Flaxley vs Macclesfield

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. In Macclesfield, about half of households are couple families.

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

Macclesfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 33/100)

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

First-home buyers

Macclesfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Macclesfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($308/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Flaxley sits closer to the CBD (41.9 km vs 46.4 km)
  • Macclesfield is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Macclesfield

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 33/100)

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

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

Flaxley Macclesfield
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.

Flaxley Macclesfield
Walkability 0 / 28
Flaxley — Walkability: 0/100 Macclesfield — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 67 / 89
Flaxley — Safety: 67/100 Macclesfield — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 100 / 84
Flaxley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Macclesfield — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Macclesfield has more residents (1,413 vs 177); Flaxley rents higher ($350/wk vs $308/wk).

Flaxley Macclesfield
Population 177 1,413
+698% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.3% +4.5%
Median age 48 47
Median household income $81,224/yr $83,460/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+12% vs other
 $308/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Flaxley Macclesfield
0-4 2.8% / 4.7%
Flaxley — 0-4: 2.8% Macclesfield — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 10.2% / 10.6%
Flaxley — 5-14: 10.2% Macclesfield — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 7.3% / 4.7%
Flaxley — 15-19: 7.3% Macclesfield — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 5.6% / 5.7%
Flaxley — 20-24: 5.6% Macclesfield — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 5.6% / 11.5%
Flaxley — 25-34: 5.6% Macclesfield — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 14.1% / 10.2%
Flaxley — 35-44: 14.1% Macclesfield — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 18.6% / 14.6%
Flaxley — 45-54: 18.6% Macclesfield — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 15.8% / 17.7%
Flaxley — 55-64: 15.8% Macclesfield — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 14.7% / 14.6%
Flaxley — 65-74: 14.7% Macclesfield — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 1.7% / 5.0%
Flaxley — 75-84: 1.7% Macclesfield — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 2.8% / 0.8%
Flaxley — 85+: 2.8% Macclesfield — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Flaxley 55.0% couple families
Flaxley — Couple Families: 55.0% Flaxley — Lone Person: 30.0% Flaxley — One Parent Families: 15.0% Flaxley — Group Household: 0.0% Flaxley — Other Families: 0.0%
Macclesfield 49.2% couple families
Macclesfield — Couple Families: 49.2% Macclesfield — Lone Person: 33.6% Macclesfield — One Parent Families: 13.3% Macclesfield — Group Household: 2.8% Macclesfield — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Flaxley 13.5% renting
Flaxley — Owned Outright: 48.1% Flaxley — Mortgage: 38.5% Flaxley — Renting: 13.5%
Macclesfield 7.0% renting
Macclesfield — Owned Outright: 39.8% Macclesfield — Mortgage: 53.1% Macclesfield — Renting: 7.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Flaxley Macclesfield
Bachelor Degree 18.1% / 14.5%
Flaxley — Bachelor Degree: 18.1% Macclesfield — Bachelor Degree: 14.5%
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 16.6%
Flaxley — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Macclesfield — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 9.8%
Flaxley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Macclesfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 3.6%
Flaxley — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Macclesfield — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 3.5%
Flaxley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Macclesfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

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.

Flaxley Macclesfield
England 7.9% / 7.6%
Flaxley — England: 7.9% Macclesfield — England: 7.6%
Germany 2.3% / 1.1%
Flaxley — Germany: 2.3% Macclesfield — Germany: 1.1%
New Zealand 2.3% / 0.3%
Flaxley — New Zealand: 2.3% Macclesfield — New Zealand: 0.3%
Thailand 2.3% / —
Flaxley — Thailand: 2.3% Macclesfield — Thailand: not among its largest
Ireland 1.7% / —
Flaxley — Ireland: 1.7% Macclesfield — Ireland: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.7%
Flaxley — Scotland: not among its largest Macclesfield — Scotland: 0.7%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Flaxley — Netherlands: not among its largest Macclesfield — Netherlands: 0.6%
Iran — / 0.5%
Flaxley — Iran: not among its largest Macclesfield — Iran: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Flaxley 100.0% houses
Flaxley — Houses: 100.0% Flaxley — Townhouses: 0.0% Flaxley — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Macclesfield 99.3% houses
Macclesfield — Houses: 99.3% Macclesfield — Townhouses: 0.5% Macclesfield — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Flaxley Macclesfield
Median house price — $987,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $360,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 48 days
from 15 sales

Zoning mix

Flaxley Macclesfield
Rural and farming 100% 94%
Residential 0% 3%
Parks and recreation 0% 1%
Other and special use 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

Flaxley Macclesfield
New dwellings approved 657
across Mount Barker
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Flaxley Macclesfield
House price — Higher than 2% of SA
Income Higher than 56% of SA Higher than 59% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
Affordability — Higher than 96% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 92% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of SA Higher than 94% of SA

Liveability

Macclesfield is more walkable (28 vs 0).

Flaxley Macclesfield
Grade — B
Score — 63/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Macclesfield carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0); Flaxley carries more crime risk (33 vs 11).

Flaxley Macclesfield
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Low
11/100
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 Macclesfield
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Flaxley

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

Schools in Macclesfield

  • Macclesfield Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Flaxley Macclesfield
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Macclesfield sits further from the CBD (46.4 km vs 41.9 km).

Flaxley Macclesfield
Walkability score 0/100 28/100
Distance to Adelaide 41.9 km 46.4 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 41 min 45 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.

Flaxley Macclesfield
Car (driver) 67.6% / 78.0%
Flaxley — Car (driver): 67.6% Macclesfield — Car (driver): 78.0%
Worked from Home 32.4% / 13.5%
Flaxley — Worked from Home: 32.4% Macclesfield — Worked from Home: 13.5%
Car (passenger) — / 4.1%
Flaxley — Car (passenger): not among its largest Macclesfield — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only — / 2.0%
Flaxley — Walked Only: not among its largest Macclesfield — Walked Only: 2.0%
Bus — / 1.6%
Flaxley — Bus: not among its largest Macclesfield — Bus: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.0%).

Setting

Flaxley Macclesfield
Elevation 394 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 295 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.8 km 32.7 km

NBN connectivity

Flaxley Macclesfield
Connectivity score 30/100 83/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
65 premises
 77%
650 premises

Climate

Flaxley Macclesfield
Annual rainfall 730 mm 466 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.8°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.7°C —

Council rates

Flaxley Macclesfield
Average residential rate $2,485/yr
same for both
Council Mount Barker
same for both

Federal electorate

Flaxley Macclesfield
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Flaxley Macclesfield
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Flaxley

Outer

Macclesfield

Acreage Outer Quiet

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