Angaston vs Penrice

Penrice is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 46 in Angaston. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Penrice, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Angaston: a median of $765,000, against $628,000 in Penrice, though rent is higher in Penrice. On these figures, Angaston tends to suit people living alone, while Penrice suits couples and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Penrice

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 28/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 54%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 82%)
  • But Angaston has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Penrice

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper houses ($627,500 vs $765,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Angaston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($249/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Penrice

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (88.3 km vs 90.8 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 16%)
  • But Penrice carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 28/100)

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

Investors

Penrice

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.0% vs 5.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Angaston and Penrice 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 Penrice
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 Penrice
Walkability 4 / 11
Angaston — Walkability: 4/100 Penrice — Walkability: 11/100
Safety 72 / 90
Angaston — Safety: 72/100 Penrice — Safety: 90/100
Low fire risk 55 / 65
Angaston — Low fire risk: 55/100 Penrice — Low fire risk: 65/100

Demographics

Angaston has more residents (2,202 vs 486); Penrice has higher household incomes ($104,468 vs $68,068).

Angaston Penrice
Population 2,202
+78% vs other
 486
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.1% +12.0%
Median age 46 43
Median household income $68,068/yr $104,468/yr
+53% vs other
Median weekly rent $249/wk $350/wk
+41% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Angaston Penrice
0-4 4.6% / 5.8%
Angaston — 0-4: 4.6% Penrice — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 14.4% / 11.9%
Angaston — 5-14: 14.4% Penrice — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 4.6% / 7.6%
Angaston — 15-19: 4.6% Penrice — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 4.2% / 5.3%
Angaston — 20-24: 4.2% Penrice — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 8.2% / 10.3%
Angaston — 25-34: 8.2% Penrice — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 11.7% / 11.7%
Angaston — 35-44: 11.7% Penrice — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 13.8% / 15.2%
Angaston — 45-54: 13.8% Penrice — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 15.4% / 15.4%
Angaston — 55-64: 15.4% Penrice — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 13.7% / 10.3%
Angaston — 65-74: 13.7% Penrice — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 7.4% / 4.9%
Angaston — 75-84: 7.4% Penrice — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 2.0% / 1.2%
Angaston — 85+: 2.0% Penrice — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

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%
Penrice 60.0% couple families
Penrice — Couple Families: 60.0% Penrice — Lone Person: 23.3% Penrice — One Parent Families: 8.3% Penrice — Group Household: 8.3% Penrice — 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%
Penrice 10.3% renting
Penrice — Owned Outright: 44.2% Penrice — Mortgage: 45.5% Penrice — Renting: 10.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Angaston Penrice
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 16.7%
Angaston — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Penrice — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 11.2% / 7.8%
Angaston — Bachelor Degree: 11.2% Penrice — Bachelor Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 7.6%
Angaston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Penrice — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 3.1%
Angaston — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Penrice — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 2.1%
Angaston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Penrice — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

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

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 Penrice
England 5.0% / 3.5%
Angaston — England: 5.0% Penrice — England: 3.5%
New Zealand 1.5% / 0.6%
Angaston — New Zealand: 1.5% Penrice — New Zealand: 0.6%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.8%
Angaston — Scotland: 0.7% Penrice — Scotland: 0.8%
Italy — / 1.0%
Angaston — Italy: not among its largest Penrice — Italy: 1.0%
South Africa 0.5% / —
Angaston — South Africa: 0.5% Penrice — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany 0.5% / —
Angaston — Germany: 0.5% Penrice — Germany: not among its largest

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

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%
Penrice 100.0% houses
Penrice — Houses: 100.0% Penrice — Townhouses: 0.0% Penrice — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Angaston Penrice
Median house price $765,000 $627,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $312,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 15 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Angaston Penrice
Rural and farming 95% 86%
Industrial 3% 12%
Residential 2%
same for both
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 Penrice
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 Penrice
Houses 4.2%
$620/wk on $760K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Angaston Penrice
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of SA Higher than 83% 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
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of SA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 75% of SA —

Liveability

Angaston Penrice
Grade C —
Score 40/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Angaston carries more crime risk (28 vs 10); Angaston carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 35).

Angaston Penrice
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 Low
35/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Low
10/100
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
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Angaston Penrice
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 Penrice

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Angaston sits further from the CBD (90.8 km vs 88.3 km).

Angaston Penrice
Walkability score 4/100 11/100
Distance to Adelaide 90.8 km
+3% vs other
 88.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 71 min 72 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 Penrice
Car (driver) 77.2% / 84.9%
Angaston — Car (driver): 77.2% Penrice — Car (driver): 84.9%
Worked from Home 13.5% / 8.4%
Angaston — Worked from Home: 13.5% Penrice — Worked from Home: 8.4%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 4.6%
Angaston — Car (passenger): 3.8% Penrice — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Walked Only 4.1% / 2.1%
Angaston — Walked Only: 4.1% Penrice — Walked Only: 2.1%
Bicycle 0.9% / —
Angaston — Bicycle: 0.9% Penrice — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.9%).

Setting

Angaston Penrice
Elevation 404 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 359 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Angaston Penrice
Connectivity score 47/100 46/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 9%
1,176 premises
 12%
191 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Angaston

Rural

Penrice

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