Kudla vs Hillier

Kudla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 67 in Hillier. In both, the large majority of households own their home. In Kudla, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Hillier, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Kudla: a median of $2 million, against $755,000 in Hillier, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Kudla tends to suit families with children and couples, while Hillier suits 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

Kudla

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 27%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 36%)

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

  • Kudla leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 48%)
  • Hillier has cheaper houses ($755,000 vs $2,000,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Kudla leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 36%)
  • Hillier has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $357/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kudla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hillier

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (65% vs 1%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (55% vs 20%)
  • But Kudla is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Hillier

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.8% vs 8.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kudla Hillier
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.

Kudla Hillier
Walkability 10 / 0
Kudla — Walkability: 10/100 Hillier — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 50 / 41
Kudla — Safety: 50/100 Hillier — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 100 / 59
Kudla — Low fire risk: 100/100 Hillier — Low fire risk: 59/100
Low flood risk 12 / 9
Kudla — Low flood risk: 12/100 Hillier — Low flood risk: 9/100

Demographics

Kudla has higher household incomes ($91,624 vs $37,024); Hillier skews older (67 vs 42).

Kudla Hillier
Population 551 814
+48% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.0% +14.8%
Median age 42 67
Median household income $91,624/yr
+60% vs other
 $37,024/yr
Median weekly rent $357/wk
+29% vs other
 $255/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kudla Hillier
0-4 6.2% / 2.6%
Kudla — 0-4: 6.2% Hillier — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 12.5% / 8.2%
Kudla — 5-14: 12.5% Hillier — 5-14: 8.2%
15-19 5.4% / 2.1%
Kudla — 15-19: 5.4% Hillier — 15-19: 2.1%
20-24 4.7% / 2.1%
Kudla — 20-24: 4.7% Hillier — 20-24: 2.1%
25-34 12.5% / 6.5%
Kudla — 25-34: 12.5% Hillier — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 11.6% / 4.8%
Kudla — 35-44: 11.6% Hillier — 35-44: 4.8%
45-54 12.5% / 6.6%
Kudla — 45-54: 12.5% Hillier — 45-54: 6.6%
55-64 15.2% / 12.7%
Kudla — 55-64: 15.2% Hillier — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 8.9% / 21.4%
Kudla — 65-74: 8.9% Hillier — 65-74: 21.4%
75-84 9.4% / 24.0%
Kudla — 75-84: 9.4% Hillier — 75-84: 24.0%
85+ 1.6% / 9.7%
Kudla — 85+: 1.6% Hillier — 85+: 9.7%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kudla 15.9% lone person
Kudla — Lone Person: 15.9% Kudla — Couple Families: 57.1% Kudla — One Parent Families: 19.8% Kudla — Group Household: 3.2% Kudla — Other Families: 4.0%
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% Hillier — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kudla 14.9% renting
Kudla — Owned Outright: 37.1% Kudla — Mortgage: 48.0% Kudla — Renting: 14.9%
Hillier 7.9% renting
Hillier — Owned Outright: 76.0% Hillier — Mortgage: 16.1% Hillier — Renting: 7.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kudla Hillier
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 16.1%
Kudla — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Hillier — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 5.0%
Kudla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Hillier — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 3.9%
Kudla — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Hillier — Bachelor Degree: 3.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 1.2%
Kudla — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Hillier — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.4%
Kudla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Hillier — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

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.

Kudla Hillier
England 5.4% / 21.6%
Kudla — England: 5.4% Hillier — England: 21.6%
Italy 5.6% / 0.9%
Kudla — Italy: 5.6% Hillier — Italy: 0.9%
Vietnam 3.1% / 1.4%
Kudla — Vietnam: 3.1% Hillier — Vietnam: 1.4%
Greece 2.2% / —
Kudla — Greece: 2.2% Hillier — Greece: not among its largest
Scotland — / 2.1%
Kudla — Scotland: not among its largest Hillier — Scotland: 2.1%
Germany 0.5% / 1.2%
Kudla — Germany: 0.5% Hillier — Germany: 1.2%
Taiwan 1.3% / —
Kudla — Taiwan: 1.3% Hillier — Taiwan: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 1.1%
Kudla — Netherlands: not among its largest Hillier — Netherlands: 1.1%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kudla 98.9% houses
Kudla — Houses: 98.9% Kudla — Townhouses: 0.0% Kudla — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Hillier 35.8% houses
Hillier — Houses: 35.8% Hillier — Townhouses: 65.2% Hillier — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kudla Hillier
Median house price $2,000,000 $755,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 9 sales
 33 days
from 7 sales

Zoning mix

Kudla has more rural and farming land (100% vs 89%).

Kudla Hillier
Rural and farming 100% 89%
Residential 0% 10%
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

Kudla Hillier
New dwellings approved 324
across Gawler
same for both
Approvals change year on year -22%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Kudla Hillier
House price — Higher than 20% of SA
Income Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 4% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of SA Higher than 11% of SA
Affordability — Higher than 7% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 51% of SA Higher than 56% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of SA Higher than 76% of SA

Liveability

Kudla is more walkable (10 vs 0); Kudla scores higher overall (32 vs 12).

Kudla Hillier
Grade D
same for both
Score 32/100 12/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Hillier carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0).

Kudla Hillier
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
41/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
59/100
Flood High
88/100
 High
91/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Kudla Hillier
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

Kudla Hillier
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Kudla Hillier
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 45.3 km
+1% vs other
 44.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 37 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 5115
 0.6%
postcode 5116
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 5115
 68
postcode 5116

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.

Kudla Hillier
Car (driver) 75.8% / 76.4%
Kudla — Car (driver): 75.8% Hillier — Car (driver): 76.4%
Worked from Home 13.2% / 16.1%
Kudla — Worked from Home: 13.2% Hillier — Worked from Home: 16.1%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / 2.3%
Kudla — Car (passenger): 6.8% Hillier — Car (passenger): 2.3%
Walked Only 1.4% / 3.4%
Kudla — Walked Only: 1.4% Hillier — Walked Only: 3.4%
Bus 2.7% / 1.7%
Kudla — Bus: 2.7% Hillier — Bus: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.4%).

Setting

Kudla Hillier
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.0 km 19.5 km

NBN connectivity

Kudla Hillier
Connectivity score 30/100 59/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
214 premises
 32%
522 premises

Climate

Kudla Hillier
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)

Kudla Hillier
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

Kudla Hillier
Average residential rate $2,258/yr
same for both
Council Gawler
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kudla

Acreage Luxury Outer Trains

Hillier

Outer Retirees Townhouses

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