Clayton Bay vs Milang

Milang is the younger of the two, with a median age of 55 against 60 in Clayton Bay. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Clayton Bay, most households are people living alone. In Milang, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Milang: a median of $600,000, against $505,000 in Clayton Bay, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Clayton Bay tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and 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

Milang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (40% vs 28%)

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

First-home buyers

Clayton Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($505,000 vs $600,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Clayton Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($228/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Milang

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (75.6 km vs 89.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (71 min vs 84 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Clayton Bay has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 31%)
  • Milang is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Clayton Bay is growing faster (34.9% vs 8.9%)
  • Milang returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.5% vs 3.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Clayton Bay Milang
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.

Clayton Bay Milang
Walkability 0 / 20
Clayton Bay — Walkability: 0/100 Milang — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 59 / 50
Clayton Bay — Safety: 59/100 Milang — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 70 / 80
Clayton Bay — Low fire risk: 70/100 Milang — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Milang has more residents (962 vs 472); Clayton Bay skews older (60 vs 55).

Clayton Bay Milang
Population 472 962
+104% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +34.9% +8.9%
Median age 60 55
Median household income $44,876/yr $44,616/yr
Median weekly rent $228/wk $250/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Clayton Bay Milang
0-4 3.0% / 2.8%
Clayton Bay — 0-4: 3.0% Milang — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 6.6% / 8.5%
Clayton Bay — 5-14: 6.6% Milang — 5-14: 8.5%
15-19 2.1% / 4.6%
Clayton Bay — 15-19: 2.1% Milang — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 0.6% / 2.9%
Clayton Bay — 20-24: 0.6% Milang — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 5.5% / 9.1%
Clayton Bay — 25-34: 5.5% Milang — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 5.1% / 7.8%
Clayton Bay — 35-44: 5.1% Milang — 35-44: 7.8%
45-54 12.1% / 12.6%
Clayton Bay — 45-54: 12.1% Milang — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 24.4% / 20.7%
Clayton Bay — 55-64: 24.4% Milang — 55-64: 20.7%
65-74 26.9% / 22.3%
Clayton Bay — 65-74: 26.9% Milang — 65-74: 22.3%
75-84 9.5% / 6.7%
Clayton Bay — 75-84: 9.5% Milang — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 3.4% / 1.6%
Clayton Bay — 85+: 3.4% Milang — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Clayton Bay 67.5% lone person
Clayton Bay — Lone Person: 67.5% Clayton Bay — Couple Families: 22.8% Clayton Bay — One Parent Families: 5.7% Clayton Bay — Group Household: 4.1% Clayton Bay — Other Families: 0.0%
Milang 53.9% lone person
Milang — Lone Person: 53.9% Milang — Couple Families: 25.3% Milang — One Parent Families: 14.8% Milang — Group Household: 4.4% Milang — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Clayton Bay 9.0% renting
Clayton Bay — Owned Outright: 55.9% Clayton Bay — Mortgage: 35.1% Clayton Bay — Renting: 9.0%
Milang 16.3% renting
Milang — Owned Outright: 46.4% Milang — Mortgage: 37.3% Milang — Renting: 16.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Clayton Bay Milang
Certificate III & IV 25.4% / 21.7%
Clayton Bay — Certificate III & IV: 25.4% Milang — Certificate III & IV: 21.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 5.8%
Clayton Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Milang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 5.6%
Clayton Bay — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Milang — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 0.8%
Clayton Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Milang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 1.8%
Clayton Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Milang — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).

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.

Clayton Bay Milang
England 14.0% / 8.4%
Clayton Bay — England: 14.0% Milang — England: 8.4%
Philippines 1.9% / 0.7%
Clayton Bay — Philippines: 1.9% Milang — Philippines: 0.7%
Netherlands 1.5% / 0.6%
Clayton Bay — Netherlands: 1.5% Milang — Netherlands: 0.6%
New Zealand 1.1% / 0.7%
Clayton Bay — New Zealand: 1.1% Milang — New Zealand: 0.7%
Scotland — / 0.9%
Clayton Bay — Scotland: not among its largest Milang — Scotland: 0.9%
India — / 0.7%
Clayton Bay — India: not among its largest Milang — India: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Clayton Bay 95.5% houses
Clayton Bay — Houses: 95.5% Clayton Bay — Flats / Apartments: 4.5%
Milang 93.2% houses
Milang — Houses: 93.2% Milang — Flats / Apartments: 6.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Clayton Bay Milang
Median house price $505,000 $600,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $229,500 $202,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 56 days
from 5 sales
 36 days
from 14 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Clayton Bay Milang
2 bed $450K / $411K
Clayton Bay — 2 bed: $450K (5 sales) Milang — 2 bed: $411K (6 sales)

5 vs 6 sales

3 bed $470K / $538K
Clayton Bay — 3 bed: $470K (13 sales) Milang — 3 bed: $538K (16 sales)

13 vs 16 sales

4 bed $585K / $746K
Clayton Bay — 4 bed: $585K (7 sales) Milang — 4 bed: $746K (14 sales)

7 vs 14 sales

Zoning mix

Milang has more rural and farming land (93% vs 54%); Clayton Bay has more land zoned for conservation (40% vs 2%).

Clayton Bay Milang
Rural and farming 54% 93%
Environmental 40% 2%
Residential 3%
same for both
Other and special use 2%
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

Clayton Bay Milang
New dwellings approved 429
across Alexandrina
same for both
Approvals change year on year +25%
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.

Clayton Bay Milang
Houses 3.9%
$475/wk on $638K
 4.5%
$510/wk on $590K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Clayton Bay Milang
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 10% of SA
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 39% of SA Higher than 71% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 42% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of SA Higher than 50% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 47% of SA Higher than 87% of SA

Liveability

Milang is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Clayton Bay Milang
Grade — D
Score — 19/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Clayton Bay carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 20).

Clayton Bay Milang
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood — High
81/100
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

Clayton Bay Milang
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Clayton Bay

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

Schools in Milang

  • Eastern Fleurieu R-12 School - Milang R-6 Campus Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Clayton Bay Milang
Parks & reserves 1 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1

Mobility

Clayton Bay sits further from the CBD (89.5 km vs 75.6 km).

Clayton Bay Milang
Walkability score 0/100 20/100
Distance to Adelaide 89.5 km
+16% vs other
 75.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 84 min 71 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5256
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 5256
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.

Clayton Bay Milang
Car (driver) 79.9% / 78.3%
Clayton Bay — Car (driver): 79.9% Milang — Car (driver): 78.3%
Worked from Home 14.6% / 10.8%
Clayton Bay — Worked from Home: 14.6% Milang — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 6.0%
Clayton Bay — Car (passenger): 3.5% Milang — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Walked Only 2.1% / 2.1%
Clayton Bay — Walked Only: 2.1% Milang — Walked Only: 2.1%
Bus — / 2.7%
Clayton Bay — Bus: not among its largest Milang — Bus: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.9%).

Setting

Clayton Bay Milang
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.8 km 18.2 km

NBN connectivity

Clayton Bay Milang
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
425 premises
 0%
543 premises

Climate

Clayton Bay Milang
Annual rainfall 466 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Clayton Bay Milang
Average residential rate $2,523/yr
same for both
Council Alexandrina
same for both

Federal electorate

Clayton Bay Milang
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Clayton Bay Milang
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Clayton Bay

Affordable Retirees Rural

Milang

Acreage Affordable Quiet Retirees

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