Flaxley vs Bugle Ranges

Comparing Flaxley and Bugle Ranges, SA: Bugle Ranges carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 0); Bugle Ranges has more residents (289 vs 177); and Flaxley rents higher ($350/wk vs $268/wk).

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Bugle Ranges

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bugle Ranges

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($268/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Flaxley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (41 min vs 46 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

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

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 2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Flaxley 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.

Flaxley Bugle Ranges
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.

Flaxley Bugle Ranges
Walkability 0 / 0
Flaxley — Walkability: 0/100 Bugle Ranges — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 67 / 60
Flaxley — Safety: 67/100 Bugle Ranges — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 100 / 43
Flaxley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bugle Ranges — Low fire risk: 43/100

Demographics

Bugle Ranges has more residents (289 vs 177); Flaxley rents higher ($350/wk vs $268/wk).

Flaxley Bugle Ranges
Population 177 289
+63% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.3% +19.4%
Median age 48
same for both
Median household income $81,224/yr $105,612/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+23% vs other
 $268/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Flaxley Bugle Ranges
0-4 2.8% / 2.1%
Flaxley — 0-4: 2.8% Bugle Ranges — 0-4: 2.1%
5-14 10.2% / 14.9%
Flaxley — 5-14: 10.2% Bugle Ranges — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 7.3% / 5.5%
Flaxley — 15-19: 7.3% Bugle Ranges — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 5.6% / 2.1%
Flaxley — 20-24: 5.6% Bugle Ranges — 20-24: 2.1%
25-34 5.6% / 5.5%
Flaxley — 25-34: 5.6% Bugle Ranges — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 14.1% / 10.0%
Flaxley — 35-44: 14.1% Bugle Ranges — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 18.6% / 16.6%
Flaxley — 45-54: 18.6% Bugle Ranges — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 15.8% / 20.1%
Flaxley — 55-64: 15.8% Bugle Ranges — 55-64: 20.1%
65-74 14.7% / 12.5%
Flaxley — 65-74: 14.7% Bugle Ranges — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 1.7% / 6.6%
Flaxley — 75-84: 1.7% Bugle Ranges — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 2.8% / —
Flaxley — 85+: 2.8% Bugle Ranges — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Flaxley 55.0% couple families
Flaxley — Couple Families: 55.0% Flaxley — Lone Person: 30.0% Flaxley — One Parent Families: 15.0% Flaxley — Group Household: 0.0%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Flaxley 13.5% renting
Flaxley — Owned Outright: 48.1% Flaxley — Mortgage: 38.5% Flaxley — Renting: 13.5%
Bugle Ranges 15.2% renting
Bugle Ranges — Owned Outright: 42.4% Bugle Ranges — Mortgage: 42.4% Bugle Ranges — Renting: 15.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Flaxley Bugle Ranges
Bachelor Degree 18.1% / 12.8%
Flaxley — Bachelor Degree: 18.1% Bugle Ranges — Bachelor Degree: 12.8%
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 15.9%
Flaxley — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Bugle Ranges — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 5.9%
Flaxley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Bugle Ranges — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 6.2%
Flaxley — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Bugle Ranges — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 2.1%
Flaxley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Bugle Ranges — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

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.

Flaxley Bugle Ranges
England 7.9% / 6.9%
Flaxley — England: 7.9% Bugle Ranges — England: 6.9%
New Zealand 2.3% / —
Flaxley — New Zealand: 2.3% Bugle Ranges — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 2.3% / —
Flaxley — Germany: 2.3% Bugle Ranges — Germany: not among its largest
Thailand 2.3% / —
Flaxley — Thailand: 2.3% Bugle Ranges — Thailand: not among its largest
Ireland 1.7% / —
Flaxley — Ireland: 1.7% Bugle Ranges — Ireland: not among its largest
Canada — / 1.0%
Flaxley — Canada: not among its largest Bugle Ranges — Canada: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Zoning mix

Flaxley Bugle Ranges
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

Flaxley Bugle Ranges
New dwellings approved 657
across Mount Barker
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Flaxley Bugle Ranges
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of SA Higher than 83% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of SA Higher than 4% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 80% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of SA Higher than 51% of SA

Liveability

Flaxley Bugle Ranges
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bugle Ranges carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 0).

Flaxley Bugle Ranges
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
57/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Moderate
40/100
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

Flaxley Bugle Ranges
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

Flaxley Bugle Ranges
Parks & reserves 1 0

Mobility

Flaxley Bugle Ranges
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 41.9 km 42.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 41 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.

Flaxley Bugle Ranges
Car (driver) 67.6% / 69.1%
Flaxley — Car (driver): 67.6% Bugle Ranges — Car (driver): 69.1%
Worked from Home 32.4% / 26.0%
Flaxley — Worked from Home: 32.4% Bugle Ranges — Worked from Home: 26.0%
Car (passenger) — / 2.4%
Flaxley — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bugle Ranges — Car (passenger): 2.4%
Bus — / 2.4%
Flaxley — Bus: not among its largest Bugle Ranges — Bus: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.1%).

Setting

Flaxley Bugle Ranges
Elevation 394 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 370 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.8 km 34.1 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Flaxley 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

Flaxley Bugle Ranges
Average residential rate $2,485/yr
same for both
Council Mount Barker
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Flaxley

Outer

Bugle Ranges

Outer

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