Panorama vs Lynton

Panorama is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 51 in Lynton. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lynton: a median of $1.54 million, against $1.22 million in Panorama. Lynton is closer to the city centre: 8.7 km, against 9.7 km. On these figures, Panorama 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

They split

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

  • Panorama has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • Lynton carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 51/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Panorama has cheaper houses ($1,216,250 vs $1,545,000)
  • Lynton leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Panorama is more walkable (83/100 vs 56/100)
  • Lynton gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (6% vs 1%)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lynton

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 51/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 22%)
  • But Panorama is more walkable (83/100 vs 56/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Panorama Lynton
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.

Panorama Lynton
Walkability 83 / 56
Panorama — Walkability: 83/100 Lynton — Walkability: 56/100
Safety 49 / 89
Panorama — Safety: 49/100 Lynton — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 74 / 100
Panorama — Low fire risk: 74/100 Lynton — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 29 / 27
Panorama — Low flood risk: 29/100 Lynton — Low flood risk: 27/100

Demographics

Panorama has more residents (2,388 vs 222); Lynton has higher household incomes ($132,184 vs $96,876).

Panorama Lynton
Population 2,388
+91% vs other
 222
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.5% +2.8%
Median age 43 51
Median household income $96,876/yr $132,184/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $380/wk $400/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Panorama Lynton
0-4 4.8% / 4.1%
Panorama — 0-4: 4.8% Lynton — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 12.9% / 10.8%
Panorama — 5-14: 12.9% Lynton — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 5.9% / 3.6%
Panorama — 15-19: 5.9% Lynton — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 5.8% / 4.1%
Panorama — 20-24: 5.8% Lynton — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 10.4% / 9.0%
Panorama — 25-34: 10.4% Lynton — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 12.7% / 9.0%
Panorama — 35-44: 12.7% Lynton — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 12.9% / 13.5%
Panorama — 45-54: 12.9% Lynton — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 12.2% / 15.8%
Panorama — 55-64: 12.2% Lynton — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 10.6% / 17.1%
Panorama — 65-74: 10.6% Lynton — 65-74: 17.1%
75-84 8.1% / 10.4%
Panorama — 75-84: 8.1% Lynton — 75-84: 10.4%
85+ 3.6% / 1.4%
Panorama — 85+: 3.6% Lynton — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Panorama 48.0% couple families
Panorama — Couple Families: 48.0% Panorama — Lone Person: 30.9% Panorama — One Parent Families: 15.9% Panorama — Group Household: 3.0% Panorama — Other Families: 2.2%
Lynton 49.2% couple families
Lynton — Couple Families: 49.2% Lynton — Lone Person: 26.2% Lynton — One Parent Families: 14.8% Lynton — Group Household: 9.8% Lynton — 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.

Panorama 14.0% renting
Panorama — Owned Outright: 44.8% Panorama — Mortgage: 41.2% Panorama — Renting: 14.0%
Lynton 11.1% renting
Lynton — Owned Outright: 42.0% Lynton — Mortgage: 46.9% Lynton — Renting: 11.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Panorama Lynton
Bachelor Degree 18.4% / 18.9%
Panorama — Bachelor Degree: 18.4% Lynton — Bachelor Degree: 18.9%
Certificate III & IV 10.6% / 11.7%
Panorama — Certificate III & IV: 10.6% Lynton — Certificate III & IV: 11.7%
Postgraduate Degree 8.0% / 13.5%
Panorama — Postgraduate Degree: 8.0% Lynton — Postgraduate Degree: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 7.2%
Panorama — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Lynton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.9% / 3.6%
Panorama — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9% Lynton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

Panorama Lynton
England 5.2% / 7.2%
Panorama — England: 5.2% Lynton — England: 7.2%
China 3.1% / —
Panorama — China: 3.1% Lynton — China: not among its largest
India 1.4% / 1.4%
Panorama — India: 1.4% Lynton — India: 1.4%
Greece 1.3% / 1.4%
Panorama — Greece: 1.3% Lynton — Greece: 1.4%
Thailand — / 2.3%
Panorama — Thailand: not among its largest Lynton — Thailand: 2.3%
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.4%
Panorama — New Zealand: 0.8% Lynton — New Zealand: 1.4%
South Africa — / 1.4%
Panorama — South Africa: not among its largest Lynton — South Africa: 1.4%
Italy 0.9% / —
Panorama — Italy: 0.9% Lynton — Italy: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Panorama 89.0% houses
Panorama — Houses: 89.0% Panorama — Townhouses: 9.6% Panorama — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Lynton 92.9% houses
Lynton — Houses: 92.9% Lynton — Townhouses: 3.6% Lynton — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Panorama Lynton
Median house price $1,216,250 $1,545,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 31 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Panorama Lynton
Residential 74% 72%
Environmental 26% 28%
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

Panorama Lynton
New dwellings approved 188
across Mitcham
same for both
Approvals change year on year +32%
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.

Panorama Lynton
Houses 3.2%
$730/wk on $1.2M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Panorama Lynton
House price Higher than 51% of SA Higher than 53% of SA
Income Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 83% of SA
Affordability Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 20% of SA —

Liveability

Panorama is more walkable (83 vs 56).

Panorama Lynton
Grade B —
Score 65/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Panorama carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 0); Panorama carries more crime risk (51 vs 11).

Panorama Lynton
Bushfire Low
26/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Low
11/100
Flood High
71/100
 High
73/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Panorama Lynton
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Tonsley, 2.4 km
 3
Tonsley, 3.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.1% 3.6%

Amenities in the suburb

Panorama Lynton
Parks & reserves 4 0
Childcare 1 0

Mobility

Panorama Lynton
Walkability score 83/100 56/100
Distance to Adelaide 9.7 km
+10% vs other
 8.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 18 min 17 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 64/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 50.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 12.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 3 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 5041
 2.5%
postcode 5062
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 5041
 63
postcode 5062

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.

Panorama Lynton
Car (driver) 70.2% / 59.8%
Panorama — Car (driver): 70.2% Lynton — Car (driver): 59.8%
Worked from Home 18.2% / 25.5%
Panorama — Worked from Home: 18.2% Lynton — Worked from Home: 25.5%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 4.9%
Panorama — Car (passenger): 4.8% Lynton — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Bus 3.3% / 3.9%
Panorama — Bus: 3.3% Lynton — Bus: 3.9%
Train 0.8% / 5.9%
Panorama — Train: 0.8% Lynton — Train: 5.9%
Walked Only 1.4% / —
Panorama — Walked Only: 1.4% Lynton — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.2%).

Setting

Panorama Lynton
Elevation 103 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 157 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.8 km 8.8 km

NBN connectivity

Panorama Lynton
Connectivity score 71/100 63/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 47%
1,065 premises
 32%
96 premises

Climate

Panorama Lynton
Annual rainfall 457 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Panorama Lynton
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Panorama Lynton
Average residential rate $2,296/yr
same for both
Council Mitcham
same for both

Federal electorate

Panorama Lynton
Division Boothby
same for both
Member Louise Miller-Frost
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Panorama Lynton
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Panorama

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Quiet

Lynton

Inner Large Blocks Premium Professionals Quiet Retirees Trains

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