Hillbank vs One Tree Hill

Hillbank is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 45 in One Tree Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hillbank, about half of households are couple families. In One Tree Hill, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in One Tree Hill: a median of $1.43 million, against $772,000 in Hillbank, though rent is higher in Hillbank. Hillbank is closer to the city centre: 25.5 km, against 30.8 km. On these figures, Hillbank tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while One Tree Hill 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

One Tree Hill

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 85/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 71%)
  • But Hillbank has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Hillbank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($772,500 vs $1,427,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

One Tree Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($305/wk vs $346/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hillbank

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (48/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (25.5 km vs 30.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Hillbank is more walkable (48/100 vs 0/100)
  • One Tree Hill carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 85/100)

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

Investors

Hillbank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.7% vs -4.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hillbank One Tree Hill
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.

Hillbank One Tree Hill
Walkability 48 / 0
Hillbank — Walkability: 48/100 One Tree Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 15 / 68
Hillbank — Safety: 15/100 One Tree Hill — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 100 / 47
Hillbank — Low fire risk: 100/100 One Tree Hill — Low fire risk: 47/100
Low flood risk 36 / 67
Hillbank — Low flood risk: 36/100 One Tree Hill — Low flood risk: 67/100

Demographics

Hillbank has more residents (5,013 vs 1,043); One Tree Hill has higher household incomes ($120,484 vs $94,276).

Hillbank One Tree Hill
Population 5,013
+79% vs other
 1,043
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.7% -4.7%
Median age 36 45
Median household income $94,276/yr $120,484/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $346/wk
+12% vs other
 $305/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hillbank One Tree Hill
0-4 6.9% / 4.4%
Hillbank — 0-4: 6.9% One Tree Hill — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 11.8% / 12.8%
Hillbank — 5-14: 11.8% One Tree Hill — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 5.9% / 7.5%
Hillbank — 15-19: 5.9% One Tree Hill — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 7.6% / 7.2%
Hillbank — 20-24: 7.6% One Tree Hill — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 15.3% / 6.7%
Hillbank — 25-34: 15.3% One Tree Hill — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 11.9% / 10.9%
Hillbank — 35-44: 11.9% One Tree Hill — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 13.2% / 15.1%
Hillbank — 45-54: 13.2% One Tree Hill — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 14.2% / 19.7%
Hillbank — 55-64: 14.2% One Tree Hill — 55-64: 19.7%
65-74 8.7% / 10.4%
Hillbank — 65-74: 8.7% One Tree Hill — 65-74: 10.4%
75-84 3.6% / 4.9%
Hillbank — 75-84: 3.6% One Tree Hill — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 0.8% / 0.9%
Hillbank — 85+: 0.8% One Tree Hill — 85+: 0.9%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hillbank 53.5% couple families
Hillbank — Couple Families: 53.5% Hillbank — Lone Person: 25.5% Hillbank — One Parent Families: 17.1% Hillbank — Group Household: 2.5% Hillbank — Other Families: 1.4%
One Tree Hill 76.1% couple families
One Tree Hill — Couple Families: 76.1% One Tree Hill — Lone Person: 13.9% One Tree Hill — One Parent Families: 10.0% One Tree Hill — Group Household: 0.0% One Tree Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hillbank 12.7% renting
Hillbank — Owned Outright: 31.4% Hillbank — Mortgage: 55.9% Hillbank — Renting: 12.7%
One Tree Hill 4.7% renting
One Tree Hill — Owned Outright: 46.7% One Tree Hill — Mortgage: 48.6% One Tree Hill — Renting: 4.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hillbank One Tree Hill
Certificate III & IV 20.9% / 19.7%
Hillbank — Certificate III & IV: 20.9% One Tree Hill — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.0% / 9.6%
Hillbank — Bachelor Degree: 8.0% One Tree Hill — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 9.2%
Hillbank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% One Tree Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 2.7%
Hillbank — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% One Tree Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.7%
Hillbank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% One Tree Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

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.

Hillbank One Tree Hill
England 9.2% / 12.8%
Hillbank — England: 9.2% One Tree Hill — England: 12.8%
Scotland 1.1% / 0.9%
Hillbank — Scotland: 1.1% One Tree Hill — Scotland: 0.9%
Afghanistan 1.7% / —
Hillbank — Afghanistan: 1.7% One Tree Hill — Afghanistan: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.4%
Hillbank — Italy: not among its largest One Tree Hill — Italy: 1.4%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.5%
Hillbank — New Zealand: 0.7% One Tree Hill — New Zealand: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.9%
Hillbank — Netherlands: not among its largest One Tree Hill — Netherlands: 0.9%
Philippines 0.8% / —
Hillbank — Philippines: 0.8% One Tree Hill — Philippines: not among its largest
Nepal 0.7% / —
Hillbank — Nepal: 0.7% One Tree Hill — Nepal: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hillbank 99.8% houses
Hillbank — Houses: 99.8% Hillbank — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
One Tree Hill 100.0% houses
One Tree Hill — Houses: 100.0% One Tree Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hillbank One Tree Hill
Median house price $772,500 $1,427,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $915,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 66 sales
 59 days
from 8 sales

Zoning mix

One Tree Hill has more land zoned for conservation (97% vs 3%).

Hillbank One Tree Hill
Environmental 3% 97%
Residential 70% 3%
Parks and recreation 26% 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

Hillbank One Tree Hill
New dwellings approved 2,475
across Playford
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Hillbank One Tree Hill
Houses 4.2%
$632/wk on $786K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Hillbank One Tree Hill
House price Higher than 17% of SA Higher than 73% of SA
Income Higher than 73% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of SA Higher than 37% of SA
Affordability Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 65% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 43% of SA Higher than 44% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 62% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 71% of SA —

Liveability

Hillbank is more walkable (48 vs 0); One Tree Hill scores higher overall (51 vs 37).

Hillbank One Tree Hill
Grade C B
Score 37/100 51/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

One Tree Hill carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 0); Hillbank carries more crime risk (85 vs 32).

Hillbank One Tree Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime High
85/100
 Low
32/100
Flood Moderate
64/100
 Low
33/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Hillbank One Tree Hill
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Hillbank

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

Schools in One Tree Hill

  • One Tree Hill Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hillbank One Tree Hill
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 2 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 8

Mobility

One Tree Hill sits further from the CBD (30.8 km vs 25.5 km).

Hillbank One Tree Hill
Walkability score 48/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 25.5 km 30.8 km
+21% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 36 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5112
 0.4%
postcode 5114
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 5112
 71
postcode 5114

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.

Hillbank One Tree Hill
Car (driver) 84.8% / 81.2%
Hillbank — Car (driver): 84.8% One Tree Hill — Car (driver): 81.2%
Worked from Home 6.8% / 11.2%
Hillbank — Worked from Home: 6.8% One Tree Hill — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 4.9%
Hillbank — Car (passenger): 4.4% One Tree Hill — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Bus 3.2% / 1.6%
Hillbank — Bus: 3.2% One Tree Hill — Bus: 1.6%
Walked Only 0.4% / 1.0%
Hillbank — Walked Only: 0.4% One Tree Hill — Walked Only: 1.0%
Bicycle 0.4% / —
Hillbank — Bicycle: 0.4% One Tree Hill — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.8%).

Setting

Hillbank One Tree Hill
Elevation 116 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 231 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.3 km 19.3 km

NBN connectivity

Hillbank One Tree Hill
Connectivity score 87/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 55%
1,945 premises
 0%
392 premises

Climate

Hillbank One Tree Hill
Annual rainfall 404 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Hillbank One Tree Hill
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.31 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Hillbank One Tree Hill
Average residential rate $2,101/yr
same for both
Council Playford
same for both

Federal electorate

Hillbank One Tree Hill
Division Spence
same for both
Member Matt Burnell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hillbank One Tree Hill
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hillbank

Large Blocks Outer

One Tree Hill

Acreage Outer

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