Median price trend for houses
Based on 1 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,090,000
Down 17.5% over 12 months
- 4 bed
- $1.42m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
The Range
SA 5172 · Alexandrina
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,090,000
- Population
- 159
- Postcode
- 5172
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
The Range, South Australia
Property market insights for The Range (SA)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in The Range (SA) SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 1 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in The Range (SA), SA is currently $2,090,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. The Range (SA) has a 12-month growth rate of -17.5% for houses.
Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,420,000 in The Range (SA).
Crime and safety
Is The Range safe?
The overall rate for The Range is 6,440 offences per 100,000 residents — 71% above the Greater Adelaide benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of The Range.
Overall crime rate
6,440
offences per 100,000 residents
71% aboveGreater Adelaide
The RangeGreater Adelaide: 3,761
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in The Range?
The Range SA 5172 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
159 people call The Range home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $2,550 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 159
- Median age
- 51 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,167 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $447 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1510.1%Below
15–3416.4%Below
35–5422.6%Below
55–7437.7%Above
75 and over7.5%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses101.9%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright38.5%Above
Paying a mortgage46.2%Above
Renting15.4%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car32.0%Below
Two cars36.0%Below
Three or more48.0%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home23.5%Above
Drove to work61.2%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in The Range
23.5% of workers in The Range worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
12.6% of The Range residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
69.8% of people in The Range described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about The Range
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for The Range SA 5172.
Is The Range family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
10.1% of The Range's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
47 family households lived in The Range; 40.4% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.
23.4% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of The Range?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
The Range had 159 residents at the 2021 Census.
13.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
45.3% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in The Range?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 101.9% of occupied private dwellings in The Range.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in The Range?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
38.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
46.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
15.4% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in The Range?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in The Range had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 17.0% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 54.7%, while 30.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in The Range?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
23.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Greater Adelaide rate.
61.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in The Range?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 32.0% of the total.
84.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to The Range, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
76.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 23.2% reported a different address.
16.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in The Range?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
89.3% of residents used only English at home.
0.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were The Range residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
16.4% of The Range's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 83.6% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape The Range?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 48.4% of ancestry responses in The Range.
Australian ancestry made up 42.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in The Range?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
30.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 18.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 3.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.5% of workers, and education and training employed 8.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in The Range?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 63.3%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
30.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 29.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.4%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of The Range show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
62.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.9% reported asthma, 12.6% arthritis and 2.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is The Range?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
16.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 14.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 33.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in The Range?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,550 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,167.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $447 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does The Range compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 23.5% in The Range, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 38.5% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 15.4% in The Range, against 29.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to The Range (SA)
Is The Range (SA) expensive?
The median house price is $2,090,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is The Range (SA) good for families?
The Census counted 47 local families, and 10.1% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in The Range (SA)?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,420,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around The Range (SA)
9 streets in The Range (SA)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adams Gully Rd
- Badgers Rd
- Elliott Rd
- Jackson Hill Rd
- Justin Rd
- Pennys Hill Rd
- Pottery Rd
- Range Rd
- Thomas Hill Rd
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