Heathfield vs Longwood

Longwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Heathfield. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Heathfield is closer to the city centre: 19.2 km, against 21.9 km. On these figures, Heathfield tends to suit older residents, while Longwood suits families with children.

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

Heathfield

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Longwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Heathfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (45/100 vs 31/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (19.2 km vs 21.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Heathfield

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 13%)
  • is more walkable (45/100 vs 31/100)

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

Investors

Longwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.1% vs 6.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Heathfield Longwood
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.

Heathfield Longwood
Walkability 45 / 31
Heathfield — Walkability: 45/100 Longwood — Walkability: 31/100
Safety 81 / 89
Heathfield — Safety: 81/100 Longwood — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 22 / 17
Heathfield — Low fire risk: 22/100 Longwood — Low fire risk: 17/100

Demographics

Heathfield has more residents (1,062 vs 325); Heathfield rents higher ($450/wk vs $300/wk).

Heathfield Longwood
Population 1,062
+69% vs other
 325
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.6% +12.1%
Median age 46 43
Median household income $119,496/yr $122,148/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+33% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Heathfield Longwood
0-4 4.0% / 4.9%
Heathfield — 0-4: 4.0% Longwood — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 13.5% / 16.9%
Heathfield — 5-14: 13.5% Longwood — 5-14: 16.9%
15-19 7.6% / 9.5%
Heathfield — 15-19: 7.6% Longwood — 15-19: 9.5%
20-24 5.7% / 4.9%
Heathfield — 20-24: 5.7% Longwood — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 7.2% / 7.1%
Heathfield — 25-34: 7.2% Longwood — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 10.6% / 10.5%
Heathfield — 35-44: 10.6% Longwood — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 13.4% / 20.3%
Heathfield — 45-54: 13.4% Longwood — 45-54: 20.3%
55-64 16.2% / 16.6%
Heathfield — 55-64: 16.2% Longwood — 55-64: 16.6%
65-74 12.4% / 9.2%
Heathfield — 65-74: 12.4% Longwood — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 6.3% / 2.5%
Heathfield — 75-84: 6.3% Longwood — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ 3.9% / 0.9%
Heathfield — 85+: 3.9% Longwood — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Heathfield 57.9% couple families
Heathfield — Couple Families: 57.9% Heathfield — Lone Person: 27.1% Heathfield — One Parent Families: 12.5% Heathfield — Group Household: 2.5%
Longwood 65.0% couple families
Longwood — Couple Families: 65.0% Longwood — Lone Person: 23.8% Longwood — One Parent Families: 11.2% Longwood — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Heathfield 6.7% renting
Heathfield — Owned Outright: 41.7% Heathfield — Mortgage: 51.5% Heathfield — Renting: 6.7%
Longwood 4.1% renting
Longwood — Owned Outright: 35.7% Longwood — Mortgage: 60.2% Longwood — Renting: 4.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Heathfield Longwood
Bachelor Degree 19.3% / 17.8%
Heathfield — Bachelor Degree: 19.3% Longwood — Bachelor Degree: 17.8%
Certificate III & IV 11.2% / 12.3%
Heathfield — Certificate III & IV: 11.2% Longwood — Certificate III & IV: 12.3%
Postgraduate Degree 8.0% / 9.8%
Heathfield — Postgraduate Degree: 8.0% Longwood — Postgraduate Degree: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 6.2%
Heathfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Longwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 4.3%
Heathfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Longwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

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.

Heathfield Longwood
England 7.8% / 9.5%
Heathfield — England: 7.8% Longwood — England: 9.5%
Canada 0.5% / 1.5%
Heathfield — Canada: 0.5% Longwood — Canada: 1.5%
New Zealand 1.7% / —
Heathfield — New Zealand: 1.7% Longwood — New Zealand: not among its largest
Japan — / 1.2%
Heathfield — Japan: not among its largest Longwood — Japan: 1.2%
Germany 0.9% / —
Heathfield — Germany: 0.9% Longwood — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland 0.8% / —
Heathfield — Scotland: 0.8% Longwood — Scotland: not among its largest
India 0.5% / —
Heathfield — India: 0.5% Longwood — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Heathfield 95.1% houses
Heathfield — Houses: 95.1% Heathfield — Flats / Apartments: 4.9%
Longwood 100.0% houses
Longwood — Houses: 100.0% Longwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Heathfield Longwood
Median house price $1,296,000 $1,237,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 108 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Longwood has more rural and farming land (100% vs 62%); Heathfield has more land zoned for conservation (22% vs 0%).

Heathfield Longwood
Rural and farming 62% 100%
Environmental 22% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 0%
Residential 3% 0%
Parks and recreation 1% 0%
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

Heathfield Longwood
New dwellings approved 95
across Adelaide Hills
same for both
Approvals change year on year +53%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Heathfield Longwood
House price Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 61% of SA
Income Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
Affordability Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 92% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of SA Higher than 69% of SA

Liveability

Heathfield is more walkable (45 vs 31).

Heathfield Longwood
Grade B —
Score 64/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Heathfield Longwood
Bushfire High
78/100
 High
83/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Low
11/100
Flood Low
13/100
 —
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Heathfield Longwood
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Heathfield

  • Heathfield High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Heathfield Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Longwood

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Heathfield Longwood
Parks & reserves 7 2

Mobility

Longwood sits further from the CBD (21.9 km vs 19.2 km).

Heathfield Longwood
Walkability score 45/100 31/100
Distance to Adelaide 19.2 km 21.9 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 24 min 27 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.

Heathfield Longwood
Car (driver) 73.8% / 72.5%
Heathfield — Car (driver): 73.8% Longwood — Car (driver): 72.5%
Worked from Home 16.5% / 14.1%
Heathfield — Worked from Home: 16.5% Longwood — Worked from Home: 14.1%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 7.4%
Heathfield — Car (passenger): 3.9% Longwood — Car (passenger): 7.4%
Bus 3.5% / 3.4%
Heathfield — Bus: 3.5% Longwood — Bus: 3.4%
Walked Only 1.2% / 2.7%
Heathfield — Walked Only: 1.2% Longwood — Walked Only: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.8%).

Setting

Heathfield Longwood
Elevation 447 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 396 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.2 km 18.7 km

NBN connectivity

Heathfield Longwood
Connectivity score 62/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
424 premises
 0%
108 premises

Climate

Heathfield Longwood
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Heathfield Longwood
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Heathfield Longwood
Average residential rate $2,727/yr
same for both
Council Adelaide Hills
same for both

Federal electorate

Heathfield Longwood
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Heathfield Longwood
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Heathfield

Acreage Middle-Ring Professionals

Longwood

Middle-Ring Professionals

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