Sevenhill vs Spring Farm
Spring Farm is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Sevenhill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sevenhill, about half of households are couple families. In Spring Farm, most households are couple families. On these figures, Spring Farm tends to suit people living alone.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Spring Farm
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 25%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Sevenhill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($231/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Sevenhill
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 4/100)
- has a shorter drive in (103 min vs 109 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (135.6 km vs 142.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Sevenhill
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 4/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Sevenhill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (35.8% vs 1.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Sevenhill and Spring Farm 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
Sevenhill has more residents (163 vs 105); Spring Farm has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $81,224).
| Sevenhill | Spring Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 163 +36% vs other | 105 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +35.8% | +1.9% |
| Median age | 49 | 43 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr | $117,000/yr +44% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $231/wk | $250/wk +8% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
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 (6.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Sevenhill | Spring Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 92% | 100% |
| Environmental | 7% | 0% |
| Residential | 2% | 0% |
| 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
| Sevenhill | Spring Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 28 across Clare and Gilbert Valleys same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +20% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Sevenhill | Spring Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 56% of SA | Higher than 92% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 70% of SA | Higher than 60% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 21% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 65% of SA | Higher than 70% of SA |
Liveability
Sevenhill is more walkable (17 vs 4).
| Sevenhill | Spring Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Sevenhill carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 0).
| Sevenhill | Spring Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 31/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 25/100 | Low 31/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Sevenhill | Spring Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Sevenhill | Spring Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Spring Farm sits further from the CBD (142.4 km vs 135.6 km).
| Sevenhill | Spring Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 17/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 135.6 km | 142.4 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 103 min | 109 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 5453 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 5453 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.3%).
Setting
| Sevenhill | Spring Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 464 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 454 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Sevenhill | Spring Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 66 premises | 0% 49 premises |
Council rates
| Sevenhill | Spring Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,830/yr same for both | |
| Council | Clare and Gilbert Valleys same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Sevenhill | Spring Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Sevenhill | Spring Farm | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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