The suburb is named after Captain Charles Sturt's cottage, built in 1840–41, which still stands and is now a museum.

Grange is a suburb with partial frontage to Gulf St Vincent located about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of the Adelaide city centre.

Boundaries were also established in 1945 over that portion of the Town of Henley and Grange located north of Kirkcaldy Beach Road.

[12] On 19 November 2009, land bounded by Trimmer Parade, Sportsmans Drive, Brebner Drive and Frederick Road was removed from the adjoining suburb of Seaton and added to the northern side of Grange following a proposal put forward by a resident group associated with the "Grange Golf Course Estate" and sponsored by the City of Charles Sturt.

[14] The age distribution of Grange residents is skewed slightly higher than the greater Australian population.

Grange Recreation Reserve is located in the northwest of the suburb and offers a playing field and playground.

[17] The greenspace in the centre of the suburb is notable as being the location of Charles Sturt's still-extant cottage.

[17] Grange is serviced by public transport buses and trains run by the Adelaide Metro.