Hatherleigh vs Millicent
Millicent is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 53 in Hatherleigh. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Hatherleigh carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 54/100)
- Millicent has more schools rated above their peers (4 vs 0)
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
Hatherleigh
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $175/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Hatherleigh
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (261 min vs 272 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (384.2 km vs 399.1 km)
- But Millicent is more walkable (54/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Hatherleigh carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 54/100)
- Millicent is more walkable (54/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Hatherleigh
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.6% vs 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hatherleigh and Millicent drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Millicent has more residents (5,110 vs 154); Hatherleigh has higher household incomes ($68,224 vs $50,960).
| Hatherleigh | Millicent | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 154 | 5,110 +3218% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.6% | +0.0% |
| Median age | 53 | 49 |
| Median household income | $68,224/yr +25% vs other | $50,960/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk | $175/wk +17% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Hatherleigh | Millicent | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $405,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $325,000 |
| Median land price | — | $164,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 62 days from 63 sales |
Zoning mix
| Hatherleigh | Millicent | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 94% |
| Residential | 1% | 3% |
| Industrial | 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
| Hatherleigh | Millicent | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 31 across Wattle Range same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Hatherleigh | Millicent | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.0% $380/wk on $494K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Hatherleigh | Millicent | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 38% of SA | Higher than 16% of SA |
| Schools | — | Higher than 100% of SA |
| Walkability | Higher than 40% of SA | Higher than 82% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 25% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of SA | Higher than 72% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 56% of SA |
Liveability
Millicent is more walkable (54 vs 0).
| Hatherleigh | Millicent | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 52/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Hatherleigh carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 16); Millicent carries more crime risk (54 vs 42).
| Hatherleigh | Millicent | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 84/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 42/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Hatherleigh | Millicent | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 4 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 4 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Hatherleigh
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Millicent
- Millicent High School Government · Secondary above peers
- Millicent North Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- Newbery Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Hatherleigh | Millicent | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 3 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 7 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Childcare | 0 | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 4 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 4 |
| Waterways | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Millicent sits further from the CBD (399.1 km vs 384.2 km).
| Hatherleigh | Millicent | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 54/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 384.2 km | 399.1 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 261 min | 272 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 5280 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 5280 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.2%).
Setting
| Hatherleigh | Millicent | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 15 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 28 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 14.1 km | 13.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Hatherleigh | Millicent | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 24/100 | 43/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 60 premises | 1% 2,879 premises |
Council rates
| Hatherleigh | Millicent | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,537/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wattle Range same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Hatherleigh | Millicent | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hatherleigh | Millicent | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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