Angaston vs Moculta

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Angaston: a median of $765,000, against $688,000 in Moculta. On these figures, Angaston 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Angaston has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • Moculta carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 28/100)

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

First-home buyers

Moculta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($687,500 vs $765,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Angaston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 10%)

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

Commuting to the city

Angaston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (90.8 km vs 94.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Angaston

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 18%)
  • But Moculta carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 28/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Angaston Moculta
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.

Angaston Moculta
Walkability 4 / 10
Angaston — Walkability: 4/100 Moculta — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 72 / 89
Angaston — Safety: 72/100 Moculta — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 55 / 52
Angaston — Low fire risk: 55/100 Moculta — Low fire risk: 52/100

Demographics

Angaston has more residents (2,202 vs 228); Moculta has higher household incomes ($79,040 vs $68,068).

Angaston Moculta
Population 2,202
+90% vs other
 228
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.1% +0.4%
Median age 46 45
Median household income $68,068/yr $79,040/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $249/wk $260/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Angaston Moculta
0-4 4.6% / 4.4%
Angaston — 0-4: 4.6% Moculta — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 14.4% / 11.4%
Angaston — 5-14: 14.4% Moculta — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 4.6% / 8.8%
Angaston — 15-19: 4.6% Moculta — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 4.2% / 4.4%
Angaston — 20-24: 4.2% Moculta — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 8.2% / 7.5%
Angaston — 25-34: 8.2% Moculta — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 11.7% / 13.2%
Angaston — 35-44: 11.7% Moculta — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 13.8% / 13.2%
Angaston — 45-54: 13.8% Moculta — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 15.4% / 17.5%
Angaston — 55-64: 15.4% Moculta — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 13.7% / 13.2%
Angaston — 65-74: 13.7% Moculta — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 7.4% / 4.4%
Angaston — 75-84: 7.4% Moculta — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 2.0% / —
Angaston — 85+: 2.0% Moculta — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Angaston 38.9% couple families
Angaston — Couple Families: 38.9% Angaston — Lone Person: 42.5% Angaston — One Parent Families: 15.4% Angaston — Group Household: 2.5% Angaston — Other Families: 0.8%
Moculta 42.9% couple families
Moculta — Couple Families: 42.9% Moculta — Lone Person: 32.1% Moculta — One Parent Families: 17.9% Moculta — Group Household: 7.1% Moculta — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Angaston 25.8% renting
Angaston — Owned Outright: 39.5% Angaston — Mortgage: 34.6% Angaston — Renting: 25.8%
Moculta 9.6% renting
Moculta — Owned Outright: 50.6% Moculta — Mortgage: 39.8% Moculta — Renting: 9.6%
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.

Angaston Moculta
England 5.0% / 3.5%
Angaston — England: 5.0% Moculta — England: 3.5%
South Africa 0.5% / 2.6%
Angaston — South Africa: 0.5% Moculta — South Africa: 2.6%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.3%
Angaston — New Zealand: 1.5% Moculta — New Zealand: 1.3%
Scotland 0.7% / —
Angaston — Scotland: 0.7% Moculta — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 0.5% / —
Angaston — Germany: 0.5% Moculta — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Qualifications

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

Angaston Moculta
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 16.7%
Angaston — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Moculta — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 11.2% / 8.8%
Angaston — Bachelor Degree: 11.2% Moculta — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 2.6%
Angaston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Moculta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 2.6%
Angaston — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Moculta — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 2.2%
Angaston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Moculta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Angaston 81.6% houses
Angaston — Houses: 81.6% Angaston — Townhouses: 14.1% Angaston — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Moculta 100.0% houses
Moculta — Houses: 100.0% Moculta — Townhouses: 0.0% Moculta — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Angaston Moculta
Median house price $765,000 $687,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $312,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 15 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Angaston Moculta
Rural and farming 95% 97%
Industrial 3% 2%
Residential 2% 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

Angaston Moculta
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.

Angaston Moculta
Houses 4.2%
$620/wk on $760K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Angaston Moculta
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of SA Higher than 54% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of SA Higher than 62% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 40% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 41% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 75% of SA —

Liveability

Angaston Moculta
Grade C —
Score 40/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Angaston carries more crime risk (28 vs 11).

Angaston Moculta
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Low
11/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Angaston Moculta
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Angaston

  • Angaston Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Angaston Independent · Primary at peers

Schools in Moculta

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

Amenities in the suburb

Angaston Moculta
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 5 0
Childcare 1 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 9 1

Mobility

Moculta sits further from the CBD (94.5 km vs 90.8 km).

Angaston Moculta
Walkability score 4/100 10/100
Distance to Adelaide 90.8 km 94.5 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 71 min 74 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 5353
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 5353
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.

Angaston Moculta
Car (driver) 77.2% / 77.0%
Angaston — Car (driver): 77.2% Moculta — Car (driver): 77.0%
Worked from Home 13.5% / 13.3%
Angaston — Worked from Home: 13.5% Moculta — Worked from Home: 13.3%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 5.3%
Angaston — Car (passenger): 3.8% Moculta — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only 4.1% / 4.4%
Angaston — Walked Only: 4.1% Moculta — Walked Only: 4.4%
Bicycle 0.9% / —
Angaston — Bicycle: 0.9% Moculta — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.2%).

Setting

Angaston Moculta
Elevation 404 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 382 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Angaston Moculta
Connectivity score 47/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 9%
1,176 premises
 0%
96 premises

Climate

Angaston Moculta
Annual rainfall 460 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Angaston Moculta
Average residential rate $2,247/yr
same for both
Council Barossa
same for both

Federal electorate

Angaston Moculta
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Angaston Moculta
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Angaston

Rural

Moculta

Rural

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