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Suburb profile ·Onkaparinga LGA · SA ·5174

Sellicks Hill SA 5174

Sellicks Hill is in Onkaparinga LGA, SA, postcode 5174, with population 299.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

$280/wk
Mar 2025 → Dec 2025 · 4 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Dec 2025
$800
$420
Mar 2025Dec 2025
What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$280/wk
Market rent signal
D5 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
184,827
185K via Onkaparinga LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
997
49 added 12mo · 6MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$2,000
Median rent · wk$280
Investor profile

Who invests in Sellicks Hill

Owner-occupied 89%Rented 11%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.6%
83 of 185 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,420/yr
Landlords (rental income)185
Reported capital gains108
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

86% of homes here are owner-occupied and 11% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

86% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

16%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,000/mo, while renters pay about $1,213/mo — owning runs $787/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$93K
Median rent · wk
$280
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,000

Household income

$93K household · yr+23.8% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$35K
Family
$94K
Household
$93K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
6
$300-649
5
$650-999
17
$1,000-1,499
17
$1,500-1,999
4
$2,000-2,999
25
$3,000-3,999
7
$4,000+
17

At the median asking rent, about 25% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $933/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (113 households)
Owned outright
36%
Owned with mortgage
50%
Rented
11%
Dwelling structure11.9% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
97%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 67% drive, 0% public transport, 8% walk or cycle, 24% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime 2024-25
6
2,007 per 100k
D3 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,007
Total incidents6· 2024-25
  • Assault2100%
  • Break And Enter00%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud00%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

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Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

3,661 people · 20223,771 by 2032 (+3.0%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Willunga SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Sellicks Hill SA — Property Data and Demographics

Sellicks Hill is a small, quiet locality in South Australia within the Onkaparinga local government area (postcode 5174). With a population of 299, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $93K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +1.6% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, professionals, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $280 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,000.

The crime rate in the Onkaparinga LGA is below average at 2,007 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.9%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$2,000
Rent · wk(Census)$280
Population growth · Onkaparinga LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)184,827
5-year growth+1.1% CAGR
YoY change+0.9%
20012025
Development · Onkaparinga LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1,152
Houses 61%Units 39%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Onkaparinga LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.4%
YoY change-0.7pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5174ATO
Negatively geared4.6%
83 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,420/yr
Landlords (rental income)185
Reported capital gains108
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population299
Median age51
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,792
Personal income · wk$670
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,421 → $1,792
Change+26.1%
vs SA median+7.3 pp
Median rent+19.1%
gentrifyingvs SA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Onkaparinga LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
McLaren Vale & Districts War Memorial Hospital Incpublic
Noarlunga Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Onkaparinga LGAGEN
Facilities17
Residential places1,672
Warrina Vales Residential Aged Care180 places
Bolton Clarke Holly145 places
Aldinga Beach Care Community118 places
ACH Group Residential Care - Perry Park (high care)117 places
Resthaven Aberfoyle Park104 places
Eldercare Cottage Grove101 places
+11 more in Onkaparinga LGA
Childcare · Onkaparinga LGAACECQA
Services140
Approved places8,886
Exceeding NQS18
Woodcroft College OSHC150 places
Seaford District Community Children's Centre OSHC140 places
Guardian Childcare & Education Coromandel Valley132 places
Eden Academy Seaford123 places
Aberfoyle Campus Schools OSHC120 places
Flagstaff Hill Primary School OSHC/Vacation Care120 places
+134 more in Onkaparinga LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Sellicks Hill depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
SA metropolitan median house sales · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Sellicks Hill is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Treat this as a directional locality brief first, then verify the suburb story against stronger nearby markets or the state hub.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Sellicks Hill feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Whites Valley better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds house price coverage · rent -$10/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Noarlunga Centre better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop -100 · adds house price coverage · rent +$13/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Willunga South better covered
similar rent profile similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop +200 · adds house price coverage · rent -$5/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Sellicks Hill FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Sellicks Hill in?

    Sellicks Hill is in the Onkaparinga Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5174. Council-level context for Onkaparinga LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Sellicks Hill?

    The median weekly rent in Sellicks Hill is $280/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Sellicks Hill a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Sellicks Hill show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Sellicks Hill?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Sellicks Hill data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.