Altona vs Lyndoch

Lyndoch is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 50 in Altona. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Altona, about half of households are people living alone. In Lyndoch, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Altona tends to suit people living alone.

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

Lyndoch

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

Lyndoch

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Lyndoch

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Lyndoch

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (55 min vs 61 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (66.3 km vs 70.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lyndoch

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Lyndoch

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.5% vs -13.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Altona Lyndoch
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.

Altona Lyndoch
Walkability 0 / 21
Altona — Walkability: 0/100 Lyndoch — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 62 / 67
Altona — Safety: 62/100 Lyndoch — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 100 / 73
Altona — Low fire risk: 100/100 Lyndoch — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Lyndoch has more residents (2,151 vs 114); Altona rents higher ($350/wk vs $295/wk).

Altona Lyndoch
Population 114 2,151
+1787% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -13.0% +7.5%
Median age 50 44
Median household income $76,336/yr $84,864/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+16% vs other
 $295/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Altona Lyndoch
0-4 5.3% / 5.3%
Altona — 0-4: 5.3% Lyndoch — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 14.9% / 12.8%
Altona — 5-14: 14.9% Lyndoch — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 5.3% / 5.8%
Altona — 15-19: 5.3% Lyndoch — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 2.6% / 4.6%
Altona — 20-24: 2.6% Lyndoch — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 6.1% / 10.2%
Altona — 25-34: 6.1% Lyndoch — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 10.5% / 12.4%
Altona — 35-44: 10.5% Lyndoch — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 16.7% / 13.8%
Altona — 45-54: 16.7% Lyndoch — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 16.7% / 15.1%
Altona — 55-64: 16.7% Lyndoch — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 17.5% / 12.3%
Altona — 65-74: 17.5% Lyndoch — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 — / 6.2%
Altona — 75-84: not among its largest Lyndoch — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ — / 1.5%
Altona — 85+: not among its largest Lyndoch — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Altona 53.1% couple families
Altona — Couple Families: 53.1% Altona — Lone Person: 46.9% Altona — One Parent Families: 0.0% Altona — Group Household: 0.0% Altona — Other Families: 0.0%
Lyndoch 51.3% couple families
Lyndoch — Couple Families: 51.3% Lyndoch — Lone Person: 30.1% Lyndoch — One Parent Families: 14.9% Lyndoch — Group Household: 3.1% Lyndoch — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Altona 0.0% renting
Altona — Owned Outright: 61.9% Altona — Mortgage: 38.1% Altona — Renting: 0.0%
Lyndoch 15.1% renting
Lyndoch — Owned Outright: 38.9% Lyndoch — Mortgage: 46.0% Lyndoch — Renting: 15.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Altona Lyndoch
England 10.5% / 7.7%
Altona — England: 10.5% Lyndoch — England: 7.7%
Germany — / 0.7%
Altona — Germany: not among its largest Lyndoch — Germany: 0.7%
New Zealand — / 0.6%
Altona — New Zealand: not among its largest Lyndoch — New Zealand: 0.6%
Zimbabwe — / 0.5%
Altona — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Lyndoch — Zimbabwe: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Altona — Scotland: not among its largest Lyndoch — Scotland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.5%).

Qualifications

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

Altona Lyndoch
Certificate III & IV 25.4% / 18.4%
Altona — Certificate III & IV: 25.4% Lyndoch — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 8.6%
Altona — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Lyndoch — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Bachelor Degree 2.6% / 9.8%
Altona — Bachelor Degree: 2.6% Lyndoch — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 7.9% / 1.5%
Altona — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.9% Lyndoch — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 2.2%
Altona — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Lyndoch — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Altona 100.0% houses
Altona — Houses: 100.0% Altona — Townhouses: 0.0% Altona — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Lyndoch 94.2% houses
Lyndoch — Houses: 94.2% Lyndoch — Townhouses: 3.5% Lyndoch — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Altona Lyndoch
Median house price — $840,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $544,362
Typical days to sell (houses) — 21 days
from 16 sales

Zoning mix

Altona Lyndoch
Rural and farming 92% 86%
Parks and recreation 8% 3%
Industrial 0% 4%
Commercial 0% 3%
Residential 0% 2%
Environmental 0% 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

Altona Lyndoch
New dwellings approved 180
across Barossa
same for both
Approvals change year on year -48%
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.

Altona Lyndoch
Houses — 4.0%
$620/wk on $799K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Altona Lyndoch
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 51% of SA Higher than 63% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 18% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 53% of SA Higher than 54% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 60% of SA

Liveability

Lyndoch is more walkable (21 vs 0).

Altona Lyndoch
Grade — B
Score — 54/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Lyndoch carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 0).

Altona Lyndoch
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
33/100
Flood — Low
14/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Altona Lyndoch
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Altona

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

Schools in Lyndoch

  • Lyndoch Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Jakobi Lutheran School Independent · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Altona Lyndoch
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 0 6
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 8

Mobility

Altona sits further from the CBD (70.7 km vs 66.3 km).

Altona Lyndoch
Walkability score 0/100 21/100
Distance to Adelaide 70.7 km
+6% vs other
 66.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 61 min 55 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 5351
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 85
postcode 5351
same for both

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.

Altona Lyndoch
Car (driver) 84.4% / 78.5%
Altona — Car (driver): 84.4% Lyndoch — Car (driver): 78.5%
Worked from Home 15.6% / 12.2%
Altona — Worked from Home: 15.6% Lyndoch — Worked from Home: 12.2%
Car (passenger) — / 4.9%
Altona — Car (passenger): not among its largest Lyndoch — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Walked Only — / 3.1%
Altona — Walked Only: not among its largest Lyndoch — Walked Only: 3.1%
Bus — / 1.2%
Altona — Bus: not among its largest Lyndoch — Bus: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.4%).

Setting

Altona Lyndoch
Elevation 283 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 170 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.3 km 35.7 km

NBN connectivity

Altona Lyndoch
Connectivity score 83/100 63/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 63%
67 premises
 33%
957 premises

Climate

Altona Lyndoch
Annual rainfall 460 mm 404 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 30.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 6.6°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Altona Lyndoch
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.31 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Altona Lyndoch
Average residential rate $2,247/yr
same for both
Council Barossa
same for both

Federal electorate

Altona Lyndoch
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Altona Lyndoch
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Altona

Outer

Lyndoch

Acreage Outer River

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