Willunga South vs Sellicks Hill

Willunga South is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 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. Willunga South is closer to the city centre: 48.4 km, against 54.3 km.

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

Willunga South

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 52/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 69%)

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

First-home buyers

Willunga South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Willunga South sits closer to the CBD (48.4 km vs 54.3 km)
  • Sellicks Hill is more walkable (18/100 vs 5/100)

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 5/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 17%)
  • But Willunga South carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 52/100)

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

Investors

Willunga South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.6% vs -2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Willunga South 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.

Willunga South 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.

Willunga South Sellicks Hill
Walkability 5 / 18
Willunga South — Walkability: 5/100 Sellicks Hill — Walkability: 18/100
Safety 79 / 48
Willunga South — Safety: 79/100 Sellicks Hill — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 61 / 64
Willunga South — Low fire risk: 61/100 Sellicks Hill — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Willunga South has more residents (470 vs 299); Willunga South has higher household incomes ($103,116 vs $93,184).

Willunga South Sellicks Hill
Population 470
+36% vs other
 299
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.6% -2.3%
Median age 48 51
Median household income $103,116/yr
+10% vs other
 $93,184/yr
Median weekly rent $275/wk $280/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Willunga South Sellicks Hill
0-4 5.1% / 3.0%
Willunga South — 0-4: 5.1% Sellicks Hill — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 11.7% / 9.4%
Willunga South — 5-14: 11.7% Sellicks Hill — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 7.9% / 4.3%
Willunga South — 15-19: 7.9% Sellicks Hill — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 4.5% / 9.4%
Willunga South — 20-24: 4.5% Sellicks Hill — 20-24: 9.4%
25-34 8.7% / 6.7%
Willunga South — 25-34: 8.7% Sellicks Hill — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 8.9% / 7.7%
Willunga South — 35-44: 8.9% Sellicks Hill — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 17.0% / 14.7%
Willunga South — 45-54: 17.0% Sellicks Hill — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 18.7% / 21.7%
Willunga South — 55-64: 18.7% Sellicks Hill — 55-64: 21.7%
65-74 11.7% / 18.7%
Willunga South — 65-74: 11.7% Sellicks Hill — 65-74: 18.7%
75-84 5.5% / 4.3%
Willunga South — 75-84: 5.5% Sellicks Hill — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ — / —
Willunga South — 85+: not among its largest Sellicks Hill — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Willunga South 65.2% couple families
Willunga South — Couple Families: 65.2% Willunga South — Lone Person: 18.0% Willunga South — One Parent Families: 16.9% Willunga South — Group Household: 0.0%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Willunga South 7.5% renting
Willunga South — Owned Outright: 41.5% Willunga South — Mortgage: 50.9% Willunga South — Renting: 7.5%
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.

Willunga South Sellicks Hill
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 18.7%
Willunga South — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Sellicks Hill — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Bachelor Degree 14.0% / 12.4%
Willunga South — Bachelor Degree: 14.0% Sellicks Hill — Bachelor Degree: 12.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 6.7%
Willunga South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Sellicks Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 2.0%
Willunga South — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Sellicks Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.7%
Willunga South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Sellicks Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

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.

Willunga South Sellicks Hill
England 9.8% / 8.7%
Willunga South — England: 9.8% Sellicks Hill — England: 8.7%
Greece — / 2.3%
Willunga South — Greece: not among its largest Sellicks Hill — Greece: 2.3%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.0%
Willunga South — New Zealand: 1.1% Sellicks Hill — New Zealand: 1.0%
Germany 0.9% / 1.0%
Willunga South — Germany: 0.9% Sellicks Hill — Germany: 1.0%
Ireland 1.3% / —
Willunga South — Ireland: 1.3% Sellicks Hill — Ireland: not among its largest
China — / 1.3%
Willunga South — China: not among its largest Sellicks Hill — China: 1.3%
Italy — / 1.3%
Willunga South — Italy: not among its largest Sellicks Hill — Italy: 1.3%
South Africa 1.1% / —
Willunga South — South Africa: 1.1% Sellicks Hill — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Willunga South 100.0% houses
Willunga South — Houses: 100.0% Willunga South — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Sellicks Hill 97.3% houses
Sellicks Hill — Houses: 97.3% Sellicks Hill — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Willunga South Sellicks Hill
Median house price $1,400,000 $1,465,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Sellicks Hill has more rural and farming land (72% vs 17%); Willunga South has more land zoned for conservation (82% vs 28%).

Willunga South Sellicks Hill
Environmental 82% 28%
Rural and farming 17% 72%
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

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

Ranking within SA

Willunga South Sellicks Hill
House price Higher than 69% of SA —
Income Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of SA Higher than 71% of SA
Affordability Higher than 48% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 60% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 71% of SA

Liveability

Sellicks Hill is more walkable (18 vs 5).

Willunga South Sellicks Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Sellicks Hill carries more crime risk (52 vs 21).

Willunga South Sellicks Hill
Bushfire Low
39/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Low
21/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
31/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Willunga South 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

Willunga South Sellicks Hill
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Sellicks Hill sits further from the CBD (54.3 km vs 48.4 km).

Willunga South Sellicks Hill
Walkability score 5/100 18/100
Distance to Adelaide 48.4 km 54.3 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 48 min 52 min
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 5172
 0.6%
postcode 5174
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 96
postcode 5172
 69
postcode 5174

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.

Willunga South Sellicks Hill
Car (driver) 70.3% / 62.6%
Willunga South — Car (driver): 70.3% Sellicks Hill — Car (driver): 62.6%
Worked from Home 22.2% / 24.5%
Willunga South — Worked from Home: 22.2% Sellicks Hill — Worked from Home: 24.5%
Walked Only 1.9% / 8.2%
Willunga South — Walked Only: 1.9% Sellicks Hill — Walked Only: 8.2%
Car (passenger) 1.4% / 4.8%
Willunga South — Car (passenger): 1.4% Sellicks Hill — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Train 4.2% / —
Willunga South — Train: 4.2% Sellicks Hill — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.3%).

Setting

Willunga South Sellicks Hill
Elevation 234 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 124 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.2 km 2.4 km

NBN connectivity

Willunga South Sellicks Hill
Connectivity score 64/100 36/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
182 premises
 9%
162 premises

Climate

Willunga South 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)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Willunga South

Acreage Outer Premium

Sellicks Hill

Coastal Outer Quiet

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