Hoyleton vs Spring Gully

Hoyleton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 51 in Spring Gully. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Spring Gully, most households are couple families. On these figures, Hoyleton tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Spring Gully suits couples and older residents.

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

Spring Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Hoyleton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Spring Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Hoyleton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (90 min vs 116 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (114.7 km vs 135.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Spring Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 19%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hoyleton Spring Gully
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.

Hoyleton Spring Gully
Walkability 0 / 0
Hoyleton — Walkability: 0/100 Spring Gully — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 76 / 75
Hoyleton — Low fire risk: 76/100 Spring Gully — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Hoyleton rents higher ($250/wk vs $0/wk); Hoyleton has more residents (120 vs 60).

Hoyleton Spring Gully
Population 120
+50% vs other
 60
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.8% -1.6%
Median age 36 51
Median household income $66,248/yr $84,500/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hoyleton Spring Gully
0-4 6.7% / —
Hoyleton — 0-4: 6.7% Spring Gully — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 27.5% / 18.3%
Hoyleton — 5-14: 27.5% Spring Gully — 5-14: 18.3%
15-19 5.0% / —
Hoyleton — 15-19: 5.0% Spring Gully — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.2% / 6.7%
Hoyleton — 20-24: 4.2% Spring Gully — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 7.5% / —
Hoyleton — 25-34: 7.5% Spring Gully — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 6.7% / 13.3%
Hoyleton — 35-44: 6.7% Spring Gully — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 14.2% / 18.3%
Hoyleton — 45-54: 14.2% Spring Gully — 45-54: 18.3%
55-64 10.8% / 20.0%
Hoyleton — 55-64: 10.8% Spring Gully — 55-64: 20.0%
65-74 14.2% / 26.7%
Hoyleton — 65-74: 14.2% Spring Gully — 65-74: 26.7%
75-84 2.5% / 5.0%
Hoyleton — 75-84: 2.5% Spring Gully — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 2.5% / —
Hoyleton — 85+: 2.5% Spring Gully — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hoyleton 38.2% couple families
Hoyleton — Couple Families: 38.2% Hoyleton — Lone Person: 44.1% Hoyleton — One Parent Families: 17.6%
Spring Gully 66.7% couple families
Spring Gully — Couple Families: 66.7% Spring Gully — Lone Person: 33.3% Spring Gully — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hoyleton 20.0% renting
Hoyleton — Owned Outright: 57.8% Hoyleton — Mortgage: 22.2% Hoyleton — Renting: 20.0%
Spring Gully 0.0% renting
Spring Gully — Owned Outright: 45.5% Spring Gully — Mortgage: 54.5% Spring Gully — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hoyleton 95.7% houses
Hoyleton — Houses: 95.7% Hoyleton — Flats / Apartments: 4.3%
Spring Gully 100.0% houses
Spring Gully — Houses: 100.0% Spring Gully — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Hoyleton Spring Gully
Certificate III & IV 13.3% / 5.0%
Hoyleton — Certificate III & IV: 13.3% Spring Gully — Certificate III & IV: 5.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 6.7%
Hoyleton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Spring Gully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Bachelor Degree — / 11.7%
Hoyleton — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Spring Gully — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.3%).

Zoning mix

Hoyleton Spring Gully
Rural and farming 100% 91%
Environmental 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

Hoyleton Spring Gully
New dwellings approved 15
across Wakefield
 28
across Clare and Gilbert Valleys
Approvals change year on year +0% +20%

Ranking within SA

Hoyleton Spring Gully
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of SA Higher than 61% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of SA Higher than 25% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 20% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of SA Higher than 36% of SA

Liveability

Hoyleton Spring Gully
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Hoyleton Spring Gully
Bushfire Low
24/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Low
20/100
 —
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

Hoyleton Spring Gully
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

Hoyleton Spring Gully
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1

Mobility

Spring Gully sits further from the CBD (135.4 km vs 114.7 km).

Hoyleton Spring Gully
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 114.7 km 135.4 km
+18% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 90 min 116 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.

Hoyleton Spring Gully
Car (driver) 45.5% / 70.8%
Hoyleton — Car (driver): 45.5% Spring Gully — Car (driver): 70.8%
Worked from Home 34.1% / 29.2%
Hoyleton — Worked from Home: 34.1% Spring Gully — Worked from Home: 29.2%
Walked Only 13.6% / —
Hoyleton — Walked Only: 13.6% Spring Gully — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 6.8% / —
Hoyleton — Car (passenger): 6.8% Spring Gully — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.8%).

Setting

Hoyleton Spring Gully
Elevation 170 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 459 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hoyleton Spring Gully
Connectivity score 22/100 25/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 0%
17 premises

Council rates

Hoyleton Spring Gully
Average residential rate $1,640/yr $1,830/yr
Council Wakefield Clare and Gilbert Valleys

Federal electorate

Hoyleton Spring Gully
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hoyleton Spring Gully
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hoyleton

Family Rural

Spring Gully

Retirees Rural

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