Sellicks Hill vs Myponga
Myponga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 51 in Sellicks Hill. 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 Sellicks Hill: a median of $1.47 million, against $789,000 in Myponga, though rent is higher in Myponga. On these figures, Sellicks Hill tends to suit older residents, while Myponga suits families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Myponga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Myponga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($788,850 vs $1,465,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Sellicks Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $305/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for 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 61 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (54.3 km vs 60.8 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)
- has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 14%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Myponga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.6% vs -2.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Sellicks Hill and Myponga 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
Myponga has more residents (771 vs 299); Sellicks Hill skews older (51 vs 38).
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 299 | 771 +158% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.3% | +3.6% |
| Median age | 51 | 38 |
| Median household income | $93,184/yr +15% vs other | $79,612/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk | $305/wk +9% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
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 (8.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,465,000 | $788,850 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $728,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 19 days from 7 sales |
Zoning mix
Sellicks Hill has more land zoned for conservation (28% vs 2%); Myponga has more rural and farming land (97% vs 72%).
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 72% | 97% |
| Environmental | 28% | 2% |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,367 across Onkaparinga | 58 across Yankalilla |
| Approvals change year on year | +58% | -55% |
Ranking within SA
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 72% of SA | Higher than 54% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 71% of SA | Higher than 37% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 60% of SA | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 71% of SA | Higher than 62% of SA |
Liveability
Sellicks Hill is more walkable (18 vs 0).
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 36/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 36/100 | Low 30/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 52/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 31/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Sellicks Hill
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Myponga
- Myponga Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 8 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Myponga sits further from the CBD (60.8 km vs 54.3 km).
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 18/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 54.3 km | 60.8 km +12% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 52 min | 61 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 (78.4%).
Setting
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 124 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 243 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.4 km | 6.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 36/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 9% 162 premises | 0% 347 premises |
Climate
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 786 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,008/yr | $2,546/yr |
| Council | Onkaparinga | Yankalilla |
Federal electorate
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mayo same for both | |
| Member | Rebekha Sharkie same for both | |
| Party | Centre Alliance same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Sellicks Hill | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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