Angle Vale vs Lewiston

Angle Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 42 in Lewiston. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lewiston: a median of $945,000, against $801,000 in Angle Vale, though rent is higher in Angle Vale. Angle Vale is closer to the city centre: 39.8 km, against 44.8 km. On these figures, Angle Vale tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Angle Vale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (12 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Lewiston carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 86/100)

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

First-home buyers

Angle Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($309,000 vs $815,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($801,000 vs $945,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Angle Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (50/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (39.8 km vs 44.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Angle Vale is more walkable (50/100 vs 0/100)
  • Lewiston carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 86/100)

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

Investors

Angle Vale

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (38.6% vs 6.2%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.1% vs 2.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Angle Vale and Lewiston drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Angle Vale Lewiston
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.

Angle Vale Lewiston
Walkability 50 / 0
Angle Vale — Walkability: 50/100 Lewiston — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 14 / 64
Angle Vale — Safety: 14/100 Lewiston — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 64 / 85
Angle Vale — Low fire risk: 64/100 Lewiston — Low fire risk: 85/100
Low flood risk 14 / 6
Angle Vale — Low flood risk: 14/100 Lewiston — Low flood risk: 6/100

Demographics

Lewiston skews older (42 vs 35); Angle Vale has higher household incomes ($116,896 vs $99,320).

Angle Vale Lewiston
Population 4,051
+19% vs other
 3,275
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +38.6% +6.2%
Median age 35 42
Median household income $116,896/yr
+15% vs other
 $99,320/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+6% vs other
 $330/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Angle Vale Lewiston
0-4 5.7% / 5.0%
Angle Vale — 0-4: 5.7% Lewiston — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 16.8% / 12.5%
Angle Vale — 5-14: 16.8% Lewiston — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 6.9% / 8.0%
Angle Vale — 15-19: 6.9% Lewiston — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 6.7% / 5.5%
Angle Vale — 20-24: 6.7% Lewiston — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 13.2% / 10.0%
Angle Vale — 25-34: 13.2% Lewiston — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 12.6% / 11.6%
Angle Vale — 35-44: 12.6% Lewiston — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 14.1% / 18.3%
Angle Vale — 45-54: 14.1% Lewiston — 45-54: 18.3%
55-64 11.3% / 16.6%
Angle Vale — 55-64: 11.3% Lewiston — 55-64: 16.6%
65-74 7.1% / 8.3%
Angle Vale — 65-74: 7.1% Lewiston — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 4.5% / 3.4%
Angle Vale — 75-84: 4.5% Lewiston — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 1.5% / 0.7%
Angle Vale — 85+: 1.5% Lewiston — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Angle Vale 70.4% couple families
Angle Vale — Couple Families: 70.4% Angle Vale — Lone Person: 17.6% Angle Vale — One Parent Families: 9.3% Angle Vale — Group Household: 1.8% Angle Vale — Other Families: 1.0%
Lewiston 59.0% couple families
Lewiston — Couple Families: 59.0% Lewiston — Lone Person: 23.6% Lewiston — One Parent Families: 13.6% Lewiston — Group Household: 3.1% Lewiston — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Angle Vale 5.4% renting
Angle Vale — Owned Outright: 27.1% Angle Vale — Mortgage: 67.5% Angle Vale — Renting: 5.4%
Lewiston 6.2% renting
Lewiston — Owned Outright: 28.3% Lewiston — Mortgage: 65.4% Lewiston — Renting: 6.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Angle Vale Lewiston
Certificate III & IV 20.2% / 21.6%
Angle Vale — Certificate III & IV: 20.2% Lewiston — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 6.6%
Angle Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Lewiston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 4.9%
Angle Vale — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Lewiston — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.2%
Angle Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Lewiston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 1.0%
Angle Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Lewiston — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

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.

Angle Vale Lewiston
England 6.8% / 7.7%
Angle Vale — England: 6.8% Lewiston — England: 7.7%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.9%
Angle Vale — Scotland: 0.8% Lewiston — Scotland: 0.9%
Italy 0.8% / 0.4%
Angle Vale — Italy: 0.8% Lewiston — Italy: 0.4%
New Zealand 0.5% / 0.6%
Angle Vale — New Zealand: 0.5% Lewiston — New Zealand: 0.6%
Vietnam — / 0.7%
Angle Vale — Vietnam: not among its largest Lewiston — Vietnam: 0.7%
Germany 0.5% / —
Angle Vale — Germany: 0.5% Lewiston — Germany: not among its largest
Greece — / 0.5%
Angle Vale — Greece: not among its largest Lewiston — Greece: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Angle Vale 98.0% houses
Angle Vale — Houses: 98.0% Angle Vale — Townhouses: 1.8% Angle Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Lewiston 99.1% houses
Lewiston — Houses: 99.1% Lewiston — Townhouses: 0.0% Lewiston — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Angle Vale Lewiston
Median house price $801,000 $945,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $309,000 $815,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 133 sales
 22 days
from 26 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Angle Vale Lewiston
3 bed $735K / $875K
Angle Vale — 3 bed: $735K (65 sales) Lewiston — 3 bed: $875K (16 sales)

65 vs 16 sales

4 bed $830K / $945K
Angle Vale — 4 bed: $830K (182 sales) Lewiston — 4 bed: $945K (21 sales)

182 vs 21 sales

5 bed $975K / $1.25M
Angle Vale — 5 bed: $975K (39 sales) Lewiston — 5 bed: $1.25M (5 sales)

39 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Lewiston has more rural and farming land (99% vs 24%).

Angle Vale Lewiston
Rural and farming 24% 99%
Residential 60% 0%
Parks and recreation 10% 0%
Industrial 4% 0%
Environmental 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

Angle Vale Lewiston
New dwellings approved 2,475
across Playford
 106
across Adelaide Plains
Approvals change year on year +65% -21%

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.

Angle Vale Lewiston
Houses 4.1%
$670/wk on $859K
 2.8%
$750/wk on $1.38M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Angle Vale Lewiston
House price Higher than 22% of SA —
Income Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Schools Higher than 60% of SA —
Walkability Higher than 80% of SA Higher than 34% of SA
Affordability Higher than 96% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 48% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 12% of SA

Liveability

Angle Vale is more walkable (50 vs 0); Angle Vale scores higher overall (42 vs 31).

Angle Vale Lewiston
Grade C D
Score 42/100 31/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Angle Vale carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 15); Angle Vale carries more crime risk (86 vs 36).

Angle Vale Lewiston
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Low
15/100
Crime High
86/100
 Low
36/100
Flood High
86/100
 High
94/100
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

Angle Vale Lewiston
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Angle Vale

  • Trinity College Gawler River Independent · Combined above peers
  • Angle Vale Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Riverbanks College B-12 Government · Combined below peers

Schools in Lewiston

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

Amenities in the suburb

Angle Vale Lewiston
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 12 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 5

Mobility

Lewiston sits further from the CBD (44.8 km vs 39.8 km).

Angle Vale Lewiston
Walkability score 50/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 39.8 km 44.8 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 37 min 41 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 5117
 0.4%
postcode 5501

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.

Angle Vale Lewiston
Car (driver) 84.7% / 84.3%
Angle Vale — Car (driver): 84.7% Lewiston — Car (driver): 84.3%
Worked from Home 8.5% / 9.5%
Angle Vale — Worked from Home: 8.5% Lewiston — Worked from Home: 9.5%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.1%
Angle Vale — Car (passenger): 4.1% Lewiston — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 1.3% / 1.1%
Angle Vale — Walked Only: 1.3% Lewiston — Walked Only: 1.1%
Bus 1.1% / 0.6%
Angle Vale — Bus: 1.1% Lewiston — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.7%).

Setting

Angle Vale Lewiston
Elevation 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.4 km 14.5 km

NBN connectivity

Angle Vale Lewiston
Connectivity score 90/100 85/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 81%
3,258 premises
 79%
1,287 premises

Climate

Angle Vale Lewiston
Annual rainfall 404 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Angle Vale Lewiston
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.31 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Angle Vale Lewiston
Average residential rate $2,101/yr $2,698/yr
Council Playford Adelaide Plains

Federal electorate

Angle Vale Lewiston
Division Spence Grey
Member Matt Burnell Tom Venning
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Angle Vale Lewiston
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Angle Vale

Acreage Family Outer

Lewiston

Acreage Outer

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