Bugle Ranges vs Highland Valley

Comparing Bugle Ranges and Highland Valley, SA: Bugle Ranges carries more crime risk (40 vs 10); Highland Valley has more residents (384 vs 289); and Highland Valley sits further from the CBD (46.8 km vs 42.7 km).

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

Highland Valley

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 40/100)

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

First-home buyers

Highland Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Bugle Ranges

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (42.7 km vs 46.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Highland Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 40/100)

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

Investors

Bugle Ranges

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.4% vs 13.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bugle Ranges Highland Valley
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.

Bugle Ranges Highland Valley
Walkability 0 / 0
Bugle Ranges — Walkability: 0/100 Highland Valley — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 60 / 90
Bugle Ranges — Safety: 60/100 Highland Valley — Safety: 90/100
Low fire risk 43 / 41
Bugle Ranges — Low fire risk: 43/100 Highland Valley — Low fire risk: 41/100

Demographics

Highland Valley has more residents (384 vs 289); Highland Valley has higher household incomes ($119,132 vs $105,612).

Bugle Ranges Highland Valley
Population 289 384
+33% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.4% +13.3%
Median age 48 47
Median household income $105,612/yr $119,132/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $268/wk
+7% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bugle Ranges Highland Valley
0-4 2.1% / 3.4%
Bugle Ranges — 0-4: 2.1% Highland Valley — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 14.9% / 11.7%
Bugle Ranges — 5-14: 14.9% Highland Valley — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 5.5% / 7.6%
Bugle Ranges — 15-19: 5.5% Highland Valley — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 2.1% / 5.5%
Bugle Ranges — 20-24: 2.1% Highland Valley — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 5.5% / 7.0%
Bugle Ranges — 25-34: 5.5% Highland Valley — 25-34: 7.0%
35-44 10.0% / 10.9%
Bugle Ranges — 35-44: 10.0% Highland Valley — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 16.6% / 18.0%
Bugle Ranges — 45-54: 16.6% Highland Valley — 45-54: 18.0%
55-64 20.1% / 16.1%
Bugle Ranges — 55-64: 20.1% Highland Valley — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 12.5% / 13.0%
Bugle Ranges — 65-74: 12.5% Highland Valley — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 6.6% / 3.1%
Bugle Ranges — 75-84: 6.6% Highland Valley — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ — / 1.6%
Bugle Ranges — 85+: not among its largest Highland Valley — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bugle Ranges 60.4% couple families
Bugle Ranges — Couple Families: 60.4% Bugle Ranges — Lone Person: 22.9% Bugle Ranges — One Parent Families: 10.4% Bugle Ranges — Group Household: 6.2%
Highland Valley 61.0% couple families
Highland Valley — Couple Families: 61.0% Highland Valley — Lone Person: 22.0% Highland Valley — One Parent Families: 17.1% Highland Valley — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bugle Ranges 15.2% renting
Bugle Ranges — Owned Outright: 42.4% Bugle Ranges — Mortgage: 42.4% Bugle Ranges — Renting: 15.2%
Highland Valley 0.0% renting
Highland Valley — Owned Outright: 37.3% Highland Valley — Mortgage: 62.7% Highland Valley — Renting: 0.0%
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.

Bugle Ranges Highland Valley
England 6.9% / 9.6%
Bugle Ranges — England: 6.9% Highland Valley — England: 9.6%
Canada 1.0% / 0.8%
Bugle Ranges — Canada: 1.0% Highland Valley — Canada: 0.8%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Bugle Ranges — New Zealand: not among its largest Highland Valley — New Zealand: 1.0%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Bugle Ranges — South Africa: not among its largest Highland Valley — South Africa: 0.8%
Brazil — / 0.8%
Bugle Ranges — Brazil: not among its largest Highland Valley — Brazil: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.6%).

Qualifications

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

Bugle Ranges Highland Valley
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 21.6%
Bugle Ranges — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Highland Valley — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Bachelor Degree 12.8% / 16.4%
Bugle Ranges — Bachelor Degree: 12.8% Highland Valley — Bachelor Degree: 16.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 9.4%
Bugle Ranges — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Highland Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 6.2% / 3.4%
Bugle Ranges — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2% Highland Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 2.6%
Bugle Ranges — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Highland Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bugle Ranges 98.9% houses
Bugle Ranges — Houses: 98.9% Bugle Ranges — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Highland Valley 100.0% houses
Highland Valley — Houses: 100.0% Highland Valley — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Bugle Ranges Highland Valley
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Bugle Ranges Highland Valley
New dwellings approved 657
across Mount Barker
 429
across Alexandrina
Approvals change year on year -7% +25%

Ranking within SA

Bugle Ranges Highland Valley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 4% of SA Higher than 28% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 80% of SA Higher than 64% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of SA Higher than 42% of SA

Liveability

Bugle Ranges Highland Valley
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Bugle Ranges carries more crime risk (40 vs 10).

Bugle Ranges Highland Valley
Bushfire Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
59/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Low
10/100
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

Bugle Ranges Highland Valley
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Bugle Ranges Highland Valley
Parks & reserves 0 7
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Highland Valley sits further from the CBD (46.8 km vs 42.7 km).

Bugle Ranges Highland Valley
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 42.7 km 46.8 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 48 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 5251
 0.7%
postcode 5255
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 5251
 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.

Bugle Ranges Highland Valley
Car (driver) 69.1% / 80.7%
Bugle Ranges — Car (driver): 69.1% Highland Valley — Car (driver): 80.7%
Worked from Home 26.0% / 14.8%
Bugle Ranges — Worked from Home: 26.0% Highland Valley — Worked from Home: 14.8%
Car (passenger) 2.4% / 4.5%
Bugle Ranges — Car (passenger): 2.4% Highland Valley — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bus 2.4% / —
Bugle Ranges — Bus: 2.4% Highland Valley — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.7%).

Setting

Bugle Ranges Highland Valley
Elevation 370 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 244 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.1 km 40.4 km

NBN connectivity

Bugle Ranges Highland Valley
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
110 premises
 0%
136 premises

Climate

Bugle Ranges Highland Valley
Annual rainfall 730 mm 466 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.8°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.7°C —

Council rates

Bugle Ranges Highland Valley
Average residential rate $2,485/yr $2,523/yr
Council Mount Barker Alexandrina

Federal electorate

Bugle Ranges Highland Valley
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bugle Ranges Highland Valley
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bugle Ranges

Outer

Highland Valley

Outer

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