Mclaren Flat vs The Range

McLaren Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 51 in The Range. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in The Range: a median of $2.75 million, against $1.06 million in McLaren Flat, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, McLaren Flat tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while The Range suits people living alone and 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

McLaren Flat

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 31/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 68%)

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

First-home buyers

McLaren Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,065,000 vs $2,750,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

McLaren Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $447/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

McLaren Flat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (47.3 km vs 50.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

McLaren Flat

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 31/100)
  • But The Range has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mclaren Flat The Range
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.

Mclaren Flat The Range
Walkability 10 / 0
Mclaren Flat — Walkability: 10/100 The Range — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 88 / 69
Mclaren Flat — Safety: 88/100 The Range — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 23 / 20
Mclaren Flat — Low fire risk: 23/100 The Range — Low fire risk: 20/100

Demographics

McLaren Flat has more residents (1,625 vs 159); The Range rents higher ($447/wk vs $350/wk).

Mclaren Flat The Range
Population 1,625
+90% vs other
 159
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.7% +6.7%
Median age 40 51
Median household income $110,708/yr $132,600/yr
+20% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $447/wk
+28% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mclaren Flat The Range
0-4 5.7% / 2.5%
Mclaren Flat — 0-4: 5.7% The Range — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 16.9% / 7.5%
Mclaren Flat — 5-14: 16.9% The Range — 5-14: 7.5%
15-19 8.3% / 6.9%
Mclaren Flat — 15-19: 8.3% The Range — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 4.3% / 3.1%
Mclaren Flat — 20-24: 4.3% The Range — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 7.3% / 6.3%
Mclaren Flat — 25-34: 7.3% The Range — 25-34: 6.3%
35-44 15.0% / 6.9%
Mclaren Flat — 35-44: 15.0% The Range — 35-44: 6.9%
45-54 16.7% / 15.7%
Mclaren Flat — 45-54: 16.7% The Range — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 11.8% / 23.3%
Mclaren Flat — 55-64: 11.8% The Range — 55-64: 23.3%
65-74 8.9% / 14.5%
Mclaren Flat — 65-74: 8.9% The Range — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 4.4% / 7.5%
Mclaren Flat — 75-84: 4.4% The Range — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ 0.6% / —
Mclaren Flat — 85+: 0.6% The Range — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mclaren Flat 68.8% couple families
Mclaren Flat — Couple Families: 68.8% Mclaren Flat — Lone Person: 15.5% Mclaren Flat — One Parent Families: 13.6% Mclaren Flat — Group Household: 1.1% Mclaren Flat — Other Families: 1.1%
The Range 67.9% couple families
The Range — Couple Families: 67.9% The Range — Lone Person: 32.1% The Range — One Parent Families: 0.0% The Range — Group Household: 0.0% The Range — 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.

Mclaren Flat 11.4% renting
Mclaren Flat — Owned Outright: 32.7% Mclaren Flat — Mortgage: 55.9% Mclaren Flat — Renting: 11.4%
The Range 15.4% renting
The Range — Owned Outright: 38.5% The Range — Mortgage: 46.2% The Range — Renting: 15.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Mclaren Flat The Range
England 9.8% / 12.6%
Mclaren Flat — England: 9.8% The Range — England: 12.6%
New Zealand 0.6% / 1.9%
Mclaren Flat — New Zealand: 0.6% The Range — New Zealand: 1.9%
Scotland 0.9% / —
Mclaren Flat — Scotland: 0.9% The Range — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 0.6% / —
Mclaren Flat — Germany: 0.6% The Range — Germany: not among its largest
Italy 0.4% / —
Mclaren Flat — Italy: 0.4% The Range — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.6%).

Qualifications

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

Mclaren Flat The Range
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 13.8%
Mclaren Flat — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% The Range — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 10.1%
Mclaren Flat — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% The Range — Bachelor Degree: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 10.7%
Mclaren Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% The Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 8.8%
Mclaren Flat — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% The Range — Postgraduate Degree: 8.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 3.1%
Mclaren Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% The Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mclaren Flat 100.0% houses
Mclaren Flat — Houses: 100.0%
The Range 100.0% houses
The Range — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Mclaren Flat The Range
Median house price $1,065,000 $2,750,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 49 days
from 10 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Mclaren Flat The Range
Environmental 54% 63%
Rural and farming 44% 37%
Residential 2% 0%
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

Mclaren Flat The Range
New dwellings approved 1,367
across Onkaparinga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +58%
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.

Mclaren Flat The Range
Houses 1.6%
$675/wk on $2.19M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Mclaren Flat The Range
House price Higher than 51% of SA —
Income Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 48% of SA
Affordability Higher than 85% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 66% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of SA —

Liveability

McLaren Flat is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Mclaren Flat The Range
Grade C —
Score 48/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

The Range carries more crime risk (31 vs 12).

Mclaren Flat The Range
Bushfire High
77/100
 High
80/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Low
31/100
Flood Low
36/100
 —
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Mclaren Flat The Range
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mclaren Flat

  • McLaren Flat Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in The Range

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mclaren Flat The Range
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 2

Mobility

The Range sits further from the CBD (50.3 km vs 47.3 km).

Mclaren Flat The Range
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 47.3 km 50.3 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 52 min 53 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 5171
 1.5%
postcode 5172
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 90
postcode 5171
 96
postcode 5172

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.

Mclaren Flat The Range
Car (driver) 79.7% / 68.4%
Mclaren Flat — Car (driver): 79.7% The Range — Car (driver): 68.4%
Worked from Home 14.7% / 26.3%
Mclaren Flat — Worked from Home: 14.7% The Range — Worked from Home: 26.3%
Car (passenger) 2.9% / 5.3%
Mclaren Flat — Car (passenger): 2.9% The Range — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only 1.5% / —
Mclaren Flat — Walked Only: 1.5% The Range — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train 0.7% / —
Mclaren Flat — Train: 0.7% The Range — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.7%).

Setting

Mclaren Flat The Range
Elevation 135 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 345 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.9 km 13.8 km

NBN connectivity

Mclaren Flat The Range
Connectivity score 80/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 71%
627 premises
 0%
61 premises

Climate

Mclaren Flat The Range
Annual rainfall 786 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mclaren Flat The Range
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 19.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.34 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Mclaren Flat The Range
Average residential rate $2,008/yr
same for both
Council Onkaparinga
same for both

Federal electorate

Mclaren Flat The Range
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mclaren Flat The Range
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mclaren Flat

Acreage Family Outer

The Range

Outer Professionals

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