Chapel Hill vs Echunga

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, Chapel Hill tends to suit 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

Echunga

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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 19%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Echunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Echunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

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 9.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Chapel Hill Echunga
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.

Chapel Hill Echunga
Walkability 0 / 17
Chapel Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Echunga — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 86 / 85
Chapel Hill — Safety: 86/100 Echunga — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 24 / 35
Chapel Hill — Low fire risk: 24/100 Echunga — Low fire risk: 35/100

Demographics

Echunga has more residents (1,219 vs 127); Chapel Hill has higher household incomes ($147,316 vs $108,680).

Chapel Hill Echunga
Population 127 1,219
+860% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.5% +9.9%
Median age 43 41
Median household income $147,316/yr
+26% vs other
 $108,680/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $320/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Chapel Hill Echunga
0-4 7.1% / 7.1%
Chapel Hill — 0-4: 7.1% Echunga — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 7.9% / 11.1%
Chapel Hill — 5-14: 7.9% Echunga — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 7.1% / 6.5%
Chapel Hill — 15-19: 7.1% Echunga — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 6.3% / 5.4%
Chapel Hill — 20-24: 6.3% Echunga — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 8.7% / 10.3%
Chapel Hill — 25-34: 8.7% Echunga — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 14.2% / 13.9%
Chapel Hill — 35-44: 14.2% Echunga — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 12.6% / 15.3%
Chapel Hill — 45-54: 12.6% Echunga — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 15.0% / 14.0%
Chapel Hill — 55-64: 15.0% Echunga — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 14.2% / 12.0%
Chapel Hill — 65-74: 14.2% Echunga — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 5.5% / 3.8%
Chapel Hill — 75-84: 5.5% Echunga — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ — / 1.1%
Chapel Hill — 85+: not among its largest Echunga — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Chapel Hill 70.8% couple families
Chapel Hill — Couple Families: 70.8% Chapel Hill — Lone Person: 29.2% Chapel Hill — One Parent Families: 0.0% Chapel Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Chapel Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Echunga 55.6% couple families
Echunga — Couple Families: 55.6% Echunga — Lone Person: 23.6% Echunga — One Parent Families: 13.9% Echunga — Group Household: 5.6% Echunga — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Chapel Hill 0.0% renting
Chapel Hill — Owned Outright: 54.5% Chapel Hill — Mortgage: 45.5% Chapel Hill — Renting: 0.0%
Echunga 11.4% renting
Echunga — Owned Outright: 37.0% Echunga — Mortgage: 51.6% Echunga — Renting: 11.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Chapel Hill Echunga
Bachelor Degree 19.7% / 15.9%
Chapel Hill — Bachelor Degree: 19.7% Echunga — Bachelor Degree: 15.9%
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 15.5%
Chapel Hill — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Echunga — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 8.1%
Chapel Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Echunga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 6.3% / 4.4%
Chapel Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 6.3% Echunga — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.1%
Chapel Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Echunga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

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

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.

Chapel Hill Echunga
England 5.5% / 5.1%
Chapel Hill — England: 5.5% Echunga — England: 5.1%
Germany 3.1% / 0.3%
Chapel Hill — Germany: 3.1% Echunga — Germany: 0.3%
Ireland — / 0.7%
Chapel Hill — Ireland: not among its largest Echunga — Ireland: 0.7%
New Zealand — / 0.7%
Chapel Hill — New Zealand: not among its largest Echunga — New Zealand: 0.7%
China — / 0.5%
Chapel Hill — China: not among its largest Echunga — China: 0.5%
Canada — / 0.4%
Chapel Hill — Canada: not among its largest Echunga — Canada: 0.4%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Chapel Hill 100.0% houses
Chapel Hill — Houses: 100.0% Chapel Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Echunga 97.9% houses
Echunga — Houses: 97.9% Echunga — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Chapel Hill Echunga
Median house price — $1,127,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,700,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 60 days
from 8 sales

Zoning mix

Chapel Hill Echunga
Rural and farming 94% 98%
Environmental 6% 0%
Residential 0% 1%
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

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

Ranking within SA

Chapel Hill Echunga
House price — Higher than 7% of SA
Income Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of SA Higher than 70% of SA
Affordability — Higher than 97% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 92% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 56% of SA

Liveability

Echunga is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Chapel Hill Echunga
Grade — B
Score — 58/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Chapel Hill carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 65).

Chapel Hill Echunga
Bushfire High
76/100
 Moderate
65/100
Crime Low
14/100
 Low
15/100
Flood — Low
16/100
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

Chapel Hill Echunga
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Chapel Hill

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

Schools in Echunga

  • Echunga Primary and Preschool Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Chapel Hill Echunga
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Chapel Hill Echunga
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Adelaide 34.9 km 36 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min 42 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.

Chapel Hill Echunga
Car (driver) 64.5% / 73.8%
Chapel Hill — Car (driver): 64.5% Echunga — Car (driver): 73.8%
Worked from Home 24.2% / 16.0%
Chapel Hill — Worked from Home: 24.2% Echunga — Worked from Home: 16.0%
Walked Only 6.5% / 3.9%
Chapel Hill — Walked Only: 6.5% Echunga — Walked Only: 3.9%
Bus 4.8% / 0.9%
Chapel Hill — Bus: 4.8% Echunga — Bus: 0.9%
Car (passenger) — / 4.2%
Chapel Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest Echunga — Car (passenger): 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.8%).

Setting

Chapel Hill Echunga
Elevation 348 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 397 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.3 km 27.0 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Chapel Hill Echunga
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)

Chapel Hill Echunga
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Chapel Hill

Outer Professionals River

Echunga

Acreage Outer Quiet

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