Rocky Gully vs White Hill

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rocky Gully, about half of households are people living alone. In White Hill, most households are couple families. On these figures, Rocky Gully tends to suit people living alone, while White Hill suits families with children and older residents.

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

White Hill

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 89/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (84% vs 55%)

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

First-home buyers

Rocky Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

White Hill

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($204/wk vs $275/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

White Hill

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 10%)
  • carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

White Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.1% vs -3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Rocky Gully and White 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.

Rocky Gully White 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.

Rocky Gully White Hill
Walkability 14 / 10
Rocky Gully — Walkability: 14/100 White Hill — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 11 / 45
Rocky Gully — Safety: 11/100 White Hill — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 61 / 52
Rocky Gully — Low fire risk: 61/100 White Hill — Low fire risk: 52/100

Demographics

Rocky Gully rents higher ($275/wk vs $204/wk).

Rocky Gully White Hill
Population 113
+2% vs other
 111
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.4% +12.1%
Median age 44 45
Median household income $71,500/yr $74,048/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $275/wk
+26% vs other
 $204/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rocky Gully White Hill
0-4 3.5% / 3.6%
Rocky Gully — 0-4: 3.5% White Hill — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 7.1% / 15.3%
Rocky Gully — 5-14: 7.1% White Hill — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 7.1% / 5.4%
Rocky Gully — 15-19: 7.1% White Hill — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 5.3% / 2.7%
Rocky Gully — 20-24: 5.3% White Hill — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 13.3% / 7.2%
Rocky Gully — 25-34: 13.3% White Hill — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 12.4% / 9.0%
Rocky Gully — 35-44: 12.4% White Hill — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 17.7% / 15.3%
Rocky Gully — 45-54: 17.7% White Hill — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 25.7% / 18.0%
Rocky Gully — 55-64: 25.7% White Hill — 55-64: 18.0%
65-74 9.7% / 14.4%
Rocky Gully — 65-74: 9.7% White Hill — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 — / 3.6%
Rocky Gully — 75-84: not among its largest White Hill — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ — / 8.1%
Rocky Gully — 85+: not among its largest White Hill — 85+: 8.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rocky Gully 55.0% couple families
Rocky Gully — Couple Families: 55.0% Rocky Gully — Lone Person: 45.0% Rocky Gully — One Parent Families: 0.0%
White Hill 56.0% couple families
White Hill — Couple Families: 56.0% White Hill — Lone Person: 16.0% White Hill — One Parent Families: 28.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rocky Gully 10.0% renting
Rocky Gully — Owned Outright: 45.0% Rocky Gully — Mortgage: 45.0% Rocky Gully — Renting: 10.0%
White Hill 0.0% renting
White Hill — Owned Outright: 67.7% White Hill — Mortgage: 32.3% White Hill — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rocky Gully 100.0% houses
Rocky Gully — Houses: 100.0%
White Hill 100.0% houses
White Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Rocky Gully White Hill
Certificate III & IV 22.1% / 20.7%
Rocky Gully — Certificate III & IV: 22.1% White Hill — Certificate III & IV: 20.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.7% / 3.6%
Rocky Gully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.7% White Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6%
Bachelor Degree 2.7% / 2.7%
Rocky Gully — Bachelor Degree: 2.7% White Hill — Bachelor Degree: 2.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / —
Rocky Gully — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% White Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / —
Rocky Gully — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% White Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Property market

Rocky Gully White Hill
Median house price — $856,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Rocky Gully has more commercially zoned land (22% vs 0%); White Hill has more rural and farming land (82% vs 64%).

Rocky Gully White Hill
Rural and farming 64% 82%
Commercial 22% 0%
Environmental 14% 18%
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

Rocky Gully White Hill
New dwellings approved 274
across Murray Bridge
same for both
Approvals change year on year +51%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Rocky Gully White Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 42% of SA Higher than 48% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 62% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 15% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of SA Higher than 56% of SA

Liveability

Rocky Gully White Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Rocky Gully carries more crime risk (89 vs 55).

Rocky Gully White Hill
Bushfire Low
39/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime High
89/100
 Moderate
55/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Rocky Gully White 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

Rocky Gully White Hill
Parks & reserves 3 2
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Rocky Gully White Hill
Walkability score 14/100 10/100
Distance to Adelaide 71.4 km 72.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 55 min 53 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5254
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 89
postcode 5254
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.

Rocky Gully White Hill
Car (driver) 80.7% / 87.5%
Rocky Gully — Car (driver): 80.7% White Hill — Car (driver): 87.5%
Worked from Home 5.3% / 12.5%
Rocky Gully — Worked from Home: 5.3% White Hill — Worked from Home: 12.5%
Car (passenger) 14.0% / —
Rocky Gully — Car (passenger): 14.0% White Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.5%).

Setting

Rocky Gully White Hill
Elevation 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 119 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Rocky Gully White Hill
Connectivity score 32/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
65 premises
 0%
43 premises

Climate

Rocky Gully White Hill
Annual rainfall 337 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Rocky Gully White Hill
Average residential rate $2,478/yr
same for both
Council Murray Bridge
same for both

Federal electorate

Rocky Gully White Hill
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Rocky Gully White Hill
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rocky Gully

River Rural

White Hill

Retirees Rural

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