Burnside vs Greenhill

Greenhill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Burnside. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Burnside, about half of households are couple families. In Greenhill, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Burnside: a median of $1.74 million, against $1.23 million in Greenhill, though rent is higher in Greenhill. Burnside is closer to the city centre: 7.4 km, against 11.6 km. On these figures, Burnside tends to suit people living alone, while Greenhill suits 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

They split

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

  • Burnside has more parks and reserves (10 vs 3)
  • Greenhill has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 71%)

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

First-home buyers

Greenhill

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,227,500 vs $1,737,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Burnside

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 2%)
  • has cheaper rent ($375/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Burnside

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 18/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (7.4 km vs 11.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (13 min vs 20 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Burnside

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 18/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Burnside Greenhill
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.

Burnside Greenhill
Walkability 67 / 18
Burnside — Walkability: 67/100 Greenhill — Walkability: 18/100
Safety 78 / 81
Burnside — Safety: 78/100 Greenhill — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 15 / 20
Burnside — Low fire risk: 15/100 Greenhill — Low fire risk: 20/100
Low flood risk 30 / 89
Burnside — Low flood risk: 30/100 Greenhill — Low flood risk: 89/100

Demographics

Burnside has more residents (3,060 vs 454); Greenhill rents higher ($500/wk vs $375/wk).

Burnside Greenhill
Population 3,060
+85% vs other
 454
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.4% +7.8%
Median age 43 40
Median household income $117,364/yr $136,500/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $375/wk $500/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burnside Greenhill
0-4 4.6% / 5.5%
Burnside — 0-4: 4.6% Greenhill — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 14.7% / 12.6%
Burnside — 5-14: 14.7% Greenhill — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 6.9% / 7.9%
Burnside — 15-19: 6.9% Greenhill — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 4.9% / 5.7%
Burnside — 20-24: 4.9% Greenhill — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 8.4% / 10.4%
Burnside — 25-34: 8.4% Greenhill — 25-34: 10.4%
35-44 12.5% / 14.1%
Burnside — 35-44: 12.5% Greenhill — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 14.5% / 17.2%
Burnside — 45-54: 14.5% Greenhill — 45-54: 17.2%
55-64 11.4% / 11.0%
Burnside — 55-64: 11.4% Greenhill — 55-64: 11.0%
65-74 10.4% / 8.8%
Burnside — 65-74: 10.4% Greenhill — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 8.8% / 5.3%
Burnside — 75-84: 8.8% Greenhill — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 2.5% / —
Burnside — 85+: 2.5% Greenhill — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burnside 53.7% couple families
Burnside — Couple Families: 53.7% Burnside — Lone Person: 32.6% Burnside — One Parent Families: 11.5% Burnside — Group Household: 1.4% Burnside — Other Families: 0.7%
Greenhill 63.4% couple families
Greenhill — Couple Families: 63.4% Greenhill — Lone Person: 18.8% Greenhill — One Parent Families: 15.2% Greenhill — Group Household: 2.7% Greenhill — 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.

Burnside 17.7% renting
Burnside — Owned Outright: 43.9% Burnside — Mortgage: 38.4% Burnside — Renting: 17.7%
Greenhill 2.0% renting
Greenhill — Owned Outright: 37.9% Greenhill — Mortgage: 60.1% Greenhill — Renting: 2.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Burnside Greenhill
Bachelor Degree 24.1% / 22.7%
Burnside — Bachelor Degree: 24.1% Greenhill — Bachelor Degree: 22.7%
Postgraduate Degree 12.0% / 9.3%
Burnside — Postgraduate Degree: 12.0% Greenhill — Postgraduate Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.1%
Burnside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Greenhill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Certificate III & IV 6.1% / 10.1%
Burnside — Certificate III & IV: 6.1% Greenhill — Certificate III & IV: 10.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 3.3%
Burnside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Greenhill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

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.

Burnside Greenhill
England 5.2% / 7.7%
Burnside — England: 5.2% Greenhill — England: 7.7%
China 5.2% / —
Burnside — China: 5.2% Greenhill — China: not among its largest
India 2.6% / 0.7%
Burnside — India: 2.6% Greenhill — India: 0.7%
Iran 1.1% / 1.1%
Burnside — Iran: 1.1% Greenhill — Iran: 1.1%
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.9%
Burnside — New Zealand: 0.9% Greenhill — New Zealand: 0.9%
Malaysia 1.4% / —
Burnside — Malaysia: 1.4% Greenhill — Malaysia: not among its largest
Canada — / 1.3%
Burnside — Canada: not among its largest Greenhill — Canada: 1.3%
Netherlands — / 1.1%
Burnside — Netherlands: not among its largest Greenhill — Netherlands: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burnside 70.6% houses
Burnside — Houses: 70.6% Burnside — Townhouses: 25.6% Burnside — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Greenhill 100.0% houses
Greenhill — Houses: 100.0% Greenhill — Townhouses: 0.0% Greenhill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Burnside Greenhill
Median house price $1,737,500 $1,227,500
Median unit price $668,000 —
Median land price $1,788,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 35 sales
 30 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Greenhill has more land zoned for conservation (100% vs 11%).

Burnside Greenhill
Environmental 11% 100%
Residential 87% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Burnside Greenhill
New dwellings approved 250
across Burnside
 95
across Adelaide Hills
Approvals change year on year +32% +53%

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.

Burnside Greenhill
Houses 2.3%
$800/wk on $1.77M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Burnside Greenhill
House price Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 57% of SA
Income Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 71% of SA
Affordability Higher than 32% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 73% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 6% of SA —

Liveability

Burnside is more walkable (67 vs 18).

Burnside Greenhill
Grade B —
Score 57/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Burnside carries more flood risk (70 vs 11).

Burnside Greenhill
Bushfire High
85/100
 High
80/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
19/100
Flood High
70/100
 Low
11/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Burnside Greenhill
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 3.5 km
 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 4.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.8% 2.6%

Schools in Burnside

  • Burnside Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Greenhill

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

Amenities in the suburb

Burnside Greenhill
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 10 3
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 14 6

Mobility

Greenhill sits further from the CBD (11.6 km vs 7.4 km).

Burnside Greenhill
Walkability score 67/100 18/100
Distance to Adelaide 7.4 km 11.6 km
+57% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 13 min 20 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 32/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 40.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 10.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.8%
postcode 5066
 2.0%
postcode 5140
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 5066
 83
postcode 5140

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.

Burnside Greenhill
Car (driver) 66.8% / 71.8%
Burnside — Car (driver): 66.8% Greenhill — Car (driver): 71.8%
Worked from Home 19.3% / 19.5%
Burnside — Worked from Home: 19.3% Greenhill — Worked from Home: 19.5%
Bus 5.9% / 3.6%
Burnside — Bus: 5.9% Greenhill — Bus: 3.6%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 3.6%
Burnside — Car (passenger): 4.9% Greenhill — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Walked Only 1.4% / 1.4%
Burnside — Walked Only: 1.4% Greenhill — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bicycle 1.7% / —
Burnside — Bicycle: 1.7% Greenhill — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.8%).

Setting

Burnside Greenhill
Elevation 171 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 443 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.6 km 16.6 km

NBN connectivity

Burnside Greenhill
Connectivity score 75/100 45/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 6%
1,326 premises
 0%
174 premises

Climate

Burnside Greenhill
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)

Burnside Greenhill
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

Burnside Greenhill
Average residential rate $2,410/yr $2,727/yr
Council Burnside Adelaide Hills

Federal electorate

Burnside Greenhill
Division Sturt Mayo
Member Claire Clutterham Rebekha Sharkie
Party Australian Labor Party Centre Alliance

First Home Owner Grant

Burnside Greenhill
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Burnside

Inner Parks Premium Professionals River Townhouses

Greenhill

Acreage Middle-Ring Professionals River

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