Stone Well vs Marananga
Marananga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 46 in Stone Well. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stone Well, most households are couple families. In Marananga, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Stone Well tends to suit couples and older residents, while Marananga suits families with children.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Marananga
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $390/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 23%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Marananga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (77.4 km vs 80.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Stone Well
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 17%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Marananga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.4% vs 1.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Stone Well and Marananga 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
Stone Well rents higher ($390/wk vs $250/wk); Stone Well skews older (46 vs 37).
| Stone Well | Marananga | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 110 | 119 +8% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.9% | +14.4% |
| Median age | 46 | 37 |
| Median household income | $87,724/yr +2% vs other | $86,112/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $390/wk +36% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).
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 (5.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (17.6%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Stone Well | Marananga | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 98% |
| Commercial | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| Stone Well | Marananga | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 278 across Light same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +43% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Stone Well | Marananga | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 67% of SA | Higher than 64% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 52% of SA | Higher than 13% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 58% of SA | Higher than 62% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 68% of SA | Higher than 54% of SA |
Liveability
| Stone Well | Marananga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
| Stone Well | Marananga | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 22/100 | Low 20/100 |
| Flood | Low 17/100 | — |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 14 within 5 km | 12 within 5 km |
Schools
| Stone Well | Marananga | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Stone Well | Marananga | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Stone Well sits further from the CBD (80.2 km vs 77.4 km).
| Stone Well | Marananga | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 80.2 km +3% vs other | 77.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 61 min | 58 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 5352 | 0.7% postcode 5355 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 78 postcode 5352 | 75 postcode 5355 |
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 (65.3%).
Setting
| Stone Well | Marananga | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 287 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 261 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 46.9 km | 46.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Stone Well | Marananga | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 53 premises | 0% 61 premises |
Climate
| Stone Well | Marananga | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 460 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Stone Well | Marananga | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,297/yr same for both | |
| Council | Light same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Stone Well | Marananga | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Stone Well | Marananga | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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