Sellicks Hill vs Myponga Beach
Sellicks Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 57 in Myponga Beach. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Myponga Beach tends to suit people living alone 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
Sellicks Hill
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 71/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 56%)
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
Myponga Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $280/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Sellicks Hill
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (52 min vs 65 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (54.3 km vs 65 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Sellicks Hill
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 71/100)
- But Myponga Beach has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 23%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Myponga Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (54.5% vs -2.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Sellicks Hill and Myponga Beach drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Sellicks Hill rents higher ($280/wk vs $0/wk); Sellicks Hill has more residents (299 vs 51).
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 299 +83% vs other | 51 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.3% | +54.5% |
| Median age | 51 | 57 |
| Median household income | $93,184/yr | $94,224/yr +1% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,465,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Sellicks Hill has more land zoned for conservation (28% vs 4%); Myponga Beach has more rural and farming land (95% vs 72%).
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 72% | 95% |
| Environmental | 28% | 4% |
| 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 Hill | Myponga Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,367 across Onkaparinga | 58 across Yankalilla |
| Approvals change year on year | +58% | -55% |
Ranking within SA
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 72% of SA | Higher than 73% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 71% of SA | Higher than 45% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 60% of SA | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 71% of SA | Higher than 31% of SA |
Liveability
Sellicks Hill is more walkable (18 vs 0).
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Myponga Beach carries more crime risk (71 vs 52).
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 36/100 | Moderate 43/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 52/100 | High 71/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 31/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Hill | Myponga Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Myponga Beach sits further from the CBD (65 km vs 54.3 km).
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 18/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 54.3 km | 65 km +20% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 52 min | 65 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 5174 | 0.0% postcode 5202 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 5174 | 83 postcode 5202 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.9%).
Setting
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 124 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 95 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.4 km | 1.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 36/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 9% 162 premises | 0% 26 premises |
Climate
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 786 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 19.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.34 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,008/yr | $2,546/yr |
| Council | Onkaparinga | Yankalilla |
Federal electorate
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mayo same for both | |
| Member | Rebekha Sharkie same for both | |
| Party | Centre Alliance same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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