Kuitpo vs Prospect Hill
Prospect Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 55 in Kuitpo. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Kuitpo is closer to the city centre: 44.1 km, against 52.1 km. On these figures, Kuitpo tends to suit 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Kuitpo has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
- Prospect Hill carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 37/100)
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Kuitpo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (44.1 km vs 52.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Kuitpo has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 14%)
- Prospect Hill carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 37/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
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
Kuitpo and Prospect 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.
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.
Demographics
Kuitpo has more residents (198 vs 158); Kuitpo has higher household incomes ($133,692 vs $107,692).
| Kuitpo | Prospect Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 198 +20% vs other | 158 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.0% | -0.6% |
| Median age | 55 | 47 |
| Median household income | $133,692/yr +19% vs other | $107,692/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +2% vs other | $295/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kuitpo | Prospect Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,038,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Kuitpo | Prospect Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 95% | 100% |
| Environmental | 5% | 0% |
| 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
| Kuitpo | Prospect Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 429 across Alexandrina | 657 across Mount Barker |
| Approvals change year on year | +25% | -7% |
Ranking within SA
| Kuitpo | Prospect Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 95% of SA | Higher than 85% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 45% of SA | Higher than 1% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 76% of SA | Higher than 75% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 43% of SA | Higher than 41% of SA |
Liveability
| Kuitpo | Prospect Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Kuitpo carries more crime risk (37 vs 12); Prospect Hill carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 70).
| Kuitpo | Prospect Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 70/100 | High 81/100 |
| Crime | Low 37/100 | Low 12/100 |
| 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
| Kuitpo | Prospect 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
| Kuitpo | Prospect Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Prospect Hill sits further from the CBD (52.1 km vs 44.1 km).
| Kuitpo | Prospect Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 44.1 km | 52.1 km +18% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 54 min | 58 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.9% postcode 5201 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 99 postcode 5201 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.8%).
Setting
| Kuitpo | Prospect Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 316 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 381 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.1 km | 23.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Kuitpo | Prospect Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 102 premises | 0% 62 premises |
Climate
| Kuitpo | Prospect Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 466 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Kuitpo | Prospect Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 19.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.34 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Kuitpo | Prospect Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,523/yr | $2,485/yr |
| Council | Alexandrina | Mount Barker |
Federal electorate
| Kuitpo | Prospect Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mayo same for both | |
| Member | Rebekha Sharkie same for both | |
| Party | Centre Alliance same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kuitpo | Prospect Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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