SA · Adelaide Hills Council

Greenhill, 5140

Est. population · Jun 2025

473

Growth (1 yr)

+1.5%

Growth (5 yr)

+8.5%

Median age

40

Median income

$2,625/wk

Employment rate

68.5%

University qualified

42.9%

Work from home

16.9%

Median house price · Q1 2026

$1,191,500

Languages at home

7.9%non-English

Most common: Persian, Arabic

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

45.5/100
Average

Top 37% of South Australia's suburbs

Verified 86% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Leafy
  • Inner city
  • Hills
What Greenhill is known for: Leafy, Inner city, Hills

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Suburb profile

Greenhill is a hills inner metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, in Adelaide Hills Council. It is close to Mount Lofty.

Employment is stronger than in comparable places, with employment 12% above the peer median. Green cover is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked inner metropolitan suburbs, and working from home is another of the suburb's defining strengths, with working from home 50% above the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. Trade-offs centre on thinner park access and thinner local amenities, with park access 100% below the peer median.

Greenhill is a better fit for people who value employment more than open space.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Inner metropolitan suburb · compared with inner metropolitan suburbs in South Australia (188)

Strengths

  • Employment is a relative strength
  • Green cover is a relative strength
  • Working from home is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Park access is a relative weakness
  • Everyday shops and services are sparse

What stands out

  • Mount Lofty
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Greenhill compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$1.19M

-31% change

Median rent (Census)

$500/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

473

+1.5% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

7.5%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#78

among Metro Adelaide · Emerging

Crime rate

10th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

85th

percentile in SA

Rented dwellings

2%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
45.5/100 — Average
State standing
Top 37% of South Australia's suburbs
National rank
3012th in Australia
State rank
261st in SA
Peer rank
#78 among Metro Adelaide · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#184 among Metro Adelaide suburbs
Data confidence
86%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Median house price (Q1 2026)
$1,191,500
Median price change
-31.4%

Median house sale prices cover metropolitan Adelaide and selected fringe councils (19 LGAs, including Adelaide Hills and Gawler), not all of regional South Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

  • SA rent report & metro median house sales — Government of South Australia · 1Q 2026 · Updated · Quarterly; metro-fringe sales only

Population

Estimated resident population

473(June 2025)

+1.5% annual · +8.5% over 5 years · 85th percentile in SA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.5%
5-year growth
+8.5%
Change in 1 year
+7
Change in 5 years
+37
Growth rank in SA
85th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~500), extrapolated at +1.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
454
Median age
40
Median household income / week
$2,625
Dwelling vacancy
7.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
13 of 173
Median monthly mortgage
$2,058
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$500
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
37.9% / 60.1% / 2%
Employment rate
68.5%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
16.9% / 1.2% / 65.4%
Walked or cycled to work
1.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
163 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

42.9% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 12.3% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified42.9% · 22.6% SA
  • Diploma qualified9.9% · 8.6% SA
  • Trade / vocational12.3% · 17.5% SA
  • Year 12 or below34.9% · 51.2% SA

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce25.8%
  • Health14.1%
  • Education13.3%
  • Society and culture10.9%
  • Engineering and related technologies9.3%
  • Natural and physical sciences8.1%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$71,151

99th percentile in SA · +21% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$77,498

99th percentile in SA · +19% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
16.0%

85th percentile in SA · +16% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$120,792

88th percentile in SA · +91% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

41st percentile in SA · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5140 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
307
Taxpayers reporting net rent
50
Median net rent
-$1,074
Taxpayers reporting business income
32
Taxable income vs state median
+31%
Salary / wages vs state median
+35%
Rental investment vs state median
+33%
Super vs state median
+55%
Business income vs state median
-9%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in SA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

7.9% speak a language other than English at home; 23.5% born overseas

Language at home
408 English only · 35 other
Non-English at home
7.9%
Born overseas
104 (23.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
4 (0.9%)
Australian citizens
430
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
2

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Persian6 · 66.7%
  • Arabic3 · 33.3%

Religion

59.9%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 59.9%, while Christianity accounts for 32.4%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion59.9%45.2%
Christianity32.4%40%
Other / not stated7.7%14.7%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic9%15.5%
Anglican8.4%7.2%
Uniting Church4.6%4.8%
Lutheran2.4%2.4%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2025–26)
5
Against the person
1
Against property
4
Rate per 1,000 residents
10.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 454 residents
State crime-rate percentile
9.9th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
1
Increase (daily rate)
+25%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
49
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
103.59

Most common offence types

  • Damage Or Destroy Property1
  • Motor Vehicle Theft And Related Offences1
  • Obtain Benefit By Deception1
  • Serious Assault1
  • Theft From A Person1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Public transport

9 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Stop 16 Greenhill Rd - South side
  • Stop 17 Greenhill Rd - North West side
  • Stop 17A Greenhill Rd - South side
  • Stop 17B Greenhill Rd - North side
  • Stop 19 Greenhill Rd - South East side

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

23 mapped amenities

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 9 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
14/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Sport & outdoors(5)
  • Chambers Gully ReserveNature reserve
  • Greenhill Recreation ParkNature reserve
  • Sports field
  • Pioneer Womens TrailWalking trail
  • Yurrebilla Trail Section 3Walking trail
Entertainment(3)
  • Sugarloaf HillViewpoint
  • Viewpoint (2)
Transport(8)

8 bus stops

Other(4)
  • Bench (2)
  • Greenhill CFSFire station

    47 Yarrabee Road, Greenhill

  • Parking (3)
  • Shelter

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
31%
Woodland / forest cover
31%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
29°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Burnside Day Surgery (3.3 km)
Nearest hospital type
Private Day Only Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
No emergency department listed
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
10
Participants per 1,000 residents
21.1

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
29° / 14°
Rainfall
67 mm · ~8 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
23° / 10°
Rainfall
97 mm · ~12 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
16° / 6°
Rainfall
148 mm · ~18 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
22° / 9°
Rainfall
119 mm · ~15 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PlanSA register and EPA licensed activities.

2026· 3 proposals
  • September 2026

  • Detached dwelling, outbuilding (garage) and associated excavation within the Hills Face Zone exceeding 9 cubic metres.
    135 YARRABEE RD GREENHILL SA 5140Under Assessment
  • April 2026

  • Two (2) outbuildings (shipping containers) (Retrospective)
    118 YARRABEE RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • Verandah
    124 YARRABEE RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
2025· 7 proposals
  • November 2025

  • Outbuilding & carport
    138 YARRABEE RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • October 2025

  • Outbuilding and associated earthworks
    54 YARRABEE RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • Deck with verandah on upper level and outbuilding (carport)
    118 YARRABEE RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • September 2025

  • Two storey detached dwelling, outbuilding (garage) & retaining walls
    763 GREENHILL RD GREENHILL SA 5140Under Assessment
  • June 2025

  • Internal renovation of single storey dwelling with removal of internal walls and new windows
    137 YARRABEE RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • April 2025

  • Deck and verandah including integrated solar photovoltaic panels
    120 YARRABEE RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • January 2025

  • Dwelling addition (garage) and replacement roof
    27 YANAGIN RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
2024· 8 proposals
  • October 2024

  • Fences and retaining wall
    100 YARRABEE RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • September 2024

  • Garage
    64 YARRABEE RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • August 2024

  • Verandah and deck
    48 YARRABEE RD GREENHILL SA 5140Under Assessment
  • May 2024

  • Dwelling addition and carport
    10 HILLSIDE ST GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • March 2024

  • Swimming pool and safety fence
    9 HILLSIDE ST GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • Carport
    9 HILLSIDE ST GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • Change of use of existing outbuilding to tourist accommodation (retrospective)
    99 YARRABEE RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • January 2024

  • Boundary realignment (2 into 2)
    37 YANAGIN RD GREENHILL SA 5140;LOT 7 YANAGIN RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
2023· 6 proposals
  • November 2023

  • Retaining wall
    2 STAPLEHURST LANE GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • October 2023

  • Outbuilding & deck
    3 HILLSIDE ST GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • September 2023

  • Single story detached dwelling
    763 GREENHILL RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • August 2023

  • Alterations and additions to existing verandah
    91 YARRABEE RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • July 2023

  • Two storey split level detached dwelling, swimming pool & associated safety features, deck, above ground and underground water storage tanks, retaining walls, associated earthworks & associated landscaping
    761 GREENHILL RD GREENHILL SA 5140Under Assessment
  • March 2023

  • Outbuilding
    152 YARRABEE RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
2022· 7 proposals
  • October 2022

  • Swimming pool and associated safety features, retaining walls
    86 YARRABEE RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • September 2022

  • Retaining walls and fence
    749 GREENHILL RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • July 2022

  • Alterations and additions to existing dwelling
    14 YARRABEE RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • Spa pool and associated safety barriers
    144 YARRABEE RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • June 2022

  • Shed (Outbuilding) and associated earthworks
    573 MOUNT LOFTY SUMMIT RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • May 2022

  • Outbuilding (pool house)
    84 YARRABEE RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • March 2022

  • Replacement outbuilding
    139 YARRABEE RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
2021· 7 proposals
  • December 2021

  • Outbuilding containing shower & toilet
    76 YARRABEE RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • November 2021

  • Deck (Maximum height 1.8m)
    34 YARRABEE RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • October 2021

  • Construction of a two storey detached dwelling and 78,000 litre above ground water storage tank, associated excavation works, and removal of native vegetation and tree damaging activity.
    781 GREENHILL RD GREENHILL SA 5140Under Assessment
  • July 2021

  • Outbuilding
    5 CHRISTOPHER AV GREENHILL SA 5140;7 CHRISTOPHER AV GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • Variation - To vary DA 20/393/473
    9 CHRISTOPHER AV GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • June 2021

  • Swimming pool and safety fence
    34 YARRABEE RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made
  • March 2021

  • Demolition of existing dwelling and outbuilding & construction of replacement two storey detached dwelling, deck (maximum height 2.95m), retaining walls (maximum 1.6m), fencing & associated earthworks (non-complying)
    33 YANAGIN RD GREENHILL SA 5140Decision Made

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Dwelling; former wine shanty/hotelGreenhill Road GREENHILLLocal heritage

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
100% of suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Flood cover is the share of the suburb boundary overlapping current SA Planning flood overlays (flooding and evidence required). Safer places from CFS designated locations.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Mayo
Member of Parliament
Rebekha SHARKIE (Centre Alliance)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
137,818
Turnout (2025)
94.2%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 45.0%Labor 55.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 8.9 km away).

Coalition 38.5%Labor 61.5%

6.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +4.4 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • SummertownLabor 60.2% · Coalition 39.8% TPP (2025)3.5 km away
  • Norton SummitLabor 61.3% · Coalition 38.7% TPP (2025)4.2 km away
  • UraidlaLabor 58.4% · Coalition 41.6% TPP (2025)4.9 km away
  • CrafersLabor 64.3% · Coalition 35.7% TPP (2025)5.4 km away
  • Stirling WestLabor 59.0% · Coalition 41.0% TPP (2025)6.5 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

More in Adelaide Hills Council

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Comparable suburbs

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