Grange vs Fulham Gardens

Fulham Gardens is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Grange. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Fulham Gardens, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Grange: a median of $1.65 million, against $1.3 million in Fulham Gardens, though rent is higher in Fulham Gardens. Fulham Gardens is closer to the city centre: 9.9 km, against 14.9 km. On these figures, Grange tends to suit people living alone, while Fulham Gardens suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Grange has more parks and reserves (20 vs 9)
  • Fulham Gardens has more separate houses rather than flats (75% vs 64%)

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

First-home buyers

Fulham Gardens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,302,500 vs $1,650,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Grange

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($334/wk vs $370/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Fulham Gardens

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (15 min vs 24 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (9.9 km vs 14.9 km)
  • is more walkable (71/100 vs 61/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Grange has more units and townhouses to downsize into (36% vs 25%)
  • Fulham Gardens is more walkable (71/100 vs 61/100)

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

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

Grange Fulham Gardens
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.

Grange Fulham Gardens
Walkability 61 / 71
Grange — Walkability: 61/100 Fulham Gardens — Walkability: 71/100
Safety 42 / 41
Grange — Safety: 42/100 Fulham Gardens — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Grange — Low fire risk: 100/100 Fulham Gardens — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 33 / 33
Grange — Low flood risk: 33/100 Fulham Gardens — Low flood risk: 33/100

Demographics

Fulham Gardens rents higher ($370/wk vs $334/wk); Grange skews older (49 vs 45).

Grange Fulham Gardens
Population 6,143 6,573
+7% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% +6.4%
Median age 49 45
Median household income $88,868/yr
+7% vs other
 $82,940/yr
Median weekly rent $334/wk $370/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grange Fulham Gardens
0-4 4.3% / 4.3%
Grange — 0-4: 4.3% Fulham Gardens — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 10.2% / 11.6%
Grange — 5-14: 10.2% Fulham Gardens — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 4.9% / 5.5%
Grange — 15-19: 4.9% Fulham Gardens — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 4.6% / 5.5%
Grange — 20-24: 4.6% Fulham Gardens — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 9.5% / 10.5%
Grange — 25-34: 9.5% Fulham Gardens — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 11.7% / 12.0%
Grange — 35-44: 11.7% Fulham Gardens — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 12.7% / 14.1%
Grange — 45-54: 12.7% Fulham Gardens — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 14.1% / 12.7%
Grange — 55-64: 14.1% Fulham Gardens — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 14.6% / 11.0%
Grange — 65-74: 14.6% Fulham Gardens — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 8.9% / 9.4%
Grange — 75-84: 8.9% Fulham Gardens — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ 4.8% / 3.4%
Grange — 85+: 4.8% Fulham Gardens — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Grange 40.0% couple families
Grange — Couple Families: 40.0% Grange — Lone Person: 43.3% Grange — One Parent Families: 12.7% Grange — Group Household: 2.5% Grange — Other Families: 1.5%
Fulham Gardens 46.7% couple families
Fulham Gardens — Couple Families: 46.7% Fulham Gardens — Lone Person: 33.4% Fulham Gardens — One Parent Families: 14.9% Fulham Gardens — Group Household: 3.1% Fulham Gardens — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Grange 25.0% renting
Grange — Owned Outright: 43.9% Grange — Mortgage: 31.2% Grange — Renting: 25.0%
Fulham Gardens 22.5% renting
Fulham Gardens — Owned Outright: 48.1% Fulham Gardens — Mortgage: 29.4% Fulham Gardens — Renting: 22.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Grange Fulham Gardens
Bachelor Degree 16.8% / 14.2%
Grange — Bachelor Degree: 16.8% Fulham Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 14.2%
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 13.2%
Grange — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Fulham Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 7.6%
Grange — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Fulham Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / 4.5%
Grange — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Fulham Gardens — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 1.5%
Grange — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Fulham Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

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.

Grange Fulham Gardens
England 6.5% / 3.2%
Grange — England: 6.5% Fulham Gardens — England: 3.2%
Italy 1.6% / 5.4%
Grange — Italy: 1.6% Fulham Gardens — Italy: 5.4%
India 0.7% / 3.3%
Grange — India: 0.7% Fulham Gardens — India: 3.3%
Greece 0.7% / 3.3%
Grange — Greece: 0.7% Fulham Gardens — Greece: 3.3%
China — / 1.0%
Grange — China: not among its largest Fulham Gardens — China: 1.0%
New Zealand 0.7% / —
Grange — New Zealand: 0.7% Fulham Gardens — New Zealand: not among its largest
Scotland 0.7% / —
Grange — Scotland: 0.7% Fulham Gardens — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Grange 63.8% houses
Grange — Houses: 63.8% Grange — Townhouses: 19.5% Grange — Flats / Apartments: 16.7%
Fulham Gardens 75.4% houses
Fulham Gardens — Houses: 75.4% Fulham Gardens — Townhouses: 15.0% Fulham Gardens — Flats / Apartments: 9.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Grange Fulham Gardens
Median house price $1,650,000 $1,302,500
Median unit price $702,000 $690,000
Median land price — $675,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 61 sales
 21 days
from 76 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.

Grange Fulham Gardens
2 bed $955K / $650K
Grange — 2 bed: $955K (5 sales) Fulham Gardens — 2 bed: $650K (7 sales)

5 vs 7 sales

3 bed $1.43M / $1.2M
Grange — 3 bed: $1.43M (37 sales) Fulham Gardens — 3 bed: $1.2M (69 sales)

37 vs 69 sales

4 bed $1.78M / $1.44M
Grange — 4 bed: $1.78M (51 sales) Fulham Gardens — 4 bed: $1.44M (62 sales)

51 vs 62 sales

5 bed $1.88M / $1.47M
Grange — 5 bed: $1.88M (9 sales) Fulham Gardens — 5 bed: $1.47M (5 sales)

9 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Grange Fulham Gardens
Residential 68% 96%
Parks and recreation 32% 0%
Commercial 1% 3%
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

Grange Fulham Gardens
New dwellings approved 1,636
across Charles Sturt
same for both
Approvals change year on year +109%
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.

Grange Fulham Gardens
Houses — 3.1%
$800/wk on $1.32M
Units 4.1%
$515/wk on $649K
 —

Ranking within SA

Grange Fulham Gardens
House price Higher than 85% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
Income Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 58% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Affordability Higher than 14% of SA Higher than 20% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 90% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 19% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 20% of SA —

Liveability

Fulham Gardens is more walkable (71 vs 61).

Grange Fulham Gardens
Grade B
same for both
Score 61/100
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Grange Fulham Gardens
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
59/100
Flood Moderate
67/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Grange Fulham Gardens
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 8.2 km

Schools in Grange

  • Grange Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Fulham Gardens

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

Amenities in the suburb

Grange Fulham Gardens
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 8 0
Parks & reserves 20 9
Childcare 2 1
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 7 0

Mobility

Grange sits further from the CBD (14.9 km vs 9.9 km).

Grange Fulham Gardens
Walkability score 61/100 71/100
Distance to Adelaide 14.9 km
+34% vs other
 9.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 24 min 15 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 132.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 131.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 5022
 0.9%
postcode 5024
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 5022
 56
postcode 5024

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.

Grange Fulham Gardens
Car (driver) 70.5% / 76.8%
Grange — Car (driver): 70.5% Fulham Gardens — Car (driver): 76.8%
Worked from Home 15.0% / 11.2%
Grange — Worked from Home: 15.0% Fulham Gardens — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 5.1%
Grange — Car (passenger): 4.5% Fulham Gardens — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Bus 3.0% / 4.5%
Grange — Bus: 3.0% Fulham Gardens — Bus: 4.5%
Train 4.5% / 0.3%
Grange — Train: 4.5% Fulham Gardens — Train: 0.3%
Walked Only 1.3% / 1.2%
Grange — Walked Only: 1.3% Fulham Gardens — Walked Only: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.8%).

Setting

Grange Fulham Gardens
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 980 m
1.1 km to a named beach
 1.9 km
2.0 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Grange Fulham Gardens
Connectivity score 73/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 21%
3,383 premises
 2%
2,889 premises

Climate

Grange Fulham Gardens
Annual rainfall 394 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Grange Fulham Gardens
PM2.5 4.5 µg/m³ 6.0 µg/m³
PM10 20.3 µg/m³ 17.8 µg/m³
NO₂ — 1.12 pphm

Council rates

Grange Fulham Gardens
Average residential rate $1,726/yr
same for both
Council Charles Sturt
same for both

Federal electorate

Grange Fulham Gardens
Division Hindmarsh
same for both
Member Mark Butler
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Grange Fulham Gardens
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Grange

Beach Coastal Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Premium Retirees River Transport Hub

Fulham Gardens

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks

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