Longwood vs Mylor

Longwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 47 in Mylor. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mylor: a median of $1.5 million, against $1.24 million in Longwood, and rent is higher there too. Longwood is closer to the city centre: 21.9 km, against 24.7 km. On these figures, Longwood tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Mylor suits 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

Longwood

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 28/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 67%)
  • But Mylor has more parks and reserves (18 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Longwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,237,500 vs $1,500,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Longwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Longwood sits closer to the CBD (21.9 km vs 24.7 km)
  • Mylor is more walkable (42/100 vs 31/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mylor

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 13%)
  • is more walkable (42/100 vs 31/100)
  • But Longwood carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 28/100)

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

Investors

Longwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.1% vs -2.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Longwood Mylor
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.

Longwood Mylor
Walkability 31 / 42
Longwood — Walkability: 31/100 Mylor — Walkability: 42/100
Safety 89 / 72
Longwood — Safety: 89/100 Mylor — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 17 / 26
Longwood — Low fire risk: 17/100 Mylor — Low fire risk: 26/100

Demographics

Mylor has more residents (1,067 vs 325); Longwood has higher household incomes ($122,148 vs $103,480).

Longwood Mylor
Population 325 1,067
+228% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.1% -2.7%
Median age 43 47
Median household income $122,148/yr
+15% vs other
 $103,480/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $350/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Longwood Mylor
0-4 4.9% / 3.7%
Longwood — 0-4: 4.9% Mylor — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 16.9% / 11.5%
Longwood — 5-14: 16.9% Mylor — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 9.5% / 8.2%
Longwood — 15-19: 9.5% Mylor — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 4.9% / 5.6%
Longwood — 20-24: 4.9% Mylor — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 7.1% / 5.8%
Longwood — 25-34: 7.1% Mylor — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 10.5% / 12.5%
Longwood — 35-44: 10.5% Mylor — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 20.3% / 16.0%
Longwood — 45-54: 20.3% Mylor — 45-54: 16.0%
55-64 16.6% / 16.0%
Longwood — 55-64: 16.6% Mylor — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 9.2% / 13.8%
Longwood — 65-74: 9.2% Mylor — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 2.5% / 5.5%
Longwood — 75-84: 2.5% Mylor — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 0.9% / 1.7%
Longwood — 85+: 0.9% Mylor — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Longwood 65.0% couple families
Longwood — Couple Families: 65.0% Longwood — Lone Person: 23.8% Longwood — One Parent Families: 11.2% Longwood — Group Household: 0.0% Longwood — Other Families: 0.0%
Mylor 56.4% couple families
Mylor — Couple Families: 56.4% Mylor — Lone Person: 27.1% Mylor — One Parent Families: 10.2% Mylor — Group Household: 4.1% Mylor — Other Families: 2.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Longwood 4.1% renting
Longwood — Owned Outright: 35.7% Longwood — Mortgage: 60.2% Longwood — Renting: 4.1%
Mylor 7.5% renting
Mylor — Owned Outright: 47.7% Mylor — Mortgage: 44.7% Mylor — Renting: 7.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Longwood Mylor
Bachelor Degree 17.8% / 20.4%
Longwood — Bachelor Degree: 17.8% Mylor — Bachelor Degree: 20.4%
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 12.3%
Longwood — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Mylor — Certificate III & IV: 12.3%
Postgraduate Degree 9.8% / 7.5%
Longwood — Postgraduate Degree: 9.8% Mylor — Postgraduate Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 7.8%
Longwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Mylor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / 3.8%
Longwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Mylor — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

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.

Longwood Mylor
England 9.5% / 8.8%
Longwood — England: 9.5% Mylor — England: 8.8%
Canada 1.5% / —
Longwood — Canada: 1.5% Mylor — Canada: not among its largest
Japan 1.2% / —
Longwood — Japan: 1.2% Mylor — Japan: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.9%
Longwood — Germany: not among its largest Mylor — Germany: 0.9%
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Longwood — New Zealand: not among its largest Mylor — New Zealand: 0.8%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Longwood — South Africa: not among its largest Mylor — South Africa: 0.8%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Longwood — Netherlands: not among its largest Mylor — Netherlands: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Longwood 100.0% houses
Longwood — Houses: 100.0%
Mylor 100.5% houses
Mylor — Houses: 100.5%
Houses

Property market

Longwood Mylor
Median house price $1,237,500 $1,500,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,323,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 21 days
from 7 sales

Zoning mix

Longwood Mylor
Rural and farming 100% 95%
Environmental 0% 4%
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

Longwood Mylor
New dwellings approved 95
across Adelaide Hills
same for both
Approvals change year on year +53%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Longwood Mylor
House price Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 85% of SA
Income Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Affordability Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 23% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 92% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of SA Higher than 71% of SA

Liveability

Mylor is more walkable (42 vs 31).

Longwood Mylor
Grade — C
Score — 48/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Mylor carries more crime risk (28 vs 11).

Longwood Mylor
Bushfire High
83/100
 High
74/100
Crime Low
11/100
 Low
28/100
Flood — Moderate
52/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Longwood Mylor
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Longwood

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

Schools in Mylor

  • Mylor Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Longwood Mylor
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 2 18
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 14

Mobility

Mylor sits further from the CBD (24.7 km vs 21.9 km).

Longwood Mylor
Walkability score 31/100 42/100
Distance to Adelaide 21.9 km 24.7 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 27 min 31 min
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 5153
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 86
postcode 5153
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.

Longwood Mylor
Car (driver) 72.5% / 75.1%
Longwood — Car (driver): 72.5% Mylor — Car (driver): 75.1%
Worked from Home 14.1% / 17.9%
Longwood — Worked from Home: 14.1% Mylor — Worked from Home: 17.9%
Car (passenger) 7.4% / 3.7%
Longwood — Car (passenger): 7.4% Mylor — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Bus 3.4% / 1.5%
Longwood — Bus: 3.4% Mylor — Bus: 1.5%
Walked Only 2.7% / 1.8%
Longwood — Walked Only: 2.7% Mylor — Walked Only: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.1%).

Setting

Longwood Mylor
Elevation 396 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 317 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.7 km 22.1 km

NBN connectivity

Longwood Mylor
Connectivity score 30/100 33/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
108 premises
 0%
407 premises

Climate

Longwood Mylor
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Longwood Mylor
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

Longwood Mylor
Average residential rate $2,727/yr
same for both
Council Adelaide Hills
same for both

Federal electorate

Longwood Mylor
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Longwood Mylor
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Longwood

Middle-Ring Professionals

Mylor

Acreage Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Quiet River

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