Milang vs Point Sturt
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Point Sturt tends to suit 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Milang has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- Point Sturt carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 50/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Point Sturt
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 27%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Point Sturt
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 29%)
- has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Milang
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (71 min vs 87 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (75.6 km vs 89.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Point Sturt
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 50/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 31%)
- But Milang is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Milang
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.9% vs -7.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Milang and Point Sturt 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
Milang has more residents (962 vs 64); Point Sturt has higher household incomes ($58,448 vs $44,616).
| Milang | Point Sturt | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 962 +93% vs other | 64 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.9% | -7.2% |
| Median age | 55 | 56 |
| Median household income | $44,616/yr | $58,448/yr +31% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +8% vs other | $230/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
Property market
| Milang | Point Sturt | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $600,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $202,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 36 days from 14 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Point Sturt has more land zoned for conservation (42% vs 2%); Milang has more rural and farming land (93% vs 58%).
| Milang | Point Sturt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 93% | 58% |
| Environmental | 2% | 42% |
| Residential | 3% | 0% |
| Other and special use | 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
| Milang | Point Sturt | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 429 across Alexandrina same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +25% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Milang | Point Sturt | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.5% $510/wk on $590K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Milang | Point Sturt | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 10% of SA | Higher than 23% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 71% of SA | Higher than 47% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 42% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 50% of SA | Higher than 66% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 87% of SA | — |
Liveability
Milang is more walkable (20 vs 0).
| Milang | Point Sturt | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 19/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Milang carries more crime risk (50 vs 25).
| Milang | Point Sturt | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 20/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 50/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Flood | High 81/100 | — |
| 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
| Milang | Point Sturt | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Milang
- Eastern Fleurieu R-12 School - Milang R-6 Campus Government · Combined
Schools in Point Sturt
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Milang | Point Sturt | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Point Sturt sits further from the CBD (89.7 km vs 75.6 km).
| Milang | Point Sturt | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 20/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 75.6 km | 89.7 km +19% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 71 min | 87 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 5256 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 72 postcode 5256 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.3%).
Setting
| Milang | Point Sturt | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 15 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 14 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 18.2 km | 10.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Milang | Point Sturt | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 543 premises | 0% 33 premises |
Climate
| Milang | Point Sturt | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 466 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Milang | Point Sturt | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,523/yr same for both | |
| Council | Alexandrina same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Milang | Point Sturt | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mayo same for both | |
| Member | Rebekha Sharkie same for both | |
| Party | Centre Alliance same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Milang | Point Sturt | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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