Bethany vs Angaston
Angaston is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 49 in Bethany. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bethany, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bethany tends to suit 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
- Bethany carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 28/100)
- Angaston has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Angaston
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 30%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Angaston
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 7%)
- has cheaper rent ($249/wk vs $320/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bethany
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (77.8 km vs 90.8 km)
- has a shorter drive in (61 min vs 71 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bethany
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 28/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 23%)
- But Angaston has more GPs (2 vs 0)
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 -3.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bethany and Angaston 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 146); Bethany has higher household incomes ($93,600 vs $68,068).
| Bethany | Angaston | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 146 | 2,202 +1408% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.3% | +5.1% |
| Median age | 49 | 46 |
| Median household income | $93,600/yr +27% vs other | $68,068/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $320/wk +22% vs other | $249/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).
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 (5.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bethany | Angaston | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bethany | Angaston | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 93% | 95% |
| Residential | 7% | 2% |
| Industrial | 0% | 3% |
| 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
| Bethany | Angaston | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 180 across Barossa same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -48% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Bethany | Angaston | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.2% $620/wk on $760K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Bethany | Angaston | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 72% of SA | Higher than 36% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 63% of SA | Higher than 59% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 58% of SA | Higher than 40% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 57% of SA | Higher than 74% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 75% of SA |
Liveability
| Bethany | Angaston | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 40/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Angaston carries more crime risk (28 vs 13); Angaston carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 34).
| Bethany | Angaston | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 34/100 | Moderate 45/100 |
| Crime | Low 13/100 | Low 28/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 6 within 5 km | 5 within 5 km |
Schools
| Bethany | Angaston | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Bethany
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Angaston
- Angaston Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Angaston Independent · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Bethany | Angaston | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 5 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 5 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 9 |
Mobility
Angaston sits further from the CBD (90.8 km vs 77.8 km).
| Bethany | Angaston | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 77.8 km | 90.8 km +17% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 61 min | 71 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 5352 | 0.3% postcode 5353 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 78 postcode 5352 | 67 postcode 5353 |
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 (77.2%).
Setting
| Bethany | Angaston | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 273 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 404 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bethany | Angaston | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 47/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 66 premises | 9% 1,176 premises |
Climate
| Bethany | Angaston | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 460 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bethany | Angaston | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,247/yr same for both | |
| Council | Barossa same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bethany | Angaston | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bethany | Angaston | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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