Hill River vs Stanley Flat

Hill River is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Stanley Flat. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hill River, most households are couple families. In Stanley Flat, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Hill River tends to suit couples, while Stanley Flat suits 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

  • Hill River is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 63%)
  • Stanley Flat has more parks and reserves (3 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

Hill River

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $260/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Stanley Flat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (115 min vs 120 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (147.8 km vs 151.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Stanley Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Hill River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.0% vs -4.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hill River Stanley Flat
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.

Hill River Stanley Flat
Walkability 0 / 4
Hill River — Walkability: 0/100 Stanley Flat — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 83 / 87
Hill River — Safety: 83/100 Stanley Flat — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 78 / 85
Hill River — Low fire risk: 78/100 Stanley Flat — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Stanley Flat has more residents (401 vs 98); Stanley Flat rents higher ($260/wk vs $220/wk).

Hill River Stanley Flat
Population 98 401
+309% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.0% -4.8%
Median age 42 46
Median household income $84,500/yr $93,340/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $260/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hill River Stanley Flat
0-4 3.1% / 6.0%
Hill River — 0-4: 3.1% Stanley Flat — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 17.3% / 16.2%
Hill River — 5-14: 17.3% Stanley Flat — 5-14: 16.2%
15-19 5.1% / 4.2%
Hill River — 15-19: 5.1% Stanley Flat — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 4.1% / 2.5%
Hill River — 20-24: 4.1% Stanley Flat — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 8.2% / 6.2%
Hill River — 25-34: 8.2% Stanley Flat — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 16.3% / 14.5%
Hill River — 35-44: 16.3% Stanley Flat — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 12.2% / 12.5%
Hill River — 45-54: 12.2% Stanley Flat — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 17.3% / 14.5%
Hill River — 55-64: 17.3% Stanley Flat — 55-64: 14.5%
65-74 12.2% / 15.5%
Hill River — 65-74: 12.2% Stanley Flat — 65-74: 15.5%
75-84 4.1% / 6.5%
Hill River — 75-84: 4.1% Stanley Flat — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ — / 0.7%
Hill River — 85+: not among its largest Stanley Flat — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

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.

Hill River Stanley Flat
England 4.1% / 4.5%
Hill River — England: 4.1% Stanley Flat — England: 4.5%
Scotland — / 1.0%
Hill River — Scotland: not among its largest Stanley Flat — Scotland: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hill River 66.7% couple families
Hill River — Couple Families: 66.7% Hill River — Lone Person: 16.7% Hill River — One Parent Families: 16.7%
Stanley Flat 54.7% couple families
Stanley Flat — Couple Families: 54.7% Stanley Flat — Lone Person: 37.3% Stanley Flat — One Parent Families: 8.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hill River 100.0% houses
Hill River — Houses: 100.0% Hill River — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Stanley Flat 99.3% houses
Stanley Flat — Houses: 99.3% Stanley Flat — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Hill River Stanley Flat
Certificate III & IV 15.3% / 18.2%
Hill River — Certificate III & IV: 15.3% Stanley Flat — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 9.7%
Hill River — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Stanley Flat — Bachelor Degree: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 7.5%
Hill River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Stanley Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 3.0%
Hill River — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Stanley Flat — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Hill River — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Stanley Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hill River 25.8% renting
Hill River — Owned Outright: 64.5% Hill River — Mortgage: 9.7% Hill River — Renting: 25.8%
Stanley Flat 7.2% renting
Stanley Flat — Owned Outright: 47.1% Stanley Flat — Mortgage: 45.7% Stanley Flat — Renting: 7.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Hill River Stanley Flat
Rural and farming 100% 96%
Residential 0% 4%
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

Hill River Stanley Flat
New dwellings approved 28
across Clare and Gilbert Valleys
same for both
Approvals change year on year +20%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Hill River Stanley Flat
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 25% of SA Higher than 58% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 20% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of SA Higher than 70% of SA

Liveability

Hill River Stanley Flat
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Hill River Stanley Flat
Bushfire Low
22/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
13/100
Flood — Low
22/100
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

Hill River Stanley Flat
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

Hill River Stanley Flat
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Hill River sits further from the CBD (151.8 km vs 147.8 km).

Hill River Stanley Flat
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Adelaide 151.8 km
+3% vs other
 147.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 120 min 115 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 5453
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 5453
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.

Hill River Stanley Flat
Car (driver) 58.2% / 76.0%
Hill River — Car (driver): 58.2% Stanley Flat — Car (driver): 76.0%
Worked from Home 36.4% / 14.8%
Hill River — Worked from Home: 36.4% Stanley Flat — Worked from Home: 14.8%
Walked Only 5.5% / 5.5%
Hill River — Walked Only: 5.5% Stanley Flat — Walked Only: 5.5%
Car (passenger) — / 3.8%
Hill River — Car (passenger): not among its largest Stanley Flat — Car (passenger): 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.0%).

Setting

Hill River Stanley Flat
Elevation 406 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 416 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hill River Stanley Flat
Connectivity score 30/100 31/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
40 premises
 0%
173 premises

Council rates

Hill River Stanley Flat
Average residential rate $1,830/yr
same for both
Council Clare and Gilbert Valleys
same for both

Federal electorate

Hill River Stanley Flat
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hill River Stanley Flat
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hill River

Rural

Stanley Flat

Family Rural

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