Beetaloo Valley vs Telowie
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Beetaloo Valley, most households are couple families. In Telowie, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Beetaloo Valley tends to suit people living alone and couples, while Telowie suits families with children and older residents.
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
Telowie
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 43/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 60%)
- But Beetaloo Valley has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
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
Beetaloo Valley
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 14%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $190/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Beetaloo Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (221.9 km vs 241.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Telowie
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 43/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 21%)
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
Beetaloo Valley and Telowie 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
Beetaloo Valley has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $68,224); Telowie rents higher ($190/wk vs $150/wk).
| Beetaloo Valley | Telowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 75 | 89 +19% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.6% | -6.3% |
| Median age | 56 same for both | |
| Median household income | $97,500/yr +30% vs other | $68,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk | $190/wk +27% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).
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 (6.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.5%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Beetaloo Valley | Telowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $451,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Telowie has more land zoned for conservation (52% vs 6%); Beetaloo Valley has more rural and farming land (67% vs 48%).
| Beetaloo Valley | Telowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 67% | 48% |
| Environmental | 6% | 52% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 27% | 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
| Beetaloo Valley | Telowie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 11 across Northern Areas | 13 across Mount Remarkable |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% | +200% |
Ranking within SA
| Beetaloo Valley | Telowie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 76% of SA | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 35% of SA | Higher than 26% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 41% of SA | Higher than 23% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 29% of SA | Higher than 59% of SA |
Liveability
| Beetaloo Valley | Telowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Beetaloo Valley carries more crime risk (43 vs 18).
| Beetaloo Valley | Telowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 73/100 | High 74/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 43/100 | Low 18/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Beetaloo Valley | Telowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Beetaloo Valley | Telowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 2 |
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Telowie sits further from the CBD (241.7 km vs 221.9 km).
| Beetaloo Valley | Telowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 221.9 km | 241.7 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 160 min | 163 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 5523 | 0.2% postcode 5540 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 5523 | 58 postcode 5540 |
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 (81.1%).
Setting
| Beetaloo Valley | Telowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 392 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 85 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 17.1 km | 6.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Beetaloo Valley | Telowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 18/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 29 premises | 0% 43 premises |
Climate
| Beetaloo Valley | Telowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 472 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Beetaloo Valley | Telowie | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 23.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Beetaloo Valley | Telowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,809/yr | $1,600/yr |
| Council | Northern Areas | Mount Remarkable |
Federal electorate
| Beetaloo Valley | Telowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Beetaloo Valley | Telowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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