Hope Forest vs Willunga

Hope Forest is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Willunga. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hope Forest, the large majority of households are couple families. In Willunga, about half of households are couple families. Willunga is closer to the city centre: 46.6 km, against 55.5 km. On these figures, Hope Forest tends to suit couples, while Willunga suits people living alone and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Hope Forest carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 30/100)
  • Willunga has more schools inside the suburb (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

Hope Forest

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Willunga

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (65/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (46.6 km vs 55.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (45 min vs 52 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Willunga

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (65/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 18%)
  • But Hope Forest carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 30/100)

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

Investors

Willunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.9% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hope Forest and Willunga 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
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
Walkability 0 / 65
Hope Forest — Walkability: 0/100 Willunga — Walkability: 65/100
Safety 87 / 70
Hope Forest — Safety: 87/100 Willunga — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 16 / 65
Hope Forest — Low fire risk: 16/100 Willunga — Low fire risk: 65/100

Demographics

Willunga has more residents (2,445 vs 143); Willunga rents higher ($330/wk vs $250/wk).

Hope Forest Willunga
Population 143 2,445
+1610% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +5.9%
Median age 42 47
Median household income $101,348/yr
+14% vs other
 $87,412/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $330/wk
+32% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hope Forest Willunga
0-4 2.8% / 4.0%
Hope Forest — 0-4: 2.8% Willunga — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 11.2% / 14.0%
Hope Forest — 5-14: 11.2% Willunga — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 7.7% / 5.6%
Hope Forest — 15-19: 7.7% Willunga — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 6.3% / 4.3%
Hope Forest — 20-24: 6.3% Willunga — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 10.5% / 6.7%
Hope Forest — 25-34: 10.5% Willunga — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 12.6% / 11.9%
Hope Forest — 35-44: 12.6% Willunga — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 15.4% / 15.3%
Hope Forest — 45-54: 15.4% Willunga — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 13.3% / 14.9%
Hope Forest — 55-64: 13.3% Willunga — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 10.5% / 14.2%
Hope Forest — 65-74: 10.5% Willunga — 65-74: 14.2%
75-84 7.0% / 7.2%
Hope Forest — 75-84: 7.0% Willunga — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ — / 1.9%
Hope Forest — 85+: not among its largest Willunga — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

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% Hope Forest — Group Household: 0.0% Hope Forest — Other Families: 0.0%
Willunga 51.1% couple families
Willunga — Couple Families: 51.1% Willunga — Lone Person: 31.6% Willunga — One Parent Families: 14.8% Willunga — Group Household: 2.0% Willunga — Other Families: 0.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other 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 15.2% renting
Willunga — Owned Outright: 43.7% Willunga — Mortgage: 41.1% Willunga — Renting: 15.2%
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
England 4.9% / 12.1%
Hope Forest — England: 4.9% Willunga — England: 12.1%
Germany 2.1% / 0.6%
Hope Forest — Germany: 2.1% Willunga — Germany: 0.6%
Scotland — / 1.3%
Hope Forest — Scotland: not among its largest Willunga — Scotland: 1.3%
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Hope Forest — New Zealand: not among its largest Willunga — New Zealand: 1.1%
South Africa — / 0.6%
Hope Forest — South Africa: not among its largest Willunga — South Africa: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.1%).

Qualifications

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

Hope Forest Willunga
Certificate III & IV 21.7% / 14.7%
Hope Forest — Certificate III & IV: 21.7% Willunga — Certificate III & IV: 14.7%
Bachelor Degree 16.1% / 15.5%
Hope Forest — Bachelor Degree: 16.1% Willunga — Bachelor Degree: 15.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 9.1%
Hope Forest — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Willunga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 3.9%
Hope Forest — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Willunga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.1% / 4.0%
Hope Forest — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1% Willunga — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hope Forest 100.0% houses
Hope Forest — Houses: 100.0% Hope Forest — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Hope Forest — Townhouses: 0.0%
Willunga 96.5% houses
Willunga — Houses: 96.5% Willunga — Flats / Apartments: 1.7% Willunga — Townhouses: 1.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Hope Forest Willunga
Median house price — $1,090,000
Median unit price — $630,000
Median land price — $885,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 30 sales

Zoning mix

Hope Forest has more rural and farming land (100% vs 32%); Willunga has more land zoned for conservation (56% vs 0%).

Hope Forest Willunga
Rural and farming 100% 32%
Environmental 0% 56%
Residential 0% 8%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
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
New dwellings approved 429
across Alexandrina
 1,367
across Onkaparinga
Approvals change year on year +25% +58%

Ranking within SA

Hope Forest Willunga
House price — Higher than 52% of SA
Income Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 65% of SA
Schools — Higher than 66% of SA
Walkability Higher than 23% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
Affordability — Higher than 58% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 88% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of SA Higher than 97% of SA

Liveability

Willunga is more walkable (65 vs 0).

Hope Forest Willunga
Grade — A
Score — 66/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Hope Forest carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 35); Willunga carries more crime risk (30 vs 13).

Hope Forest Willunga
Bushfire High
84/100
 Low
35/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
30/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Hope Forest Willunga
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Hope Forest

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

Schools in Willunga

  • Willunga Waldorf School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Willunga High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Willunga Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hope Forest Willunga
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Hope Forest sits further from the CBD (55.5 km vs 46.6 km).

Hope Forest Willunga
Walkability score 0/100 65/100
Distance to Adelaide 55.5 km
+16% vs other
 46.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 52 min 45 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
Car (driver) 80.4% / 71.8%
Hope Forest — Car (driver): 80.4% Willunga — Car (driver): 71.8%
Worked from Home 19.6% / 18.2%
Hope Forest — Worked from Home: 19.6% Willunga — Worked from Home: 18.2%
Walked Only — / 3.4%
Hope Forest — Walked Only: not among its largest Willunga — Walked Only: 3.4%
Car (passenger) — / 3.1%
Hope Forest — Car (passenger): not among its largest Willunga — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Train — / 3.0%
Hope Forest — Train: not among its largest Willunga — Train: 3.0%

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

Setting

Hope Forest Willunga
Elevation 316 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 122 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.6 km 8.5 km

NBN connectivity

Hope Forest Willunga
Connectivity score 30/100 93/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
49 premises
 90%
1,195 premises

Climate

Hope Forest Willunga
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
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
Average residential rate $2,523/yr $2,008/yr
Council Alexandrina Onkaparinga

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Hope Forest

Outer

Willunga

Acreage Outer

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