Angas Plains vs Milang

Angas Plains is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 55 in Milang. 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 Milang, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Angas Plains tends to suit families with children and couples, while Milang 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

Angas Plains

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 50/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 40%)
  • But Milang has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

Angas Plains

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 16%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Angas Plains

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (67.3 km vs 75.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (64 min vs 71 min)
  • But Milang is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Milang

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 20%)
  • But Angas Plains carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 50/100)

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 8.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Angas Plains and Milang 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 Milang
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 Milang
Walkability 0 / 20
Angas Plains — Walkability: 0/100 Milang — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 80 / 50
Angas Plains — Safety: 80/100 Milang — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 100 / 80
Angas Plains — Low fire risk: 100/100 Milang — Low fire risk: 80/100
Low flood risk 21 / 19
Angas Plains — Low flood risk: 21/100 Milang — Low flood risk: 19/100

Demographics

Milang has more residents (962 vs 81); Angas Plains has higher household incomes ($63,336 vs $44,616).

Angas Plains Milang
Population 81 962
+1088% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +24.6% +8.9%
Median age 43 55
Median household income $63,336/yr
+30% vs other
 $44,616/yr
Median weekly rent $220/wk $250/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Angas Plains Milang
0-4 8.6% / 2.8%
Angas Plains — 0-4: 8.6% Milang — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 11.1% / 8.5%
Angas Plains — 5-14: 11.1% Milang — 5-14: 8.5%
15-19 7.4% / 4.6%
Angas Plains — 15-19: 7.4% Milang — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 — / 2.9%
Angas Plains — 20-24: not among its largest Milang — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 6.2% / 9.1%
Angas Plains — 25-34: 6.2% Milang — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 11.1% / 7.8%
Angas Plains — 35-44: 11.1% Milang — 35-44: 7.8%
45-54 13.6% / 12.6%
Angas Plains — 45-54: 13.6% Milang — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 18.5% / 20.7%
Angas Plains — 55-64: 18.5% Milang — 55-64: 20.7%
65-74 9.9% / 22.3%
Angas Plains — 65-74: 9.9% Milang — 65-74: 22.3%
75-84 9.9% / 6.7%
Angas Plains — 75-84: 9.9% Milang — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ — / 1.6%
Angas Plains — 85+: not among its largest Milang — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

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% Angas Plains — Group Household: 0.0% Angas Plains — Other Families: 0.0%
Milang 25.3% couple families
Milang — Couple Families: 25.3% Milang — Lone Person: 53.9% Milang — One Parent Families: 14.8% Milang — Group Household: 4.4% Milang — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other 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%
Milang 16.3% renting
Milang — Owned Outright: 46.4% Milang — Mortgage: 37.3% Milang — Renting: 16.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Angas Plains Milang
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 21.7%
Angas Plains — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Milang — Certificate III & IV: 21.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.3% / 5.8%
Angas Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.3% Milang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 5.6%
Angas Plains — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Milang — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Angas Plains — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Milang — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Angas Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Milang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

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 Milang
England — / 8.4%
Angas Plains — England: not among its largest Milang — England: 8.4%
Germany 3.7% / 0.7%
Angas Plains — Germany: 3.7% Milang — Germany: 0.7%
Scotland — / 0.9%
Angas Plains — Scotland: not among its largest Milang — Scotland: 0.9%
India — / 0.7%
Angas Plains — India: not among its largest Milang — India: 0.7%
New Zealand — / 0.7%
Angas Plains — New Zealand: not among its largest Milang — New Zealand: 0.7%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Angas Plains — Philippines: not among its largest Milang — Philippines: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Angas Plains 100.0% houses
Angas Plains — Houses: 100.0% Angas Plains — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Milang 93.2% houses
Milang — Houses: 93.2% Milang — Flats / Apartments: 6.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Angas Plains Milang
Median house price — $600,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $202,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 36 days
from 14 sales

Zoning mix

Angas Plains Milang
Rural and farming 100% 93%
Residential 0% 3%
Other and special use 0% 2%
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 Milang
New dwellings approved 429
across Alexandrina
same for both
Approvals change year on year +25%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Angas Plains Milang
Houses — 4.5%
$510/wk on $590K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Angas Plains Milang
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 31% of SA Higher than 10% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 49% of SA Higher than 71% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 42% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 50% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 87% of SA

Liveability

Milang is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Angas Plains Milang
Grade — D
Score — 19/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Milang carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 0); Milang carries more crime risk (50 vs 20).

Angas Plains Milang
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood High
79/100
 High
81/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Angas Plains Milang
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 Milang

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

Amenities in the suburb

Angas Plains Milang
Parks & reserves 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1

Mobility

Milang sits further from the CBD (75.6 km vs 67.3 km).

Angas Plains Milang
Walkability score 0/100 20/100
Distance to Adelaide 67.3 km 75.6 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 64 min 71 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 5255
 0.4%
postcode 5256
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 85
postcode 5255
 72
postcode 5256

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 Milang
Car (driver) 62.2% / 78.3%
Angas Plains — Car (driver): 62.2% Milang — Car (driver): 78.3%
Worked from Home 37.8% / 10.8%
Angas Plains — Worked from Home: 37.8% Milang — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Car (passenger) — / 6.0%
Angas Plains — Car (passenger): not among its largest Milang — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Bus — / 2.7%
Angas Plains — Bus: not among its largest Milang — Bus: 2.7%
Walked Only — / 2.1%
Angas Plains — Walked Only: not among its largest Milang — Walked Only: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.3%).

Setting

Angas Plains Milang
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.1 km 18.2 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Angas Plains

Rural Young Families

Milang

Acreage Affordable Quiet Retirees

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