Littlehampton vs Totness

Littlehampton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Totness. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Littlehampton, most households are couple families. In Totness, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Totness: a median of $1.53 million, against $895,000 in Littlehampton, though rent is higher in Littlehampton. On these figures, Littlehampton tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Totness suits people living alone.

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

Littlehampton

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 96/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 37%)

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

First-home buyers

Littlehampton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($852,000 vs $1,512,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($895,000 vs $1,528,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Totness

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 17%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Littlehampton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (44/100 vs 17/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Littlehampton

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 96/100)
  • is more walkable (44/100 vs 17/100)
  • But Totness has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Littlehampton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.4% vs 3.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Littlehampton Totness
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.

Littlehampton Totness
Walkability 44 / 17
Littlehampton — Walkability: 44/100 Totness — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 76 / 4
Littlehampton — Safety: 76/100 Totness — Safety: 4/100
Low fire risk 34 / 23
Littlehampton — Low fire risk: 34/100 Totness — Low fire risk: 23/100

Demographics

Littlehampton has more residents (3,300 vs 96); Littlehampton rents higher ($360/wk vs $190/wk).

Littlehampton Totness
Population 3,300
+97% vs other
 96
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.4% +3.2%
Median age 40 47
Median household income $108,472/yr $123,448/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+47% vs other
 $190/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Littlehampton Totness
0-4 6.2% / 4.2%
Littlehampton — 0-4: 6.2% Totness — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 15.4% / 14.6%
Littlehampton — 5-14: 15.4% Totness — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 6.3% / 4.2%
Littlehampton — 15-19: 6.3% Totness — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 5.4% / 5.2%
Littlehampton — 20-24: 5.4% Totness — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 9.6% / 9.4%
Littlehampton — 25-34: 9.6% Totness — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 12.6% / 7.3%
Littlehampton — 35-44: 12.6% Totness — 35-44: 7.3%
45-54 15.1% / 19.8%
Littlehampton — 45-54: 15.1% Totness — 45-54: 19.8%
55-64 12.3% / 16.7%
Littlehampton — 55-64: 12.3% Totness — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 10.6% / 16.7%
Littlehampton — 65-74: 10.6% Totness — 65-74: 16.7%
75-84 5.3% / 6.2%
Littlehampton — 75-84: 5.3% Totness — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 1.1% / —
Littlehampton — 85+: 1.1% Totness — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Littlehampton 56.2% couple families
Littlehampton — Couple Families: 56.2% Littlehampton — Lone Person: 23.8% Littlehampton — One Parent Families: 18.0% Littlehampton — Group Household: 1.5% Littlehampton — Other Families: 0.5%
Totness 36.8% couple families
Totness — Couple Families: 36.8% Totness — Lone Person: 63.2% Totness — One Parent Families: 0.0% Totness — Group Household: 0.0% Totness — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Littlehampton 11.7% renting
Littlehampton — Owned Outright: 34.9% Littlehampton — Mortgage: 53.4% Littlehampton — Renting: 11.7%
Totness 23.7% renting
Totness — Owned Outright: 42.1% Totness — Mortgage: 34.2% Totness — Renting: 23.7%
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.

Littlehampton Totness
England 6.6% / 4.2%
Littlehampton — England: 6.6% Totness — England: 4.2%
New Zealand 0.8% / 3.1%
Littlehampton — New Zealand: 0.8% Totness — New Zealand: 3.1%
South Africa 1.1% / —
Littlehampton — South Africa: 1.1% Totness — South Africa: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.7% / —
Littlehampton — Netherlands: 0.7% Totness — Netherlands: not among its largest
Scotland 0.7% / —
Littlehampton — Scotland: 0.7% Totness — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).

Qualifications

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

Littlehampton Totness
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 24.0%
Littlehampton — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Totness — Certificate III & IV: 24.0%
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / 14.6%
Littlehampton — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% Totness — Bachelor Degree: 14.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 10.4%
Littlehampton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Totness — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 5.2%
Littlehampton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Totness — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / —
Littlehampton — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Totness — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Littlehampton 97.3% houses
Littlehampton — Houses: 97.3% Littlehampton — Flats / Apartments: 1.0% Littlehampton — Townhouses: 1.6%
Totness 88.2% houses
Totness — Houses: 88.2% Totness — Flats / Apartments: 11.8% Totness — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Littlehampton Totness
Median house price $895,000 $1,528,000
Median unit price $641,000 —
Median land price $852,000 $1,512,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 29 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Totness has more industrially zoned land (17% vs 1%).

Littlehampton Totness
Rural and farming 79% 80%
Industrial 1% 17%
Residential 17% 0%
Environmental 0% 3%
Parks and recreation 1% 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

Littlehampton Totness
New dwellings approved 657
across Mount Barker
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Littlehampton Totness
Houses 3.9%
$652/wk on $874K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Littlehampton Totness
House price Higher than 14% of SA —
Income Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 70% of SA
Affordability Higher than 96% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 79% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 47% of SA —

Liveability

Littlehampton is more walkable (44 vs 17).

Littlehampton Totness
Grade B —
Score 51/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Totness carries more crime risk (96 vs 24); Totness carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 66).

Littlehampton Totness
Bushfire Moderate
66/100
 High
77/100
Crime Low
24/100
 High
96/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Littlehampton Totness
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Littlehampton

  • Littlehampton Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Totness

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

Amenities in the suburb

Littlehampton Totness
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2
same for both
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 5 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 2

Mobility

Littlehampton Totness
Walkability score 44/100 17/100
Distance to Adelaide 34.6 km
+3% vs other
 33.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 32 min
Public transport score 70/100
Bus
 75/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 32.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 27.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 5250
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 5250
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.

Littlehampton Totness
Car (driver) 77.7% / 51.0%
Littlehampton — Car (driver): 77.7% Totness — Car (driver): 51.0%
Worked from Home 13.4% / 22.4%
Littlehampton — Worked from Home: 13.4% Totness — Worked from Home: 22.4%
Bus 3.4% / 10.2%
Littlehampton — Bus: 3.4% Totness — Bus: 10.2%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 8.2%
Littlehampton — Car (passenger): 4.1% Totness — Car (passenger): 8.2%
Walked Only 1.2% / 8.2%
Littlehampton — Walked Only: 1.2% Totness — Walked Only: 8.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.7%).

Setting

Littlehampton Totness
Elevation 365 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 425 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.8 km 29.8 km

NBN connectivity

Littlehampton Totness
Connectivity score 69/100 53/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
1,341 premises
 21%
175 premises

Climate

Littlehampton Totness
Annual rainfall 730 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Littlehampton Totness
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Littlehampton Totness
Average residential rate $2,485/yr
same for both
Council Mount Barker
same for both

Federal electorate

Littlehampton Totness
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Littlehampton Totness
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Littlehampton

Acreage Outer Quiet

Totness

Outer Quiet

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