Stewart Range vs Lucindale
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lucindale, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Stewart Range tends to suit families with children and older residents, while Lucindale suits people living alone.
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
Lucindale
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (13 vs 4)
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 48/100)
- But Stewart Range is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 53%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Lucindale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 21%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Stewart Range
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($105/wk vs $150/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Lucindale
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (28/100 vs 10/100)
- has a shorter drive in (229 min vs 236 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Lucindale
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 48/100)
- is more walkable (28/100 vs 10/100)
- But Stewart Range has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 22%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lucindale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.8% vs 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Stewart Range and Lucindale 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
Lucindale has more residents (637 vs 67); Lucindale rents higher ($150/wk vs $105/wk).
| Stewart Range | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 67 | 637 +851% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | +14.8% |
| Median age | 47 same for both | |
| Median household income | $61,724/yr | $68,224/yr +11% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $105/wk | $150/wk +43% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Stewart Range | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $300,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 83 days from 4 sales |
Zoning mix
| Stewart Range | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Stewart Range | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 17 across Naracoorte Lucindale same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +300% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Stewart Range | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 29% of SA | Higher than 37% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 64% of SA | Higher than 75% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 8% of SA | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 43% of SA | Higher than 47% of SA |
Liveability
Lucindale is more walkable (28 vs 10).
| Stewart Range | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 47/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Stewart Range carries more crime risk (48 vs 16); Lucindale carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 18).
| Stewart Range | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 18/100 | Moderate 46/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 48/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| 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
| Stewart Range | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Stewart Range
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Lucindale
- Lucindale Area School Government · Combined below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Stewart Range | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 13 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
| Stewart Range | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 28/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 345 km | 343.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 236 min | 229 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5271 | 0.0% postcode 5272 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 5271 | 40 postcode 5272 |
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 (69.5%).
Setting
| Stewart Range | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 59 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 32 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Stewart Range | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 39 premises | 0% 269 premises |
Climate
| Stewart Range | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 527 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Stewart Range | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,794/yr same for both | |
| Council | Naracoorte Lucindale same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Stewart Range | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Stewart Range | Lucindale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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