Hope Forest vs Willunga Hill

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Willunga Hill tends to suit 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Hope Forest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $363/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Willunga Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (53.1 km vs 55.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hope Forest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 9%)

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

Investors

Hope Forest

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.0% vs -5.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hope Forest and Willunga 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.

Hope Forest Willunga 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.

Hope Forest Willunga Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Hope Forest — Walkability: 0/100 Willunga Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 78
Hope Forest — Safety: 87/100 Willunga Hill — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 16 / 62
Hope Forest — Low fire risk: 16/100 Willunga Hill — Low fire risk: 62/100

Demographics

Willunga Hill rents higher ($363/wk vs $250/wk).

Hope Forest Willunga Hill
Population 143 150
+5% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -5.7%
Median age 42 41
Median household income $101,348/yr $106,860/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $363/wk
+45% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hope Forest Willunga Hill
0-4 2.8% / 4.7%
Hope Forest — 0-4: 2.8% Willunga Hill — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 11.2% / 16.7%
Hope Forest — 5-14: 11.2% Willunga Hill — 5-14: 16.7%
15-19 7.7% / 8.7%
Hope Forest — 15-19: 7.7% Willunga Hill — 15-19: 8.7%
20-24 6.3% / 3.3%
Hope Forest — 20-24: 6.3% Willunga Hill — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 10.5% / 10.7%
Hope Forest — 25-34: 10.5% Willunga Hill — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 12.6% / 12.7%
Hope Forest — 35-44: 12.6% Willunga Hill — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 15.4% / 15.3%
Hope Forest — 45-54: 15.4% Willunga Hill — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 13.3% / 16.0%
Hope Forest — 55-64: 13.3% Willunga Hill — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 10.5% / 7.3%
Hope Forest — 65-74: 10.5% Willunga Hill — 65-74: 7.3%
75-84 7.0% / 2.0%
Hope Forest — 75-84: 7.0% Willunga Hill — 75-84: 2.0%
85+ — / —
Hope Forest — 85+: not among its largest Willunga Hill — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hope Forest 75.7% couple families
Hope Forest — Couple Families: 75.7% Hope Forest — Lone Person: 13.5% Hope Forest — One Parent Families: 10.8%
Willunga Hill 71.4% couple families
Willunga Hill — Couple Families: 71.4% Willunga Hill — Lone Person: 17.9% Willunga Hill — One Parent Families: 10.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hope Forest 14.3% renting
Hope Forest — Owned Outright: 38.8% Hope Forest — Mortgage: 46.9% Hope Forest — Renting: 14.3%
Willunga Hill 10.4% renting
Willunga Hill — Owned Outright: 43.8% Willunga Hill — Mortgage: 45.8% Willunga Hill — Renting: 10.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Hope Forest Willunga Hill
England 4.9% / 4.7%
Hope Forest — England: 4.9% Willunga Hill — England: 4.7%
Netherlands — / 6.0%
Hope Forest — Netherlands: not among its largest Willunga Hill — Netherlands: 6.0%
Germany 2.1% / —
Hope Forest — Germany: 2.1% Willunga Hill — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

Qualifications

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

Hope Forest Willunga Hill
Certificate III & IV 21.7% / 22.0%
Hope Forest — Certificate III & IV: 21.7% Willunga Hill — Certificate III & IV: 22.0%
Bachelor Degree 16.1% / 14.7%
Hope Forest — Bachelor Degree: 16.1% Willunga Hill — Bachelor Degree: 14.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 6.7%
Hope Forest — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Willunga Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 2.7%
Hope Forest — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Willunga Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / —
Hope Forest — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Willunga Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hope Forest 100.0% houses
Hope Forest — Houses: 100.0%
Willunga Hill 100.0% houses
Willunga Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Hope Forest Willunga Hill
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Hope Forest Willunga Hill
New dwellings approved 429
across Alexandrina
same for both
Approvals change year on year +25%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Hope Forest Willunga Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of SA Higher than 19% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 88% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of SA Higher than 56% of SA

Liveability

Hope Forest Willunga Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Hope Forest carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 38).

Hope Forest Willunga Hill
Bushfire High
84/100
 Low
38/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
22/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Hope Forest Willunga Hill
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

Hope Forest Willunga Hill
Parks & reserves 2 1

Mobility

Hope Forest sits further from the CBD (55.5 km vs 53.1 km).

Hope Forest Willunga Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 55.5 km
+4% vs other
 53.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 52 min 50 min
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 5172
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 96
postcode 5172
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.

Hope Forest Willunga Hill
Car (driver) 80.4% / 75.0%
Hope Forest — Car (driver): 80.4% Willunga Hill — Car (driver): 75.0%
Worked from Home 19.6% / 12.5%
Hope Forest — Worked from Home: 19.6% Willunga Hill — Worked from Home: 12.5%
Car (passenger) — / 7.5%
Hope Forest — Car (passenger): not among its largest Willunga Hill — Car (passenger): 7.5%
Walked Only — / 5.0%
Hope Forest — Walked Only: not among its largest Willunga Hill — Walked Only: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).

Setting

Hope Forest Willunga Hill
Elevation 316 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 328 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.6 km 12.5 km

NBN connectivity

Hope Forest Willunga Hill
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
49 premises
 0%
50 premises

Climate

Hope Forest Willunga Hill
Annual rainfall 786 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Hope Forest Willunga Hill
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 19.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.34 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Hope Forest Willunga Hill
Average residential rate $2,523/yr
same for both
Council Alexandrina
same for both

Federal electorate

Hope Forest Willunga Hill
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hope Forest Willunga Hill
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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