Grange vs Henley Beach

Henley Beach is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Grange. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Henley Beach is closer to the city centre: 11.4 km, against 14.9 km. On these figures, Grange tends to suit older residents.

Grange and Henley Beach are similar-sized suburbs with comparable populations, but they differ in a few meaningful ways. Henley Beach is closer to the CBD at 11.4 km versus Grange's 14.9 km, and has notably higher walkability (71 versus 61), making it better suited to those who prefer getting around on foot. Henley Beach also offers higher median household income at $97,708 compared to Grange's $88,868. However, Grange has lower flood risk (67 versus 79) and slightly lower crime risk, while median house prices are similar between the two, though Grange's median unit price is considerably lower at $707,250 versus $837,500.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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 11)
  • Henley Beach has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Grange

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($702,000 vs $837,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Henley Beach

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (11.4 km vs 14.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (19 min vs 24 min)
  • 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 residents already 65 and over (28% vs 19%)
  • Henley Beach 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 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Grange and Henley Beach 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 Henley Beach
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 Henley Beach
Walkability 61 / 71
Grange — Walkability: 61/100 Henley Beach — Walkability: 71/100
Safety 42 / 37
Grange — Safety: 42/100 Henley Beach — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Grange — Low fire risk: 100/100 Henley Beach — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 33 / 21
Grange — Low flood risk: 33/100 Henley Beach — Low flood risk: 21/100

Demographics

Grange skews older (49 vs 45).

Grange Henley Beach
Population 6,143 6,259
+2% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% +4.5%
Median age 49 45
Median household income $88,868/yr $97,708/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $334/wk $345/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grange Henley Beach
0-4 4.3% / 4.1%
Grange — 0-4: 4.3% Henley Beach — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 10.2% / 12.1%
Grange — 5-14: 10.2% Henley Beach — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 4.9% / 5.4%
Grange — 15-19: 4.9% Henley Beach — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 4.6% / 6.7%
Grange — 20-24: 4.6% Henley Beach — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 9.5% / 9.9%
Grange — 25-34: 9.5% Henley Beach — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 11.7% / 11.6%
Grange — 35-44: 11.7% Henley Beach — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 12.7% / 16.7%
Grange — 45-54: 12.7% Henley Beach — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 14.1% / 14.7%
Grange — 55-64: 14.1% Henley Beach — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 14.6% / 10.9%
Grange — 65-74: 14.6% Henley Beach — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 8.9% / 5.6%
Grange — 75-84: 8.9% Henley Beach — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 4.8% / 2.2%
Grange — 85+: 4.8% Henley Beach — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Grange 43.3% lone person
Grange — Lone Person: 43.3% Grange — Couple Families: 40.0% Grange — One Parent Families: 12.7% Grange — Group Household: 2.5% Grange — Other Families: 1.5%
Henley Beach 42.6% lone person
Henley Beach — Lone Person: 42.6% Henley Beach — Couple Families: 41.6% Henley Beach — One Parent Families: 11.2% Henley Beach — Group Household: 3.5% Henley Beach — Other Families: 1.2%
Lone Person Couple Families 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%
Henley Beach 31.2% renting
Henley Beach — Owned Outright: 37.0% Henley Beach — Mortgage: 31.9% Henley Beach — Renting: 31.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Grange Henley Beach
Bachelor Degree 16.8% / 17.8%
Grange — Bachelor Degree: 16.8% Henley Beach — Bachelor Degree: 17.8%
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 12.0%
Grange — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Henley Beach — Certificate III & IV: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 9.1%
Grange — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Henley Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / 6.1%
Grange — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Henley Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 2.9%
Grange — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Henley Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

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 Henley Beach
England 6.5% / 5.7%
Grange — England: 6.5% Henley Beach — England: 5.7%
Italy 1.6% / 1.0%
Grange — Italy: 1.6% Henley Beach — Italy: 1.0%
India 0.7% / 1.1%
Grange — India: 0.7% Henley Beach — India: 1.1%
Scotland 0.7% / 1.0%
Grange — Scotland: 0.7% Henley Beach — Scotland: 1.0%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.8%
Grange — New Zealand: 0.7% Henley Beach — New Zealand: 0.8%
South Africa — / 0.9%
Grange — South Africa: not among its largest Henley Beach — South Africa: 0.9%

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 — Flats / Apartments: 16.7% Grange — Townhouses: 19.5%
Henley Beach 57.6% houses
Henley Beach — Houses: 57.6% Henley Beach — Flats / Apartments: 22.6% Henley Beach — Townhouses: 19.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Grange Henley Beach
Median house price $1,650,000 $1,630,000
Median unit price $702,000 $837,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 61 sales
 22 days
from 82 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 Henley Beach
2 bed $955K / $756K
Grange — 2 bed: $955K (5 sales) Henley Beach — 2 bed: $756K (9 sales)

5 vs 9 sales

3 bed $1.43M / $1.49M
Grange — 3 bed: $1.43M (37 sales) Henley Beach — 3 bed: $1.49M (60 sales)

37 vs 60 sales

4 bed $1.78M / $1.81M
Grange — 4 bed: $1.78M (51 sales) Henley Beach — 4 bed: $1.81M (52 sales)

51 vs 52 sales

5 bed $1.88M / $2.19M
Grange — 5 bed: $1.88M (9 sales) Henley Beach — 5 bed: $2.19M (9 sales)

9 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Grange Henley Beach
Residential 68% 89%
Parks and recreation 32% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 4%
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 Henley Beach
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 Henley Beach
Houses — 2.5%
$790/wk on $1.64M
Units 4.1%
$515/wk on $649K
 4.2%
$550/wk on $675K

Ranking within SA

Grange Henley Beach
House price Higher than 85% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
Income Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
Schools — Higher than 52% of SA
Walkability Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Affordability Higher than 14% of SA Higher than 17% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 87% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 7% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 20% of SA Higher than 27% of SA

Liveability

Henley Beach is more walkable (71 vs 61).

Grange Henley Beach
Grade B
same for both
Score 61/100 59/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Henley Beach carries more flood risk (79 vs 67).

Grange Henley Beach
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood Moderate
67/100
 High
79/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
33/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Grange Henley Beach
Inside the suburb 1 5
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0 4
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 9.4 km

Schools in Grange

  • Grange Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Henley Beach

  • Star of the Sea School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Fulham Gardens Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Fulham North Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Henley High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Michael's College - Secondary Campus Catholic · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Grange Henley Beach
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 8 19
Parks & reserves 20 11
Childcare 2 4
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 7 0

Mobility

Grange sits further from the CBD (14.9 km vs 11.4 km).

Grange Henley Beach
Walkability score 61/100 71/100
Distance to Adelaide 14.9 km
+23% vs other
 11.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 24 min 19 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 132.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 178.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 5022
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 5022
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.

Grange Henley Beach
Car (driver) 70.5% / 72.4%
Grange — Car (driver): 70.5% Henley Beach — Car (driver): 72.4%
Worked from Home 15.0% / 14.7%
Grange — Worked from Home: 15.0% Henley Beach — Worked from Home: 14.7%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 3.9%
Grange — Car (passenger): 4.5% Henley Beach — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Bus 3.0% / 4.7%
Grange — Bus: 3.0% Henley Beach — Bus: 4.7%
Train 4.5% / 0.6%
Grange — Train: 4.5% Henley Beach — Train: 0.6%
Walked Only 1.3% / 2.3%
Grange — Walked Only: 1.3% Henley Beach — Walked Only: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.4%).

Setting

Grange Henley Beach
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
 585 m
870 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Grange Henley Beach
Connectivity score 73/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 21%
3,383 premises
 2%
3,283 premises

Climate

Grange Henley Beach
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 Henley Beach
PM2.5 4.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Grange Henley Beach
Division Hindmarsh
same for both
Member Mark Butler
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Grange Henley Beach
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

Henley Beach

Beach Cafe Culture Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Premium

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