Lenswood vs Oakbank

Lenswood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Oakbank. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lenswood, most households are couple families. In Oakbank, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Oakbank: a median of $1.05 million, against $536,000 in Lenswood. Oakbank is closer to the city centre: 32.9 km, against 39.1 km. On these figures, Lenswood tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Oakbank suits people living alone.

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

  • Lenswood has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • Oakbank carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 30/100)

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

First-home buyers

Lenswood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($536,000 vs $1,050,000)

Weighs house 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

Oakbank

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (35 min vs 42 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (32.9 km vs 39.1 km)
  • But Lenswood is more walkable (23/100 vs 14/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Lenswood is more walkable (23/100 vs 14/100)
  • Oakbank carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 30/100)

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

Investors

Lenswood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.1% vs 4.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Lenswood Oakbank
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.

Lenswood Oakbank
Walkability 23 / 14
Lenswood — Walkability: 23/100 Oakbank — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 70 / 83
Lenswood — Safety: 70/100 Oakbank — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 16 / 84
Lenswood — Low fire risk: 16/100 Oakbank — Low fire risk: 84/100
Low flood risk 79 / 61
Lenswood — Low flood risk: 79/100 Oakbank — Low flood risk: 61/100

Demographics

Oakbank has more residents (865 vs 534); Oakbank skews older (48 vs 43).

Lenswood Oakbank
Population 534 865
+62% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.1% +4.0%
Median age 43 48
Median household income $102,336/yr $105,248/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $325/wk $340/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lenswood Oakbank
0-4 4.9% / 4.5%
Lenswood — 0-4: 4.9% Oakbank — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 11.6% / 12.5%
Lenswood — 5-14: 11.6% Oakbank — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 6.4% / 4.9%
Lenswood — 15-19: 6.4% Oakbank — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 5.6% / 5.0%
Lenswood — 20-24: 5.6% Oakbank — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 10.1% / 8.9%
Lenswood — 25-34: 10.1% Oakbank — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 14.4% / 10.5%
Lenswood — 35-44: 14.4% Oakbank — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 13.1% / 14.1%
Lenswood — 45-54: 13.1% Oakbank — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 15.4% / 17.1%
Lenswood — 55-64: 15.4% Oakbank — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 12.5% / 13.8%
Lenswood — 65-74: 12.5% Oakbank — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 6.7% / 6.1%
Lenswood — 75-84: 6.7% Oakbank — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 0.7% / 1.2%
Lenswood — 85+: 0.7% Oakbank — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lenswood 59.8% couple families
Lenswood — Couple Families: 59.8% Lenswood — Lone Person: 25.4% Lenswood — One Parent Families: 9.0% Lenswood — Group Household: 3.3% Lenswood — Other Families: 2.5%
Oakbank 50.3% couple families
Oakbank — Couple Families: 50.3% Oakbank — Lone Person: 34.9% Oakbank — One Parent Families: 14.9% Oakbank — Group Household: 0.0% Oakbank — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lenswood 12.3% renting
Lenswood — Owned Outright: 43.0% Lenswood — Mortgage: 44.7% Lenswood — Renting: 12.3%
Oakbank 14.1% renting
Oakbank — Owned Outright: 42.9% Oakbank — Mortgage: 42.9% Oakbank — Renting: 14.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lenswood Oakbank
Bachelor Degree 14.4% / 17.3%
Lenswood — Bachelor Degree: 14.4% Oakbank — Bachelor Degree: 17.3%
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 11.8%
Lenswood — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Oakbank — Certificate III & IV: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 8.6%
Lenswood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Oakbank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 4.4%
Lenswood — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Oakbank — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 3.4%
Lenswood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Oakbank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

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.

Lenswood Oakbank
England 5.8% / 5.0%
Lenswood — England: 5.8% Oakbank — England: 5.0%
Germany 0.9% / 1.3%
Lenswood — Germany: 0.9% Oakbank — Germany: 1.3%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.0%
Lenswood — New Zealand: 1.1% Oakbank — New Zealand: 1.0%
Canada 0.9% / 0.5%
Lenswood — Canada: 0.9% Oakbank — Canada: 0.5%
Netherlands 1.3% / —
Lenswood — Netherlands: 1.3% Oakbank — Netherlands: not among its largest
Scotland 0.7% / 0.6%
Lenswood — Scotland: 0.7% Oakbank — Scotland: 0.6%
Lebanon — / 0.5%
Lenswood — Lebanon: not among its largest Oakbank — Lebanon: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lenswood 100.0% houses
Lenswood — Houses: 100.0% Lenswood — Townhouses: 0.0% Lenswood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Oakbank 96.2% houses
Oakbank — Houses: 96.2% Oakbank — Townhouses: 3.1% Oakbank — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Lenswood Oakbank
Median house price $536,000 $1,050,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 38 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Lenswood Oakbank
Rural and farming 100% 99%
Residential 0% 1%
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

Lenswood Oakbank
New dwellings approved 95
across Adelaide Hills
same for both
Approvals change year on year +53%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Lenswood Oakbank
House price Higher than 1% of SA Higher than 59% of SA
Income Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 83% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of SA Higher than 68% of SA
Affordability Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 71% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 54% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of SA Higher than 75% of SA

Liveability

Lenswood is more walkable (23 vs 14); Oakbank scores higher overall (66 vs 49).

Lenswood Oakbank
Grade C B
Score 49/100 66/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Lenswood carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 16); Oakbank carries more flood risk (39 vs 21).

Lenswood Oakbank
Bushfire High
84/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
17/100
Flood Low
21/100
 Low
39/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Lenswood Oakbank
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Lenswood

  • Lenswood Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Oakbank

  • Oakbank School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lenswood Oakbank
Parks & reserves 5 0
Childcare 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Lenswood sits further from the CBD (39.1 km vs 32.9 km).

Lenswood Oakbank
Walkability score 23/100 14/100
Distance to Adelaide 39.1 km
+16% vs other
 32.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 35 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 5240
 1.5%
postcode 5243
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 5240
 79
postcode 5243

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.

Lenswood Oakbank
Car (driver) 66.8% / 72.6%
Lenswood — Car (driver): 66.8% Oakbank — Car (driver): 72.6%
Worked from Home 22.5% / 20.2%
Lenswood — Worked from Home: 22.5% Oakbank — Worked from Home: 20.2%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 4.1%
Lenswood — Car (passenger): 3.6% Oakbank — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 5.5% / 2.1%
Lenswood — Walked Only: 5.5% Oakbank — Walked Only: 2.1%
Bicycle 1.6% / —
Lenswood — Bicycle: 1.6% Oakbank — Bicycle: not among its largest
Bus — / 1.0%
Lenswood — Bus: not among its largest Oakbank — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.6%).

Setting

Lenswood Oakbank
Elevation 457 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 356 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.3 km 31.6 km

NBN connectivity

Lenswood Oakbank
Connectivity score 29/100 53/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
216 premises
 25%
414 premises

Climate

Lenswood Oakbank
Annual rainfall 921 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Lenswood Oakbank
PM2.5 — 6.0 µg/m³
PM10 — 17.8 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.51 pphm 1.12 pphm

Council rates

Lenswood Oakbank
Average residential rate $2,727/yr
same for both
Council Adelaide Hills
same for both

Federal electorate

Lenswood Oakbank
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lenswood Oakbank
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lenswood

Acreage Affordable Outer

Oakbank

Acreage Outer

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