Belalie North vs Jamestown

Belalie North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 49 in Jamestown. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Belalie North tends to suit families with children and couples, while Jamestown suits 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 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Belalie North is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 43%)

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

First-home buyers

Belalie North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 19%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Belalie North

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $215/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Jamestown

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (65/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (164 min vs 183 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (215.3 km vs 238 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Jamestown

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (65/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 14%)

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

Belalie North 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 North 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 North Jamestown
Walkability 0 / 65
Belalie North — Walkability: 0/100 Jamestown — Walkability: 65/100
Safety 82 / 74
Belalie North — Safety: 82/100 Jamestown — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 100 / 88
Belalie North — Low fire risk: 100/100 Jamestown — Low fire risk: 88/100

Demographics

Jamestown has more residents (1,549 vs 85); Jamestown rents higher ($215/wk vs $100/wk).

Belalie North Jamestown
Population 85 1,549
+1722% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.2% -0.8%
Median age 39 49
Median household income $70,200/yr
+10% vs other
 $63,128/yr
Median weekly rent $100/wk $215/wk
+115% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Belalie North Jamestown
0-4 3.5% / 5.5%
Belalie North — 0-4: 3.5% Jamestown — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 24.7% / 11.4%
Belalie North — 5-14: 24.7% Jamestown — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 10.6% / 3.7%
Belalie North — 15-19: 10.6% Jamestown — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 — / 5.5%
Belalie North — 20-24: not among its largest Jamestown — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 7.1% / 10.6%
Belalie North — 25-34: 7.1% Jamestown — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 14.1% / 9.3%
Belalie North — 35-44: 14.1% Jamestown — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 8.2% / 11.2%
Belalie North — 45-54: 8.2% Jamestown — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 11.8% / 15.9%
Belalie North — 55-64: 11.8% Jamestown — 55-64: 15.9%
65-74 14.1% / 12.9%
Belalie North — 65-74: 14.1% Jamestown — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 — / 9.4%
Belalie North — 75-84: not among its largest Jamestown — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ — / 5.0%
Belalie North — 85+: not among its largest Jamestown — 85+: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Belalie North 47.1% lone person
Belalie North — Lone Person: 47.1% Belalie North — Couple Families: 52.9% Belalie North — One Parent Families: 0.0% Belalie North — Group Household: 0.0% Belalie North — Other Families: 0.0%
Jamestown 52.9% lone person
Jamestown — Lone Person: 52.9% Jamestown — Couple Families: 33.3% Jamestown — One Parent Families: 9.8% Jamestown — Group Household: 3.3% Jamestown — Other Families: 0.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Belalie North 28.6% renting
Belalie North — Owned Outright: 57.1% Belalie North — Mortgage: 14.3% Belalie North — Renting: 28.6%
Jamestown 19.9% renting
Jamestown — Owned Outright: 46.8% Jamestown — Mortgage: 33.3% Jamestown — Renting: 19.9%
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.

Belalie North Jamestown
South Africa 8.2% / 0.3%
Belalie North — South Africa: 8.2% Jamestown — South Africa: 0.3%
England — / 2.8%
Belalie North — England: not among its largest Jamestown — England: 2.8%
Zimbabwe — / 0.4%
Belalie North — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Jamestown — Zimbabwe: 0.4%
Thailand — / 0.3%
Belalie North — Thailand: not among its largest Jamestown — Thailand: 0.3%
Greece — / 0.2%
Belalie North — Greece: not among its largest Jamestown — Greece: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).

Qualifications

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

Belalie North Jamestown
Certificate III & IV 9.4% / 17.5%
Belalie North — Certificate III & IV: 9.4% Jamestown — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.8% / 6.6%
Belalie North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.8% Jamestown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 7.9%
Belalie North — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Jamestown — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Belalie North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Jamestown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Belalie North — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Jamestown — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Belalie North 100.0% houses
Belalie North — Houses: 100.0% Belalie North — Townhouses: 0.0% Belalie North — 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

Property market

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

Ranking within SA

Belalie North Jamestown
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 40% of SA Higher than 31% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% 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 34% of SA Higher than 74% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 93% of SA

Liveability

Jamestown is more walkable (65 vs 0).

Belalie North 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 North Jamestown
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
12/100
Crime Low
18/100
 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 North 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 North

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 North Jamestown
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 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 North sits further from the CBD (238 km vs 215.3 km).

Belalie North Jamestown
Walkability score 0/100 65/100
Distance to Adelaide 238 km
+10% vs other
 215.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 183 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 North Jamestown
Car (driver) 64.7% / 82.5%
Belalie North — Car (driver): 64.7% Jamestown — Car (driver): 82.5%
Worked from Home 20.6% / 7.4%
Belalie North — Worked from Home: 20.6% Jamestown — Worked from Home: 7.4%
Walked Only 14.7% / 5.8%
Belalie North — Walked Only: 14.7% Jamestown — Walked Only: 5.8%
Car (passenger) — / 3.6%
Belalie North — Car (passenger): not among its largest Jamestown — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Bicycle — / 0.6%
Belalie North — Bicycle: not among its largest Jamestown — Bicycle: 0.6%

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

Setting

Belalie North Jamestown
Elevation 683 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 450 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Belalie North

Family Rural

Jamestown

Affordable Retirees River Rural

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