Haines vs Macgillivray

Macgillivray is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 46 in Haines. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Haines, about half of households are couple families. In Macgillivray, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Haines tends to suit people living alone, while Macgillivray 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

Macgillivray

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 70%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, 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

Macgillivray

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 8%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $192/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Haines

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (164.7 km vs 181.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (188 min vs 206 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Haines

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 3%)

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

Investors

Haines

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.5% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Haines Macgillivray
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.

Haines Macgillivray
Walkability 0 / 0
Haines — Walkability: 0/100 Macgillivray — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 85
Haines — Safety: 80/100 Macgillivray — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 53 / 24
Haines — Low fire risk: 53/100 Macgillivray — Low fire risk: 24/100

Demographics

Macgillivray has higher household incomes ($100,724 vs $66,300); Haines has more residents (163 vs 117).

Haines Macgillivray
Population 163
+28% vs other
 117
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.5% +0.0%
Median age 46 37
Median household income $66,300/yr $100,724/yr
+52% vs other
Median weekly rent $192/wk
+22% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Haines Macgillivray
0-4 8.0% / 10.3%
Haines — 0-4: 8.0% Macgillivray — 0-4: 10.3%
5-14 12.3% / 11.1%
Haines — 5-14: 12.3% Macgillivray — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 4.3% / 8.5%
Haines — 15-19: 4.3% Macgillivray — 15-19: 8.5%
20-24 6.7% / 2.6%
Haines — 20-24: 6.7% Macgillivray — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 10.4% / 6.8%
Haines — 25-34: 10.4% Macgillivray — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 7.4% / 10.3%
Haines — 35-44: 7.4% Macgillivray — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 17.2% / 16.2%
Haines — 45-54: 17.2% Macgillivray — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 17.2% / 19.7%
Haines — 55-64: 17.2% Macgillivray — 55-64: 19.7%
65-74 12.3% / 3.4%
Haines — 65-74: 12.3% Macgillivray — 65-74: 3.4%
75-84 4.9% / —
Haines — 75-84: 4.9% Macgillivray — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Haines — 85+: not among its largest Macgillivray — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

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.

Haines Macgillivray
England 7.4% / —
Haines — England: 7.4% Macgillivray — England: not among its largest
Japan — / 2.6%
Haines — Japan: not among its largest Macgillivray — Japan: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Haines 48.5% couple families
Haines — Couple Families: 48.5% Haines — Lone Person: 30.3% Haines — One Parent Families: 21.2%
Macgillivray 88.0% couple families
Macgillivray — Couple Families: 88.0% Macgillivray — Lone Person: 12.0% Macgillivray — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Haines 100.0% houses
Haines — Houses: 100.0%
Macgillivray 100.0% houses
Macgillivray — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Haines Macgillivray
Certificate III & IV 23.9% / 9.4%
Haines — Certificate III & IV: 23.9% Macgillivray — Certificate III & IV: 9.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.0% / 10.3%
Haines — Bachelor Degree: 8.0% Macgillivray — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / —
Haines — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Macgillivray — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.4%
Haines — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Macgillivray — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Haines 8.5% renting
Haines — Owned Outright: 53.2% Haines — Mortgage: 38.3% Haines — Renting: 8.5%
Macgillivray 23.5% renting
Macgillivray — Owned Outright: 20.6% Macgillivray — Mortgage: 55.9% Macgillivray — Renting: 23.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Haines has more rural and farming land (92% vs 55%); Macgillivray has more land zoned for conservation (45% vs 8%).

Haines Macgillivray
Rural and farming 92% 55%
Environmental 8% 45%
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

Haines Macgillivray
New dwellings approved 48
across Kangaroo Island
same for both
Approvals change year on year -12%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Haines Macgillivray
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of SA Higher than 21% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of SA Higher than 27% of SA

Liveability

Haines Macgillivray
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Macgillivray carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 47).

Haines Macgillivray
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 High
76/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
15/100
Flood Low
25/100
 —
Coastal erosion Low
21/100
 Low
23/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Haines Macgillivray
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

Haines Macgillivray
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 11 9
Waterways 15 18

Mobility

Macgillivray sits further from the CBD (181.4 km vs 164.7 km).

Haines Macgillivray
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 164.7 km 181.4 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 188 min 206 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5223
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 5223
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.

Haines Macgillivray
Car (driver) 60.5% / 45.6%
Haines — Car (driver): 60.5% Macgillivray — Car (driver): 45.6%
Worked from Home 27.2% / 38.6%
Haines — Worked from Home: 27.2% Macgillivray — Worked from Home: 38.6%
Walked Only 3.7% / 10.5%
Haines — Walked Only: 3.7% Macgillivray — Walked Only: 10.5%
Bus 3.7% / 5.3%
Haines — Bus: 3.7% Macgillivray — Bus: 5.3%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / —
Haines — Car (passenger): 4.9% Macgillivray — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.5%).

Setting

Haines Macgillivray
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.2 km 11.6 km

NBN connectivity

Haines Macgillivray
Connectivity score 22/100 17/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
33 premises
 0%
24 premises

Climate

Haines Macgillivray
Annual rainfall 412 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Haines Macgillivray
Average residential rate $1,908/yr
same for both
Council Kangaroo Island
same for both

Federal electorate

Haines Macgillivray
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Haines Macgillivray
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Haines

Rural

Macgillivray

Rural Young Families

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