Grange SA — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Grange, South Australia. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Grange SA is 6,143 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Grange is $824 per week ($42,848 per year). Median rent in Grange is $334 per week ($1,447 per month). Grange has a median age of 49 years, older than the national median of 38. Grange has a population density of 1726.3 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Grange is England. The most common religion is No Religion (44% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Greek. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Grange is $2,000.

There were 108 recorded offences in Grange in 2025-26, a rate of 18 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (40 offences).

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Grange Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Grange Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$824/wk
$42,848 per year
#3191 of 14,663
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Median Rent
$334/wk
$1,447 per month
#3786 of 14,663
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Median Age
49years
11 years older than national median
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Mortgage
$2,000/mo
Avg household size: 2.3 · 0.8 per bedroom

Grange Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.0% (2,948) Female 52.0% (3,196)

Population Density

1726.3
people per km²
6,143 people · 3.6 km²

Households

2.3
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,311
Family income/wk

Grange Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Grange Housing Tenure

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Owned outright
58.4% 1,021 dwellings
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Owned with mortgage
41.6% 726 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Grange Country of Birth

Australia
87.1%
England
8.4%
India
0.9%
Brazil
0.9%
Germany
0.7%
Greece
0.7%
Croatia
0.5%
France
0.4%
China
0.2%
Iran
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Grange Religion

No Religion
44.0%
Catholic
24.7%
Anglican
9.4%
Uniting Church
6.6%
Eastern Orthodox
5.6%
Not stated
5.5%
Christian (other)
2.5%
Baptist
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Grange Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
66.1%
Year 11 or equivalent
16.4%
Year 10 or equivalent
14.4%
Year 9 or equivalent
3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Grange Languages Spoken at Home

Greek
23.2%
Italian
22.4%
Other
19.3%
Portuguese
10.2%
French
7.1%
Spanish
6.3%
Serbian
5.9%
Croatian
5.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Grange Employment

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Employed full-time
34.5% 1,706 people
Employed part-time
21.5% 1,063 people
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Unemployed
2.4% 121 people
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Not in labour force
41.5% 2,051 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Grange Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
35.4%
Certificate III/IV
26.6%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
19.3%
Postgraduate Degree
11.5%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
5.6%
Certificate I/II
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Grange Occupation

Professionals
36.4%
Managers
19.0%
Technicians & Trade Workers
12.4%
Community & Personal Service
12.1%
Clerical & Administrative
11.1%
Sales Workers
4.4%
Labourers
2.5%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Grange Field of Study

Management & Commerce
24.6%
Engineering
15.7%
Society & Culture
13.4%
Health
12.7%
Education
10.4%
Architecture & Building
5.2%
Creative Arts
5.0%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
4.3%
Natural & Physical Sciences
4.3%
Information Technology
2.9%
Agriculture & Environment
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Grange Dwelling Types

Separate house
76.6%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
13.6%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
9.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Grange Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.7%
$1-$149/wk
0.6%
$150-$299/wk
1.2%
$300-$399/wk
2.4%
$400-$499/wk
6.7%
$500-$649/wk
5.1%
$650-$799/wk
5.9%
$800-$999/wk
7.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.0%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.8%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
10.6%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
6.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
6.8%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
4.3%
$4,000+/wk
16.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Grange Marital Status

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Married
50.8% 2,668
↔️
Separated
2.6% 138
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Divorced
9.1% 478
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Widowed
8.0% 420
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Never married
29.5% 1,548

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Grange Ancestry

English
30.5%
Australian
25.3%
Italian
7.8%
Irish
7.7%
Scottish
7.5%
Other
7.2%
German
5.7%
Greek
3.7%
Polish
1.5%
Croatian
1.2%
Dutch
1.0%
Indian
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Grange School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
38.1%
Secondary — Catholic
16.5%
Secondary — Government
12.4%
Pre-school
8.8%
Vocational Education
8.7%
Primary — Catholic
8.5%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
4.3%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Grange Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
7.6% 902
No need for assistance
92.4% 11,005

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Grange Volunteering

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Volunteer
20.2% 1,025
Not a volunteer
79.8% 4,042

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Grange Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
5.5%
$300-$449/mo
2.1%
$450-$599/mo
1.4%
$600-$799/mo
4.2%
$800-$999/mo
5.1%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
14.0%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
13.8%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
23.5%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
15.8%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
14.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Grange How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
70.9%
Did not go to work
14.0%
Car (passenger)
4.5%
Train
3.7%
Bus
2.8%
Walked only
1.3%
Bicycle
1.2%
Other
0.8%
Truck
0.4%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.2%
Tram/Light Rail
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Grange Car Ownership

0 vehicles
5.7%
1 vehicle
38.6%
2 vehicles
38.4%
3 vehicles
11.5%
4+ vehicles
5.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Grange Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
3.2%
2 bedrooms
22.5%
3 bedrooms
48.7%
4 bedrooms
21.9%
5 bedrooms
3.0%
6+ bedrooms
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Grange Population Mobility

12.3%
moved in the last year
36.3%
moved in the last 5 years
3.9%
unemployment rate (Census)
57.8%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Grange Indigenous Population

1.0%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
125
Indigenous residents
11,813
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Grange Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
573
Arthritis
270
Asthma
207
Heart disease
192
Diabetes
175
Lung condition
135
Cancer
110
Stroke
83
Kidney disease
67
Dementia
44

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Grange Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
10.3%
$1-$149/wk
4.8%
$150-$299/wk
6.1%
$300-$399/wk
3.2%
$400-$499/wk
3.3%
$500-$649/wk
4.4%
$650-$799/wk
7.9%
$800-$999/wk
9.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.5%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.7%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
11.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.8%
$3,500+/wk
4.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Grange Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
36.6%
Couple — no children
34.1%
Couple — no children under 15
18.7%
One parent — no children under 15
6.5%
One parent — children under 15
4.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Grange Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.2% 10
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.2% 9
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Previously served
3.1% 160
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Never served
96.5% 4,926

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Grange Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
15.3% 776
Did not provide
84.7% 4,290

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Grange Children Ever Born

No children
31.3%
1 child
13.1%
2 children
34.2%
3 children
16.1%
4 children
4.7%
5+ children
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Grange When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
45
1951–1960
139
1961–1970
202
1971–1980
109
1981–1990
133
1991–2000
125
2001–2010
211
2011–2015
108
2016
48
2017
29
2018
31
2019
53
2020
25
2021
15

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Grange Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
23.2%
5–14 hours
31.6%
15–29 hours
14.3%
30+ hours
8.1%
Did not do domestic work
22.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Grange Household Size

1 person
29.6%
2 persons
37.0%
3 persons
12.9%
4 persons
14.0%
5 persons
4.8%
6+ persons
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Grange Where Residents Moved From

Same address
5,162
Moved from SA
410
Moved — same area (SA2)
102
Moved from overseas
65
Moved from VIC
56
Moved from NSW
36
Moved from QLD
10
Moved from NT
10
Moved from WA
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Grange Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
90.7%
Step family — no other children
5.8%
Blended family — no other children
3.1%
Intact family — other children present
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Grange Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 108 total

Theft
40
Property Damage
23
Break & Enter
19
Assault
17
Fraud
6
Other Against Person
3

Offence trend by year:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: SA Government Open Data — data.sa.gov.au

Grange Schools

11
schools nearby
8
government
1045
avg ICSEA score
7,476
total students
Star of the Sea School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 558 students
1108
ICSEA
Fulham North Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 395 students
1095
ICSEA
Grange Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 702 students
1075
ICSEA
St Michael's College Catholic
Combined · R-12 · 2,193 students
1064
ICSEA
Kidman Park Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 485 students
1053
ICSEA
Henley High School Government
Secondary · U, 7-12 · 1,381 students
1045
ICSEA
Our Lady Queen of Peace School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 278 students
1043
ICSEA
Fulham Gardens Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 148 students
1042
ICSEA
Seaton High School Government
Secondary · U, 7-12 · 917 students
1001
ICSEA
Seaton Park Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 149 students
999
ICSEA
Hendon Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 270 students
965
ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Grange Rent Prices & Affordability

20%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,709/wk
Median Rent $334/wk
Rent-to-Income 19.5%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Grange

≈ $7,406/month
Median rent $334/wk
Left after rent $1,375/wk
Rent share 19.5%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Grange vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Grange

What is the population of Grange SA?

The population of Grange SA is 6,143 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1726.3 people per km².Grange is ranked #1,280 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Grange?

The median personal income in Grange SA is $824 per week, or $42,848 per year.The median household income is $1,709 per week.Family income is $2,311 per week.Grange is ranked #3,191 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Grange?

Median rent in Grange SA is $334 per week ($1,447 per month).Rent represents 19.5% of household income, which is considered affordable.Grange ranks #3,786 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Grange?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Grange SA is $2,000. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Grange?

The median age in Grange SA is 49 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Grange a good suburb to live in?

Grange is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 6,143.The median income is $824/wk, which is above the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (19.5% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 40530. All dollar figures in AUD.