Flaxley vs Green Hills Range
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Flaxley, most households are couple families. Flaxley is closer to the city centre: 41.9 km, against 46.7 km. On these figures, Flaxley tends to suit couples, while Green Hills Range suits people living alone and families with children.
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
Flaxley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 56%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Green Hills Range
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 30%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Green Hills Range
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 22%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Flaxley
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (41 min vs 50 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (41.9 km vs 46.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Green Hills Range
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (35.4% vs 2.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Flaxley and Green Hills Range drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Flaxley has more residents (177 vs 88); Flaxley rents higher ($350/wk vs $250/wk).
| Flaxley | Green Hills Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 177 +50% vs other | 88 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.3% | +35.4% |
| Median age | 48 | 46 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr | $84,500/yr +4% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +29% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Flaxley | Green Hills Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Flaxley | Green Hills Range | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 657 across Mount Barker same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -7% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Flaxley | Green Hills Range | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 56% of SA | Higher than 63% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 10% of SA | Higher than 58% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 92% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of SA | Higher than 50% of SA |
Liveability
| Flaxley | Green Hills Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Flaxley | Green Hills Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 33/100 | — |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| 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
| Flaxley | Green Hills Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Flaxley | Green Hills Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Green Hills Range sits further from the CBD (46.7 km vs 41.9 km).
| Flaxley | Green Hills Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 41.9 km | 46.7 km +11% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 41 min | 50 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.6%).
Setting
| Flaxley | Green Hills Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 394 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 419 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 29.8 km | 29.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Flaxley | Green Hills Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 65 premises | 0% 35 premises |
Climate
| Flaxley | Green Hills Range | |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
| Flaxley | Green Hills Range | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 19.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.34 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Flaxley | Green Hills Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,485/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mount Barker same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Flaxley | Green Hills Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mayo same for both | |
| Member | Rebekha Sharkie same for both | |
| Party | Centre Alliance same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Flaxley | Green Hills Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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