Ashbourne vs Strathalbyn

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ashbourne, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Ashbourne: a median of $1.08 million, against $755,000 in Strathalbyn, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Ashbourne tends to suit couples, while Strathalbyn suits older residents 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

Strathalbyn

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (7 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 47/100)
  • But Ashbourne is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Strathalbyn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($755,000 vs $1,075,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Strathalbyn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Strathalbyn

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (73/100 vs 13/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (54 min vs 62 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (55.8 km vs 61.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Strathalbyn

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (73/100 vs 13/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 15%)
  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 47/100)

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

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

Ashbourne Strathalbyn
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.

Ashbourne Strathalbyn
Walkability 13 / 73
Ashbourne — Walkability: 13/100 Strathalbyn — Walkability: 73/100
Safety 53 / 67
Ashbourne — Safety: 53/100 Strathalbyn — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 31 / 39
Ashbourne — Low fire risk: 31/100 Strathalbyn — Low fire risk: 39/100

Demographics

Strathalbyn has more residents (7,246 vs 308); Ashbourne has higher household incomes ($86,320 vs $65,208).

Ashbourne Strathalbyn
Population 308 7,246
+2253% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.6% +11.4%
Median age 46 47
Median household income $86,320/yr
+24% vs other
 $65,208/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+14% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ashbourne Strathalbyn
0-4 6.2% / 5.0%
Ashbourne — 0-4: 6.2% Strathalbyn — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 13.6% / 12.4%
Ashbourne — 5-14: 13.6% Strathalbyn — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 2.3% / 5.5%
Ashbourne — 15-19: 2.3% Strathalbyn — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 4.9% / 4.9%
Ashbourne — 20-24: 4.9% Strathalbyn — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 11.4% / 9.9%
Ashbourne — 25-34: 11.4% Strathalbyn — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 11.0% / 9.9%
Ashbourne — 35-44: 11.0% Strathalbyn — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 15.9% / 12.7%
Ashbourne — 45-54: 15.9% Strathalbyn — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 18.5% / 13.3%
Ashbourne — 55-64: 18.5% Strathalbyn — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 10.1% / 14.1%
Ashbourne — 65-74: 10.1% Strathalbyn — 65-74: 14.1%
75-84 5.2% / 9.3%
Ashbourne — 75-84: 5.2% Strathalbyn — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ — / 3.0%
Ashbourne — 85+: not among its largest Strathalbyn — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ashbourne 59.7% couple families
Ashbourne — Couple Families: 59.7% Ashbourne — Lone Person: 33.9% Ashbourne — One Parent Families: 6.5% Ashbourne — Group Household: 0.0% Ashbourne — Other Families: 0.0%
Strathalbyn 38.9% couple families
Strathalbyn — Couple Families: 38.9% Strathalbyn — Lone Person: 39.9% Strathalbyn — One Parent Families: 17.6% Strathalbyn — Group Household: 2.5% Strathalbyn — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ashbourne 5.8% renting
Ashbourne — Owned Outright: 36.9% Ashbourne — Mortgage: 57.3% Ashbourne — Renting: 5.8%
Strathalbyn 20.7% renting
Strathalbyn — Owned Outright: 40.1% Strathalbyn — Mortgage: 39.2% Strathalbyn — Renting: 20.7%
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.

Ashbourne Strathalbyn
England 7.1% / 6.2%
Ashbourne — England: 7.1% Strathalbyn — England: 6.2%
New Zealand 2.3% / 0.6%
Ashbourne — New Zealand: 2.3% Strathalbyn — New Zealand: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Ashbourne — Scotland: not among its largest Strathalbyn — Scotland: 0.7%
Germany — / 0.5%
Ashbourne — Germany: not among its largest Strathalbyn — Germany: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Ashbourne — Netherlands: not among its largest Strathalbyn — Netherlands: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

Qualifications

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

Ashbourne Strathalbyn
Certificate III & IV 21.4% / 19.1%
Ashbourne — Certificate III & IV: 21.4% Strathalbyn — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 8.1%
Ashbourne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Strathalbyn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 8.4%
Ashbourne — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Strathalbyn — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.3%
Ashbourne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Strathalbyn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 1.6%
Ashbourne — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Strathalbyn — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ashbourne 99.0% houses
Ashbourne — Houses: 99.0% Ashbourne — Townhouses: 0.0% Ashbourne — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Strathalbyn 93.4% houses
Strathalbyn — Houses: 93.4% Strathalbyn — Townhouses: 5.4% Strathalbyn — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ashbourne Strathalbyn
Median house price $1,075,500 $755,000
Median unit price — $470,000
Median land price — $700,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 49 days
from 3 sales
 20 days
from 71 sales

Zoning mix

Ashbourne has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 0%).

Ashbourne Strathalbyn
Rural and farming 86% 93%
Environmental 12% 0%
Residential 1% 5%
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

Ashbourne Strathalbyn
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.

Ashbourne Strathalbyn
Houses — 3.9%
$620/wk on $835K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Ashbourne Strathalbyn
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of SA Higher than 33% of SA
Schools — Higher than 34% of SA
Walkability Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 90% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 65% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 45% of SA

Liveability

Strathalbyn is more walkable (73 vs 13).

Ashbourne Strathalbyn
Grade — C
Score — 36/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Ashbourne carries more crime risk (47 vs 33).

Ashbourne Strathalbyn
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
61/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
33/100
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

Ashbourne Strathalbyn
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Ashbourne

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

Schools in Strathalbyn

  • Eastern Fleurieu R-12 School Government · Combined at peers
  • Tyndale Christian School Strathalbyn Independent · Combined below peers
  • Eastern Fleurieu R-12 School - Strathalbyn 7-12 Campus Government · Combined
  • Eastern Fleurieu R-12 School - Strathalbyn R-6 Campus Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Ashbourne Strathalbyn
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 4 5
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 8 3

Mobility

Ashbourne sits further from the CBD (61.2 km vs 55.8 km).

Ashbourne Strathalbyn
Walkability score 13/100 73/100
Distance to Adelaide 61.2 km
+9% vs other
 55.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 62 min 54 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5157
 0.7%
postcode 5255
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 97
postcode 5157
 85
postcode 5255

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.

Ashbourne Strathalbyn
Car (driver) 68.5% / 80.1%
Ashbourne — Car (driver): 68.5% Strathalbyn — Car (driver): 80.1%
Worked from Home 29.1% / 10.6%
Ashbourne — Worked from Home: 29.1% Strathalbyn — Worked from Home: 10.6%
Walked Only 2.4% / 2.7%
Ashbourne — Walked Only: 2.4% Strathalbyn — Walked Only: 2.7%
Car (passenger) — / 4.4%
Ashbourne — Car (passenger): not among its largest Strathalbyn — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Bus — / 1.8%
Ashbourne — Bus: not among its largest Strathalbyn — Bus: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.1%).

Setting

Ashbourne Strathalbyn
Elevation 130 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.1 km 31.3 km

NBN connectivity

Ashbourne Strathalbyn
Connectivity score 28/100 95/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
135 premises
 93%
4,013 premises

Climate

Ashbourne Strathalbyn
Annual rainfall 466 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Ashbourne Strathalbyn
Average residential rate $2,523/yr
same for both
Council Alexandrina
same for both

Federal electorate

Ashbourne Strathalbyn
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ashbourne Strathalbyn
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ashbourne

Outer River

Strathalbyn

Acreage Outer Retirees River

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