Gillentown vs Sevenhill

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gillentown, about half of households are people living alone. In Sevenhill, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Gillentown tends to suit people living alone, while Sevenhill suits couples 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

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

Gillentown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gillentown

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($201/wk vs $231/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Sevenhill

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (103 min vs 108 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (135.6 km vs 138.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Sevenhill

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Sevenhill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (35.8% vs 13.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gillentown Sevenhill
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.

Gillentown Sevenhill
Walkability 0 / 17
Gillentown — Walkability: 0/100 Sevenhill — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 84 / 75
Gillentown — Safety: 84/100 Sevenhill — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 54 / 69
Gillentown — Low fire risk: 54/100 Sevenhill — Low fire risk: 69/100

Demographics

Sevenhill has more residents (163 vs 108); Gillentown has higher household incomes ($111,800 vs $81,224).

Gillentown Sevenhill
Population 108 163
+51% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.7% +35.8%
Median age 47 49
Median household income $111,800/yr
+27% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent $201/wk $231/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gillentown Sevenhill
0-4 3.7% / 6.1%
Gillentown — 0-4: 3.7% Sevenhill — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 13.0% / 11.7%
Gillentown — 5-14: 13.0% Sevenhill — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 — / 8.6%
Gillentown — 15-19: not among its largest Sevenhill — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 3.7% / 3.1%
Gillentown — 20-24: 3.7% Sevenhill — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 9.3% / 8.0%
Gillentown — 25-34: 9.3% Sevenhill — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 13.9% / 12.3%
Gillentown — 35-44: 13.9% Sevenhill — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 14.8% / 19.6%
Gillentown — 45-54: 14.8% Sevenhill — 45-54: 19.6%
55-64 18.5% / 14.1%
Gillentown — 55-64: 18.5% Sevenhill — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 6.5% / 19.0%
Gillentown — 65-74: 6.5% Sevenhill — 65-74: 19.0%
75-84 6.5% / 2.5%
Gillentown — 75-84: 6.5% Sevenhill — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ — / —
Gillentown — 85+: not among its largest Sevenhill — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gillentown 37.5% couple families
Gillentown — Couple Families: 37.5% Gillentown — Lone Person: 50.0% Gillentown — One Parent Families: 12.5% Gillentown — Group Household: 0.0%
Sevenhill 48.5% couple families
Sevenhill — Couple Families: 48.5% Sevenhill — Lone Person: 33.3% Sevenhill — One Parent Families: 9.1% Sevenhill — Group Household: 9.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gillentown 0.0% renting
Gillentown — Owned Outright: 51.6% Gillentown — Mortgage: 48.4% Gillentown — Renting: 0.0%
Sevenhill 12.9% renting
Sevenhill — Owned Outright: 43.5% Sevenhill — Mortgage: 43.5% Sevenhill — Renting: 12.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Gillentown Sevenhill
England 4.6% / 6.1%
Gillentown — England: 4.6% Sevenhill — England: 6.1%
South Africa 3.7% / —
Gillentown — South Africa: 3.7% Sevenhill — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.8%
Gillentown — New Zealand: not among its largest Sevenhill — New Zealand: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

Qualifications

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

Gillentown Sevenhill
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 22.1%
Gillentown — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Sevenhill — Certificate III & IV: 22.1%
Bachelor Degree 17.6% / 7.4%
Gillentown — Bachelor Degree: 17.6% Sevenhill — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 7.4%
Gillentown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Sevenhill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 7.4%
Gillentown — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Sevenhill — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.7% / 3.1%
Gillentown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7% Sevenhill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gillentown 100.0% houses
Gillentown — Houses: 100.0%
Sevenhill 100.0% houses
Sevenhill — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Gillentown Sevenhill
Rural and farming 100% 92%
Environmental 0% 7%
Residential 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

Gillentown Sevenhill
New dwellings approved 28
across Clare and Gilbert Valleys
same for both
Approvals change year on year +20%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Gillentown Sevenhill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 56% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of SA Higher than 70% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 20% of SA Higher than 21% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of SA Higher than 65% of SA

Liveability

Sevenhill is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Gillentown Sevenhill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Gillentown carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 31).

Gillentown Sevenhill
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Low
31/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
25/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Gillentown Sevenhill
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

Gillentown Sevenhill
Parks & reserves 2 1

Mobility

Gillentown sits further from the CBD (138.5 km vs 135.6 km).

Gillentown Sevenhill
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Adelaide 138.5 km
+2% vs other
 135.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 108 min 103 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 5453
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 5453
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.

Gillentown Sevenhill
Car (driver) 66.0% / 85.3%
Gillentown — Car (driver): 66.0% Sevenhill — Car (driver): 85.3%
Walked Only 20.0% / 4.0%
Gillentown — Walked Only: 20.0% Sevenhill — Walked Only: 4.0%
Worked from Home 14.0% / 6.7%
Gillentown — Worked from Home: 14.0% Sevenhill — Worked from Home: 6.7%
Car (passenger) — / 4.0%
Gillentown — Car (passenger): not among its largest Sevenhill — Car (passenger): 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.3%).

Setting

Gillentown Sevenhill
Elevation 454 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 464 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gillentown Sevenhill
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 0%
66 premises

Council rates

Gillentown Sevenhill
Average residential rate $1,830/yr
same for both
Council Clare and Gilbert Valleys
same for both

Federal electorate

Gillentown Sevenhill
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gillentown Sevenhill
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gillentown

Professionals Rural

Sevenhill

Quiet Rural

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