Felixstow vs Hectorville

Hectorville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Felixstow. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Felixstow: a median of $1.3 million, against $1.1 million in Hectorville, and rent is higher there too. Felixstow is closer to the city centre: 7.2 km, against 8.9 km. On these figures, Felixstow tends to suit older residents, while Hectorville 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

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

Hectorville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($601,000 vs $728,250)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,100,000 vs $1,301,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Hectorville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 71/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Felixstow has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 18%)
  • Hectorville is more walkable (82/100 vs 71/100)

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

Investors

Hectorville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.5% vs 7.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Felixstow Hectorville
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.

Felixstow Hectorville
Walkability 71 / 82
Felixstow — Walkability: 71/100 Hectorville — Walkability: 82/100
Safety 41 / 42
Felixstow — Safety: 41/100 Hectorville — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Felixstow — Low fire risk: 100/100 Hectorville — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 17 / 57
Felixstow — Low flood risk: 17/100 Hectorville — Low flood risk: 57/100

Demographics

Hectorville has more residents (4,241 vs 2,477); Felixstow skews older (42 vs 38).

Felixstow Hectorville
Population 2,477 4,241
+71% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.2% +13.5%
Median age 42 38
Median household income $75,140/yr
+4% vs other
 $72,488/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+6% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Felixstow Hectorville
0-4 4.9% / 5.0%
Felixstow — 0-4: 4.9% Hectorville — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 9.1% / 9.8%
Felixstow — 5-14: 9.1% Hectorville — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 4.6% / 4.4%
Felixstow — 15-19: 4.6% Hectorville — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 6.6% / 7.4%
Felixstow — 20-24: 6.6% Hectorville — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 14.2% / 17.8%
Felixstow — 25-34: 14.2% Hectorville — 25-34: 17.8%
35-44 13.1% / 14.5%
Felixstow — 35-44: 13.1% Hectorville — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 11.3% / 12.5%
Felixstow — 45-54: 11.3% Hectorville — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 9.6% / 10.1%
Felixstow — 55-64: 9.6% Hectorville — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 11.6% / 8.7%
Felixstow — 65-74: 11.6% Hectorville — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 9.2% / 6.9%
Felixstow — 75-84: 9.2% Hectorville — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ 6.0% / 2.9%
Felixstow — 85+: 6.0% Hectorville — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Felixstow 42.4% lone person
Felixstow — Lone Person: 42.4% Felixstow — Couple Families: 36.2% Felixstow — One Parent Families: 11.8% Felixstow — Group Household: 8.0% Felixstow — Other Families: 1.6%
Hectorville 42.3% lone person
Hectorville — Lone Person: 42.3% Hectorville — Couple Families: 33.4% Hectorville — One Parent Families: 16.4% Hectorville — Group Household: 6.1% Hectorville — 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.

Felixstow 33.1% renting
Felixstow — Owned Outright: 36.7% Felixstow — Mortgage: 30.2% Felixstow — Renting: 33.1%
Hectorville 38.7% renting
Hectorville — Owned Outright: 31.9% Hectorville — Mortgage: 29.3% Hectorville — Renting: 38.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Felixstow Hectorville
Bachelor Degree 20.5% / 18.3%
Felixstow — Bachelor Degree: 20.5% Hectorville — Bachelor Degree: 18.3%
Certificate III & IV 9.4% / 10.7%
Felixstow — Certificate III & IV: 9.4% Hectorville — Certificate III & IV: 10.7%
Postgraduate Degree 8.1% / 7.9%
Felixstow — Postgraduate Degree: 8.1% Hectorville — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 7.0%
Felixstow — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Hectorville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.9%
Felixstow — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Hectorville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

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.

Felixstow Hectorville
Italy 5.0% / 9.3%
Felixstow — Italy: 5.0% Hectorville — Italy: 9.3%
China 7.3% / 6.6%
Felixstow — China: 7.3% Hectorville — China: 6.6%
India 4.4% / 7.4%
Felixstow — India: 4.4% Hectorville — India: 7.4%
England 2.9% / 1.8%
Felixstow — England: 2.9% Hectorville — England: 1.8%
Malaysia 1.8% / 1.5%
Felixstow — Malaysia: 1.8% Hectorville — Malaysia: 1.5%
Sri Lanka 1.3% / 1.6%
Felixstow — Sri Lanka: 1.3% Hectorville — Sri Lanka: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Felixstow 65.2% houses
Felixstow — Houses: 65.2% Felixstow — Flats / Apartments: 17.3% Felixstow — Townhouses: 17.6%
Hectorville 64.5% houses
Hectorville — Houses: 64.5% Hectorville — Flats / Apartments: 24.3% Hectorville — Townhouses: 11.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Felixstow Hectorville
Median house price $1,301,500 $1,100,000
Median unit price $728,250 $601,000
Median land price — $1,278,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 25 sales
 16 days
from 32 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Felixstow Hectorville
3 bed $1.26M / $1.04M
Felixstow — 3 bed: $1.26M (27 sales) Hectorville — 3 bed: $1.04M (42 sales)

27 vs 42 sales

4 bed $1.3M / $1.3M
Felixstow — 4 bed: $1.3M (23 sales) Hectorville — 4 bed: $1.3M (11 sales)

23 vs 11 sales

Zoning mix

Felixstow Hectorville
Residential 83% 94%
Parks and recreation 12% 0%
Commercial 3% 6%
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

Felixstow Hectorville
New dwellings approved 227
across Norwood Payneham and St Peters
 361
across Campbelltown (SA)
Approvals change year on year +141% -34%

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.

Felixstow Hectorville
Houses 3.4%
$760/wk on $1.16M
 3.8%
$710/wk on $964K
Units — 4.5%
$500/wk on $574K

Ranking within SA

Felixstow Hectorville
House price Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 67% of SA
Income Higher than 50% of SA Higher than 46% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
Affordability Higher than 9% of SA Higher than 16% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 83% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 27% of SA Higher than 45% of SA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 48% of SA

Liveability

Hectorville is more walkable (82 vs 71); Hectorville scores higher overall (66 vs 58).

Felixstow Hectorville
Grade B
same for both
Score 58/100 66/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Felixstow carries more flood risk (83 vs 43).

Felixstow Hectorville
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood High
83/100
 Moderate
43/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Felixstow Hectorville
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 3.4 km
 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 2.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.2% 3.1%

Schools in Felixstow

  • Felixstow Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Hectorville

  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • East Torrens Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Felixstow Hectorville
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Childcare 4 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Felixstow Hectorville
Walkability score 71/100 82/100
Distance to Adelaide 7.2 km 8.9 km
+24% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 14 min 17 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 70.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 43.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 5070
 1.3%
postcode 5073
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 5070
 56
postcode 5073

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.

Felixstow Hectorville
Car (driver) 66.1% / 69.9%
Felixstow — Car (driver): 66.1% Hectorville — Car (driver): 69.9%
Worked from Home 13.1% / 10.8%
Felixstow — Worked from Home: 13.1% Hectorville — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Bus 11.9% / 11.2%
Felixstow — Bus: 11.9% Hectorville — Bus: 11.2%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 5.7%
Felixstow — Car (passenger): 5.6% Hectorville — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only 1.2% / 1.3%
Felixstow — Walked Only: 1.2% Hectorville — Walked Only: 1.3%
Bicycle 1.6% / 0.7%
Felixstow — Bicycle: 1.6% Hectorville — Bicycle: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.9%).

Setting

Felixstow Hectorville
Elevation 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.7 km 14.2 km

NBN connectivity

Felixstow Hectorville
Connectivity score 78/100 88/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 14%
1,355 premises
 42%
2,162 premises

Climate

Felixstow Hectorville
Annual rainfall 457 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Felixstow Hectorville
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Felixstow Hectorville
Average residential rate $1,995/yr $1,998/yr
Council Norwood Payneham and St Peters Campbelltown (SA)

Federal electorate

Felixstow Hectorville
Division Sturt
same for both
Member Claire Clutterham
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Felixstow Hectorville
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Felixstow

Inner Multicultural Parks Professionals Retirees River

Hectorville

Inner Multicultural Parks

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