Basket Range vs Uraidla
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Basket Range, most households are couple families. In Uraidla, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Uraidla: a median of $1.34 million, against $1.05 million in Basket Range, and rent is higher there too. Uraidla is closer to the city centre: 17.6 km, against 21.1 km. On these figures, Basket Range tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Uraidla suits people living alone.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Basket Range is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 65%)
- Uraidla carries lower crime risk (15/100 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 $1,345,000)
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
Uraidla
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (49/100 vs 13/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (17.6 km vs 21.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Uraidla
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (49/100 vs 13/100)
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 41/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (19% 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 1.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Basket Range and Uraidla drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Uraidla has more residents (581 vs 364).
| Basket Range | Uraidla | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 364 | 581 +60% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +23.8% | +1.0% |
| Median age | 43 same for both | |
| Median household income | $103,376/yr | $108,108/yr +5% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $363/wk | $385/wk +6% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Basket Range | Uraidla | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,050,000 | $1,345,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Basket Range has more rural and farming land (98% vs 88%).
| Basket Range | Uraidla | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 88% |
| Residential | 0% | 11% |
| Environmental | 2% | 0% |
| 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 | Uraidla | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 95 across Adelaide Hills same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +53% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Basket Range | Uraidla | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 44% of SA | Higher than 55% of SA |
| Income | Higher than 82% of SA | Higher than 85% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 67% of SA | Higher than 80% of SA |
| Affordability | Higher than 83% of SA | Higher than 78% of SA |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 89% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 62% of SA | Higher than 73% of SA |
Liveability
Uraidla is more walkable (49 vs 13).
| Basket Range | Uraidla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 52/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Basket Range carries more crime risk (41 vs 15); Uraidla carries more bushfire risk (80 vs 66).
| Basket Range | Uraidla | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 66/100 | High 80/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 41/100 | Low 15/100 |
| 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 | Uraidla | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 9.4 km | 1 Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 8.6 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 3.0% | 2.6% |
Schools in Basket Range
- Basket Range Primary School Government · Primary
Schools in Uraidla
- Uraidla Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Basket Range | Uraidla | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 0 |
Mobility
Basket Range sits further from the CBD (21.1 km vs 17.6 km).
| Basket Range | Uraidla | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 49/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 21.1 km +17% vs other | 17.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 31 min | 27 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5138 | 1.6% postcode 5142 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 81 postcode 5138 | 87 postcode 5142 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.7%).
Setting
| Basket Range | Uraidla | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 388 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 497 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 24.2 km | 21.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Basket Range | Uraidla | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 44/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 158 premises | 7% 259 premises |
Climate
| Basket Range | Uraidla | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 921 mm | 969 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 23.8°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 5.4°C |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Basket Range | Uraidla | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Uraidla | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,727/yr same for both | |
| Council | Adelaide Hills same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Basket Range | Uraidla | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mayo same for both | |
| Member | Rebekha Sharkie same for both | |
| Party | Centre Alliance same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Basket Range | Uraidla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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