Lochaber vs Lucindale
Lochaber is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 47 in Lucindale. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lucindale, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Lochaber tends to suit families with children, while Lucindale suits older residents.
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
Lucindale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (13 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Lochaber
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (2% vs 13%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Lochaber
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 11%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Lochaber
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (323.6 km vs 343.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (218 min vs 229 min)
- But Lucindale is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lucindale
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 8%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lochaber
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (27.1% vs 14.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lochaber and Lucindale drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Lucindale has more residents (637 vs 122); Lochaber has higher household incomes ($123,448 vs $68,224).
| Lochaber | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 122 | 637 +422% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +27.1% | +14.8% |
| Median age | 38 | 47 |
| Median household income | $123,448/yr +45% vs other | $68,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $139/wk | $150/wk +8% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Lochaber | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $300,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 83 days from 4 sales |
Zoning mix
| Lochaber | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Lochaber | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 17 across Naracoorte Lucindale same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +300% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Lochaber | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 37% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 15% of SA | Higher than 75% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 7% of SA | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 39% of SA | Higher than 47% of SA |
Liveability
Lucindale is more walkable (28 vs 0).
| Lochaber | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 47/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Lucindale carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 22).
| Lochaber | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 22/100 | Moderate 46/100 |
| Crime | Low 14/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Lochaber | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Lochaber
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Lucindale
- Lucindale Area School Government · Combined below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Lochaber | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 13 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 24 | 0 |
Mobility
Lucindale sits further from the CBD (343.3 km vs 323.6 km).
| Lochaber | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 28/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 323.6 km | 343.3 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 218 min | 229 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5271 | 0.0% postcode 5272 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 5271 | 40 postcode 5272 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.5%).
Setting
| Lochaber | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 39 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 32 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Lochaber | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 37 premises | 0% 269 premises |
Climate
| Lochaber | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 527 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Lochaber | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,794/yr same for both | |
| Council | Naracoorte Lucindale same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Lochaber | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lochaber | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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