Adelaide Hills
42,875 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 795 km², 51 suburbs. Council website: ahc.sa.gov.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
42,875
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.0% in a year
Density
54/km²
795 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$990k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$49
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
2.2 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
10 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
51
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 44
- Median household income
- $2,067/week
- Median rent
- $350/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $1,860/month
- Households renting
- 10.6%
- Average household
- 2.7 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 10 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 10 of 10
Suburbs
51 suburbs where Adelaide Hills holds most residents, plus 3 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater (SA) | 3,719 | All | $1.0MJune 2026 | – / 100% | 9 |
| Aldgate | 3,471 | All | $1.2MJune 2026 | 3% / 100% | 10 |
| Stirling (SA) | 3,067 | All | $1.6MJune 2026 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Woodside (SA) | 2,701 | All | $951kJune 2026 | – / 100% | 7 |
| Lobethal | 2,534 | All | $790kJune 2026 | – / 100% | 5 |
| Crafers | 2,006 | All | $1.4MJune 2026 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Balhannah | 1,756 | All | $1.0MJune 2026 | – / 100% | 9 |
| Birdwood (SA) | 1,376 | All | $930kJune 2026 | – / 100% | 7 |
| Crafers West | 1,307 | 94% | $1.4MJune 2026 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Kersbrook | 1,116 | All | $995kJune 2026 | – / 100% | 8 |
| Mylor | 1,067 | 82% | $1.3MJune 2026 | – / 100% | 9 |
| Heathfield | 1,062 | All | $1.3MJune 2026 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Woodforde | 1,024 | All | $1.0MJune 2026 | – / 97% | 10 |
| Upper Sturt | 1,005 | 83% | $1.1MJune 2026 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Oakbank | 865 | All | $1.2MMar 2026 | – / 100% | 9 |
| Gumeracha | 847 | All | $817kJune 2026 | – / 100% | 7 |
| Teringie | 831 | All | $1.3MJune 2026 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Mount Torrens | 768 | 91% | $376kDec 2022 | – / 100% | 7 |
| Summertown | 752 | All | $1.4MMar 2026 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Uraidla | 581 | All | $1.6MJune 2026 | – / 100% | 8 |
| Charleston | 550 | All | $750kSept 2025 | – / 100% | 8 |
| Norton Summit | 548 | All | $1.5MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Ironbank | 537 | 63% | $1.3MJune 2026 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Lenswood | 534 | All | $536kMar 2026 | – / 100% | 9 |
| Houghton | 511 | 82% | $700kMar 2014 | – / 100% | 9 |
| Ashton | 481 | All | $1.8MJune 2026 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Greenhill (SA) | 454 | All | $1.2MMar 2026 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Paracombe | 435 | 93% | $800kDec 2021 | – / 100% | 9 |
| Carey Gully | 428 | All | $1.0MMar 2025 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Cudlee Creek | 425 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Humbug Scrub | 410 | 44% | 0% / 100% | 9 | |
| Forreston | 407 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Piccadilly (SA) | 405 | All | $1.2MJune 2026 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Inglewood (SA) | 378 | All | $1.1MDec 2022 | – / 100% | 9 |
| Basket Range | 364 | All | $1.1MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Montacute | 332 | All | $920kDec 2024 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Longwood (SA) | 325 | All | $1.2MDec 2025 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Forest Range | 290 | All | $815kDec 2022 | – / 100% | 9 |
| Mount George (SA) | 276 | All | $1.1MJune 2026 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Upper Hermitage | 273 | 42% | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Kenton Valley | 262 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Verdun | 235 | 81% | $451kDec 2021 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Scott Creek | 225 | All | $675kMar 2020 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Cromer (SA) | 215 | 25% | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Lower Hermitage | 195 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Bradbury (SA) | 178 | All | $2.4MMar 2026 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Millbrook (SA) | 133 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Cherryville | 125 | All | $619kDec 2019 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Marble Hill | 69 | All | $620kMar 2019 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Chain Of Ponds | 39 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Castambul | 18 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Horsnell Gully | 17 | All | $1.3MJune 2023 | – / 100% | |
| Cleland | All | – / 100% | |||
| Dorset Vale | 46% | – / 100% |
Hazards
Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.
Flood planning land
3%
Over 2 of 54 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)
Show the layer on the map →Suburb prices
Across the 42 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Mar 2014 to June 2026).
- Lowest suburb median
- $376k
- Median of suburb medians
- $1.1M
- Highest suburb median
- $2.4M
Representation
Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).
Federal electorates
- Mayo · Rebekha SHARKIE (XEN)99%
- Spence · Matt BURNELL (ALP)1%
- Makin · Tony ZAPPIA (ALP)1%
- Barker · Tony PASIN (LP)1%
State districts
- Heysen · Josh Teague (LIB)63%
- Schubert · Ashton Hurn (LIB)17%
- Kavel · Dan Cregan (IND)14%
- Morialta · John Gardner (LIB)5%
- Bragg · Vickie Chapman (LIB)1%
Neighbouring councils
Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.
Compare it with every South Australia council on the council map or the South Australia council list.
Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.