Aberfoyle Park vs Huntfield HeightsTwo Adelaide suburbs compared for a home loan
Aberfoyle Park (SA 5159) is approximately 18 km south of the Adelaide CBD, in hilly terrain near Happy Valley. Huntfield Heights (SA 5163) is approximately 30 km south of the Adelaide CBD, between Main South Road and the Southern Expressway. At the 2021 Census, Aberfoyle Park had 11,234 residents with a median age of 42, and Huntfield Heights had 4,199 residents with a median age of 37.
In both suburbs the most common occupied dwelling was separate houses. Flats and apartments made up 0% of occupied dwellings in Aberfoyle Park and 3% in Huntfield Heights, while 14% of Aberfoyle Park households rented compared with 32% in Huntfield Heights. These differences matter for finance, because lenders assess apartments, strata buildings and houses on land differently.
Both suburbs are in the same state, so transfer duty is calculated on the same scale and the difference in upfront cost comes from the purchase price. The panel below applies that scale, and an estimate of lenders mortgage insurance, to the prices you enter.
SA 5159 · Adelaide's southern foothills
Aberfoyle Park
Aberfoyle Park is a hilly southern suburb proclaimed in 1980, built almost entirely of detached family homes and served by buses rather than rail.
City of Onkaparinga. Approximately 18 km south of the Adelaide CBD, in hilly terrain near Happy Valley.
Read the full Aberfoyle Park guideSA 5163 · Adelaide's southern suburbs
Huntfield Heights
Huntfield Heights is a compact southern Adelaide suburb of almost entirely detached houses, renamed in the 1990s and bounded by two major roads.
City of Onkaparinga. Approximately 30 km south of the Adelaide CBD, between Main South Road and the Southern Expressway.
Read the full Huntfield Heights guide
What buying in Aberfoyle Park and Huntfield Heights would mean for the loan
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Aberfoyle Park and Huntfield Heights: Census profile compared
Figures are from the 2021 Census, so rents, repayments and incomes have moved since. They are most useful for comparing one suburb with another and with Australia as a whole.
| Measure | Aberfoyle Park | Huntfield Heights |
|---|---|---|
| People and households | ||
| Residents | 11,234 | 4,199 |
| Median ageAustralia 38 | 42 | 37 |
| Average household sizeAustralia 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Median household income, weeklyAustralia $1,746 | $1,765 | $1,239 |
| Housing costs at the 2021 Census | ||
| Median rent, weeklyAustralia $375 | $340 | $290 |
| Median mortgage repayment, monthlyAustralia $1,863 | $1,517 | $1,237 |
| Who owns and who rents | ||
| Households rentingAustralia 31% | 14% | 32% |
| Owned with a mortgageAustralia 35% | 48% | 47% |
| Owned outrightAustralia 31% | 34% | 21% |
| Types of home | ||
| Separate housesAustralia 72% | 94% | 96% |
| Townhouses, terraces and semi-detachedAustralia 13% | 5% | 1% |
| Flats and apartmentsAustralia 14% | 0% | 3% |
| Homes with two bedrooms or fewer | 8% | 8% |
| Homes with four bedrooms or more | 36% | 19% |
| Dwellings unoccupied on Census night | 4% | 5% |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0). Tenure shares exclude households that did not state their tenure. Dwelling shares are of occupied private dwellings.
Home loan considerations in Aberfoyle Park and Huntfield Heights
Lenders treat houses on land, townhouses and apartments differently, and some apply extra conditions to small apartments, high-density buildings or particular postcodes. These are the points each guide raises.
Aberfoyle Park
- Upgraders
- First home buyers
- Downsizers
- No flats or apartments were recorded at the 2021 Census, so buyers seeking low-maintenance housing have very limited choice.
- Bushfire referral, Bushfire Attack Level construction standards and insurance cost are the central local lending issues.
- Sloping blocks vary in usable land, access and retaining structures, so valuations of similar houses can differ.
- Building insurance in mapped bushfire areas can differ in price and terms, and lenders require cover at settlement.
- There is no railway station, so buyers relying on public transport depend on the bus network to the city and Marion.
Huntfield Heights
- First home buyers
- Investors
- Upgraders
- Outright ownership was only 21.1 per cent at the 2021 Census, so most households carry a mortgage and budgets are repayment sensitive.
- High loan-to-value borrowing is common, so lenders mortgage insurance or the Australian Government 5% Deposit Scheme is often relevant.
- Properties fronting Honeypot Road, Main South Road or the Southern Expressway may be affected by traffic noise.
- Uniform stock makes valuations predictable, but also makes a price above recent comparable sales easy to test.
- Homes built before the 1980s may contain asbestos-containing materials, which inspections and some insurers consider.
Housing stock in Aberfoyle Park and Huntfield Heights compared
Aberfoyle Park
- Detached homes from the 1980s onward
- Separate houses numbered 3,930 at the 2021 Census, 94.3 per cent of occupied homes, built after the suburb was proclaimed in 1980.
- Split-level and two-storey houses
- Common on the sloping streets, where the fall of the land favours stepped designs and terraced gardens.
- Townhouses and semi-detached dwellings
- Only 228 were counted at the 2021 Census, and no flats or apartments were recorded at all.
Huntfield Heights
- Detached houses
- Separate houses numbered 1,529 at the 2021 Census, 96.3 per cent of occupied homes, mostly single-storey on regular allotments.
- Three-bedroom family homes
- The dominant size at 1,145 dwellings counted at the 2021 Census, followed by 268 with four bedrooms.
- Flats and apartments
- Only 44 were recorded at the 2021 Census, and just 18 semi-detached or townhouse dwellings, so attached stock is scarce.
Official sale price and rent figures for Aberfoyle Park and Huntfield Heights
Only figures published free of charge by a government agency are shown. Where none is published the space is left empty rather than filled with an estimate. Each guide charts the full series.
Aberfoyle Park
No government agency publishes a free median sale price or rent series for Aberfoyle Park, so none is shown. A broker can supply recent comparable sales for a specific property as part of a free assessment.
Huntfield Heights
No government agency publishes a free median sale price or rent series for Huntfield Heights, so none is shown. A broker can supply recent comparable sales for a specific property as part of a free assessment.
Transport, schools and amenities in Aberfoyle Park and Huntfield Heights
Aberfoyle Park
Transport
- Routes G20, G21 and G22X (bus)
- Routes 320, 600 and 601 (bus)
- Route 737 (bus)
- Southern Expressway (road)
Amenities
- Thalassa Park
- Aberfoyle Park local shops
- Marion Centre
Huntfield Heights
Transport
- Noarlunga Centre Station (train)
- Seaford Meadows Station (train)
- Adelaide Metro buses (bus)
- Southern Expressway (road)
- Main South Road (road)
Amenities
- Huntfield Heights local shops
- Noarlunga Centre precinct
School listings show name, level and sector only. Enrolment areas change, so confirm eligibility for a specific address with the school or the South Australia education department.
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