Norton Summit vs Ashton

Norton Summit is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 51 in Ashton. 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 Ashton: a median of $1.36 million, against $1.1 million in Norton Summit, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Norton Summit tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Ashton suits 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

Ashton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 69%)

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

First-home buyers

Norton Summit

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,100,000 vs $1,362,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Norton Summit

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($315/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Norton Summit

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 14/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Norton Summit is more walkable (30/100 vs 14/100)
  • Ashton has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Norton Summit

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.0% vs -5.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Norton Summit Ashton
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.

Norton Summit Ashton
Walkability 30 / 14
Norton Summit — Walkability: 30/100 Ashton — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 81 / 83
Norton Summit — Safety: 81/100 Ashton — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 28 / 22
Norton Summit — Low fire risk: 28/100 Ashton — Low fire risk: 22/100

Demographics

Ashton skews older (51 vs 41); Ashton rents higher ($350/wk vs $315/wk).

Norton Summit Ashton
Population 548
+12% vs other
 481
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.0% -5.9%
Median age 41 51
Median household income $120,432/yr $122,460/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $315/wk $350/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Norton Summit Ashton
0-4 6.6% / 4.6%
Norton Summit — 0-4: 6.6% Ashton — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 15.1% / 6.9%
Norton Summit — 5-14: 15.1% Ashton — 5-14: 6.9%
15-19 5.8% / 6.7%
Norton Summit — 15-19: 5.8% Ashton — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 4.7% / 3.7%
Norton Summit — 20-24: 4.7% Ashton — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 10.0% / 8.3%
Norton Summit — 25-34: 10.0% Ashton — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 12.4% / 11.0%
Norton Summit — 35-44: 12.4% Ashton — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 19.2% / 13.1%
Norton Summit — 45-54: 19.2% Ashton — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 12.6% / 21.6%
Norton Summit — 55-64: 12.6% Ashton — 55-64: 21.6%
65-74 9.9% / 15.0%
Norton Summit — 65-74: 9.9% Ashton — 65-74: 15.0%
75-84 4.2% / 5.8%
Norton Summit — 75-84: 4.2% Ashton — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 0.7% / 1.5%
Norton Summit — 85+: 0.7% Ashton — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Norton Summit 59.1% couple families
Norton Summit — Couple Families: 59.1% Norton Summit — Lone Person: 19.7% Norton Summit — One Parent Families: 10.2% Norton Summit — Other Families: 7.1% Norton Summit — Group Household: 3.9%
Ashton 72.3% couple families
Ashton — Couple Families: 72.3% Ashton — Lone Person: 16.0% Ashton — One Parent Families: 11.7% Ashton — Other Families: 0.0% Ashton — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Norton Summit 11.0% renting
Norton Summit — Owned Outright: 40.7% Norton Summit — Mortgage: 48.3% Norton Summit — Renting: 11.0%
Ashton 7.8% renting
Ashton — Owned Outright: 54.8% Ashton — Mortgage: 37.3% Ashton — Renting: 7.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Norton Summit Ashton
Bachelor Degree 19.5% / 22.5%
Norton Summit — Bachelor Degree: 19.5% Ashton — Bachelor Degree: 22.5%
Certificate III & IV 11.5% / 12.7%
Norton Summit — Certificate III & IV: 11.5% Ashton — Certificate III & IV: 12.7%
Postgraduate Degree 7.8% / 10.0%
Norton Summit — Postgraduate Degree: 7.8% Ashton — Postgraduate Degree: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 8.1%
Norton Summit — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Ashton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 1.7%
Norton Summit — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Ashton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

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.

Norton Summit Ashton
England 5.3% / 6.0%
Norton Summit — England: 5.3% Ashton — England: 6.0%
Italy 1.8% / 2.7%
Norton Summit — Italy: 1.8% Ashton — Italy: 2.7%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.6%
Norton Summit — Scotland: 0.5% Ashton — Scotland: 0.6%
Iran 0.9% / —
Norton Summit — Iran: 0.9% Ashton — Iran: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.9% / —
Norton Summit — Netherlands: 0.9% Ashton — Netherlands: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.8%
Norton Summit — Germany: not among its largest Ashton — Germany: 0.8%
India 0.7% / —
Norton Summit — India: 0.7% Ashton — India: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.6%
Norton Summit — New Zealand: not among its largest Ashton — New Zealand: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Norton Summit 97.8% houses
Norton Summit — Houses: 97.8% Norton Summit — Townhouses: 2.8% Norton Summit — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Ashton 99.4% houses
Ashton — Houses: 99.4% Ashton — Townhouses: 0.0% Ashton — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Norton Summit Ashton
Median house price $1,100,000 $1,362,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 65 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Norton Summit Ashton
Rural and farming 80% 71%
Environmental 20% 29%
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

Norton Summit Ashton
New dwellings approved 95
across Adelaide Hills
same for both
Approvals change year on year +53%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Norton Summit Ashton
House price Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 59% of SA
Income Higher than 93% of SA
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 68% of SA
Affordability Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of SA Higher than 60% of SA

Liveability

Norton Summit is more walkable (30 vs 14).

Norton Summit Ashton
Grade B —
Score 55/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Norton Summit Ashton
Bushfire High
72/100
 High
78/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Low
17/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Norton Summit Ashton
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 5.7 km
 1
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 6.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 2.5%

Schools in Norton Summit

  • Norton Summit Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Ashton

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

Amenities in the suburb

Norton Summit Ashton
Parks & reserves 5 3
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 6 2

Mobility

Norton Summit Ashton
Walkability score 30/100 14/100
Distance to Adelaide 15.4 km 16.5 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 5136
 1.4%
postcode 5137
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 86
postcode 5136
 85
postcode 5137

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.

Norton Summit Ashton
Car (driver) 70.8% / 74.1%
Norton Summit — Car (driver): 70.8% Ashton — Car (driver): 74.1%
Worked from Home 20.6% / 16.7%
Norton Summit — Worked from Home: 20.6% Ashton — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 3.9%
Norton Summit — Car (passenger): 5.2% Ashton — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 1.7% / 3.9%
Norton Summit — Walked Only: 1.7% Ashton — Walked Only: 3.9%
Bus 1.7% / 1.3%
Norton Summit — Bus: 1.7% Ashton — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.1%).

Setting

Norton Summit Ashton
Elevation 449 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 561 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.9 km 20.8 km

NBN connectivity

Norton Summit Ashton
Connectivity score 27/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
164 premises
 0%
203 premises

Climate

Norton Summit Ashton
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)

Norton Summit Ashton
PM2.5 — 6.0 µg/m³
PM10 — 17.8 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.51 pphm 1.12 pphm

Council rates

Norton Summit Ashton
Average residential rate $2,727/yr
same for both
Council Adelaide Hills
same for both

Federal electorate

Norton Summit Ashton
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Norton Summit Ashton
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Norton Summit

Acreage Middle-Ring Professionals

Ashton

Acreage Middle-Ring Professionals

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