Belalie East vs Jamestown

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Belalie East, most households are couple families. In Jamestown, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Belalie East tends to suit share households and couples, while Jamestown suits people living alone 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

Jamestown

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Belalie East is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 43%)

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

Renters

Belalie East

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($140/wk vs $215/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Jamestown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (65/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (215.3 km vs 218.2 km)
  • But Belalie East has a shorter drive in (156 min vs 164 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Jamestown

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (65/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 8%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Belalie East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.8% vs -0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Belalie East Jamestown
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.

Belalie East Jamestown
Walkability 0 / 65
Belalie East — Walkability: 0/100 Jamestown — Walkability: 65/100
Low fire risk 100 / 88
Belalie East — Low fire risk: 100/100 Jamestown — Low fire risk: 88/100

Demographics

Jamestown has more residents (1,549 vs 62); Belalie East has higher household incomes ($106,548 vs $63,128).

Belalie East Jamestown
Population 62 1,549
+2398% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.8% -0.8%
Median age 49
same for both
Median household income $106,548/yr
+41% vs other
 $63,128/yr
Median weekly rent $140/wk $215/wk
+54% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Belalie East Jamestown
0-4 — / 5.5%
Belalie East — 0-4: not among its largest Jamestown — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 9.7% / 11.4%
Belalie East — 5-14: 9.7% Jamestown — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 4.8% / 3.7%
Belalie East — 15-19: 4.8% Jamestown — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 4.8% / 5.5%
Belalie East — 20-24: 4.8% Jamestown — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 12.9% / 10.6%
Belalie East — 25-34: 12.9% Jamestown — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 8.1% / 9.3%
Belalie East — 35-44: 8.1% Jamestown — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 12.9% / 11.2%
Belalie East — 45-54: 12.9% Jamestown — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 25.8% / 15.9%
Belalie East — 55-64: 25.8% Jamestown — 55-64: 15.9%
65-74 8.1% / 12.9%
Belalie East — 65-74: 8.1% Jamestown — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 — / 9.4%
Belalie East — 75-84: not among its largest Jamestown — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ — / 5.0%
Belalie East — 85+: not among its largest Jamestown — 85+: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Belalie East 60.0% couple families
Belalie East — Couple Families: 60.0% Belalie East — Lone Person: 20.0% Belalie East — Group Household: 20.0% Belalie East — One Parent Families: 0.0% Belalie East — Other Families: 0.0%
Jamestown 33.3% couple families
Jamestown — Couple Families: 33.3% Jamestown — Lone Person: 52.9% Jamestown — Group Household: 3.3% Jamestown — One Parent Families: 9.8% Jamestown — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Belalie East 15.0% renting
Belalie East — Owned Outright: 70.0% Belalie East — Mortgage: 15.0% Belalie East — Renting: 15.0%
Jamestown 19.9% renting
Jamestown — Owned Outright: 46.8% Jamestown — Mortgage: 33.3% Jamestown — Renting: 19.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Belalie East 100.0% houses
Belalie East — Houses: 100.0% Belalie East — Townhouses: 0.0% Belalie East — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Jamestown 95.4% houses
Jamestown — Houses: 95.4% Jamestown — Townhouses: 2.7% Jamestown — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Belalie East Jamestown
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 17.5%
Belalie East — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Jamestown — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 6.6%
Belalie East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Jamestown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree — / 7.9%
Belalie East — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Jamestown — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.8% / 1.1%
Belalie East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8% Jamestown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Belalie East — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Jamestown — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

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

Property market

Belalie East Jamestown
Median house price — $327,750
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $120,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 87 days
from 14 sales

Zoning mix

Belalie East Jamestown
Rural and farming 100% 97%
Residential 0% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Belalie East Jamestown
New dwellings approved 11
across Northern Areas
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
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.

Belalie East Jamestown
Houses — 4.7%
$350/wk on $389K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Belalie East Jamestown
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 31% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 28% of SA Higher than 27% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of SA Higher than 74% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 93% of SA

Liveability

Jamestown is more walkable (65 vs 0).

Belalie East Jamestown
Grade — B
Score — 58/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Jamestown carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0).

Belalie East Jamestown
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
12/100
Crime — Low
26/100
Flood — Low
15/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Belalie East Jamestown
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Belalie East

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

Schools in Jamestown

  • St James School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Jamestown Community School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Belalie East Jamestown
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Belalie East sits further from the CBD (218.2 km vs 215.3 km).

Belalie East Jamestown
Walkability score 0/100 65/100
Distance to Adelaide 218.2 km
+1% vs other
 215.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 156 min 164 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 5491
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 5491
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.

Belalie East Jamestown
Car (driver) 60.5% / 82.5%
Belalie East — Car (driver): 60.5% Jamestown — Car (driver): 82.5%
Worked from Home 25.6% / 7.4%
Belalie East — Worked from Home: 25.6% Jamestown — Worked from Home: 7.4%
Walked Only 14.0% / 5.8%
Belalie East — Walked Only: 14.0% Jamestown — Walked Only: 5.8%
Car (passenger) — / 3.6%
Belalie East — Car (passenger): not among its largest Jamestown — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Bicycle — / 0.6%
Belalie East — Bicycle: not among its largest Jamestown — Bicycle: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.5%).

Setting

Belalie East Jamestown
Elevation 605 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 450 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Belalie East Jamestown
Connectivity score 24/100 49/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
13 premises
 10%
964 premises

Climate

Belalie East Jamestown
Annual rainfall 330 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Belalie East Jamestown
Average residential rate $1,809/yr
same for both
Council Northern Areas
same for both

Federal electorate

Belalie East Jamestown
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Belalie East Jamestown
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Belalie East

Rural

Jamestown

Affordable Retirees River Rural

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