Allendale East vs Mount Schank
Allendale East is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 38 in Mount Schank. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Schank tends to suit couples.
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
- has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 83%)
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
Mount Schank
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 16%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $231/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Allendale East is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- Mount Schank sits closer to the CBD (452.1 km vs 457.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Allendale East is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- Mount Schank has more units and townhouses to downsize into (17% vs 1%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Allendale East and Mount Schank 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 264); Allendale East rents higher ($231/wk vs $150/wk).
| Allendale East | Mount Schank | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 484 +45% vs other | 264 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.5% | +6.0% |
| Median age | 35 | 38 |
| Median household income | $74,724/yr | $102,336/yr +37% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $231/wk +35% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Allendale East | Mount Schank | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Allendale East | Mount Schank | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% same for both | |
| Residential | 1% | 0% |
| Industrial | 0% | 1% |
| 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 | Mount Schank | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 39 across Grant same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +300% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Allendale East | Mount Schank | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 50% of SA | Higher than 81% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 73% of SA | Higher than 48% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 19% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 68% of SA | Higher than 48% of SA |
Liveability
Allendale East is more walkable (23 vs 0).
| Allendale East | Mount Schank | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Allendale East carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 66).
| Allendale East | Mount Schank | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 78/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| Crime | Low 30/100 | Low 38/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Allendale East | Mount Schank | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Mount Schank
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Allendale East | Mount Schank | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 4 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Allendale East sits further from the CBD (457.7 km vs 452.1 km).
| Allendale East | Mount Schank | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 23/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 457.7 km +1% vs other | 452.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 308 min | 304 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 (78.7%).
Setting
| Allendale East | Mount Schank | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 12 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 17 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.4 km | 11.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Allendale East | Mount Schank | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 199 premises | 0% 116 premises |
Climate
| Allendale East | Mount Schank | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mount Schank | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,458/yr same for both | |
| Council | Grant same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Allendale East | Mount Schank | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Allendale East | Mount Schank | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Allendale East
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