Cape Douglas vs Mount Schank

Mount Schank is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 50 in Cape Douglas. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cape Douglas, most households are people living alone. In Mount Schank, most households are couple families. On these figures, Cape Douglas tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Mount Schank suits families with children and couples.

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

  • Cape Douglas carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 38/100)
  • Mount Schank has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Cape Douglas

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $150/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Schank

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (304 min vs 322 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (452.1 km vs 456.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cape Douglas

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 16%)
  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 38/100)

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

Investors

Cape Douglas

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.2% vs 6.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cape Douglas Mount Schank
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.

Cape Douglas Mount Schank
Walkability 0 / 0
Cape Douglas — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Schank — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 76 / 62
Cape Douglas — Safety: 76/100 Mount Schank — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 100 / 34
Cape Douglas — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Schank — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

Mount Schank has more residents (264 vs 68); Mount Schank has higher household incomes ($102,336 vs $60,632).

Cape Douglas Mount Schank
Population 68 264
+288% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.2% +6.0%
Median age 50 38
Median household income $60,632/yr $102,336/yr
+69% vs other
Median weekly rent $110/wk $150/wk
+36% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cape Douglas Mount Schank
0-4 — / 4.5%
Cape Douglas — 0-4: not among its largest Mount Schank — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 17.6% / 18.6%
Cape Douglas — 5-14: 17.6% Mount Schank — 5-14: 18.6%
15-19 4.4% / 4.9%
Cape Douglas — 15-19: 4.4% Mount Schank — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 4.4% / 6.1%
Cape Douglas — 20-24: 4.4% Mount Schank — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 4.4% / 7.6%
Cape Douglas — 25-34: 4.4% Mount Schank — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 5.9% / 12.5%
Cape Douglas — 35-44: 5.9% Mount Schank — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 19.1% / 15.5%
Cape Douglas — 45-54: 19.1% Mount Schank — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 13.2% / 12.1%
Cape Douglas — 55-64: 13.2% Mount Schank — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 23.5% / 11.0%
Cape Douglas — 65-74: 23.5% Mount Schank — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 4.4% / 2.3%
Cape Douglas — 75-84: 4.4% Mount Schank — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ — / 2.7%
Cape Douglas — 85+: not among its largest Mount Schank — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cape Douglas 44.4% couple families
Cape Douglas — Couple Families: 44.4% Cape Douglas — Lone Person: 55.6%
Mount Schank 69.4% couple families
Mount Schank — Couple Families: 69.4% Mount Schank — Lone Person: 30.6%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cape Douglas 20.0% renting
Cape Douglas — Owned Outright: 60.0% Cape Douglas — Mortgage: 20.0% Cape Douglas — Renting: 20.0%
Mount Schank 19.1% renting
Mount Schank — Owned Outright: 35.3% Mount Schank — Mortgage: 45.6% Mount Schank — Renting: 19.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cape Douglas 100.0% houses
Cape Douglas — Houses: 100.0% Cape Douglas — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mount Schank 83.1% houses
Mount Schank — Houses: 83.1% Mount Schank — Flats / Apartments: 16.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Cape Douglas Mount Schank
Certificate III & IV 23.5% / 14.4%
Cape Douglas — Certificate III & IV: 23.5% Mount Schank — Certificate III & IV: 14.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 9.5%
Cape Douglas — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Mount Schank — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.4% / 3.8%
Cape Douglas — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4% Mount Schank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Cape Douglas — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mount Schank — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

Zoning mix

Cape Douglas has more land zoned for conservation (17% vs 0%); Mount Schank has more rural and farming land (99% vs 83%).

Cape Douglas Mount Schank
Rural and farming 83% 99%
Environmental 17% 0%
Industrial 0% 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

Cape Douglas Mount Schank
New dwellings approved 39
across Grant
same for both
Approvals change year on year +300%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Cape Douglas Mount Schank
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of SA Higher than 48% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of SA Higher than 19% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of SA Higher than 48% of SA

Liveability

Cape Douglas Mount Schank
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Mount Schank carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 0); Mount Schank carries more crime risk (38 vs 24).

Cape Douglas Mount Schank
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Low
38/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
40/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Cape Douglas Mount Schank
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

Cape Douglas Mount Schank
Parks & reserves 1 4
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Cape Douglas sits further from the CBD (456.1 km vs 452.1 km).

Cape Douglas Mount Schank
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 456.1 km 452.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 322 min 304 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5291
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 5291
same for both

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.

Cape Douglas Mount Schank
Car (driver) 100.0% / 73.7%
Cape Douglas — Car (driver): 100.0% Mount Schank — Car (driver): 73.7%
Worked from Home — / 22.8%
Cape Douglas — Worked from Home: not among its largest Mount Schank — Worked from Home: 22.8%
Car (passenger) — / 3.5%
Cape Douglas — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mount Schank — Car (passenger): 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Cape Douglas Mount Schank
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.0 km 11.8 km

NBN connectivity

Cape Douglas Mount Schank
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
43 premises
 0%
116 premises

Climate

Cape Douglas Mount Schank
Annual rainfall 724 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Cape Douglas Mount Schank
Average residential rate $1,458/yr
same for both
Council Grant
same for both

Federal electorate

Cape Douglas Mount Schank
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cape Douglas Mount Schank
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cape Douglas

Coastal Retirees Rural

Mount Schank

Family Rural

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