Montacute vs Lenswood

Lenswood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Montacute. 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 Montacute: a median of $1.15 million, against $536,000 in Lenswood, and rent is higher there too. Montacute is closer to the city centre: 19.8 km, against 39.1 km. On these figures, Lenswood tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Montacute

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 30/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

Lenswood

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($536,000 vs $1,150,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lenswood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($325/wk vs $370/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Montacute sits closer to the CBD (19.8 km vs 39.1 km)
  • Lenswood is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Montacute carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 30/100)
  • Lenswood is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)

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

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

Montacute Lenswood
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.

Montacute Lenswood
Walkability 0 / 23
Montacute — Walkability: 0/100 Lenswood — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 88 / 70
Montacute — Safety: 88/100 Lenswood — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 17 / 16
Montacute — Low fire risk: 17/100 Lenswood — Low fire risk: 16/100
Low flood risk 85 / 79
Montacute — Low flood risk: 85/100 Lenswood — Low flood risk: 79/100

Demographics

Lenswood has more residents (534 vs 332); Montacute rents higher ($370/wk vs $325/wk).

Montacute Lenswood
Population 332 534
+61% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.9% +10.1%
Median age 46 43
Median household income $96,200/yr $102,336/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $370/wk
+12% vs other
 $325/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Montacute Lenswood
0-4 5.1% / 4.9%
Montacute — 0-4: 5.1% Lenswood — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 13.0% / 11.6%
Montacute — 5-14: 13.0% Lenswood — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 7.8% / 6.4%
Montacute — 15-19: 7.8% Lenswood — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 5.4% / 5.6%
Montacute — 20-24: 5.4% Lenswood — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 6.9% / 10.1%
Montacute — 25-34: 6.9% Lenswood — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 9.6% / 14.4%
Montacute — 35-44: 9.6% Lenswood — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 14.8% / 13.1%
Montacute — 45-54: 14.8% Lenswood — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 15.7% / 15.4%
Montacute — 55-64: 15.7% Lenswood — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 14.5% / 12.5%
Montacute — 65-74: 14.5% Lenswood — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 3.0% / 6.7%
Montacute — 75-84: 3.0% Lenswood — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 3.3% / 0.7%
Montacute — 85+: 3.3% Lenswood — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Montacute 61.3% couple families
Montacute — Couple Families: 61.3% Montacute — Lone Person: 30.7% Montacute — One Parent Families: 8.0% Montacute — Group Household: 0.0% Montacute — Other Families: 0.0%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Montacute 8.1% renting
Montacute — Owned Outright: 52.5% Montacute — Mortgage: 39.4% Montacute — Renting: 8.1%
Lenswood 12.3% renting
Lenswood — Owned Outright: 43.0% Lenswood — Mortgage: 44.7% Lenswood — Renting: 12.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Montacute Lenswood
Bachelor Degree 14.2% / 14.4%
Montacute — Bachelor Degree: 14.2% Lenswood — Bachelor Degree: 14.4%
Certificate III & IV 10.2% / 16.5%
Montacute — Certificate III & IV: 10.2% Lenswood — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 9.2%
Montacute — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Lenswood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 8.7% / 3.6%
Montacute — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7% Lenswood — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.8% / 1.9%
Montacute — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8% Lenswood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

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.

Montacute Lenswood
England 7.2% / 5.8%
Montacute — England: 7.2% Lenswood — England: 5.8%
Germany 2.1% / 0.9%
Montacute — Germany: 2.1% Lenswood — Germany: 0.9%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.1%
Montacute — New Zealand: 1.5% Lenswood — New Zealand: 1.1%
South Africa 1.5% / —
Montacute — South Africa: 1.5% Lenswood — South Africa: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 1.3%
Montacute — Netherlands: not among its largest Lenswood — Netherlands: 1.3%
Thailand 1.2% / —
Montacute — Thailand: 1.2% Lenswood — Thailand: not among its largest
Canada — / 0.9%
Montacute — Canada: not among its largest Lenswood — Canada: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Montacute 100.0% houses
Montacute — Houses: 100.0%
Lenswood 100.0% houses
Lenswood — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Montacute Lenswood
Median house price $1,150,000 $536,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Montacute has more land zoned for conservation (65% vs 0%); Lenswood has more rural and farming land (100% vs 35%).

Montacute Lenswood
Rural and farming 35% 100%
Environmental 65% 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

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

Ranking within SA

Montacute Lenswood
House price Higher than 33% of SA Higher than 1% of SA
Income Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 52% of SA Higher than 73% of SA
Affordability Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 99% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 54% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of SA Higher than 49% of SA

Liveability

Lenswood is more walkable (23 vs 0).

Montacute Lenswood
Grade — C
Score — 49/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Lenswood carries more crime risk (30 vs 12).

Montacute Lenswood
Bushfire High
83/100
 High
84/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Low
30/100
Flood Low
15/100
 Low
21/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Montacute Lenswood
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 7.9 km
 None

Schools in Montacute

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

Schools in Lenswood

  • Lenswood Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Montacute Lenswood
Parks & reserves 10 5
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Lenswood sits further from the CBD (39.1 km vs 19.8 km).

Montacute Lenswood
Walkability score 0/100 23/100
Distance to Adelaide 19.8 km 39.1 km
+97% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 41 min 42 min
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 5134
 0.5%
postcode 5240
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 5134
 —
postcode 5240

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.

Montacute Lenswood
Car (driver) 77.5% / 66.8%
Montacute — Car (driver): 77.5% Lenswood — Car (driver): 66.8%
Worked from Home 16.9% / 22.5%
Montacute — Worked from Home: 16.9% Lenswood — Worked from Home: 22.5%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 3.6%
Montacute — Car (passenger): 3.5% Lenswood — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Walked Only — / 5.5%
Montacute — Walked Only: not among its largest Lenswood — Walked Only: 5.5%
Bus 2.1% / —
Montacute — Bus: 2.1% Lenswood — Bus: not among its largest
Bicycle — / 1.6%
Montacute — Bicycle: not among its largest Lenswood — Bicycle: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.5%).

Setting

Montacute Lenswood
Elevation 364 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 457 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.6 km 28.3 km

NBN connectivity

Montacute Lenswood
Connectivity score 22/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
61 premises
 0%
216 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Montacute Lenswood
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Montacute

Middle-Ring Professionals

Lenswood

Acreage Affordable Outer

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