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+14% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Biggs Flat Chapel Hill
0-4 13.1% / 7.1%
Biggs Flat — 0-4: 13.1% Chapel Hill — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 11.9% / 7.9%
Biggs Flat — 5-14: 11.9% Chapel Hill — 5-14: 7.9%
15-19 4.8% / 7.1%
Biggs Flat — 15-19: 4.8% Chapel Hill — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 4.8% / 6.3%
Biggs Flat — 20-24: 4.8% Chapel Hill — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 11.9% / 8.7%
Biggs Flat — 25-34: 11.9% Chapel Hill — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 13.1% / 14.2%
Biggs Flat — 35-44: 13.1% Chapel Hill — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 14.3% / 12.6%
Biggs Flat — 45-54: 14.3% Chapel Hill — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 15.5% / 15.0%
Biggs Flat — 55-64: 15.5% Chapel Hill — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 13.1% / 14.2%
Biggs Flat — 65-74: 13.1% Chapel Hill — 65-74: 14.2%
75-84 — / 5.5%
Biggs Flat — 75-84: not among its largest Chapel Hill — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ — / —
Biggs Flat — 85+: not among its largest Chapel Hill — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Biggs Flat 76.9% couple families
Biggs Flat — Couple Families: 76.9% Biggs Flat — Lone Person: 23.1%
Chapel Hill 70.8% couple families
Chapel Hill — Couple Families: 70.8% Chapel Hill — Lone Person: 29.2%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Biggs Flat 0.0% renting
Biggs Flat — Owned Outright: 36.8% Biggs Flat — Mortgage: 63.2% Biggs Flat — Renting: 0.0%
Chapel Hill 0.0% renting
Chapel Hill — Owned Outright: 54.5% Chapel Hill — Mortgage: 45.5% Chapel Hill — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Biggs Flat Chapel Hill
England — / 5.5%
Biggs Flat — England: not among its largest Chapel Hill — England: 5.5%
South Africa 4.8% / —
Biggs Flat — South Africa: 4.8% Chapel Hill — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand 3.6% / —
Biggs Flat — New Zealand: 3.6% Chapel Hill — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany — / 3.1%
Biggs Flat — Germany: not among its largest Chapel Hill — Germany: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Qualifications

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

Biggs Flat Chapel Hill
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 19.7%
Biggs Flat — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% Chapel Hill — Bachelor Degree: 19.7%
Certificate III & IV 6.0% / 18.1%
Biggs Flat — Certificate III & IV: 6.0% Chapel Hill — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.7% / 7.9%
Biggs Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7% Chapel Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 6.3%
Biggs Flat — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Chapel Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 6.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Biggs Flat 100.0% houses
Biggs Flat — Houses: 100.0%
Chapel Hill 100.0% houses
Chapel Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Biggs Flat Chapel Hill
Rural and farming 100% 94%
Environmental 0% 6%
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

Biggs Flat Chapel Hill
New dwellings approved 657
across Mount Barker
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Biggs Flat Chapel Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of SA Higher than 34% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 92% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of SA Higher than 61% of SA

Liveability

Biggs Flat Chapel Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Biggs Flat Chapel Hill
Bushfire High
83/100
 High
76/100
Crime Low
19/100
 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

Biggs Flat Chapel 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

Amenities in the suburb

Biggs Flat Chapel Hill
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Biggs Flat Chapel Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 33.6 km 34.9 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 36 min 40 min
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 5153
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 86
postcode 5153
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.

Biggs Flat Chapel Hill
Car (driver) 79.3% / 64.5%
Biggs Flat — Car (driver): 79.3% Chapel Hill — Car (driver): 64.5%
Worked from Home 20.7% / 24.2%
Biggs Flat — Worked from Home: 20.7% Chapel Hill — Worked from Home: 24.2%
Walked Only — / 6.5%
Biggs Flat — Walked Only: not among its largest Chapel Hill — Walked Only: 6.5%
Bus — / 4.8%
Biggs Flat — Bus: not among its largest Chapel Hill — Bus: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.3%).

Setting

Biggs Flat Chapel Hill
Elevation 340 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 348 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.5 km 23.3 km

NBN connectivity

Biggs Flat Chapel Hill
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 0%
46 premises

Climate

Biggs Flat Chapel Hill
Annual rainfall 730 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Biggs Flat Chapel Hill
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

Biggs Flat Chapel Hill
Average residential rate $2,485/yr
same for both
Council Mount Barker
same for both

Federal electorate

Biggs Flat Chapel Hill
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Biggs Flat Chapel Hill
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Biggs Flat

Family Outer Young Families

Chapel Hill

Outer Professionals River

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