We live in Flagstaff Hill south of the city, lots of little estates with plenty of park reserves close by and playgrounds for kids on most. We are 4 mins from the hub in Aberfoyle Park there are 2 shopping centers where there's one small and one medium sized, where theres 3 supermarkets a chemist, laundrette, hairdressers, Blockbuster, Cheesecake Shop, booze shop, Chip as chips "like a pound shop" post office, barbers, pool and spa accessories shop and several take aways Red Rooster, Domino's, Pizza Hut, KFC and chinese take away. There's also a petrol station too located near Woolworths. There are also doctors, vets and real estate oh and another booze drive through though. Then there's the Hub Tavern a library coucil office Salvation op shop Mitre 10 hard ware store and probably more that I've missed out too.
Flagstaff as 2 primary schools Craigburn and Flagstaff, then there's the Campus prechool which as another 4 primary schools on the site 2 state and 2 private, here the facilities are shared. There are also a few private nursery's near by too.
http://www.heysenps.sa.edu.au/apcampus.html There are also a few shops at Flagstaff Hill opposite Flagstaff Hill school. We are 30 or so mins drive from the city, 15 mins drive to Brighton/Seacliffe beaches, and 8 mins drive to Marion. 15 mins drive to Castle Plaza in Edwardstown and 15 mins to Southgate Plaza. Going further south down to Port Noarlunga which as a excellent beach takes around 35 mins.
Market Facts - Flagstaff Hill is regarded as the prime Southern suburb with a demographical profile showing a strong family location with a high percentage of residents between 30-60 yrs old. Sales within the area have remained reasonably constant over the past 5 years.