Mount Jagged vs Middleton

Mount Jagged is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 49 in Middleton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Jagged, most households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Jagged tends to suit families with children and couples, while Middleton 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

Mount Jagged

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 36/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% 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

Middleton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Jagged

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (65.8 km vs 78.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (57 min vs 68 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Mount Jagged carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 36/100)
  • Middleton has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Middleton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.3% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Jagged and Middleton 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 Jagged Middleton
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 Jagged Middleton
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Jagged — Walkability: 0/100 Middleton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 79 / 64
Mount Jagged — Safety: 79/100 Middleton — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mount Jagged — Low fire risk: 100/100 Middleton — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Middleton has more residents (1,298 vs 155); Mount Jagged has higher household incomes ($93,600 vs $69,160).

Mount Jagged Middleton
Population 155 1,298
+737% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +12.3%
Median age 41 49
Median household income $93,600/yr
+26% vs other
 $69,160/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+6% vs other
 $283/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Jagged Middleton
0-4 6.5% / 3.8%
Mount Jagged — 0-4: 6.5% Middleton — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 13.5% / 11.7%
Mount Jagged — 5-14: 13.5% Middleton — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 5.8% / 5.1%
Mount Jagged — 15-19: 5.8% Middleton — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 2.6% / 4.1%
Mount Jagged — 20-24: 2.6% Middleton — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 4.5% / 7.7%
Mount Jagged — 25-34: 4.5% Middleton — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 16.1% / 10.9%
Mount Jagged — 35-44: 16.1% Middleton — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 15.5% / 13.6%
Mount Jagged — 45-54: 15.5% Middleton — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 14.2% / 17.0%
Mount Jagged — 55-64: 14.2% Middleton — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 10.3% / 16.7%
Mount Jagged — 65-74: 10.3% Middleton — 65-74: 16.7%
75-84 7.1% / 7.0%
Mount Jagged — 75-84: 7.1% Middleton — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 1.9% / 1.5%
Mount Jagged — 85+: 1.9% Middleton — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Jagged 61.3% couple families
Mount Jagged — Couple Families: 61.3% Mount Jagged — Lone Person: 25.8% Mount Jagged — One Parent Families: 12.9% Mount Jagged — Group Household: 0.0%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Jagged 6.0% renting
Mount Jagged — Owned Outright: 40.0% Mount Jagged — Mortgage: 54.0% Mount Jagged — Renting: 6.0%
Middleton 18.0% renting
Middleton — Owned Outright: 46.6% Middleton — Mortgage: 35.4% Middleton — Renting: 18.0%
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 Jagged Middleton
England 4.5% / 7.9%
Mount Jagged — England: 4.5% Middleton — England: 7.9%
Netherlands 3.2% / 0.9%
Mount Jagged — Netherlands: 3.2% Middleton — Netherlands: 0.9%
New Zealand 2.6% / 0.5%
Mount Jagged — New Zealand: 2.6% Middleton — New Zealand: 0.5%
Scotland — / 1.0%
Mount Jagged — Scotland: not among its largest Middleton — Scotland: 1.0%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Mount Jagged — Philippines: not among its largest Middleton — Philippines: 0.7%

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

Qualifications

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

Mount Jagged Middleton
Certificate III & IV 16.8% / 19.0%
Mount Jagged — Certificate III & IV: 16.8% Middleton — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 16.1% / 13.6%
Mount Jagged — Bachelor Degree: 16.1% Middleton — Bachelor Degree: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 9.2%
Mount Jagged — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Middleton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.2%
Mount Jagged — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Middleton — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.2%
Mount Jagged — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Middleton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Jagged 108.0% houses
Mount Jagged — Houses: 108.0% Mount Jagged — Townhouses: 0.0% Mount Jagged — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Middleton 98.1% houses
Middleton — Houses: 98.1% Middleton — Townhouses: 1.3% Middleton — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Jagged Middleton
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

Mount Jagged Middleton
Rural and farming 100% 94%
Residential 0% 5%
Environmental 0% 1%
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 Jagged Middleton
New dwellings approved 347
across Victor Harbor
 429
across Alexandrina
Approvals change year on year -26% +25%

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.

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

Ranking within SA

Mount Jagged Middleton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 38% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of SA Higher than 47% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 64% of SA Higher than 69% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 4% of SA

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Middleton carries more crime risk (36 vs 21).

Mount Jagged Middleton
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
21/100
 Low
36/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
15/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mount Jagged Middleton
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

Mount Jagged Middleton
Childcare 1 0
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Beaches 0 1

Mobility

Middleton sits further from the CBD (78.5 km vs 65.8 km).

Mount Jagged Middleton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 65.8 km 78.5 km
+19% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 57 min 68 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 5211
 0.8%
postcode 5213
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 5211
 54
postcode 5213

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 Jagged Middleton
Car (driver) 67.6% / 76.0%
Mount Jagged — Car (driver): 67.6% Middleton — Car (driver): 76.0%
Worked from Home 25.4% / 15.8%
Mount Jagged — Worked from Home: 25.4% Middleton — Worked from Home: 15.8%
Walked Only 7.0% / 5.0%
Mount Jagged — Walked Only: 7.0% Middleton — Walked Only: 5.0%
Car (passenger) — / 3.2%
Mount Jagged — Car (passenger): not among its largest Middleton — Car (passenger): 3.2%

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

Setting

Mount Jagged Middleton
Elevation 254 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 84 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.8 km 3.3 km
3.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mount Jagged Middleton
Connectivity score 22/100 67/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 42%
1,309 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Mount Jagged Middleton
Average residential rate $2,533/yr $2,523/yr
Council Victor Harbor Alexandrina

Federal electorate

Mount Jagged Middleton
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Jagged

Rural

Middleton

Acreage Retirees

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