Yatala Vale vs Upper Hermitage

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yatala Vale, the large majority of households are couple families. In Upper Hermitage, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Yatala Vale tends to suit couples.

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

Yatala Vale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 55/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (87% vs 69%)

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

First-home buyers

Yatala Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Upper Hermitage

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($329/wk vs $370/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yatala Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 10/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (23 km vs 25.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yatala Vale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 55/100)
  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 10/100)

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

Investors

Yatala Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.6% vs -4.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Yatala Vale and Upper Hermitage drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
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.

Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
Walkability 25 / 10
Yatala Vale — Walkability: 25/100 Upper Hermitage — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 86 / 45
Yatala Vale — Safety: 86/100 Upper Hermitage — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 40 / 17
Yatala Vale — Low fire risk: 40/100 Upper Hermitage — Low fire risk: 17/100
Low flood risk 10 / 37
Yatala Vale — Low flood risk: 10/100 Upper Hermitage — Low flood risk: 37/100

Demographics

Yatala Vale has higher household incomes ($131,612 vs $102,856); Yatala Vale rents higher ($370/wk vs $329/wk).

Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
Population 260 273
+5% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.6% -4.2%
Median age 49 47
Median household income $131,612/yr
+22% vs other
 $102,856/yr
Median weekly rent $370/wk
+11% vs other
 $329/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
0-4 5.4% / 2.6%
Yatala Vale — 0-4: 5.4% Upper Hermitage — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 11.5% / 11.7%
Yatala Vale — 5-14: 11.5% Upper Hermitage — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 6.9% / 7.7%
Yatala Vale — 15-19: 6.9% Upper Hermitage — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 2.7% / 5.5%
Yatala Vale — 20-24: 2.7% Upper Hermitage — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 9.6% / 5.5%
Yatala Vale — 25-34: 9.6% Upper Hermitage — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 6.9% / 11.7%
Yatala Vale — 35-44: 6.9% Upper Hermitage — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 16.2% / 16.5%
Yatala Vale — 45-54: 16.2% Upper Hermitage — 45-54: 16.5%
55-64 15.4% / 15.0%
Yatala Vale — 55-64: 15.4% Upper Hermitage — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 15.8% / 15.8%
Yatala Vale — 65-74: 15.8% Upper Hermitage — 65-74: 15.8%
75-84 10.4% / 7.3%
Yatala Vale — 75-84: 10.4% Upper Hermitage — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ 1.9% / 1.1%
Yatala Vale — 85+: 1.9% Upper Hermitage — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yatala Vale 81.2% couple families
Yatala Vale — Couple Families: 81.2% Yatala Vale — Lone Person: 12.5% Yatala Vale — One Parent Families: 6.2% Yatala Vale — Group Household: 0.0%
Upper Hermitage 52.5% couple families
Upper Hermitage — Couple Families: 52.5% Upper Hermitage — Lone Person: 25.4% Upper Hermitage — One Parent Families: 16.9% Upper Hermitage — Group Household: 5.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yatala Vale 3.4% renting
Yatala Vale — Owned Outright: 53.9% Yatala Vale — Mortgage: 42.7% Yatala Vale — Renting: 3.4%
Upper Hermitage 3.4% renting
Upper Hermitage — Owned Outright: 62.1% Upper Hermitage — Mortgage: 34.5% Upper Hermitage — Renting: 3.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
England 10.4% / 9.2%
Yatala Vale — England: 10.4% Upper Hermitage — England: 9.2%
Italy — / 2.6%
Yatala Vale — Italy: not among its largest Upper Hermitage — Italy: 2.6%
Germany 1.5% / —
Yatala Vale — Germany: 1.5% Upper Hermitage — Germany: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.1%
Yatala Vale — New Zealand: not among its largest Upper Hermitage — New Zealand: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.4%).

Qualifications

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

Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
Certificate III & IV 21.9% / 21.2%
Yatala Vale — Certificate III & IV: 21.9% Upper Hermitage — Certificate III & IV: 21.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.8% / 9.9%
Yatala Vale — Bachelor Degree: 10.8% Upper Hermitage — Bachelor Degree: 9.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 10.3%
Yatala Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Upper Hermitage — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 4.4%
Yatala Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Upper Hermitage — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.8%
Yatala Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Upper Hermitage — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yatala Vale 98.9% houses
Yatala Vale — Houses: 98.9% Yatala Vale — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Upper Hermitage 100.0% houses
Upper Hermitage — Houses: 100.0% Upper Hermitage — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
Median house price $590,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Upper Hermitage has more rural and farming land (59% vs 30%); Yatala Vale has more land zoned for conservation (70% vs 41%).

Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
Environmental 70% 41%
Rural and farming 30% 59%
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

Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
New dwellings approved 574
across Tea Tree Gully
 95
across Adelaide Hills
Approvals change year on year +36% +53%

Ranking within SA

Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
House price Higher than 2% of SA —
Income Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 65% of SA
Affordability Higher than 99% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 58% of SA Higher than 56% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of SA Higher than 71% of SA

Liveability

Yatala Vale is more walkable (25 vs 10).

Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Upper Hermitage carries more crime risk (55 vs 14); Yatala Vale carries more flood risk (90 vs 63).

Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 High
83/100
Crime Low
14/100
 Moderate
55/100
Flood High
90/100
 Moderate
63/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
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

Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Upper Hermitage sits further from the CBD (25.5 km vs 23 km).

Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
Walkability score 25/100 10/100
Distance to Adelaide 23 km 25.5 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min 36 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 5126
 0.6%
postcode 5131
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 5126
 94
postcode 5131

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.

Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
Car (driver) 84.1% / 82.4%
Yatala Vale — Car (driver): 84.1% Upper Hermitage — Car (driver): 82.4%
Worked from Home 8.4% / 10.7%
Yatala Vale — Worked from Home: 8.4% Upper Hermitage — Worked from Home: 10.7%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 6.9%
Yatala Vale — Car (passenger): 2.8% Upper Hermitage — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Bus 4.7% / —
Yatala Vale — Bus: 4.7% Upper Hermitage — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.1%).

Setting

Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
Elevation 265 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 387 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.7 km 18.7 km

NBN connectivity

Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
Connectivity score 66/100 33/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 6%
90 premises
 0%
77 premises

Climate

Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
Annual rainfall 404 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.31 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
Average residential rate $2,000/yr $2,727/yr
Council Tea Tree Gully Adelaide Hills

Federal electorate

Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
Division Makin Mayo
Member Tony Zappia Rebekha Sharkie
Party Australian Labor Party Centre Alliance

First Home Owner Grant

Yatala Vale Upper Hermitage
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Yatala Vale

Affordable Middle-Ring Retirees

Upper Hermitage

Outer

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