Allendale East vs Cape Douglas
Allendale East is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 50 in Cape Douglas. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Allendale East, most households are couple families. In Cape Douglas, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Allendale East tends to suit families with children and couples, while Cape Douglas suits people living alone and older residents.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Allendale East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 44%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Cape Douglas
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $231/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 16%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Allendale East
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (308 min vs 322 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Allendale East is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- Cape Douglas has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 14%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cape Douglas
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.2% vs 2.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Allendale East and Cape Douglas drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Allendale East has more residents (484 vs 68); Allendale East rents higher ($231/wk vs $110/wk).
| Allendale East | Cape Douglas | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 484 +86% vs other | 68 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.5% | +17.2% |
| Median age | 35 | 50 |
| Median household income | $74,724/yr +19% vs other | $60,632/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $231/wk +52% vs other | $110/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).
Property market
| Allendale East | Cape Douglas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $547,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $159,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 52 days from 5 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Cape Douglas has more land zoned for conservation (17% vs 0%); Allendale East has more rural and farming land (99% vs 83%).
| Allendale East | Cape Douglas | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 83% |
| Environmental | 0% | 17% |
| Residential | 1% | 0% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Allendale East | Cape Douglas | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 39 across Grant same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +300% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Allendale East | Cape Douglas | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 50% of SA | Higher than 28% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 73% of SA | Higher than 18% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 19% of SA | Higher than 18% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 68% of SA | Higher than 55% of SA |
Liveability
Allendale East is more walkable (23 vs 0).
| Allendale East | Cape Douglas | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Allendale East carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 0).
| Allendale East | Cape Douglas | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 78/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 30/100 | Low 24/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | Moderate 40/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Allendale East | Cape Douglas | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Allendale East
- Allendale East Area School Government · Combined at peers
Schools in Cape Douglas
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Allendale East | Cape Douglas | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 1 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
| Allendale East | Cape Douglas | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 23/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 457.7 km | 456.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 308 min | 322 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5291 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 5291 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Allendale East | Cape Douglas | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 12 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 5 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.4 km | 2.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Allendale East | Cape Douglas | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 199 premises | 0% 43 premises |
Climate
| Allendale East | Cape Douglas | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 724 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Allendale East | Cape Douglas | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,458/yr same for both | |
| Council | Grant same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Allendale East | Cape Douglas | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Allendale East | Cape Douglas | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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