West Lakes vs Grange

Grange is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 54 in West Lakes. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In West Lakes, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Grange: a median of $1.65 million, against $1.34 million in West Lakes, though rent is higher in West Lakes. On these figures, West Lakes 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

Grange

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 87/100)
  • But West Lakes has more parks and reserves (33 vs 20)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • West Lakes has cheaper houses ($1,337,500 vs $1,650,000)
  • Grange has cheaper units ($702,000 vs $797,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Grange

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($334/wk vs $370/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • West Lakes has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 28%)
  • Grange carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 87/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

West Lakes

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (17.0% vs 3.8%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (4.7% vs 4.1%)

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

West Lakes Grange
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.

West Lakes Grange
Walkability 59 / 61
West Lakes — Walkability: 59/100 Grange — Walkability: 61/100
Safety 13 / 42
West Lakes — Safety: 13/100 Grange — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
West Lakes — Low fire risk: 100/100 Grange — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 58 / 33
West Lakes — Low flood risk: 58/100 Grange — Low flood risk: 33/100

Demographics

West Lakes rents higher ($370/wk vs $334/wk); Grange has higher household incomes ($88,868 vs $80,496).

West Lakes Grange
Population 6,768
+9% vs other
 6,143
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.0% +3.8%
Median age 54 49
Median household income $80,496/yr $88,868/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $370/wk
+10% vs other
 $334/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

West Lakes Grange
0-4 3.4% / 4.3%
West Lakes — 0-4: 3.4% Grange — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 7.9% / 10.2%
West Lakes — 5-14: 7.9% Grange — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 4.0% / 4.9%
West Lakes — 15-19: 4.0% Grange — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 4.6% / 4.6%
West Lakes — 20-24: 4.6% Grange — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 9.8% / 9.5%
West Lakes — 25-34: 9.8% Grange — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 9.5% / 11.7%
West Lakes — 35-44: 9.5% Grange — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 10.8% / 12.7%
West Lakes — 45-54: 10.8% Grange — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 14.0% / 14.1%
West Lakes — 55-64: 14.0% Grange — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 17.7% / 14.6%
West Lakes — 65-74: 17.7% Grange — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 12.3% / 8.9%
West Lakes — 75-84: 12.3% Grange — 75-84: 8.9%
85+ 6.0% / 4.8%
West Lakes — 85+: 6.0% Grange — 85+: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

West Lakes 47.2% lone person
West Lakes — Lone Person: 47.2% West Lakes — Couple Families: 35.8% West Lakes — One Parent Families: 12.4% West Lakes — Group Household: 3.3% West Lakes — Other Families: 1.3%
Grange 43.3% lone person
Grange — Lone Person: 43.3% Grange — Couple Families: 40.0% Grange — One Parent Families: 12.7% Grange — Group Household: 2.5% Grange — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

West Lakes 16.9% renting
West Lakes — Owned Outright: 54.4% West Lakes — Mortgage: 28.7% West Lakes — Renting: 16.9%
Grange 25.0% renting
Grange — Owned Outright: 43.9% Grange — Mortgage: 31.2% Grange — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

West Lakes Grange
Bachelor Degree 14.2% / 16.8%
West Lakes — Bachelor Degree: 14.2% Grange — Bachelor Degree: 16.8%
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 12.6%
West Lakes — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Grange — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 9.2%
West Lakes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Grange — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.5% / 5.6%
West Lakes — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5% Grange — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 2.7%
West Lakes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Grange — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

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.

West Lakes Grange
England 5.7% / 6.5%
West Lakes — England: 5.7% Grange — England: 6.5%
Italy 2.0% / 1.6%
West Lakes — Italy: 2.0% Grange — Italy: 1.6%
Greece 1.1% / 0.7%
West Lakes — Greece: 1.1% Grange — Greece: 0.7%
Germany 1.2% / 0.6%
West Lakes — Germany: 1.2% Grange — Germany: 0.6%
China 1.7% / —
West Lakes — China: 1.7% Grange — China: not among its largest
India 0.9% / 0.7%
West Lakes — India: 0.9% Grange — India: 0.7%
Scotland 0.6% / 0.7%
West Lakes — Scotland: 0.6% Grange — Scotland: 0.7%
New Zealand — / 0.7%
West Lakes — New Zealand: not among its largest Grange — New Zealand: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

West Lakes 57.9% houses
West Lakes — Houses: 57.9% West Lakes — Townhouses: 32.5% West Lakes — Flats / Apartments: 9.6%
Grange 63.8% houses
Grange — Houses: 63.8% Grange — Townhouses: 19.5% Grange — Flats / Apartments: 16.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

West Lakes Grange
Median house price $1,337,500 $1,650,000
Median unit price $797,500 $702,000
Median land price $970,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 74 sales
 24 days
from 61 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

West Lakes Grange
2 bed $820K / $955K
West Lakes — 2 bed: $820K (17 sales) Grange — 2 bed: $955K (5 sales)

17 vs 5 sales

3 bed $1.26M / $1.43M
West Lakes — 3 bed: $1.26M (38 sales) Grange — 3 bed: $1.43M (37 sales)

38 vs 37 sales

4 bed $1.43M / $1.78M
West Lakes — 4 bed: $1.43M (53 sales) Grange — 4 bed: $1.78M (51 sales)

53 vs 51 sales

5 bed $2.05M / $1.88M
West Lakes — 5 bed: $2.05M (8 sales) Grange — 5 bed: $1.88M (9 sales)

8 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

West Lakes Grange
Residential 82% 68%
Parks and recreation 8% 32%
Commercial 9% 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

West Lakes Grange
New dwellings approved 1,636
across Charles Sturt
same for both
Approvals change year on year +109%
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.

West Lakes Grange
Houses 4.9%
$850/wk on $899K
 —
Units 4.7%
$680/wk on $757K
 4.1%
$515/wk on $649K

Ranking within SA

West Lakes Grange
House price Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 85% of SA
Income — Higher than 68% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of SA
same for both
Affordability — Higher than 14% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 95% of SA —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 59% of SA Higher than 20% of SA

Liveability

West Lakes Grange
Grade B
same for both
Score 59/100 61/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Grange carries more flood risk (67 vs 42); West Lakes carries more crime risk (87 vs 58).

West Lakes Grange
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
87/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
67/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 10
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

West Lakes Grange
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in West Lakes

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

Schools in Grange

  • Grange Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

West Lakes Grange
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 8
Parks & reserves 33 20
Childcare 3 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 4 0
Banks & Bank@Post 6 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 2 7

Mobility

West Lakes Grange
Walkability score 59/100 61/100
Distance to Adelaide 14.4 km 14.9 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 24 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 176.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 132.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 5021
 1.5%
postcode 5022
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 5021
 57
postcode 5022

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.

West Lakes Grange
Car (driver) 76.6% / 70.5%
West Lakes — Car (driver): 76.6% Grange — Car (driver): 70.5%
Worked from Home 13.2% / 15.0%
West Lakes — Worked from Home: 13.2% Grange — Worked from Home: 15.0%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 4.5%
West Lakes — Car (passenger): 3.6% Grange — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bus 3.0% / 3.0%
West Lakes — Bus: 3.0% Grange — Bus: 3.0%
Train 1.2% / 4.5%
West Lakes — Train: 1.2% Grange — Train: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.6%).

Setting

West Lakes Grange
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.3 km
1.4 km to a named beach
 980 m
1.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

West Lakes Grange
Connectivity score 65/100 73/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
3,394 premises
 21%
3,383 premises

Climate

West Lakes Grange
Annual rainfall 394 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

West Lakes Grange
PM2.5 4.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

West Lakes Grange
Average residential rate $1,726/yr
same for both
Council Charles Sturt
same for both

Federal electorate

West Lakes Grange
Division Hindmarsh
same for both
Member Mark Butler
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

West Lakes Grange
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

West Lakes

Beach Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Retirees River Townhouses

Grange

Beach Coastal Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Premium Retirees River Transport Hub

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