Belair vs Lynton

Belair is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 51 in Lynton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Belair, most households are couple families. In Lynton, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lynton: a median of $1.54 million, against $1.23 million in Belair, and rent is higher there too. Lynton is closer to the city centre: 8.7 km, against 12.7 km. On these figures, Belair tends to suit 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

Belair

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Lynton carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 32/100)

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

First-home buyers

Belair

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,230,500 vs $1,545,000)

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

Lynton

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 17/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (8.7 km vs 12.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (17 min vs 22 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lynton

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 17/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 32/100)
  • But Belair has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

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

Belair Lynton
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.

Belair Lynton
Walkability 17 / 56
Belair — Walkability: 17/100 Lynton — Walkability: 56/100
Safety 68 / 89
Belair — Safety: 68/100 Lynton — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 53 / 100
Belair — Low fire risk: 53/100 Lynton — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 73 / 27
Belair — Low flood risk: 73/100 Lynton — Low flood risk: 27/100

Demographics

Belair has more residents (4,718 vs 222); Lynton has higher household incomes ($132,184 vs $117,780).

Belair Lynton
Population 4,718
+95% vs other
 222
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.0% +2.8%
Median age 47 51
Median household income $117,780/yr $132,184/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $376/wk $400/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Belair Lynton
0-4 4.6% / 4.1%
Belair — 0-4: 4.6% Lynton — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 11.6% / 10.8%
Belair — 5-14: 11.6% Lynton — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 6.5% / 3.6%
Belair — 15-19: 6.5% Lynton — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 5.5% / 4.1%
Belair — 20-24: 5.5% Lynton — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 6.7% / 9.0%
Belair — 25-34: 6.7% Lynton — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 12.3% / 9.0%
Belair — 35-44: 12.3% Lynton — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 14.5% / 13.5%
Belair — 45-54: 14.5% Lynton — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 12.7% / 15.8%
Belair — 55-64: 12.7% Lynton — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 12.7% / 17.1%
Belair — 65-74: 12.7% Lynton — 65-74: 17.1%
75-84 8.8% / 10.4%
Belair — 75-84: 8.8% Lynton — 75-84: 10.4%
85+ 4.1% / 1.4%
Belair — 85+: 4.1% Lynton — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Belair 57.6% couple families
Belair — Couple Families: 57.6% Belair — Lone Person: 28.7% Belair — One Parent Families: 10.2% Belair — Group Household: 2.6% Belair — Other Families: 0.9%
Lynton 49.2% couple families
Lynton — Couple Families: 49.2% Lynton — Lone Person: 26.2% Lynton — One Parent Families: 14.8% Lynton — Group Household: 9.8% Lynton — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Belair 8.6% renting
Belair — Owned Outright: 44.3% Belair — Mortgage: 47.0% Belair — Renting: 8.6%
Lynton 11.1% renting
Lynton — Owned Outright: 42.0% Lynton — Mortgage: 46.9% Lynton — Renting: 11.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Belair Lynton
Bachelor Degree 23.1% / 18.9%
Belair — Bachelor Degree: 23.1% Lynton — Bachelor Degree: 18.9%
Postgraduate Degree 10.1% / 13.5%
Belair — Postgraduate Degree: 10.1% Lynton — Postgraduate Degree: 13.5%
Certificate III & IV 8.8% / 11.7%
Belair — Certificate III & IV: 8.8% Lynton — Certificate III & IV: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.2%
Belair — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Lynton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.4% / 3.6%
Belair — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4% Lynton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

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.

Belair Lynton
England 8.6% / 7.2%
Belair — England: 8.6% Lynton — England: 7.2%
South Africa 1.0% / 1.4%
Belair — South Africa: 1.0% Lynton — South Africa: 1.4%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.4%
Belair — New Zealand: 0.9% Lynton — New Zealand: 1.4%
Thailand — / 2.3%
Belair — Thailand: not among its largest Lynton — Thailand: 2.3%
India 0.6% / 1.4%
Belair — India: 0.6% Lynton — India: 1.4%
China 1.1% / —
Belair — China: 1.1% Lynton — China: not among its largest
Scotland 1.0% / —
Belair — Scotland: 1.0% Lynton — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Belair 89.0% houses
Belair — Houses: 89.0% Belair — Townhouses: 9.6% Belair — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Lynton 92.9% houses
Lynton — Houses: 92.9% Lynton — Townhouses: 3.6% Lynton — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Belair Lynton
Median house price $1,230,500 $1,545,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 40 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Belair has more land zoned for conservation (78% vs 28%).

Belair Lynton
Environmental 78% 28%
Residential 22% 72%
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

Belair Lynton
New dwellings approved 188
across Mitcham
same for both
Approvals change year on year +32%
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.

Belair Lynton
Houses 3.9%
$975/wk on $1.3M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Belair Lynton
House price Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 53% of SA
Income Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Schools Higher than 30% of SA —
Walkability Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 83% of SA
Affordability Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of SA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 49% of SA —

Liveability

Lynton is more walkable (56 vs 17).

Belair Lynton
Grade B —
Score 54/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Belair carries more bushfire risk (47 vs 0); Belair carries more crime risk (32 vs 11).

Belair Lynton
Bushfire Moderate
47/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Low
11/100
Flood Low
27/100
 High
73/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Belair Lynton
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Tonsley, 6.7 km
 3
Tonsley, 3.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.5% 3.6%

Schools in Belair

  • Belair Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St John's Grammar School - Secondary Campus Independent · Combined below peers
  • St John's Grammar School - Junior Campus Independent · Combined

Schools in Lynton

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

Amenities in the suburb

Belair Lynton
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 7 0
Childcare 6 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 13 0

Mobility

Belair sits further from the CBD (12.7 km vs 8.7 km).

Belair Lynton
Walkability score 17/100 56/100
Distance to Adelaide 12.7 km
+31% vs other
 8.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 17 min
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
 64/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 64.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 12.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 3 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.1%
postcode 5052
 2.5%
postcode 5062
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 5052
 63
postcode 5062

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.

Belair Lynton
Car (driver) 67.7% / 59.8%
Belair — Car (driver): 67.7% Lynton — Car (driver): 59.8%
Worked from Home 19.0% / 25.5%
Belair — Worked from Home: 19.0% Lynton — Worked from Home: 25.5%
Train 3.7% / 5.9%
Belair — Train: 3.7% Lynton — Train: 5.9%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.9%
Belair — Car (passenger): 4.1% Lynton — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Bus 2.4% / 3.9%
Belair — Bus: 2.4% Lynton — Bus: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.7%).

Setting

Belair Lynton
Elevation 288 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 157 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.8 km 8.8 km

NBN connectivity

Belair Lynton
Connectivity score 63/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
1,915 premises
 32%
96 premises

Climate

Belair Lynton
Annual rainfall 969 mm 457 mm
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C 29.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C 8.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Belair Lynton
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

Belair Lynton
Average residential rate $2,296/yr
same for both
Council Mitcham
same for both

Federal electorate

Belair Lynton
Division Boothby
same for both
Member Louise Miller-Frost
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Belair Lynton
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Belair

Acreage Easy Commute Middle-Ring Professionals Retirees River Trains Transport Hub

Lynton

Inner Large Blocks Premium Professionals Quiet Retirees Trains

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