Green Hills Range vs Macclesfield

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

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

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, 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

Green Hills Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $308/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Macclesfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (45 min vs 50 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Macclesfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)

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 4.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Green Hills Range 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.

Green Hills Range 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.

Green Hills Range Macclesfield
Walkability 0 / 28
Green Hills Range — Walkability: 0/100 Macclesfield — Walkability: 28/100
Low fire risk 100 / 84
Green Hills Range — Low fire risk: 100/100 Macclesfield — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Macclesfield has more residents (1,413 vs 88); Macclesfield rents higher ($308/wk vs $250/wk).

Green Hills Range Macclesfield
Population 88 1,413
+1506% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +35.4% +4.5%
Median age 46 47
Median household income $84,500/yr
+1% vs other
 $83,460/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $308/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Green Hills Range Macclesfield
0-4 5.7% / 4.7%
Green Hills Range — 0-4: 5.7% Macclesfield — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 13.6% / 10.6%
Green Hills Range — 5-14: 13.6% Macclesfield — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 9.1% / 4.7%
Green Hills Range — 15-19: 9.1% Macclesfield — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 9.1% / 5.7%
Green Hills Range — 20-24: 9.1% Macclesfield — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 3.4% / 11.5%
Green Hills Range — 25-34: 3.4% Macclesfield — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 11.4% / 10.2%
Green Hills Range — 35-44: 11.4% Macclesfield — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 13.6% / 14.6%
Green Hills Range — 45-54: 13.6% Macclesfield — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 20.5% / 17.7%
Green Hills Range — 55-64: 20.5% Macclesfield — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 6.8% / 14.6%
Green Hills Range — 65-74: 6.8% Macclesfield — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 10.2% / 5.0%
Green Hills Range — 75-84: 10.2% Macclesfield — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ — / 0.8%
Green Hills Range — 85+: not among its largest Macclesfield — 85+: 0.8%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Green Hills Range 33.3% couple families
Green Hills Range — Couple Families: 33.3% Green Hills Range — Lone Person: 44.4% Green Hills Range — One Parent Families: 22.2% Green Hills Range — Group Household: 0.0% Green Hills Range — 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.

Green Hills Range 8.6% renting
Green Hills Range — Owned Outright: 48.6% Green Hills Range — Mortgage: 42.9% Green Hills Range — Renting: 8.6%
Macclesfield 7.0% renting
Macclesfield — Owned Outright: 39.8% Macclesfield — Mortgage: 53.1% Macclesfield — Renting: 7.0%
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.

Green Hills Range Macclesfield
England 6.8% / 7.6%
Green Hills Range — England: 6.8% Macclesfield — England: 7.6%
Germany — / 1.1%
Green Hills Range — Germany: not among its largest Macclesfield — Germany: 1.1%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Green Hills Range — Scotland: not among its largest Macclesfield — Scotland: 0.7%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Green Hills Range — Netherlands: not among its largest Macclesfield — Netherlands: 0.6%
Iran — / 0.5%
Green Hills Range — Iran: not among its largest Macclesfield — Iran: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

Qualifications

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

Green Hills Range Macclesfield
Bachelor Degree 18.2% / 14.5%
Green Hills Range — Bachelor Degree: 18.2% Macclesfield — Bachelor Degree: 14.5%
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 16.6%
Green Hills Range — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Macclesfield — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 9.8%
Green Hills Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Macclesfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Postgraduate Degree 6.8% / 3.6%
Green Hills Range — Postgraduate Degree: 6.8% Macclesfield — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.5%
Green Hills Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Macclesfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Green Hills Range 100.0% houses
Green Hills Range — Houses: 100.0% Green Hills Range — Townhouses: 0.0% Green Hills Range — 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

Green Hills Range 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

Green Hills Range 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

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

Ranking within SA

Green Hills Range Macclesfield
House price — Higher than 2% of SA
Income Higher than 63% of SA Higher than 59% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% 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 50% of SA Higher than 94% of SA

Liveability

Macclesfield is more walkable (28 vs 0).

Green Hills Range 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).

Green Hills Range Macclesfield
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
16/100
Crime — 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

Green Hills Range 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 Green Hills Range

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

Green Hills Range Macclesfield
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Green Hills Range Macclesfield
Walkability score 0/100 28/100
Distance to Adelaide 46.7 km 46.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 50 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.

Green Hills Range Macclesfield
Car (driver) 57.8% / 78.0%
Green Hills Range — Car (driver): 57.8% Macclesfield — Car (driver): 78.0%
Worked from Home 35.6% / 13.5%
Green Hills Range — Worked from Home: 35.6% Macclesfield — Worked from Home: 13.5%
Walked Only 6.7% / 2.0%
Green Hills Range — Walked Only: 6.7% Macclesfield — Walked Only: 2.0%
Car (passenger) — / 4.1%
Green Hills Range — Car (passenger): not among its largest Macclesfield — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Bus — / 1.6%
Green Hills Range — Bus: not among its largest Macclesfield — Bus: 1.6%

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

Setting

Green Hills Range Macclesfield
Elevation 419 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 295 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.4 km 32.7 km

NBN connectivity

Green Hills Range Macclesfield
Connectivity score 29/100 83/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 77%
650 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Green Hills Range Macclesfield
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Green Hills Range

Outer

Macclesfield

Acreage Outer Quiet

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