Heathfield vs Mylor

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mylor: a median of $1.5 million, against $1.3 million in Heathfield, though rent is higher in Heathfield. Heathfield is closer to the city centre: 19.2 km, against 24.7 km.

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

Mylor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (18 vs 7)

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

First-home buyers

Heathfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,296,000 vs $1,500,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mylor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/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

  • has a shorter drive in (24 min vs 31 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (19.2 km vs 24.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Heathfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.6% vs -2.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Heathfield and Mylor 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 Mylor
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 Mylor
Walkability 45 / 42
Heathfield — Walkability: 45/100 Mylor — Walkability: 42/100
Safety 81 / 72
Heathfield — Safety: 81/100 Mylor — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 22 / 26
Heathfield — Low fire risk: 22/100 Mylor — Low fire risk: 26/100
Low flood risk 87 / 48
Heathfield — Low flood risk: 87/100 Mylor — Low flood risk: 48/100

Demographics

Heathfield rents higher ($450/wk vs $350/wk); Heathfield has higher household incomes ($119,496 vs $103,480).

Heathfield Mylor
Population 1,062 1,067
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.6% -2.7%
Median age 46 47
Median household income $119,496/yr
+13% vs other
 $103,480/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+22% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Heathfield Mylor
0-4 4.0% / 3.7%
Heathfield — 0-4: 4.0% Mylor — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 13.5% / 11.5%
Heathfield — 5-14: 13.5% Mylor — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 7.6% / 8.2%
Heathfield — 15-19: 7.6% Mylor — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 5.7% / 5.6%
Heathfield — 20-24: 5.7% Mylor — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 7.2% / 5.8%
Heathfield — 25-34: 7.2% Mylor — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 10.6% / 12.5%
Heathfield — 35-44: 10.6% Mylor — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 13.4% / 16.0%
Heathfield — 45-54: 13.4% Mylor — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 16.2% / 16.0%
Heathfield — 55-64: 16.2% Mylor — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 12.4% / 13.8%
Heathfield — 65-74: 12.4% Mylor — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 6.3% / 5.5%
Heathfield — 75-84: 6.3% Mylor — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 3.9% / 1.7%
Heathfield — 85+: 3.9% Mylor — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

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% Heathfield — Other Families: 0.0%
Mylor 56.4% couple families
Mylor — Couple Families: 56.4% Mylor — Lone Person: 27.1% Mylor — One Parent Families: 10.2% Mylor — Group Household: 4.1% Mylor — Other Families: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Mylor 7.5% renting
Mylor — Owned Outright: 47.7% Mylor — Mortgage: 44.7% Mylor — Renting: 7.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Heathfield Mylor
Bachelor Degree 19.3% / 20.4%
Heathfield — Bachelor Degree: 19.3% Mylor — Bachelor Degree: 20.4%
Certificate III & IV 11.2% / 12.3%
Heathfield — Certificate III & IV: 11.2% Mylor — Certificate III & IV: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 7.8%
Heathfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Mylor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 8.0% / 7.5%
Heathfield — Postgraduate Degree: 8.0% Mylor — Postgraduate Degree: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 3.8%
Heathfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Mylor — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

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 Mylor
England 7.8% / 8.8%
Heathfield — England: 7.8% Mylor — England: 8.8%
New Zealand 1.7% / 0.8%
Heathfield — New Zealand: 1.7% Mylor — New Zealand: 0.8%
Germany 0.9% / 0.9%
Heathfield — Germany: 0.9% Mylor — Germany: 0.9%
Scotland 0.8% / —
Heathfield — Scotland: 0.8% Mylor — Scotland: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.8%
Heathfield — South Africa: not among its largest Mylor — South Africa: 0.8%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Heathfield — Netherlands: not among its largest Mylor — Netherlands: 0.7%
India 0.5% / —
Heathfield — India: 0.5% Mylor — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Heathfield 95.1% houses
Heathfield — Houses: 95.1% Heathfield — Flats / Apartments: 4.9%
Mylor 100.5% houses
Mylor — Houses: 100.5% Mylor — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Heathfield Mylor
Median house price $1,296,000 $1,500,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,323,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 108 days
from 4 sales
 21 days
from 7 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Heathfield Mylor
3 bed $1.07M / $1.25M
Heathfield — 3 bed: $1.07M (6 sales) Mylor — 3 bed: $1.25M (6 sales)

6 vs 6 sales

4 bed $1.48M / $1.62M
Heathfield — 4 bed: $1.48M (7 sales) Mylor — 4 bed: $1.62M (7 sales)

7 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Mylor has more rural and farming land (95% vs 62%); Heathfield has more land zoned for conservation (22% vs 4%).

Heathfield Mylor
Rural and farming 62% 95%
Environmental 22% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 0%
Residential 3% 1%
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 Mylor
New dwellings approved 95
across Adelaide Hills
same for both
Approvals change year on year +53%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Heathfield Mylor
House price Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 85% of SA
Income Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Affordability Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 23% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 92% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of SA Higher than 71% of SA

Liveability

Heathfield scores higher overall (64 vs 48).

Heathfield Mylor
Grade B C
Score 64/100 48/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Mylor carries more flood risk (52 vs 13).

Heathfield Mylor
Bushfire High
78/100
 High
74/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Low
28/100
Flood Low
13/100
 Moderate
52/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Heathfield Mylor
Inside the suburb 2 1
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 Mylor

  • Mylor Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Heathfield Mylor
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 7 18
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 14

Mobility

Mylor sits further from the CBD (24.7 km vs 19.2 km).

Heathfield Mylor
Walkability score 45/100 42/100
Distance to Adelaide 19.2 km 24.7 km
+29% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 24 min 31 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 Mylor
Car (driver) 73.8% / 75.1%
Heathfield — Car (driver): 73.8% Mylor — Car (driver): 75.1%
Worked from Home 16.5% / 17.9%
Heathfield — Worked from Home: 16.5% Mylor — Worked from Home: 17.9%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 3.7%
Heathfield — Car (passenger): 3.9% Mylor — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Bus 3.5% / 1.5%
Heathfield — Bus: 3.5% Mylor — Bus: 1.5%
Walked Only 1.2% / 1.8%
Heathfield — Walked Only: 1.2% Mylor — Walked Only: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.1%).

Setting

Heathfield Mylor
Elevation 447 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 317 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.2 km 22.1 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Heathfield

Acreage Middle-Ring Professionals

Mylor

Acreage Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Quiet River

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