Grange vs Tennyson

Grange is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 55 in Tennyson. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Tennyson, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Tennyson: a median of $2.77 million, against $1.65 million in Grange. On these figures, Grange tends to suit 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

Grange

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (20 vs 11)

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 houses ($1,650,000 vs $2,765,000)

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

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Grange

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.8% vs -2.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Grange and Tennyson 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 Tennyson
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 Tennyson
Walkability 61 / 58
Grange — Walkability: 61/100 Tennyson — Walkability: 58/100
Safety 42 / 39
Grange — Safety: 42/100 Tennyson — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Grange — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tennyson — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 33 / 58
Grange — Low flood risk: 33/100 Tennyson — Low flood risk: 58/100

Demographics

Grange has more residents (6,143 vs 1,137); Tennyson has higher household incomes ($107,172 vs $88,868).

Grange Tennyson
Population 6,143
+81% vs other
 1,137
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% -2.5%
Median age 49 55
Median household income $88,868/yr $107,172/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $334/wk $340/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grange Tennyson
0-4 4.3% / 2.6%
Grange — 0-4: 4.3% Tennyson — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 10.2% / 5.8%
Grange — 5-14: 10.2% Tennyson — 5-14: 5.8%
15-19 4.9% / 4.5%
Grange — 15-19: 4.9% Tennyson — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 4.6% / 5.7%
Grange — 20-24: 4.6% Tennyson — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 9.5% / 9.9%
Grange — 25-34: 9.5% Tennyson — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 11.7% / 7.7%
Grange — 35-44: 11.7% Tennyson — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 12.7% / 14.1%
Grange — 45-54: 12.7% Tennyson — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 14.1% / 19.7%
Grange — 55-64: 14.1% Tennyson — 55-64: 19.7%
65-74 14.6% / 18.8%
Grange — 65-74: 14.6% Tennyson — 65-74: 18.8%
75-84 8.9% / 9.2%
Grange — 75-84: 8.9% Tennyson — 75-84: 9.2%
85+ 4.8% / 2.8%
Grange — 85+: 4.8% Tennyson — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

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%
Tennyson 47.8% lone person
Tennyson — Lone Person: 47.8% Tennyson — Couple Families: 37.8% Tennyson — One Parent Families: 11.4% Tennyson — Group Household: 3.0% Tennyson — Other Families: 0.0%
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%
Tennyson 19.3% renting
Tennyson — Owned Outright: 47.0% Tennyson — Mortgage: 33.6% Tennyson — Renting: 19.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Grange Tennyson
Bachelor Degree 16.8% / 19.0%
Grange — Bachelor Degree: 16.8% Tennyson — Bachelor Degree: 19.0%
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 14.3%
Grange — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Tennyson — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 10.8%
Grange — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Tennyson — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / 6.2%
Grange — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Tennyson — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 2.3%
Grange — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Tennyson — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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 Tennyson
England 6.5% / 4.5%
Grange — England: 6.5% Tennyson — England: 4.5%
Italy 1.6% / 1.1%
Grange — Italy: 1.6% Tennyson — Italy: 1.1%
Scotland 0.7% / 2.0%
Grange — Scotland: 0.7% Tennyson — Scotland: 2.0%
India 0.7% / 1.5%
Grange — India: 0.7% Tennyson — India: 1.5%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.9%
Grange — New Zealand: 0.7% Tennyson — New Zealand: 0.9%
Vietnam — / 1.3%
Grange — Vietnam: not among its largest Tennyson — Vietnam: 1.3%
Malaysia — / 1.2%
Grange — Malaysia: not among its largest Tennyson — Malaysia: 1.2%

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%
Tennyson 60.8% houses
Tennyson — Houses: 60.8% Tennyson — Townhouses: 38.4% Tennyson — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Grange Tennyson
Median house price $1,650,000 $2,765,000
Median unit price $702,000 $698,500
Median land price — $2,000,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 61 sales
 66 days
from 13 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 Tennyson
3 bed $1.43M / $1.8M
Grange — 3 bed: $1.43M (37 sales) Tennyson — 3 bed: $1.8M (8 sales)

37 vs 8 sales

4 bed $1.78M / $3M
Grange — 4 bed: $1.78M (51 sales) Tennyson — 4 bed: $3M (12 sales)

51 vs 12 sales

5 bed $1.88M / $3.31M
Grange — 5 bed: $1.88M (9 sales) Tennyson — 5 bed: $3.31M (6 sales)

9 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Grange Tennyson
Residential 68% 70%
Parks and recreation 32% 30%
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 Tennyson
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 Tennyson
Houses —
same for both
Units 4.1%
$515/wk on $649K
 —

Ranking within SA

Grange Tennyson
House price Higher than 85% of SA Higher than 99% of SA
Income Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 83% of SA
Affordability Higher than 14% of SA Higher than 1% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 87% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 83% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 20% of SA —

Liveability

Tennyson scores higher overall (71 vs 61).

Grange Tennyson
Grade B A
Score 61/100 71/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Grange carries more flood risk (67 vs 42).

Grange Tennyson
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
61/100
Flood Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
42/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Grange Tennyson
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 Grange

  • Grange Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Tennyson

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

Amenities in the suburb

Grange Tennyson
Cafes & restaurants 8 0
Parks & reserves 20 11
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 7 0

Mobility

Grange Tennyson
Walkability score 61/100 58/100
Distance to Adelaide 14.9 km
+3% vs other
 14.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 24 min
same for both
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
 41/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 132.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 14.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
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 Tennyson
Car (driver) 70.5% / 73.0%
Grange — Car (driver): 70.5% Tennyson — Car (driver): 73.0%
Worked from Home 15.0% / 16.3%
Grange — Worked from Home: 15.0% Tennyson — Worked from Home: 16.3%
Train 4.5% / 3.8%
Grange — Train: 4.5% Tennyson — Train: 3.8%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 3.7%
Grange — Car (passenger): 4.5% Tennyson — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Bus 3.0% / 2.1%
Grange — Bus: 3.0% Tennyson — Bus: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.0%).

Setting

Grange Tennyson
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 980 m
1.1 km to a named beach
 196 m
705 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Grange Tennyson
Connectivity score 73/100 71/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 21%
3,383 premises
 47%
640 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Grange Tennyson
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

Tennyson

Beach Coastal Luxury Middle-Ring Parks Quiet Retirees River Townhouses

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