Echunga vs Bugle Ranges
Echunga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Bugle Ranges. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Echunga is closer to the city centre: 36 km, against 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
Echunga
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 40/100)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Echunga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 25%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Bugle Ranges
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($268/wk vs $320/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Echunga
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (36 km vs 42.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Echunga
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 40/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, 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 9.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Echunga and Bugle Ranges drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Echunga has more residents (1,219 vs 289); Echunga rents higher ($320/wk vs $268/wk).
| Echunga | Bugle Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,219 +76% vs other | 289 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.9% | +19.4% |
| Median age | 41 | 48 |
| Median household income | $108,680/yr +3% vs other | $105,612/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $320/wk +16% vs other | $268/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Echunga | Bugle Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,127,250 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,700,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 60 days from 8 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Echunga | Bugle Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 100% |
| Residential | 1% | 0% |
| 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
| Echunga | Bugle Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 657 across Mount Barker same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -7% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Echunga | Bugle Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 7% of SA | — |
| Income | Higher than 86% of SA | Higher than 83% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 70% of SA | Higher than 4% of SA |
| Affordability | Higher than 97% of SA | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 92% of SA | Higher than 80% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 56% of SA | Higher than 51% of SA |
Liveability
Echunga is more walkable (17 vs 0).
| Echunga | Bugle Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 58/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Bugle Ranges carries more crime risk (40 vs 15).
| Echunga | Bugle Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 65/100 | Moderate 57/100 |
| Crime | Low 15/100 | Moderate 40/100 |
| Flood | Low 16/100 | — |
| 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
| Echunga | Bugle Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Echunga
- Echunga Primary and Preschool Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Bugle Ranges
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Echunga | Bugle Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Bugle Ranges sits further from the CBD (42.7 km vs 36 km).
| Echunga | Bugle Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 17/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 36 km | 42.7 km +19% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 42 min | 46 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.8% postcode 5153 | 1.1% postcode 5251 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 86 postcode 5153 | 82 postcode 5251 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.8%).
Setting
| Echunga | Bugle Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 397 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 370 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 27.0 km | 34.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Echunga | Bugle Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 464 premises | 0% 110 premises |
Climate
| Echunga | Bugle Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 730 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Echunga | Bugle Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,485/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mount Barker same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Echunga | Bugle Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mayo same for both | |
| Member | Rebekha Sharkie same for both | |
| Party | Centre Alliance same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Echunga | Bugle Ranges | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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