Bordertown vs Pine Hill

Pine Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 40 in Bordertown. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pine Hill, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Bordertown tends to suit older residents, while Pine Hill suits young adults and couples.

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

  • Bordertown has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • Pine Hill is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Pine Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 14%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Pine Hill

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($50/wk vs $220/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Bordertown

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (179 min vs 197 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (270.9 km vs 288 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bordertown

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 4%)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Investors

Pine Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.8% vs 4.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bordertown and Pine 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.

Bordertown Pine 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.

Bordertown Pine Hill
Walkability 79 / 0
Bordertown — Walkability: 79/100 Pine Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 49 / 52
Bordertown — Safety: 49/100 Pine Hill — Safety: 52/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bordertown — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pine Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bordertown has more residents (3,095 vs 66); Bordertown rents higher ($220/wk vs $50/wk).

Bordertown Pine Hill
Population 3,095
+98% vs other
 66
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.8% +15.8%
Median age 40 34
Median household income $74,828/yr $100,724/yr
+35% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+77% vs other
 $50/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bordertown Pine Hill
0-4 5.6% / 4.5%
Bordertown — 0-4: 5.6% Pine Hill — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 11.4% / —
Bordertown — 5-14: 11.4% Pine Hill — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 4.7% / 6.1%
Bordertown — 15-19: 4.7% Pine Hill — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 6.4% / 13.6%
Bordertown — 20-24: 6.4% Pine Hill — 20-24: 13.6%
25-34 14.1% / 19.7%
Bordertown — 25-34: 14.1% Pine Hill — 25-34: 19.7%
35-44 12.7% / 15.2%
Bordertown — 35-44: 12.7% Pine Hill — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 11.6% / 13.6%
Bordertown — 45-54: 11.6% Pine Hill — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 11.4% / 16.7%
Bordertown — 55-64: 11.4% Pine Hill — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 10.2% / 4.5%
Bordertown — 65-74: 10.2% Pine Hill — 65-74: 4.5%
75-84 8.0% / —
Bordertown — 75-84: 8.0% Pine Hill — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 3.5% / —
Bordertown — 85+: 3.5% Pine Hill — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bordertown 37.4% couple families
Bordertown — Couple Families: 37.4% Bordertown — Lone Person: 41.5% Bordertown — One Parent Families: 12.6% Bordertown — Group Household: 6.7% Bordertown — Other Families: 1.7%
Pine Hill 100.0% couple families
Pine Hill — Couple Families: 100.0% Pine Hill — Lone Person: 0.0% Pine Hill — One Parent Families: 0.0% Pine Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Pine Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bordertown 27.0% renting
Bordertown — Owned Outright: 35.4% Bordertown — Mortgage: 37.6% Bordertown — Renting: 27.0%
Pine Hill 0.0% renting
Pine Hill — Owned Outright: 64.7% Pine Hill — Mortgage: 35.3% Pine Hill — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bordertown Pine Hill
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 16.7%
Bordertown — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Pine Hill — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 10.6%
Bordertown — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Pine Hill — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 10.6%
Bordertown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Pine Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / —
Bordertown — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Pine Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / —
Bordertown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Pine Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

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.

Bordertown Pine Hill
Ireland — / 4.5%
Bordertown — Ireland: not among its largest Pine Hill — Ireland: 4.5%
Philippines 3.2% / —
Bordertown — Philippines: 3.2% Pine Hill — Philippines: not among its largest
Malaysia 3.0% / —
Bordertown — Malaysia: 3.0% Pine Hill — Malaysia: not among its largest
Afghanistan 2.2% / —
Bordertown — Afghanistan: 2.2% Pine Hill — Afghanistan: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.4% / —
Bordertown — New Zealand: 1.4% Pine Hill — New Zealand: not among its largest
China 1.3% / —
Bordertown — China: 1.3% Pine Hill — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bordertown 92.2% houses
Bordertown — Houses: 92.2% Bordertown — Townhouses: 6.2% Bordertown — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Pine Hill 100.0% houses
Pine Hill — Houses: 100.0% Pine Hill — Townhouses: 0.0% Pine Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bordertown Pine Hill
Median house price $335,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $48,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 42 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Bordertown Pine Hill
Rural and farming 94% 100%
Residential 2% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 0%
Industrial 1% 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

Bordertown Pine Hill
New dwellings approved 12
across Tatiara
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
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.

Bordertown Pine Hill
Houses 5.4%
$420/wk on $406K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Bordertown Pine Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of SA Higher than 80% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 41% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 4% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of SA Higher than 29% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 98% of SA —

Liveability

Bordertown is more walkable (79 vs 0).

Bordertown Pine Hill
Grade B —
Score 51/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bordertown Pine Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
48/100
Flood Low
35/100
 —
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Bordertown Pine Hill
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Bordertown

  • Bordertown High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Bordertown Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Pine Hill

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bordertown Pine Hill
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 2 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 4 0
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 10 0

Mobility

Pine Hill sits further from the CBD (288 km vs 270.9 km).

Bordertown Pine Hill
Walkability score 79/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 270.9 km 288 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 179 min 197 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5268
 0.0%
postcode 5269
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 5268
 51
postcode 5269

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.

Bordertown Pine Hill
Car (driver) 78.7% / 47.5%
Bordertown — Car (driver): 78.7% Pine Hill — Car (driver): 47.5%
Worked from Home 5.1% / 30.0%
Bordertown — Worked from Home: 5.1% Pine Hill — Worked from Home: 30.0%
Walked Only 4.4% / 15.0%
Bordertown — Walked Only: 4.4% Pine Hill — Walked Only: 15.0%
Car (passenger) 10.3% / 7.5%
Bordertown — Car (passenger): 10.3% Pine Hill — Car (passenger): 7.5%
Bicycle 1.2% / —
Bordertown — Bicycle: 1.2% Pine Hill — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.7%).

Setting

Bordertown Pine Hill
Elevation 89 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 100 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bordertown Pine Hill
Connectivity score 45/100 18/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 4%
1,614 premises
 0%
22 premises

Council rates

Bordertown Pine Hill
Average residential rate $1,656/yr
same for both
Council Tatiara
same for both

Federal electorate

Bordertown Pine Hill
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bordertown Pine Hill
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bordertown

Acreage Affordable River

Pine Hill

Rural

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