Colonel Light Gardens vs Lower Mitcham

Colonel Light Gardens is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Lower Mitcham. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Colonel Light Gardens, most households are couple families. In Lower Mitcham, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Colonel Light Gardens tends to suit couples, while Lower Mitcham 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

Colonel Light Gardens

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 61%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lower Mitcham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($346/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Lower Mitcham

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 9%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 15%)

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

Colonel Light Gardens and Lower Mitcham drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
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.

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
Walkability 82 / 87
Colonel Light Gardens — Walkability: 82/100 Lower Mitcham — Walkability: 87/100
Safety 73 / 79
Colonel Light Gardens — Safety: 73/100 Lower Mitcham — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Colonel Light Gardens — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lower Mitcham — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 29 / 41
Colonel Light Gardens — Low flood risk: 29/100 Lower Mitcham — Low flood risk: 41/100

Demographics

Colonel Light Gardens has more residents (3,311 vs 2,187); Colonel Light Gardens has higher household incomes ($129,532 vs $106,340).

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
Population 3,311
+34% vs other
 2,187
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.1% +1.6%
Median age 42 45
Median household income $129,532/yr
+18% vs other
 $106,340/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+14% vs other
 $346/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
0-4 5.1% / 4.7%
Colonel Light Gardens — 0-4: 5.1% Lower Mitcham — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 15.3% / 13.7%
Colonel Light Gardens — 5-14: 15.3% Lower Mitcham — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 7.5% / 6.4%
Colonel Light Gardens — 15-19: 7.5% Lower Mitcham — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 5.9% / 4.4%
Colonel Light Gardens — 20-24: 5.9% Lower Mitcham — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 7.3% / 8.3%
Colonel Light Gardens — 25-34: 7.3% Lower Mitcham — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 12.5% / 12.3%
Colonel Light Gardens — 35-44: 12.5% Lower Mitcham — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 17.5% / 13.5%
Colonel Light Gardens — 45-54: 17.5% Lower Mitcham — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 14.4% / 15.3%
Colonel Light Gardens — 55-64: 14.4% Lower Mitcham — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 9.8% / 12.1%
Colonel Light Gardens — 65-74: 9.8% Lower Mitcham — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 3.8% / 6.8%
Colonel Light Gardens — 75-84: 3.8% Lower Mitcham — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 1.0% / 2.4%
Colonel Light Gardens — 85+: 1.0% Lower Mitcham — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Colonel Light Gardens 62.8% couple families
Colonel Light Gardens — Couple Families: 62.8% Colonel Light Gardens — Lone Person: 22.2% Colonel Light Gardens — One Parent Families: 11.6% Colonel Light Gardens — Group Household: 2.0% Colonel Light Gardens — Other Families: 1.3%
Lower Mitcham 50.3% couple families
Lower Mitcham — Couple Families: 50.3% Lower Mitcham — Lone Person: 36.6% Lower Mitcham — One Parent Families: 10.9% Lower Mitcham — Group Household: 1.3% Lower Mitcham — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Colonel Light Gardens 11.8% renting
Colonel Light Gardens — Owned Outright: 42.1% Colonel Light Gardens — Mortgage: 46.1% Colonel Light Gardens — Renting: 11.8%
Lower Mitcham 15.0% renting
Lower Mitcham — Owned Outright: 46.8% Lower Mitcham — Mortgage: 38.2% Lower Mitcham — Renting: 15.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
Bachelor Degree 20.8% / 24.3%
Colonel Light Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 20.8% Lower Mitcham — Bachelor Degree: 24.3%
Certificate III & IV 9.8% / 8.2%
Colonel Light Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 9.8% Lower Mitcham — Certificate III & IV: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 7.8%
Colonel Light Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Lower Mitcham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 6.9% / 9.7%
Colonel Light Gardens — Postgraduate Degree: 6.9% Lower Mitcham — Postgraduate Degree: 9.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.4% / 3.8%
Colonel Light Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4% Lower Mitcham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

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.

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
England 4.1% / 4.4%
Colonel Light Gardens — England: 4.1% Lower Mitcham — England: 4.4%
China 0.9% / 2.1%
Colonel Light Gardens — China: 0.9% Lower Mitcham — China: 2.1%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.5%
Colonel Light Gardens — New Zealand: 0.7% Lower Mitcham — New Zealand: 0.5%
India 0.6% / 0.6%
Colonel Light Gardens — India: 0.6% Lower Mitcham — India: 0.6%
Italy 0.6% / 0.5%
Colonel Light Gardens — Italy: 0.6% Lower Mitcham — Italy: 0.5%
Greece 1.0% / —
Colonel Light Gardens — Greece: 1.0% Lower Mitcham — Greece: not among its largest
Malaysia — / 0.5%
Colonel Light Gardens — Malaysia: not among its largest Lower Mitcham — Malaysia: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Colonel Light Gardens 91.2% houses
Colonel Light Gardens — Houses: 91.2% Colonel Light Gardens — Townhouses: 5.0% Colonel Light Gardens — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Lower Mitcham 76.3% houses
Lower Mitcham — Houses: 76.3% Lower Mitcham — Townhouses: 13.4% Lower Mitcham — Flats / Apartments: 10.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
Median house price $1,691,000 $1,575,000
Median unit price — $860,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 17 sales
 35 days
from 23 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.

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
3 bed $1.55M / $1.27M
Colonel Light Gardens — 3 bed: $1.55M (17 sales) Lower Mitcham — 3 bed: $1.27M (18 sales)

17 vs 18 sales

4 bed $1.77M / $2M
Colonel Light Gardens — 4 bed: $1.77M (17 sales) Lower Mitcham — 4 bed: $2M (17 sales)

17 vs 17 sales

5 bed $1.96M / $1.96M
Colonel Light Gardens — 5 bed: $1.96M (6 sales) Lower Mitcham — 5 bed: $1.96M (5 sales)

6 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
Residential 92% 96%
Parks and recreation 7% 0%
Commercial 1% 4%
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

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
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.

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
Houses 2.3%
$650/wk on $1.5M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
House price Higher than 85% of SA Higher than 74% of SA
Income Higher than 95% of SA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
Affordability Higher than 48% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 5% of SA —

Liveability

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
Grade A+
same for both
Score 83/100 87/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Colonel Light Gardens carries more flood risk (71 vs 59).

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
27/100
 Low
21/100
Flood High
71/100
 Moderate
59/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Tonsley, 2.7 km
 3
Tonsley, 3.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.9% 3.5%

Schools in Colonel Light Gardens

  • St Therese School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Colonel Light Gardens Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Lower Mitcham

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

Amenities in the suburb

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 5 3
Childcare 3 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 2 0

Mobility

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
Walkability score 82/100 87/100
Distance to Adelaide 7.5 km
+7% vs other
 7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 14 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 80/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 96.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 15.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 5041
 2.5%
postcode 5062
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 5041
 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.

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
Car (driver) 68.9% / 68.4%
Colonel Light Gardens — Car (driver): 68.9% Lower Mitcham — Car (driver): 68.4%
Worked from Home 15.8% / 17.0%
Colonel Light Gardens — Worked from Home: 15.8% Lower Mitcham — Worked from Home: 17.0%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 4.0%
Colonel Light Gardens — Car (passenger): 5.0% Lower Mitcham — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Bus 5.0% / 3.0%
Colonel Light Gardens — Bus: 5.0% Lower Mitcham — Bus: 3.0%
Bicycle 2.9% / 2.6%
Colonel Light Gardens — Bicycle: 2.9% Lower Mitcham — Bicycle: 2.6%
Train 0.8% / 3.6%
Colonel Light Gardens — Train: 0.8% Lower Mitcham — Train: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.9%).

Setting

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
Elevation 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.6 km 8.6 km

NBN connectivity

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
Connectivity score 98/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 96%
1,275 premises
 90%
957 premises

Climate

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
Annual rainfall 457 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
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

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
Average residential rate $2,296/yr
same for both
Council Mitcham
same for both

Federal electorate

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
Division Boothby
same for both
Member Louise Miller-Frost
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Colonel Light Gardens

Inner Parks Premium Professionals

Lower Mitcham

Easy Commute Inner Parks Premium Professionals Trains Transport Hub

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