Sellicks Beach vs Sellicks Hill

Sellicks Beach is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 51 in Sellicks Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sellicks Hill, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Sellicks Hill: a median of $1.47 million, against $840,000 in Sellicks Beach, though rent is higher in Sellicks Beach. On these figures, Sellicks Beach tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Sellicks Hill 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

Sellicks Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 52/100)

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

First-home buyers

Sellicks Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($840,000 vs $1,465,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sellicks Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Sellicks Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (51.6 km vs 54.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Sellicks Beach carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 52/100)
  • Sellicks Hill has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Sellicks Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.4% vs -2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Sellicks Beach and Sellicks 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.

Sellicks Beach Sellicks 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.

Sellicks Beach Sellicks Hill
Walkability 25 / 18
Sellicks Beach — Walkability: 25/100 Sellicks Hill — Walkability: 18/100
Safety 58 / 48
Sellicks Beach — Safety: 58/100 Sellicks Hill — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 64
Sellicks Beach — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sellicks Hill — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Sellicks Beach has more residents (2,705 vs 299); Sellicks Hill has higher household incomes ($93,184 vs $74,048).

Sellicks Beach Sellicks Hill
Population 2,705
+89% vs other
 299
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.4% -2.3%
Median age 41 51
Median household income $74,048/yr $93,184/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+12% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sellicks Beach Sellicks Hill
0-4 5.5% / 3.0%
Sellicks Beach — 0-4: 5.5% Sellicks Hill — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 12.8% / 9.4%
Sellicks Beach — 5-14: 12.8% Sellicks Hill — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 5.2% / 4.3%
Sellicks Beach — 15-19: 5.2% Sellicks Hill — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 5.2% / 9.4%
Sellicks Beach — 20-24: 5.2% Sellicks Hill — 20-24: 9.4%
25-34 12.4% / 6.7%
Sellicks Beach — 25-34: 12.4% Sellicks Hill — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 12.7% / 7.7%
Sellicks Beach — 35-44: 12.7% Sellicks Hill — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 14.6% / 14.7%
Sellicks Beach — 45-54: 14.6% Sellicks Hill — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 14.6% / 21.7%
Sellicks Beach — 55-64: 14.6% Sellicks Hill — 55-64: 21.7%
65-74 11.6% / 18.7%
Sellicks Beach — 65-74: 11.6% Sellicks Hill — 65-74: 18.7%
75-84 4.5% / 4.3%
Sellicks Beach — 75-84: 4.5% Sellicks Hill — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 0.4% / —
Sellicks Beach — 85+: 0.4% Sellicks Hill — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sellicks Beach 42.7% couple families
Sellicks Beach — Couple Families: 42.7% Sellicks Beach — Lone Person: 34.7% Sellicks Beach — One Parent Families: 18.1% Sellicks Beach — Group Household: 3.9% Sellicks Beach — Other Families: 0.6%
Sellicks Hill 59.4% couple families
Sellicks Hill — Couple Families: 59.4% Sellicks Hill — Lone Person: 23.4% Sellicks Hill — One Parent Families: 9.4% Sellicks Hill — Group Household: 7.8% Sellicks Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sellicks Beach 17.9% renting
Sellicks Beach — Owned Outright: 29.8% Sellicks Beach — Mortgage: 52.3% Sellicks Beach — Renting: 17.9%
Sellicks Hill 11.0% renting
Sellicks Hill — Owned Outright: 37.6% Sellicks Hill — Mortgage: 51.4% Sellicks Hill — Renting: 11.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Sellicks Beach Sellicks Hill
Certificate III & IV 22.0% / 18.7%
Sellicks Beach — Certificate III & IV: 22.0% Sellicks Hill — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 12.4%
Sellicks Beach — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Sellicks Hill — Bachelor Degree: 12.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 6.7%
Sellicks Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Sellicks Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 2.0%
Sellicks Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Sellicks Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.7%
Sellicks Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Sellicks Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

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.

Sellicks Beach Sellicks Hill
England 12.6% / 8.7%
Sellicks Beach — England: 12.6% Sellicks Hill — England: 8.7%
Greece 0.4% / 2.3%
Sellicks Beach — Greece: 0.4% Sellicks Hill — Greece: 2.3%
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.0%
Sellicks Beach — New Zealand: 0.8% Sellicks Hill — New Zealand: 1.0%
Italy 0.4% / 1.3%
Sellicks Beach — Italy: 0.4% Sellicks Hill — Italy: 1.3%
China — / 1.3%
Sellicks Beach — China: not among its largest Sellicks Hill — China: 1.3%
South Africa 0.6% / —
Sellicks Beach — South Africa: 0.6% Sellicks Hill — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland 0.6% / —
Sellicks Beach — Scotland: 0.6% Sellicks Hill — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sellicks Beach 97.2% houses
Sellicks Beach — Houses: 97.2% Sellicks Beach — Flats / Apartments: 1.2% Sellicks Beach — Townhouses: 1.6%
Sellicks Hill 97.3% houses
Sellicks Hill — Houses: 97.3% Sellicks Hill — Flats / Apartments: 2.7% Sellicks Hill — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Sellicks Beach Sellicks Hill
Median house price $840,000 $1,465,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $562,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 26 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Sellicks Hill has more rural and farming land (72% vs 41%); Sellicks Hill has more land zoned for conservation (28% vs 8%).

Sellicks Beach Sellicks Hill
Rural and farming 41% 72%
Residential 51% 0%
Environmental 8% 28%
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

Sellicks Beach Sellicks Hill
New dwellings approved 1,367
across Onkaparinga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +58%
same for both

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.

Sellicks Beach Sellicks Hill
Houses 3.8%
$665/wk on $904K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Sellicks Beach Sellicks Hill
House price Higher than 37% of SA —
Income Higher than 48% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 71% of SA
Affordability Higher than 54% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 60% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 71% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 44% of SA —

Liveability

Sellicks Beach Sellicks Hill
Grade C —
Score 45/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Sellicks Hill carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0); Sellicks Hill carries more crime risk (52 vs 42).

Sellicks Beach Sellicks Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood Moderate
47/100
 —
Coastal erosion Low
39/100
 Low
31/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Sellicks Beach Sellicks 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

Sellicks Beach Sellicks Hill
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Sellicks Hill sits further from the CBD (54.3 km vs 51.6 km).

Sellicks Beach Sellicks Hill
Walkability score 25/100 18/100
Distance to Adelaide 51.6 km 54.3 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 49 min 52 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 5174
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 5174
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.

Sellicks Beach Sellicks Hill
Car (driver) 80.9% / 62.6%
Sellicks Beach — Car (driver): 80.9% Sellicks Hill — Car (driver): 62.6%
Worked from Home 11.3% / 24.5%
Sellicks Beach — Worked from Home: 11.3% Sellicks Hill — Worked from Home: 24.5%
Walked Only 1.1% / 8.2%
Sellicks Beach — Walked Only: 1.1% Sellicks Hill — Walked Only: 8.2%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 4.8%
Sellicks Beach — Car (passenger): 3.3% Sellicks Hill — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Train 2.4% / —
Sellicks Beach — Train: 2.4% Sellicks Hill — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.9%).

Setting

Sellicks Beach Sellicks Hill
Elevation 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 124 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.0 km 2.4 km

NBN connectivity

Sellicks Beach Sellicks Hill
Connectivity score 100/100 36/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
1,505 premises
 9%
162 premises

Climate

Sellicks Beach Sellicks Hill
Annual rainfall 786 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Sellicks Beach Sellicks Hill
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 19.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.34 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Sellicks Beach Sellicks Hill
Average residential rate $2,008/yr
same for both
Council Onkaparinga
same for both

Federal electorate

Sellicks Beach Sellicks Hill
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Sellicks Beach

Acreage Coastal Outer

Sellicks Hill

Coastal Outer Quiet

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