Mount George vs Verdun

Verdun is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 53 in Mount George. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount George, most households are couple families. In Verdun, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Verdun: a median of $1.42 million, against $923,000 in Mount George, and rent is higher there too. Mount George is closer to the city centre: 22.2 km, against 25.4 km. On these figures, Mount George tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Verdun suits families with children.

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

Mount George

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 47/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mount George

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($923,000 vs $1,420,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount George

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $293/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Mount George sits closer to the CBD (22.2 km vs 25.4 km)
  • Verdun is more walkable (33/100 vs 17/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Mount George carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 47/100)
  • Verdun is more walkable (33/100 vs 17/100)

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

Investors

Verdun

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.5% vs 3.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount George Verdun
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.

Mount George Verdun
Walkability 17 / 33
Mount George — Walkability: 17/100 Verdun — Walkability: 33/100
Safety 76 / 53
Mount George — Safety: 76/100 Verdun — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 54 / 43
Mount George — Low fire risk: 54/100 Verdun — Low fire risk: 43/100
Low flood risk 85 / 34
Mount George — Low flood risk: 85/100 Verdun — Low flood risk: 34/100

Demographics

Mount George has higher household incomes ($125,632 vs $90,012); Verdun rents higher ($293/wk vs $210/wk).

Mount George Verdun
Population 276
+15% vs other
 235
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.0% +13.5%
Median age 53 43
Median household income $125,632/yr
+28% vs other
 $90,012/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk $293/wk
+40% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount George Verdun
0-4 4.3% / 6.0%
Mount George — 0-4: 4.3% Verdun — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 10.9% / 13.2%
Mount George — 5-14: 10.9% Verdun — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 5.1% / 4.7%
Mount George — 15-19: 5.1% Verdun — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 2.5% / 7.2%
Mount George — 20-24: 2.5% Verdun — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 1.1% / 6.4%
Mount George — 25-34: 1.1% Verdun — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 9.4% / 16.6%
Mount George — 35-44: 9.4% Verdun — 35-44: 16.6%
45-54 16.3% / 11.5%
Mount George — 45-54: 16.3% Verdun — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 19.2% / 14.9%
Mount George — 55-64: 19.2% Verdun — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 15.6% / 18.3%
Mount George — 65-74: 15.6% Verdun — 65-74: 18.3%
75-84 9.8% / 5.5%
Mount George — 75-84: 9.8% Verdun — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 1.4% / —
Mount George — 85+: 1.4% Verdun — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount George 55.7% couple families
Mount George — Couple Families: 55.7% Mount George — Lone Person: 39.3% Mount George — One Parent Families: 4.9%
Verdun 50.9% couple families
Verdun — Couple Families: 50.9% Verdun — Lone Person: 34.5% Verdun — One Parent Families: 14.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount George 0.0% renting
Mount George — Owned Outright: 52.0% Mount George — Mortgage: 48.0% Mount George — Renting: 0.0%
Verdun 14.1% renting
Verdun — Owned Outright: 40.0% Verdun — Mortgage: 45.9% Verdun — Renting: 14.1%
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.

Mount George Verdun
England 5.4% / 5.1%
Mount George — England: 5.4% Verdun — England: 5.1%
Germany 2.2% / —
Mount George — Germany: 2.2% Verdun — Germany: not among its largest
China — / 1.7%
Mount George — China: not among its largest Verdun — China: 1.7%
Canada — / 1.7%
Mount George — Canada: not among its largest Verdun — Canada: 1.7%
New Zealand 1.4% / —
Mount George — New Zealand: 1.4% Verdun — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

Qualifications

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

Mount George Verdun
Bachelor Degree 21.7% / 20.0%
Mount George — Bachelor Degree: 21.7% Verdun — Bachelor Degree: 20.0%
Certificate III & IV 12.7% / 14.9%
Mount George — Certificate III & IV: 12.7% Verdun — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 8.5%
Mount George — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Verdun — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 6.5% / 7.2%
Mount George — Postgraduate Degree: 6.5% Verdun — Postgraduate Degree: 7.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / 2.1%
Mount George — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% Verdun — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount George 99.0% houses
Mount George — Houses: 99.0% Mount George — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Verdun 98.8% houses
Verdun — Houses: 98.8% Verdun — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount George Verdun
Median house price $923,000 $1,420,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Mount George has more land zoned for conservation (20% vs 0%); Verdun has more rural and farming land (98% vs 80%).

Mount George Verdun
Rural and farming 80% 98%
Environmental 20% 0%
Residential 0% 2%
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

Mount George Verdun
New dwellings approved 95
across Adelaide Hills
same for both
Approvals change year on year +53%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Mount George Verdun
House price Higher than 34% of SA —
Income Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 68% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
Affordability Higher than 95% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 80% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of SA Higher than 74% of SA

Liveability

Verdun is more walkable (33 vs 17).

Mount George Verdun
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Verdun carries more flood risk (66 vs 15); Verdun carries more crime risk (47 vs 24).

Mount George Verdun
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
57/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood Low
15/100
 Moderate
66/100
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

Mount George Verdun
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mount George

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

Schools in Verdun

  • The Hills Christian Community School Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount George Verdun
Parks & reserves 6 0
Childcare 0 2
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Verdun sits further from the CBD (25.4 km vs 22.2 km).

Mount George Verdun
Walkability score 17/100 33/100
Distance to Adelaide 22.2 km 25.4 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 24 min 26 min
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 5155
 1.1%
postcode 5245
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 5155
 73
postcode 5245

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.

Mount George Verdun
Car (driver) 62.6% / 71.3%
Mount George — Car (driver): 62.6% Verdun — Car (driver): 71.3%
Worked from Home 27.0% / 17.6%
Mount George — Worked from Home: 27.0% Verdun — Worked from Home: 17.6%
Car (passenger) 7.8% / 3.7%
Mount George — Car (passenger): 7.8% Verdun — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Bus 2.6% / 3.7%
Mount George — Bus: 2.6% Verdun — Bus: 3.7%
Walked Only — / 3.7%
Mount George — Walked Only: not among its largest Verdun — Walked Only: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.3%).

Setting

Mount George Verdun
Elevation 490 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 313 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.9 km 25.1 km

NBN connectivity

Mount George Verdun
Connectivity score 29/100 47/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
117 premises
 14%
112 premises

Climate

Mount George Verdun
Annual rainfall 969 mm 921 mm
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount George Verdun
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

Mount George Verdun
Average residential rate $2,727/yr
same for both
Council Adelaide Hills
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount George Verdun
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount George Verdun
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount George

Acreage Middle-Ring Professionals Retirees

Verdun

Middle-Ring Professionals Quiet River

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