Angas Plains vs Langhorne Creek

Angas Plains is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Langhorne Creek. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Angas Plains, most households are couple families. In Langhorne Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Angas Plains tends to suit families with children and 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

Langhorne Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Langhorne Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Langhorne Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $220/wk)
  • But Angas Plains has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 8%)

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

  • Angas Plains sits closer to the CBD (67.3 km vs 76.7 km)
  • Langhorne Creek is more walkable (25/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Langhorne Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (25/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Angas Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.6% vs 4.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Angas Plains and Langhorne Creek drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Angas Plains Langhorne Creek
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Angas Plains Langhorne Creek
Walkability 0 / 25
Angas Plains — Walkability: 0/100 Langhorne Creek — Walkability: 25/100
Safety 80 / 71
Angas Plains — Safety: 80/100 Langhorne Creek — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Angas Plains — Low fire risk: 100/100 Langhorne Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 21 / 23
Angas Plains — Low flood risk: 21/100 Langhorne Creek — Low flood risk: 23/100

Demographics

Langhorne Creek has more residents (444 vs 81); Langhorne Creek has higher household incomes ($87,048 vs $63,336).

Angas Plains Langhorne Creek
Population 81 444
+448% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.6% +4.0%
Median age 43 49
Median household income $63,336/yr $87,048/yr
+37% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+9% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Angas Plains Langhorne Creek
0-4 8.6% / 3.2%
Angas Plains — 0-4: 8.6% Langhorne Creek — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 11.1% / 11.3%
Angas Plains — 5-14: 11.1% Langhorne Creek — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 7.4% / 7.9%
Angas Plains — 15-19: 7.4% Langhorne Creek — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 — / 5.6%
Angas Plains — 20-24: not among its largest Langhorne Creek — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 6.2% / 7.2%
Angas Plains — 25-34: 6.2% Langhorne Creek — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 11.1% / 9.7%
Angas Plains — 35-44: 11.1% Langhorne Creek — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 13.6% / 13.5%
Angas Plains — 45-54: 13.6% Langhorne Creek — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 18.5% / 19.1%
Angas Plains — 55-64: 18.5% Langhorne Creek — 55-64: 19.1%
65-74 9.9% / 16.2%
Angas Plains — 65-74: 9.9% Langhorne Creek — 65-74: 16.2%
75-84 9.9% / 6.8%
Angas Plains — 75-84: 9.9% Langhorne Creek — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ — / 0.9%
Angas Plains — 85+: not among its largest Langhorne Creek — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Angas Plains 68.4% couple families
Angas Plains — Couple Families: 68.4% Angas Plains — Lone Person: 31.6% Angas Plains — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Langhorne Creek 48.2% couple families
Langhorne Creek — Couple Families: 48.2% Langhorne Creek — Lone Person: 33.9% Langhorne Creek — One Parent Families: 17.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Angas Plains 32.0% renting
Angas Plains — Owned Outright: 24.0% Angas Plains — Mortgage: 44.0% Angas Plains — Renting: 32.0%
Langhorne Creek 7.8% renting
Langhorne Creek — Owned Outright: 55.4% Langhorne Creek — Mortgage: 36.7% Langhorne Creek — Renting: 7.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Angas Plains Langhorne Creek
Germany 3.7% / —
Angas Plains — Germany: 3.7% Langhorne Creek — Germany: not among its largest
England — / 3.6%
Angas Plains — England: not among its largest Langhorne Creek — England: 3.6%
South Africa — / 0.7%
Angas Plains — South Africa: not among its largest Langhorne Creek — South Africa: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Angas Plains Langhorne Creek
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 13.7%
Angas Plains — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Langhorne Creek — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.3% / 9.7%
Angas Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.3% Langhorne Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 10.1%
Angas Plains — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Langhorne Creek — Bachelor Degree: 10.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.3%
Angas Plains — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Langhorne Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
Angas Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Langhorne Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Angas Plains 100.0% houses
Angas Plains — Houses: 100.0% Angas Plains — Townhouses: 0.0% Angas Plains — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Langhorne Creek 97.1% houses
Langhorne Creek — Houses: 97.1% Langhorne Creek — Townhouses: 2.3% Langhorne Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Angas Plains Langhorne Creek
Median house price — $645,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 41 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Angas Plains Langhorne Creek
Rural and farming 100% 98%
Environmental 0% 2%
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

Angas Plains Langhorne Creek
New dwellings approved 429
across Alexandrina
same for both
Approvals change year on year +25%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Angas Plains Langhorne Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 31% of SA Higher than 65% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of SA Higher than 74% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 64% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 50% of SA

Liveability

Langhorne Creek is more walkable (25 vs 0).

Angas Plains Langhorne Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Angas Plains Langhorne Creek
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
29/100
Flood High
79/100
 High
77/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Angas Plains Langhorne Creek
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Angas Plains

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Langhorne Creek

  • Eastern Fleurieu R-12 School - Langhorne Creek R-6 Campus Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Angas Plains Langhorne Creek
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 4
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Langhorne Creek sits further from the CBD (76.7 km vs 67.3 km).

Angas Plains Langhorne Creek
Walkability score 0/100 25/100
Distance to Adelaide 67.3 km 76.7 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 64 min 60 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 5255
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 85
postcode 5255
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.

Angas Plains Langhorne Creek
Car (driver) 62.2% / 71.1%
Angas Plains — Car (driver): 62.2% Langhorne Creek — Car (driver): 71.1%
Worked from Home 37.8% / 20.3%
Angas Plains — Worked from Home: 37.8% Langhorne Creek — Worked from Home: 20.3%
Walked Only — / 7.3%
Angas Plains — Walked Only: not among its largest Langhorne Creek — Walked Only: 7.3%
Car (passenger) — / 1.3%
Angas Plains — Car (passenger): not among its largest Langhorne Creek — Car (passenger): 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.1%).

Setting

Angas Plains Langhorne Creek
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.1 km 31.5 km

NBN connectivity

Angas Plains Langhorne Creek
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
29 premises
 0%
230 premises

Climate

Angas Plains Langhorne Creek
Annual rainfall 466 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Angas Plains Langhorne Creek
Average residential rate $2,523/yr
same for both
Council Alexandrina
same for both

Federal electorate

Angas Plains Langhorne Creek
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Angas Plains Langhorne Creek
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Angas Plains

Rural Young Families

Langhorne Creek

Affordable Quiet Rural

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