Basket Range vs Carey Gully

Basket Range is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 53 in Carey Gully. 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 Carey Gully: a median of $1.18 million, against $1.05 million in Basket Range, though rent is higher in Basket Range. Basket Range is closer to the city centre: 21.1 km, against 26.9 km. On these figures, Basket Range tends to suit families with children and couples, while Carey Gully 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

Carey Gully

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 41/100)
  • But Basket Range is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 63%)

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

First-home buyers

Basket Range

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,050,000 vs $1,175,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Carey Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $363/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Basket Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (21.1 km vs 26.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Carey Gully

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 14%)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 41/100)

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 3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Basket Range Carey Gully
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.

Basket Range Carey Gully
Walkability 13 / 14
Basket Range — Walkability: 13/100 Carey Gully — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 59 / 74
Basket Range — Safety: 59/100 Carey Gully — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 34 / 55
Basket Range — Low fire risk: 34/100 Carey Gully — Low fire risk: 55/100

Demographics

Carey Gully skews older (53 vs 43); Basket Range rents higher ($363/wk vs $300/wk).

Basket Range Carey Gully
Population 364 428
+18% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.8% +3.4%
Median age 43 53
Median household income $103,376/yr
+15% vs other
 $88,348/yr
Median weekly rent $363/wk
+17% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Basket Range Carey Gully
0-4 6.3% / 4.2%
Basket Range — 0-4: 6.3% Carey Gully — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 13.2% / 8.6%
Basket Range — 5-14: 13.2% Carey Gully — 5-14: 8.6%
15-19 7.1% / 6.1%
Basket Range — 15-19: 7.1% Carey Gully — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 3.8% / 6.1%
Basket Range — 20-24: 3.8% Carey Gully — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 8.2% / 4.9%
Basket Range — 25-34: 8.2% Carey Gully — 25-34: 4.9%
35-44 14.8% / 11.0%
Basket Range — 35-44: 14.8% Carey Gully — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 13.7% / 12.4%
Basket Range — 45-54: 13.7% Carey Gully — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 18.1% / 20.6%
Basket Range — 55-64: 18.1% Carey Gully — 55-64: 20.6%
65-74 9.9% / 17.3%
Basket Range — 65-74: 9.9% Carey Gully — 65-74: 17.3%
75-84 4.1% / 7.9%
Basket Range — 75-84: 4.1% Carey Gully — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ — / 2.1%
Basket Range — 85+: not among its largest Carey Gully — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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% Basket Range — Group Household: 0.0%
Carey Gully 60.0% couple families
Carey Gully — Couple Families: 60.0% Carey Gully — Lone Person: 32.6% Carey Gully — One Parent Families: 3.2% Carey Gully — Group Household: 4.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Basket Range 17.4% renting
Basket Range — Owned Outright: 37.6% Basket Range — Mortgage: 45.0% Basket Range — Renting: 17.4%
Carey Gully 11.5% renting
Carey Gully — Owned Outright: 49.7% Carey Gully — Mortgage: 38.9% Carey Gully — Renting: 11.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Basket Range Carey Gully
Bachelor Degree 20.9% / 19.9%
Basket Range — Bachelor Degree: 20.9% Carey Gully — Bachelor Degree: 19.9%
Certificate III & IV 8.0% / 10.7%
Basket Range — Certificate III & IV: 8.0% Carey Gully — Certificate III & IV: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 8.4%
Basket Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Carey Gully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 7.5%
Basket Range — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Carey Gully — Postgraduate Degree: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 3.7%
Basket Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Carey Gully — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

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.

Basket Range Carey Gully
England 7.4% / 6.3%
Basket Range — England: 7.4% Carey Gully — England: 6.3%
South Africa 1.4% / 0.9%
Basket Range — South Africa: 1.4% Carey Gully — South Africa: 0.9%
Germany — / 2.1%
Basket Range — Germany: not among its largest Carey Gully — Germany: 2.1%
Greece — / 1.4%
Basket Range — Greece: not among its largest Carey Gully — Greece: 1.4%
China — / 1.2%
Basket Range — China: not among its largest Carey Gully — China: 1.2%
New Zealand 1.1% / —
Basket Range — New Zealand: 1.1% Carey Gully — New Zealand: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.8% / —
Basket Range — Netherlands: 0.8% Carey Gully — Netherlands: 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.

Basket Range 100.0% houses
Basket Range — Houses: 100.0%
Carey Gully 100.0% houses
Carey Gully — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Basket Range Carey Gully
Median house price $1,050,000 $1,175,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Basket Range Carey Gully
Rural and farming 98% 99%
Environmental 2% 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

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

Ranking within SA

Basket Range Carey Gully
House price Higher than 44% of SA Higher than 42% of SA
Income Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 67% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 69% of SA
Affordability Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 69% of SA
EV adoption — Higher than 93% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of SA Higher than 49% of SA

Liveability

Basket Range Carey Gully
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 26); Basket Range carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 45).

Basket Range Carey Gully
Bushfire Moderate
66/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Low
26/100
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

Basket Range Carey Gully
Inside the suburb 1 0
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, 9.4 km
 None

Schools in Basket Range

  • Basket Range Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Carey Gully

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

Amenities in the suburb

Basket Range Carey Gully
Parks & reserves 2 6
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Carey Gully sits further from the CBD (26.9 km vs 21.1 km).

Basket Range Carey Gully
Walkability score 13/100 14/100
Distance to Adelaide 21.1 km 26.9 km
+27% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 31 min 30 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5138
 1.9%
postcode 5144
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 81
postcode 5138
 74
postcode 5144

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.

Basket Range Carey Gully
Car (driver) 70.7% / 68.2%
Basket Range — Car (driver): 70.7% Carey Gully — Car (driver): 68.2%
Worked from Home 21.3% / 16.2%
Basket Range — Worked from Home: 21.3% Carey Gully — Worked from Home: 16.2%
Walked Only 6.0% / 3.9%
Basket Range — Walked Only: 6.0% Carey Gully — Walked Only: 3.9%
Bus 2.0% / 5.0%
Basket Range — Bus: 2.0% Carey Gully — Bus: 5.0%
Car (passenger) — / 6.7%
Basket Range — Car (passenger): not among its largest Carey Gully — Car (passenger): 6.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.7%).

Setting

Basket Range Carey Gully
Elevation 388 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 536 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.2 km 23.5 km

NBN connectivity

Basket Range Carey Gully
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
158 premises
 0%
175 premises

Climate

Basket Range Carey Gully
Annual rainfall 921 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Basket Range Carey Gully
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Basket Range

Acreage Middle-Ring Professionals

Carey Gully

Acreage Middle-Ring Retirees

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