Lange vs Milpara

Milpara is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in Lange. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lange, about half of households are people living alone. In Milpara, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Milpara: a median of $850,000, against $760,000 in Lange, though rent is higher in Lange. On these figures, Lange tends to suit older residents, while Milpara suits families with children and couples.

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

Milpara

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 71/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 42%)

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

First-home buyers

Lange

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($295,000 vs $475,750)
  • has cheaper houses ($760,000 vs $850,000)

Weighs house prices, land 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

Milpara

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (285 min vs 291 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (409.1 km vs 413.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Lange has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 27%)
  • Milpara carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 71/100)

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

Investors

Lange

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (58.9% vs 12.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lange Milpara
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.

Lange Milpara
Walkability 27 / 29
Lange — Walkability: 27/100 Milpara — Walkability: 29/100
Safety 29 / 69
Lange — Safety: 29/100 Milpara — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Lange — Low fire risk: 100/100 Milpara — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 56 / 50
Lange — Low flood risk: 56/100 Milpara — Low flood risk: 50/100

Demographics

Milpara has more residents (953 vs 394); Lange skews older (52 vs 47).

Lange Milpara
Population 394 953
+142% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +58.9% +12.1%
Median age 52 47
Median household income $67,340/yr $69,784/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+6% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lange Milpara
0-4 3.3% / 5.7%
Lange — 0-4: 3.3% Milpara — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 9.6% / 13.7%
Lange — 5-14: 9.6% Milpara — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 5.6% / 6.2%
Lange — 15-19: 5.6% Milpara — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 6.3% / 3.3%
Lange — 20-24: 6.3% Milpara — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 8.6% / 8.2%
Lange — 25-34: 8.6% Milpara — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 9.1% / 9.7%
Lange — 35-44: 9.1% Milpara — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 7.1% / 10.8%
Lange — 45-54: 7.1% Milpara — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 11.4% / 15.6%
Lange — 55-64: 11.4% Milpara — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 17.5% / 16.1%
Lange — 65-74: 17.5% Milpara — 65-74: 16.1%
75-84 16.0% / 8.2%
Lange — 75-84: 16.0% Milpara — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ 5.6% / 2.4%
Lange — 85+: 5.6% Milpara — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lange 47.4% lone person
Lange — Lone Person: 47.4% Lange — Couple Families: 30.9% Lange — One Parent Families: 11.3% Lange — Group Household: 7.2% Lange — Other Families: 3.1%
Milpara 40.9% lone person
Milpara — Lone Person: 40.9% Milpara — Couple Families: 48.8% Milpara — One Parent Families: 7.4% Milpara — Group Household: 2.8% Milpara — 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.

Lange 17.3% renting
Lange — Owned Outright: 42.1% Lange — Mortgage: 40.6% Lange — Renting: 17.3%
Milpara 8.5% renting
Milpara — Owned Outright: 49.7% Milpara — Mortgage: 41.8% Milpara — Renting: 8.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lange Milpara
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 19.9%
Lange — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Milpara — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 7.7%
Lange — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Milpara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.1% / 5.2%
Lange — Bachelor Degree: 8.1% Milpara — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 0.4%
Lange — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Milpara — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 0.5%
Lange — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Milpara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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.

Lange Milpara
England 5.8% / 6.6%
Lange — England: 5.8% Milpara — England: 6.6%
New Zealand 2.5% / 1.7%
Lange — New Zealand: 2.5% Milpara — New Zealand: 1.7%
Philippines 3.3% / 0.4%
Lange — Philippines: 3.3% Milpara — Philippines: 0.4%
Germany 1.0% / 0.9%
Lange — Germany: 1.0% Milpara — Germany: 0.9%
South Africa 1.3% / 0.4%
Lange — South Africa: 1.3% Milpara — South Africa: 0.4%
Netherlands 1.3% / —
Lange — Netherlands: 1.3% Milpara — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lange 92.6% houses
Lange — Houses: 92.6% Lange — Flats / Apartments: 4.9% Lange — Townhouses: 2.5%
Milpara 85.4% houses
Milpara — Houses: 85.4% Milpara — Flats / Apartments: 13.1% Milpara — Townhouses: 1.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Lange Milpara
Median house price $760,000 $850,000
Median unit price $707,500 —
Median land price $295,000 $475,750
Typical days to sell (houses) — 30 days
from 4 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.

Lange Milpara
3 bed $665K / $758K
Lange — 3 bed: $665K (7 sales) Milpara — 3 bed: $758K (6 sales)

7 vs 6 sales

4 bed $930K / $882K
Lange — 4 bed: $930K (7 sales) Milpara — 4 bed: $882K (11 sales)

7 vs 11 sales

Development activity

Lange Milpara
New dwellings approved 271
across Albany
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Lange Milpara
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 24% of WA Higher than 28% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of WA Higher than 77% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of WA Higher than 90% of WA

Liveability

Lange Milpara
Grade — C
Score — 44/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Lange carries more crime risk (71 vs 31).

Lange Milpara
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
71/100
 Low
31/100
Flood Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
50/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Lange Milpara
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Lange

  • Alta-1 College - Albany Middle School Independent · Secondary · Special school

Schools in Milpara

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

Amenities in the suburb

Lange Milpara
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Lange sits further from the CBD (413.7 km vs 409.1 km).

Lange Milpara
Walkability score 27/100 29/100
Distance to Perth 413.7 km
+1% vs other
 409.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 291 min 285 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 6330
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 31
postcode 6330
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.

Lange Milpara
Car (driver) 83.6% / 82.9%
Lange — Car (driver): 83.6% Milpara — Car (driver): 82.9%
Car (passenger) 11.2% / 6.6%
Lange — Car (passenger): 11.2% Milpara — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Worked from Home 5.2% / 5.0%
Lange — Worked from Home: 5.2% Milpara — Worked from Home: 5.0%
Walked Only — / 3.4%
Lange — Walked Only: not among its largest Milpara — Walked Only: 3.4%
Bus — / 1.3%
Lange — Bus: not among its largest Milpara — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.6%).

Setting

Lange Milpara
Elevation 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.6 km
3.7 km to a named beach
 4.4 km

NBN connectivity

Lange Milpara
Connectivity score 60/100 77/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 29%
261 premises
 58%
539 premises

Climate

Lange Milpara
Annual rainfall 859 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Lange Milpara
Average residential rate $2,591/yr
same for both
Council Albany
same for both

Federal electorate

Lange Milpara
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lange Milpara
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lange

Acreage Retirees

Milpara

Acreage Retirees

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