Chiton vs Hayborough

Hayborough is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 63 in Chiton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Chiton, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Chiton tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

  • Chiton carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 61/100)
  • Hayborough is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 42%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Hayborough

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $335/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hayborough

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (41/100 vs 22/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (70 min vs 75 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Chiton

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 61/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (47% vs 30%)
  • But Hayborough is more walkable (41/100 vs 22/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Chiton Hayborough
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.

Chiton Hayborough
Walkability 22 / 41
Chiton — Walkability: 22/100 Hayborough — Walkability: 41/100
Safety 80 / 39
Chiton — Safety: 80/100 Hayborough — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Chiton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Hayborough — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 60 / 68
Chiton — Low flood risk: 60/100 Hayborough — Low flood risk: 68/100

Demographics

Hayborough has more residents (2,238 vs 440); Chiton skews older (63 vs 48).

Chiton Hayborough
Population 440 2,238
+409% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) —
same for both
Median age 63 48
Median household income $63,024/yr
+12% vs other
 $55,328/yr
Median weekly rent $335/wk
+15% vs other
 $285/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Chiton Hayborough
0-4 2.0% / 5.3%
Chiton — 0-4: 2.0% Hayborough — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 8.4% / 12.5%
Chiton — 5-14: 8.4% Hayborough — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 3.9% / 4.3%
Chiton — 15-19: 3.9% Hayborough — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 0.7% / 4.6%
Chiton — 20-24: 0.7% Hayborough — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 6.1% / 9.4%
Chiton — 25-34: 6.1% Hayborough — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 5.7% / 10.1%
Chiton — 35-44: 5.7% Hayborough — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 10.7% / 10.6%
Chiton — 45-54: 10.7% Hayborough — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 18.4% / 13.3%
Chiton — 55-64: 18.4% Hayborough — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 29.5% / 17.2%
Chiton — 65-74: 29.5% Hayborough — 65-74: 17.2%
75-84 13.0% / 10.5%
Chiton — 75-84: 13.0% Hayborough — 75-84: 10.5%
85+ 4.5% / 2.7%
Chiton — 85+: 4.5% Hayborough — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Chiton 54.1% lone person
Chiton — Lone Person: 54.1% Chiton — Couple Families: 34.7% Chiton — One Parent Families: 7.1% Chiton — Group Household: 4.1% Chiton — Other Families: 0.0%
Hayborough 41.9% lone person
Hayborough — Lone Person: 41.9% Hayborough — Couple Families: 31.2% Hayborough — One Parent Families: 21.9% Hayborough — Group Household: 3.2% Hayborough — Other Families: 1.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Chiton 17.4% renting
Chiton — Owned Outright: 58.1% Chiton — Mortgage: 24.4% Chiton — Renting: 17.4%
Hayborough 23.2% renting
Hayborough — Owned Outright: 40.7% Hayborough — Mortgage: 36.1% Hayborough — Renting: 23.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Chiton Hayborough
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 20.4%
Chiton — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Hayborough — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.0% / 8.3%
Chiton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.0% Hayborough — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Bachelor Degree 12.7% / 7.9%
Chiton — Bachelor Degree: 12.7% Hayborough — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 1.4%
Chiton — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Hayborough — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / 1.2%
Chiton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Hayborough — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

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.

Chiton Hayborough
England 12.5% / 8.4%
Chiton — England: 12.5% Hayborough — England: 8.4%
Scotland 2.3% / —
Chiton — Scotland: 2.3% Hayborough — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 1.1% / 0.8%
Chiton — Germany: 1.1% Hayborough — Germany: 0.8%
Thailand 0.9% / —
Chiton — Thailand: 0.9% Hayborough — Thailand: not among its largest
Ireland 0.9% / —
Chiton — Ireland: 0.9% Hayborough — Ireland: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Chiton — New Zealand: not among its largest Hayborough — New Zealand: 0.8%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Chiton — Philippines: not among its largest Hayborough — Philippines: 0.7%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Chiton — South Africa: not among its largest Hayborough — South Africa: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Chiton 87.0% houses
Chiton — Houses: 87.0% Chiton — Townhouses: 14.5% Chiton — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Hayborough 92.2% houses
Hayborough — Houses: 92.2% Hayborough — Townhouses: 6.5% Hayborough — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Chiton Hayborough
Median house price — $730,000
Median unit price — $520,000
Median land price — $362,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 30 days
from 52 sales

Zoning mix

Chiton has more rural and farming land (54% vs 0%).

Chiton Hayborough
Residential 34% 88%
Rural and farming 54% 0%
Environmental 7% 1%
Parks and recreation 0% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 0%
Industrial 0% 4%
Commercial 0% 2%
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

Chiton Hayborough
New dwellings approved 429
across Alexandrina
 347
across Victor Harbor
Approvals change year on year +25% -26%

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.

Chiton Hayborough
Houses — 4.0%
$620/wk on $797K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Chiton Hayborough
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 31% of SA Higher than 21% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 63% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of SA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 60% of SA

Liveability

Hayborough is more walkable (41 vs 22).

Chiton Hayborough
Grade — C
Score — 40/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Hayborough carries more crime risk (61 vs 20).

Chiton Hayborough
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
20/100
 Moderate
61/100
Flood Moderate
40/100
 Low
32/100
Coastal erosion Low
17/100
 Low
34/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Chiton Hayborough
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Chiton

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

Schools in Hayborough

  • Encounter Lutheran College Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Chiton Hayborough
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 1 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2

Mobility

Chiton Hayborough
Walkability score 22/100 41/100
Distance to Adelaide 82.9 km
+2% vs other
 81.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 75 min 70 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 5211
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 5211
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.

Chiton Hayborough
Car (driver) 80.6% / 82.3%
Chiton — Car (driver): 80.6% Hayborough — Car (driver): 82.3%
Worked from Home 13.0% / 8.4%
Chiton — Worked from Home: 13.0% Hayborough — Worked from Home: 8.4%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 7.1%
Chiton — Car (passenger): 2.8% Hayborough — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Bicycle 3.7% / 0.7%
Chiton — Bicycle: 3.7% Hayborough — Bicycle: 0.7%
Walked Only — / 1.5%
Chiton — Walked Only: not among its largest Hayborough — Walked Only: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.3%).

Setting

Chiton Hayborough
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 774 m
1.6 km to a named beach
 762 m
2.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Chiton Hayborough
Connectivity score 99/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 98%
447 premises
 100%
1,528 premises

Climate

Chiton Hayborough
Annual rainfall 786 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Chiton Hayborough
Average residential rate $2,523/yr $2,533/yr
Council Alexandrina Victor Harbor

Federal electorate

Chiton Hayborough
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Chiton Hayborough
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Chiton

Acreage Coastal Retirees

Hayborough

Coastal Large Blocks Retirees

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