Green Hills Range vs Meadows

Meadows is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 46 in Green Hills Range. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Meadows, most households are couple families. On these figures, Green Hills Range tends to suit people living alone, while Meadows 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

Meadows

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 56%)

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 $343/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Meadows

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (44 min vs 50 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (44.4 km vs 46.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Meadows

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (32/100 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 25.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Green Hills Range and Meadows 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 Meadows
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 Meadows
Walkability 0 / 32
Green Hills Range — Walkability: 0/100 Meadows — Walkability: 32/100
Low fire risk 100 / 28
Green Hills Range — Low fire risk: 100/100 Meadows — Low fire risk: 28/100

Demographics

Meadows has more residents (1,717 vs 88); Meadows rents higher ($343/wk vs $250/wk).

Green Hills Range Meadows
Population 88 1,717
+1851% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +35.4% +25.4%
Median age 46 39
Median household income $84,500/yr $102,128/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $343/wk
+37% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Green Hills Range Meadows
0-4 5.7% / 7.1%
Green Hills Range — 0-4: 5.7% Meadows — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 13.6% / 13.6%
Green Hills Range — 5-14: 13.6% Meadows — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 9.1% / 4.4%
Green Hills Range — 15-19: 9.1% Meadows — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 9.1% / 4.1%
Green Hills Range — 20-24: 9.1% Meadows — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 3.4% / 14.0%
Green Hills Range — 25-34: 3.4% Meadows — 25-34: 14.0%
35-44 11.4% / 15.0%
Green Hills Range — 35-44: 11.4% Meadows — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 13.6% / 12.6%
Green Hills Range — 45-54: 13.6% Meadows — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 20.5% / 14.9%
Green Hills Range — 55-64: 20.5% Meadows — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 6.8% / 8.9%
Green Hills Range — 65-74: 6.8% Meadows — 65-74: 8.9%
75-84 10.2% / 3.7%
Green Hills Range — 75-84: 10.2% Meadows — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ — / 0.9%
Green Hills Range — 85+: not among its largest Meadows — 85+: 0.9%

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%
Meadows 58.7% couple families
Meadows — Couple Families: 58.7% Meadows — Lone Person: 23.8% Meadows — One Parent Families: 14.5% Meadows — Group Household: 1.8% Meadows — Other Families: 1.3%
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%
Meadows 11.2% renting
Meadows — Owned Outright: 31.7% Meadows — Mortgage: 57.1% Meadows — Renting: 11.2%
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 Meadows
England 6.8% / 6.3%
Green Hills Range — England: 6.8% Meadows — England: 6.3%
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Green Hills Range — New Zealand: not among its largest Meadows — New Zealand: 0.8%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Green Hills Range — Netherlands: not among its largest Meadows — Netherlands: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Green Hills Range — Scotland: not among its largest Meadows — Scotland: 0.4%
Philippines — / 0.3%
Green Hills Range — Philippines: not among its largest Meadows — Philippines: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

Qualifications

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

Green Hills Range Meadows
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 20.0%
Green Hills Range — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Meadows — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 18.2% / 9.3%
Green Hills Range — Bachelor Degree: 18.2% Meadows — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 7.7%
Green Hills Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Meadows — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 6.8% / 2.5%
Green Hills Range — Postgraduate Degree: 6.8% Meadows — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.1%
Green Hills Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Meadows — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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 — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Green Hills Range — Townhouses: 0.0%
Meadows 98.1% houses
Meadows — Houses: 98.1% Meadows — Flats / Apartments: 1.0% Meadows — Townhouses: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Green Hills Range Meadows
Median house price — $1,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,300,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 22 days
from 15 sales

Zoning mix

Green Hills Range Meadows
Rural and farming 100% 94%
Environmental 0% 3%
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

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

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.

Green Hills Range Meadows
Houses — 2.0%
$720/wk on $1.84M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Green Hills Range Meadows
House price — Higher than 4% of SA
Income Higher than 63% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
Affordability — Higher than 98% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 1% of SA

Liveability

Meadows is more walkable (32 vs 0).

Green Hills Range Meadows
Grade — C
Score — 43/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Meadows carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 0).

Green Hills Range Meadows
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
72/100
Crime — Low
20/100
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 Meadows
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 Meadows

  • Meadows Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Green Hills Range Meadows
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Green Hills Range sits further from the CBD (46.7 km vs 44.4 km).

Green Hills Range Meadows
Walkability score 0/100 32/100
Distance to Adelaide 46.7 km
+5% vs other
 44.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 50 min 44 min
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 5153
 0.9%
postcode 5201
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 86
postcode 5153
 99
postcode 5201

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 Meadows
Car (driver) 57.8% / 82.4%
Green Hills Range — Car (driver): 57.8% Meadows — Car (driver): 82.4%
Worked from Home 35.6% / 11.5%
Green Hills Range — Worked from Home: 35.6% Meadows — Worked from Home: 11.5%
Walked Only 6.7% / 1.7%
Green Hills Range — Walked Only: 6.7% Meadows — Walked Only: 1.7%
Car (passenger) — / 3.4%
Green Hills Range — Car (passenger): not among its largest Meadows — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Bus — / 0.5%
Green Hills Range — Bus: not among its largest Meadows — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.4%).

Setting

Green Hills Range Meadows
Elevation 419 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 328 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.4 km 25.8 km

NBN connectivity

Green Hills Range Meadows
Connectivity score 29/100 81/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 73%
796 premises

Climate

Green Hills Range Meadows
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)

Green Hills Range Meadows
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 19.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.34 pphm
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Green Hills Range

Outer

Meadows

Acreage Outer Quiet River

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