Hillier vs Buchfelde

Buchfelde is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 67 in Hillier. In both, the large majority of households own their home. In Hillier, most households are people living alone. In Buchfelde, the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Buchfelde: a median of $1.09 million, against $755,000 in Hillier, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Hillier tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Buchfelde

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 36%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 27%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Hillier has cheaper houses ($755,000 vs $1,095,000)
  • Buchfelde leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 48%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Hillier has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $280/wk)
  • Buchfelde leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 36%)

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

Commuting to the city

Hillier

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (44.8 km vs 46.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hillier

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (55% vs 25%)

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

Investors

Hillier

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.8% vs -1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hillier Buchfelde
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.

Hillier Buchfelde
Walkability 0 / 4
Hillier — Walkability: 0/100 Buchfelde — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 41 / 32
Hillier — Safety: 41/100 Buchfelde — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 59 / 57
Hillier — Low fire risk: 59/100 Buchfelde — Low fire risk: 57/100
Low flood risk 9 / 17
Hillier — Low flood risk: 9/100 Buchfelde — Low flood risk: 17/100

Demographics

Hillier has more residents (814 vs 193); Buchfelde has higher household incomes ($73,632 vs $37,024).

Hillier Buchfelde
Population 814
+76% vs other
 193
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.8% -1.5%
Median age 67 49
Median household income $37,024/yr $73,632/yr
+99% vs other
Median weekly rent $255/wk $280/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hillier Buchfelde
0-4 2.6% / 1.6%
Hillier — 0-4: 2.6% Buchfelde — 0-4: 1.6%
5-14 8.2% / 8.8%
Hillier — 5-14: 8.2% Buchfelde — 5-14: 8.8%
15-19 2.1% / 7.8%
Hillier — 15-19: 2.1% Buchfelde — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 2.1% / 7.8%
Hillier — 20-24: 2.1% Buchfelde — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 6.5% / 8.3%
Hillier — 25-34: 6.5% Buchfelde — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 4.8% / 6.7%
Hillier — 35-44: 4.8% Buchfelde — 35-44: 6.7%
45-54 6.6% / 19.7%
Hillier — 45-54: 6.6% Buchfelde — 45-54: 19.7%
55-64 12.7% / 11.4%
Hillier — 55-64: 12.7% Buchfelde — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 21.4% / 15.5%
Hillier — 65-74: 21.4% Buchfelde — 65-74: 15.5%
75-84 24.0% / 6.7%
Hillier — 75-84: 24.0% Buchfelde — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 9.7% / 2.6%
Hillier — 85+: 9.7% Buchfelde — 85+: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hillier 71.9% lone person
Hillier — Lone Person: 71.9% Hillier — Couple Families: 18.9% Hillier — One Parent Families: 8.2% Hillier — Group Household: 1.1%
Buchfelde 35.7% lone person
Buchfelde — Lone Person: 35.7% Buchfelde — Couple Families: 42.9% Buchfelde — One Parent Families: 21.4% Buchfelde — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hillier 7.9% renting
Hillier — Owned Outright: 76.0% Hillier — Mortgage: 16.1% Hillier — Renting: 7.9%
Buchfelde 7.2% renting
Buchfelde — Owned Outright: 50.7% Buchfelde — Mortgage: 42.0% Buchfelde — Renting: 7.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hillier Buchfelde
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 15.5%
Hillier — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Buchfelde — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 9.8%
Hillier — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Buchfelde — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Bachelor Degree 3.9% / 5.7%
Hillier — Bachelor Degree: 3.9% Buchfelde — Bachelor Degree: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / —
Hillier — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Buchfelde — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / —
Hillier — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Buchfelde — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

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.

Hillier Buchfelde
England 21.6% / 7.3%
Hillier — England: 21.6% Buchfelde — England: 7.3%
Italy 0.9% / 5.7%
Hillier — Italy: 0.9% Buchfelde — Italy: 5.7%
Scotland 2.1% / —
Hillier — Scotland: 2.1% Buchfelde — Scotland: not among its largest
Vietnam 1.4% / —
Hillier — Vietnam: 1.4% Buchfelde — Vietnam: not among its largest
Germany 1.2% / —
Hillier — Germany: 1.2% Buchfelde — Germany: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.1% / —
Hillier — Netherlands: 1.1% Buchfelde — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hillier 35.8% houses
Hillier — Houses: 35.8% Hillier — Townhouses: 65.2%
Buchfelde 100.0% houses
Buchfelde — Houses: 100.0% Buchfelde — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Hillier Buchfelde
Median house price $755,000 $1,095,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 7 sales
 30 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Hillier Buchfelde
Rural and farming 89% 91%
Residential 10% 0%
Parks and recreation 0% 9%
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

Hillier Buchfelde
New dwellings approved 324
across Gawler
 278
across Light
Approvals change year on year -22% +43%

Ranking within SA

Hillier Buchfelde
House price Higher than 20% of SA —
Income Higher than 4% of SA Higher than 47% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of SA Higher than 59% of SA
Affordability Higher than 7% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 56% of SA Higher than 57% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of SA Higher than 70% of SA

Liveability

Hillier Buchfelde
Grade D —
Score 12/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Hillier Buchfelde
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
68/100
Flood High
91/100
 High
83/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Hillier Buchfelde
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

Hillier Buchfelde
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Buchfelde sits further from the CBD (46.9 km vs 44.8 km).

Hillier Buchfelde
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Adelaide 44.8 km 46.9 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 37 min 38 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 5116
 0.6%
postcode 5118
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 5116
 76
postcode 5118

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.

Hillier Buchfelde
Car (driver) 76.4% / 79.7%
Hillier — Car (driver): 76.4% Buchfelde — Car (driver): 79.7%
Worked from Home 16.1% / 8.9%
Hillier — Worked from Home: 16.1% Buchfelde — Worked from Home: 8.9%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 6.3%
Hillier — Car (passenger): 2.3% Buchfelde — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Walked Only 3.4% / 5.1%
Hillier — Walked Only: 3.4% Buchfelde — Walked Only: 5.1%
Bus 1.7% / —
Hillier — Bus: 1.7% Buchfelde — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.7%).

Setting

Hillier Buchfelde
Elevation 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.5 km 21.2 km

NBN connectivity

Hillier Buchfelde
Connectivity score 59/100 31/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
522 premises
 0%
88 premises

Climate

Hillier Buchfelde
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)

Hillier Buchfelde
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

Hillier Buchfelde
Average residential rate $2,258/yr $2,297/yr
Council Gawler Light

Federal electorate

Hillier Buchfelde
Division Spence
same for both
Member Matt Burnell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hillier Buchfelde
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hillier

Outer Retirees Townhouses

Buchfelde

Outer River

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