Mount Benson vs Robe

Mount Benson is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 54 in Robe. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Benson, most households are couple families. In Robe, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Mount Benson tends to suit couples, while Robe 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Mount Benson is already more of a family suburb (57% vs 42%)
  • Robe has more parks and reserves (7 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Benson

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Benson

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Robe

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (35/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (236 min vs 251 min)
  • But Mount Benson sits closer to the CBD (333.4 km vs 337.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Robe

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (35/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 15%)

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

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

Mount Benson Robe
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.

Mount Benson Robe
Walkability 0 / 35
Mount Benson — Walkability: 0/100 Robe — Walkability: 35/100
Safety 86 / 77
Mount Benson — Safety: 86/100 Robe — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 84 / 85
Mount Benson — Low fire risk: 84/100 Robe — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Robe has more residents (1,252 vs 130); Robe rents higher ($250/wk vs $200/wk).

Mount Benson Robe
Population 130 1,252
+863% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.1% +14.9%
Median age 49 54
Median household income $73,632/yr
+12% vs other
 $64,688/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $250/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Benson Robe
0-4 2.3% / 4.2%
Mount Benson — 0-4: 2.3% Robe — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 6.2% / 9.1%
Mount Benson — 5-14: 6.2% Robe — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 4.6% / 3.4%
Mount Benson — 15-19: 4.6% Robe — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 4.6% / 3.4%
Mount Benson — 20-24: 4.6% Robe — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 7.7% / 9.3%
Mount Benson — 25-34: 7.7% Robe — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 6.2% / 9.5%
Mount Benson — 35-44: 6.2% Robe — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 21.5% / 11.3%
Mount Benson — 45-54: 21.5% Robe — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 20.8% / 18.5%
Mount Benson — 55-64: 20.8% Robe — 55-64: 18.5%
65-74 15.4% / 19.3%
Mount Benson — 65-74: 15.4% Robe — 65-74: 19.3%
75-84 — / 10.1%
Mount Benson — 75-84: not among its largest Robe — 75-84: 10.1%
85+ — / 2.3%
Mount Benson — 85+: not among its largest Robe — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Benson 42.9% lone person
Mount Benson — Lone Person: 42.9% Mount Benson — Couple Families: 57.1% Mount Benson — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mount Benson — Group Household: 0.0% Mount Benson — Other Families: 0.0%
Robe 53.0% lone person
Robe — Lone Person: 53.0% Robe — Couple Families: 32.9% Robe — One Parent Families: 8.9% Robe — Group Household: 3.6% Robe — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Benson 18.2% renting
Mount Benson — Owned Outright: 61.4% Mount Benson — Mortgage: 20.5% Mount Benson — Renting: 18.2%
Robe 22.6% renting
Robe — Owned Outright: 49.7% Robe — Mortgage: 27.7% Robe — Renting: 22.6%
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.

Mount Benson Robe
England 3.1% / 3.8%
Mount Benson — England: 3.1% Robe — England: 3.8%
New Zealand 3.1% / 0.6%
Mount Benson — New Zealand: 3.1% Robe — New Zealand: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Mount Benson — Scotland: not among its largest Robe — Scotland: 0.7%
India — / 0.4%
Mount Benson — India: not among its largest Robe — India: 0.4%
Germany — / 0.3%
Mount Benson — Germany: not among its largest Robe — Germany: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Qualifications

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

Mount Benson Robe
Certificate III & IV 23.8% / 18.6%
Mount Benson — Certificate III & IV: 23.8% Robe — Certificate III & IV: 18.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 7.6%
Mount Benson — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Robe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 8.7%
Mount Benson — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Robe — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Mount Benson — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Robe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.7%
Mount Benson — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Robe — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Benson 104.7% houses
Mount Benson — Houses: 104.7% Mount Benson — Townhouses: 0.0% Mount Benson — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Robe 95.8% houses
Robe — Houses: 95.8% Robe — Townhouses: 2.6% Robe — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Benson Robe
Median house price — $765,000
Median unit price — $632,500
Median land price — $302,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 77 days
from 38 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Benson has more rural and farming land (95% vs 81%); Robe has more land zoned for conservation (15% vs 5%).

Mount Benson Robe
Rural and farming 95% 81%
Environmental 5% 15%
Residential 0% 2%
Parks and recreation 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

Mount Benson Robe
New dwellings approved 32
across Robe
same for both
Approvals change year on year +80%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Mount Benson Robe
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of SA Higher than 32% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 2% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of SA Higher than 30% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 1% of SA Higher than 83% of SA

Liveability

Robe is more walkable (35 vs 0).

Mount Benson Robe
Grade — B
Score — 55/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Mount Benson Robe
Bushfire Low
16/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Low
14/100
 Low
23/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
45/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mount Benson Robe
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mount Benson

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

Schools in Robe

  • Robe Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Benson Robe
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 4 7
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 12

Mobility

Robe sits further from the CBD (337.5 km vs 333.4 km).

Mount Benson Robe
Walkability score 0/100 35/100
Distance to Adelaide 333.4 km 337.5 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 251 min 236 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5275
 0.2%
postcode 5276
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 5275
 36
postcode 5276

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.

Mount Benson Robe
Car (driver) 71.0% / 74.2%
Mount Benson — Car (driver): 71.0% Robe — Car (driver): 74.2%
Worked from Home 29.0% / 14.5%
Mount Benson — Worked from Home: 29.0% Robe — Worked from Home: 14.5%
Walked Only — / 7.0%
Mount Benson — Walked Only: not among its largest Robe — Walked Only: 7.0%
Car (passenger) — / 4.3%
Mount Benson — Car (passenger): not among its largest Robe — Car (passenger): 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.2%).

Setting

Mount Benson Robe
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.8 km 187 m
505 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mount Benson Robe
Connectivity score 15/100 72/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
15 premises
 49%
1,377 premises

Climate

Mount Benson Robe
Annual rainfall 620 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Mount Benson Robe
Average residential rate $1,940/yr
same for both
Council Robe
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Benson Robe
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Benson Robe
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Benson

Rural

Robe

Beach Coastal Retirees River Rural
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