Sevenhill vs Spring Gully

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 Gully, most households are couple families. On these figures, Spring Gully tends to suit couples 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

Spring Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Sevenhill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Spring Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $231/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Sevenhill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (103 min vs 116 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Sevenhill is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • Spring Gully has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 22%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Sevenhill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (35.8% vs -1.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Sevenhill and Spring Gully drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Sevenhill Spring Gully
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.

Sevenhill Spring Gully
Walkability 17 / 0
Sevenhill — Walkability: 17/100 Spring Gully — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 69 / 75
Sevenhill — Low fire risk: 69/100 Spring Gully — Low fire risk: 75/100

Demographics

Sevenhill rents higher ($231/wk vs $0/wk); Sevenhill has more residents (163 vs 60).

Sevenhill Spring Gully
Population 163
+63% vs other
 60
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +35.8% -1.6%
Median age 49 51
Median household income $81,224/yr $84,500/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $231/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sevenhill Spring Gully
0-4 6.1% / —
Sevenhill — 0-4: 6.1% Spring Gully — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.7% / 18.3%
Sevenhill — 5-14: 11.7% Spring Gully — 5-14: 18.3%
15-19 8.6% / —
Sevenhill — 15-19: 8.6% Spring Gully — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.1% / 6.7%
Sevenhill — 20-24: 3.1% Spring Gully — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 8.0% / —
Sevenhill — 25-34: 8.0% Spring Gully — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 12.3% / 13.3%
Sevenhill — 35-44: 12.3% Spring Gully — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 19.6% / 18.3%
Sevenhill — 45-54: 19.6% Spring Gully — 45-54: 18.3%
55-64 14.1% / 20.0%
Sevenhill — 55-64: 14.1% Spring Gully — 55-64: 20.0%
65-74 19.0% / 26.7%
Sevenhill — 65-74: 19.0% Spring Gully — 65-74: 26.7%
75-84 2.5% / 5.0%
Sevenhill — 75-84: 2.5% Spring Gully — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ — / —
Sevenhill — 85+: not among its largest Spring Gully — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sevenhill 48.5% couple families
Sevenhill — Couple Families: 48.5% Sevenhill — Lone Person: 33.3% Sevenhill — Group Household: 9.1% Sevenhill — One Parent Families: 9.1%
Spring Gully 66.7% couple families
Spring Gully — Couple Families: 66.7% Spring Gully — Lone Person: 33.3% Spring Gully — Group Household: 0.0% Spring Gully — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sevenhill 12.9% renting
Sevenhill — Owned Outright: 43.5% Sevenhill — Mortgage: 43.5% Sevenhill — Renting: 12.9%
Spring Gully 0.0% renting
Spring Gully — Owned Outright: 45.5% Spring Gully — Mortgage: 54.5% Spring Gully — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sevenhill 100.0% houses
Sevenhill — Houses: 100.0%
Spring Gully 100.0% houses
Spring Gully — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Sevenhill Spring Gully
Certificate III & IV 22.1% / 5.0%
Sevenhill — Certificate III & IV: 22.1% Spring Gully — Certificate III & IV: 5.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 11.7%
Sevenhill — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Spring Gully — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 6.7%
Sevenhill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Spring Gully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 7.4% / —
Sevenhill — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4% Spring Gully — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / —
Sevenhill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Spring Gully — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

Zoning mix

Sevenhill Spring Gully
Rural and farming 92% 91%
Environmental 7% 9%
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 Gully
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 Gully
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of SA Higher than 61% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 25% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 21% of SA Higher than 20% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 36% of SA

Liveability

Sevenhill is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Sevenhill Spring Gully
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Sevenhill Spring Gully
Bushfire Low
31/100
 Low
25/100
Crime Low
25/100
 —
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Sevenhill Spring Gully
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 Gully
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1
same for both

Mobility

Sevenhill Spring Gully
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 135.6 km 135.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 103 min 116 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.

Sevenhill Spring Gully
Car (driver) 85.3% / 70.8%
Sevenhill — Car (driver): 85.3% Spring Gully — Car (driver): 70.8%
Worked from Home 6.7% / 29.2%
Sevenhill — Worked from Home: 6.7% Spring Gully — Worked from Home: 29.2%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / —
Sevenhill — Car (passenger): 4.0% Spring Gully — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.0% / —
Sevenhill — Walked Only: 4.0% Spring Gully — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.3%).

Setting

Sevenhill Spring Gully
Elevation 464 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 459 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Sevenhill Spring Gully
Connectivity score 30/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
66 premises
 0%
17 premises

Council rates

Sevenhill Spring Gully
Average residential rate $1,830/yr
same for both
Council Clare and Gilbert Valleys
same for both

Federal electorate

Sevenhill Spring Gully
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sevenhill Spring Gully
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sevenhill

Quiet Rural

Spring Gully

Retirees Rural

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