Angaston vs Mount Mckenzie
Angaston is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Mount McKenzie. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount McKenzie, most households are couple families. On these figures, Angaston tends to suit people living alone, while Mount McKenzie suits couples.
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)
- Mount Mckenzie is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 54%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Angaston
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($249/wk vs $285/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Angaston sits closer to the CBD (90.8 km vs 95.8 km)
- Mount Mckenzie is more walkable (12/100 vs 4/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Angaston has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- Mount Mckenzie is more walkable (12/100 vs 4/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Angaston
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.1% vs -10.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Angaston and Mount Mckenzie drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Angaston has more residents (2,202 vs 58); Mount McKenzie has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $68,068).
| Angaston | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,202 +97% vs other | 58 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.1% | -10.8% |
| Median age | 46 | 50 |
| Median household income | $68,068/yr | $84,500/yr +24% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $249/wk | $285/wk +14% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Angaston | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $765,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $312,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 30 days from 15 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Angaston | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 95% | 100% |
| Industrial | 3% | 0% |
| Residential | 2% | 0% |
| 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 | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 180 across Barossa same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -48% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Angaston | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.2% $620/wk on $760K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Angaston | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 36% of SA | Higher than 63% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 59% of SA | Higher than 66% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 40% of SA | Higher than 41% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 74% of SA | Higher than 69% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 75% of SA | — |
Liveability
Mount McKenzie is more walkable (12 vs 4).
| Angaston | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 40/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Angaston carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 0).
| Angaston | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 45/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 28/100 same for both | |
| 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 | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Mount Mckenzie
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Angaston | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Mount McKenzie sits further from the CBD (95.8 km vs 90.8 km).
| Angaston | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 90.8 km | 95.8 km +6% 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Angaston | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 404 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 394 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Angaston | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 47/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 9% 1,176 premises | 0% 29 premises |
Climate
| Angaston | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 460 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Angaston | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,247/yr same for both | |
| Council | Barossa same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Angaston | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Angaston | Mount Mckenzie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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