Middleton vs Mosquito Hill

Mosquito Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Middleton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mosquito Hill, most households are couple families. On these figures, Middleton tends to suit people living alone, while Mosquito Hill suits families with children and couples.

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

Mosquito Hill

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 36/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 52%)

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

Mosquito Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $283/wk)
  • But Middleton has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mosquito Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (68.3 km vs 78.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (60 min vs 68 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Middleton has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 20%)
  • Mosquito Hill carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 36/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

Middleton and Mosquito 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.

Middleton Mosquito Hill
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.

Middleton Mosquito Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Middleton — Walkability: 0/100 Mosquito Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 87
Middleton — Safety: 64/100 Mosquito Hill — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 100 / 61
Middleton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mosquito Hill — Low fire risk: 61/100

Demographics

Middleton has more residents (1,298 vs 137); Mosquito Hill has higher household incomes ($105,248 vs $69,160).

Middleton Mosquito Hill
Population 1,298
+89% vs other
 137
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.3% +15.1%
Median age 49 45
Median household income $69,160/yr $105,248/yr
+52% vs other
Median weekly rent $283/wk
+20% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Middleton Mosquito Hill
0-4 3.8% / 5.1%
Middleton — 0-4: 3.8% Mosquito Hill — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 11.7% / 15.3%
Middleton — 5-14: 11.7% Mosquito Hill — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 5.1% / 3.6%
Middleton — 15-19: 5.1% Mosquito Hill — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 4.1% / 2.2%
Middleton — 20-24: 4.1% Mosquito Hill — 20-24: 2.2%
25-34 7.7% / 2.2%
Middleton — 25-34: 7.7% Mosquito Hill — 25-34: 2.2%
35-44 10.9% / 17.5%
Middleton — 35-44: 10.9% Mosquito Hill — 35-44: 17.5%
45-54 13.6% / 19.0%
Middleton — 45-54: 13.6% Mosquito Hill — 45-54: 19.0%
55-64 17.0% / 16.1%
Middleton — 55-64: 17.0% Mosquito Hill — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 16.7% / 13.1%
Middleton — 65-74: 16.7% Mosquito Hill — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 7.0% / 6.6%
Middleton — 75-84: 7.0% Mosquito Hill — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 1.5% / —
Middleton — 85+: 1.5% Mosquito Hill — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Middleton 41.8% couple families
Middleton — Couple Families: 41.8% Middleton — Lone Person: 43.3% Middleton — One Parent Families: 10.1% Middleton — Group Household: 4.9%
Mosquito Hill 56.2% couple families
Mosquito Hill — Couple Families: 56.2% Mosquito Hill — Lone Person: 25.0% Mosquito Hill — One Parent Families: 9.4% Mosquito Hill — Group Household: 9.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Middleton 18.0% renting
Middleton — Owned Outright: 46.6% Middleton — Mortgage: 35.4% Middleton — Renting: 18.0%
Mosquito Hill 7.7% renting
Mosquito Hill — Owned Outright: 46.2% Mosquito Hill — Mortgage: 46.2% Mosquito Hill — Renting: 7.7%
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.

Middleton Mosquito Hill
England 7.9% / 2.2%
Middleton — England: 7.9% Mosquito Hill — England: 2.2%
New Zealand 0.5% / 3.6%
Middleton — New Zealand: 0.5% Mosquito Hill — New Zealand: 3.6%
Scotland 1.0% / —
Middleton — Scotland: 1.0% Mosquito Hill — Scotland: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.9% / —
Middleton — Netherlands: 0.9% Mosquito Hill — Netherlands: not among its largest
Philippines 0.7% / —
Middleton — Philippines: 0.7% Mosquito Hill — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).

Qualifications

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

Middleton Mosquito Hill
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 21.9%
Middleton — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Mosquito Hill — Certificate III & IV: 21.9%
Bachelor Degree 13.6% / 14.6%
Middleton — Bachelor Degree: 13.6% Mosquito Hill — Bachelor Degree: 14.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 8.0%
Middleton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Mosquito Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 2.2%
Middleton — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Mosquito Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / —
Middleton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Mosquito Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Middleton 98.1% houses
Middleton — Houses: 98.1% Middleton — Flats / Apartments: 0.6% Middleton — Townhouses: 1.3%
Mosquito Hill 91.7% houses
Mosquito Hill — Houses: 91.7% Mosquito Hill — Flats / Apartments: 8.3% Mosquito Hill — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Middleton Mosquito Hill
Median house price $1,060,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,275,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 31 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Middleton Mosquito Hill
Rural and farming 94% 100%
Residential 5% 0%
Environmental 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

Middleton Mosquito Hill
New dwellings approved 429
across Alexandrina
same for both
Approvals change year on year +25%
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.

Middleton Mosquito Hill
Houses 2.2%
$600/wk on $1.42M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Middleton Mosquito Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of SA Higher than 83% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of SA Higher than 48% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 69% of SA Higher than 59% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 43% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 4% of SA —

Liveability

Middleton Mosquito Hill
Grade B —
Score 54/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mosquito Hill carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 0); Middleton carries more crime risk (36 vs 13).

Middleton Mosquito Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
39/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
13/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
15/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Middleton Mosquito 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

Middleton Mosquito Hill
Parks & reserves 0 1
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Beaches 1 0

Mobility

Middleton sits further from the CBD (78.5 km vs 68.3 km).

Middleton Mosquito Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 78.5 km
+13% vs other
 68.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 60 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5213
 0.6%
postcode 5214
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 5213
 73
postcode 5214

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.

Middleton Mosquito Hill
Car (driver) 76.0% / 71.2%
Middleton — Car (driver): 76.0% Mosquito Hill — Car (driver): 71.2%
Worked from Home 15.8% / 28.8%
Middleton — Worked from Home: 15.8% Mosquito Hill — Worked from Home: 28.8%
Walked Only 5.0% / —
Middleton — Walked Only: 5.0% Mosquito Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 3.2% / —
Middleton — Car (passenger): 3.2% Mosquito Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.0%).

Setting

Middleton Mosquito Hill
Elevation 84 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 187 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.3 km
3.7 km to a named beach
 10.9 km

NBN connectivity

Middleton Mosquito Hill
Connectivity score 67/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
1,309 premises
 0%
48 premises

Climate

Middleton Mosquito Hill
Annual rainfall 786 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Middleton Mosquito Hill
Average residential rate $2,523/yr
same for both
Council Alexandrina
same for both

Federal electorate

Middleton Mosquito Hill
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Middleton Mosquito Hill
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Middleton

Acreage Retirees

Mosquito Hill

Rural

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