Pine Hill vs Wolseley

Pine Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 41 in Wolseley. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pine Hill, the large majority of households are couple families. In Wolseley, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Pine Hill tends to suit young adults 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

Pine Hill

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 63%)
  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 69/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)

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

First-home buyers

Pine Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 13%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Pine Hill

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($50/wk vs $138/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Wolseley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (285.8 km vs 288 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wolseley

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 4%)
  • But Pine Hill carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 69/100)

Weighs 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

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

Pine Hill Wolseley
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.

Pine Hill Wolseley
Walkability 0 / 20
Pine Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Wolseley — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 52 / 31
Pine Hill — Safety: 52/100 Wolseley — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Pine Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wolseley — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wolseley has more residents (207 vs 66); Wolseley rents higher ($138/wk vs $50/wk).

Pine Hill Wolseley
Population 66 207
+214% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.8% +15.0%
Median age 34 41
Median household income $100,724/yr
+40% vs other
 $60,632/yr
Median weekly rent $50/wk $138/wk
+176% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pine Hill Wolseley
0-4 4.5% / 7.2%
Pine Hill — 0-4: 4.5% Wolseley — 0-4: 7.2%
5-14 — / 10.6%
Pine Hill — 5-14: not among its largest Wolseley — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 6.1% / 8.2%
Pine Hill — 15-19: 6.1% Wolseley — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 13.6% / 4.3%
Pine Hill — 20-24: 13.6% Wolseley — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 19.7% / 11.1%
Pine Hill — 25-34: 19.7% Wolseley — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 15.2% / 9.7%
Pine Hill — 35-44: 15.2% Wolseley — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 13.6% / 13.0%
Pine Hill — 45-54: 13.6% Wolseley — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 16.7% / 13.0%
Pine Hill — 55-64: 16.7% Wolseley — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 4.5% / 10.6%
Pine Hill — 65-74: 4.5% Wolseley — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 — / 4.8%
Pine Hill — 75-84: not among its largest Wolseley — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ — / —
Pine Hill — 85+: not among its largest Wolseley — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

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.

Pine Hill Wolseley
Ireland 4.5% / —
Pine Hill — Ireland: 4.5% Wolseley — Ireland: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.9%
Pine Hill — New Zealand: not among its largest Wolseley — New Zealand: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pine Hill 100.0% couple families
Pine Hill — Couple Families: 100.0% Pine Hill — Lone Person: 0.0% Pine Hill — One Parent Families: 0.0% Pine Hill — Group Household: 0.0%
Wolseley 45.1% couple families
Wolseley — Couple Families: 45.1% Wolseley — Lone Person: 31.4% Wolseley — One Parent Families: 17.6% Wolseley — Group Household: 5.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pine Hill 100.0% houses
Pine Hill — Houses: 100.0% Pine Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wolseley 89.0% houses
Wolseley — Houses: 89.0% Wolseley — Flats / Apartments: 11.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Pine Hill Wolseley
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 10.1%
Pine Hill — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Wolseley — Certificate III & IV: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 6.8%
Pine Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% Wolseley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 5.8%
Pine Hill — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Wolseley — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pine Hill 0.0% renting
Pine Hill — Owned Outright: 64.7% Pine Hill — Mortgage: 35.3% Pine Hill — Renting: 0.0%
Wolseley 16.1% renting
Wolseley — Owned Outright: 53.6% Wolseley — Mortgage: 30.4% Wolseley — Renting: 16.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Pine Hill Wolseley
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Pine Hill Wolseley
New dwellings approved 12
across Tatiara
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Pine Hill Wolseley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of SA Higher than 28% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of SA Higher than 71% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of SA Higher than 30% of SA

Liveability

Wolseley is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Pine Hill Wolseley
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wolseley carries more crime risk (69 vs 48).

Pine Hill Wolseley
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Pine Hill Wolseley
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

Pine Hill Wolseley
Parks & reserves 2
same for both

Mobility

Pine Hill sits further from the CBD (288 km vs 285.8 km).

Pine Hill Wolseley
Walkability score 0/100 20/100
Distance to Adelaide 288 km 285.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 197 min 193 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5269
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 5269
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.

Pine Hill Wolseley
Car (driver) 47.5% / 67.9%
Pine Hill — Car (driver): 47.5% Wolseley — Car (driver): 67.9%
Worked from Home 30.0% / 7.7%
Pine Hill — Worked from Home: 30.0% Wolseley — Worked from Home: 7.7%
Walked Only 15.0% / 15.4%
Pine Hill — Walked Only: 15.0% Wolseley — Walked Only: 15.4%
Car (passenger) 7.5% / 9.0%
Pine Hill — Car (passenger): 7.5% Wolseley — Car (passenger): 9.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.9%).

Setting

Pine Hill Wolseley
Elevation 100 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 115 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Pine Hill Wolseley
Connectivity score 18/100 19/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 0%
70 premises

Council rates

Pine Hill Wolseley
Average residential rate $1,656/yr
same for both
Council Tatiara
same for both

Federal electorate

Pine Hill Wolseley
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Pine Hill

Rural

Wolseley

Quiet Rural

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