Ashton vs Basket Range

Basket Range is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 51 in Ashton. 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 Ashton: a median of $1.36 million, against $1.05 million in Basket Range. Ashton is closer to the city centre: 16.5 km, against 21.1 km. On these figures, Ashton tends to suit older residents, while Basket Range suits families with children 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

Ashton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 41/100)

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

First-home buyers

Basket Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,050,000 vs $1,362,000)

Weighs house 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

Ashton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (16.5 km vs 21.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (26 min vs 31 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ashton

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 41/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Basket Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.8% vs -5.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ashton Basket Range
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.

Ashton Basket Range
Walkability 14 / 13
Ashton — Walkability: 14/100 Basket Range — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 83 / 59
Ashton — Safety: 83/100 Basket Range — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 22 / 34
Ashton — Low fire risk: 22/100 Basket Range — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

Ashton has more residents (481 vs 364); Ashton skews older (51 vs 43).

Ashton Basket Range
Population 481
+24% vs other
 364
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.9% +23.8%
Median age 51 43
Median household income $122,460/yr
+16% vs other
 $103,376/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk $363/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ashton Basket Range
0-4 4.6% / 6.3%
Ashton — 0-4: 4.6% Basket Range — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 6.9% / 13.2%
Ashton — 5-14: 6.9% Basket Range — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 6.7% / 7.1%
Ashton — 15-19: 6.7% Basket Range — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 3.7% / 3.8%
Ashton — 20-24: 3.7% Basket Range — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 8.3% / 8.2%
Ashton — 25-34: 8.3% Basket Range — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 11.0% / 14.8%
Ashton — 35-44: 11.0% Basket Range — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 13.1% / 13.7%
Ashton — 45-54: 13.1% Basket Range — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 21.6% / 18.1%
Ashton — 55-64: 21.6% Basket Range — 55-64: 18.1%
65-74 15.0% / 9.9%
Ashton — 65-74: 15.0% Basket Range — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 5.8% / 4.1%
Ashton — 75-84: 5.8% Basket Range — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 1.5% / —
Ashton — 85+: 1.5% Basket Range — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ashton 72.3% couple families
Ashton — Couple Families: 72.3% Ashton — Lone Person: 16.0% Ashton — One Parent Families: 11.7%
Basket Range 71.2% couple families
Basket Range — Couple Families: 71.2% Basket Range — Lone Person: 19.2% Basket Range — One Parent Families: 9.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ashton 7.8% renting
Ashton — Owned Outright: 54.8% Ashton — Mortgage: 37.3% Ashton — Renting: 7.8%
Basket Range 17.4% renting
Basket Range — Owned Outright: 37.6% Basket Range — Mortgage: 45.0% Basket Range — Renting: 17.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ashton Basket Range
Bachelor Degree 22.5% / 20.9%
Ashton — Bachelor Degree: 22.5% Basket Range — Bachelor Degree: 20.9%
Certificate III & IV 12.7% / 8.0%
Ashton — Certificate III & IV: 12.7% Basket Range — Certificate III & IV: 8.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 7.4%
Ashton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Basket Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 10.0% / 4.4%
Ashton — Postgraduate Degree: 10.0% Basket Range — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 2.5%
Ashton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Basket Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

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.

Ashton Basket Range
England 6.0% / 7.4%
Ashton — England: 6.0% Basket Range — England: 7.4%
Italy 2.7% / —
Ashton — Italy: 2.7% Basket Range — Italy: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.6% / 1.1%
Ashton — New Zealand: 0.6% Basket Range — New Zealand: 1.1%
South Africa — / 1.4%
Ashton — South Africa: not among its largest Basket Range — South Africa: 1.4%
Germany 0.8% / —
Ashton — Germany: 0.8% Basket Range — Germany: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.8%
Ashton — Netherlands: not among its largest Basket Range — Netherlands: 0.8%
Scotland 0.6% / —
Ashton — Scotland: 0.6% Basket Range — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ashton 99.4% houses
Ashton — Houses: 99.4% Ashton — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Basket Range 100.0% houses
Basket Range — Houses: 100.0% Basket Range — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ashton Basket Range
Median house price $1,362,000 $1,050,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Basket Range has more rural and farming land (98% vs 71%); Ashton has more land zoned for conservation (29% vs 2%).

Ashton Basket Range
Rural and farming 71% 98%
Environmental 29% 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

Ashton Basket Range
New dwellings approved 95
across Adelaide Hills
same for both
Approvals change year on year +53%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Ashton Basket Range
House price Higher than 59% of SA Higher than 44% of SA
Income Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 67% of SA
Affordability Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 83% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 86% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of SA Higher than 62% of SA

Liveability

Ashton Basket Range
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Basket Range carries more crime risk (41 vs 17); Ashton carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 66).

Ashton Basket Range
Bushfire High
78/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Moderate
41/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Ashton Basket Range
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
Universities within 10 km 1
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 6.6 km
 1
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 9.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.5% 3.0%

Schools in Ashton

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

Schools in Basket Range

  • Basket Range Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Ashton Basket Range
Parks & reserves 3 2
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Basket Range sits further from the CBD (21.1 km vs 16.5 km).

Ashton Basket Range
Walkability score 14/100 13/100
Distance to Adelaide 16.5 km 21.1 km
+28% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 31 min
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 5137
 0.0%
postcode 5138
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 85
postcode 5137
 81
postcode 5138

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.

Ashton Basket Range
Car (driver) 74.1% / 70.7%
Ashton — Car (driver): 74.1% Basket Range — Car (driver): 70.7%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 21.3%
Ashton — Worked from Home: 16.7% Basket Range — Worked from Home: 21.3%
Walked Only 3.9% / 6.0%
Ashton — Walked Only: 3.9% Basket Range — Walked Only: 6.0%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / —
Ashton — Car (passenger): 3.9% Basket Range — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 1.3% / 2.0%
Ashton — Bus: 1.3% Basket Range — Bus: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.1%).

Setting

Ashton Basket Range
Elevation 561 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 388 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.8 km 24.2 km

NBN connectivity

Ashton Basket Range
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
203 premises
 0%
158 premises

Climate

Ashton Basket Range
Annual rainfall 969 mm 921 mm
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Ashton Basket Range
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Ashton Basket Range
Average residential rate $2,727/yr
same for both
Council Adelaide Hills
same for both

Federal electorate

Ashton Basket Range
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ashton Basket Range
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ashton

Acreage Middle-Ring Professionals

Basket Range

Acreage Middle-Ring Professionals

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