Bethany vs Krondorf

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Bethany tends to suit 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

Bethany

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 39/100)

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

First-home buyers

Krondorf

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Bethany has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $450/wk)
  • Krondorf leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 18%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Bethany

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bethany

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 39/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Bethany

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-3.3% vs -14.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bethany Krondorf
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.

Bethany Krondorf
Walkability 10 / 0
Bethany — Walkability: 10/100 Krondorf — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 61
Bethany — Safety: 87/100 Krondorf — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 66 / 66
Bethany — Low fire risk: 66/100 Krondorf — Low fire risk: 66/100

Demographics

Bethany has more residents (146 vs 63); Krondorf has higher household incomes ($210,548 vs $93,600).

Bethany Krondorf
Population 146
+57% vs other
 63
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.3% -14.9%
Median age 49 48
Median household income $93,600/yr $210,548/yr
+125% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $450/wk
+41% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bethany Krondorf
0-4 4.1% / —
Bethany — 0-4: 4.1% Krondorf — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 15.1% / 22.2%
Bethany — 5-14: 15.1% Krondorf — 5-14: 22.2%
15-19 4.1% / 14.3%
Bethany — 15-19: 4.1% Krondorf — 15-19: 14.3%
20-24 2.1% / 6.3%
Bethany — 20-24: 2.1% Krondorf — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 6.2% / —
Bethany — 25-34: 6.2% Krondorf — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 5.5% / 7.9%
Bethany — 35-44: 5.5% Krondorf — 35-44: 7.9%
45-54 11.6% / 28.6%
Bethany — 45-54: 11.6% Krondorf — 45-54: 28.6%
55-64 17.1% / 6.3%
Bethany — 55-64: 17.1% Krondorf — 55-64: 6.3%
65-74 17.8% / 9.5%
Bethany — 65-74: 17.8% Krondorf — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 8.9% / 4.8%
Bethany — 75-84: 8.9% Krondorf — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 2.7% / —
Bethany — 85+: 2.7% Krondorf — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

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.

Bethany Krondorf
England 2.7% / 6.3%
Bethany — England: 2.7% Krondorf — England: 6.3%
New Zealand 2.7% / —
Bethany — New Zealand: 2.7% Krondorf — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bethany 60.0% couple families
Bethany — Couple Families: 60.0% Bethany — Lone Person: 40.0%
Krondorf 63.6% couple families
Krondorf — Couple Families: 63.6% Krondorf — Lone Person: 36.4%
Couple Families Lone Person

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bethany 100.0% houses
Bethany — Houses: 100.0%
Krondorf 100.0% houses
Krondorf — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bethany Krondorf
Certificate III & IV 10.3% / 15.9%
Bethany — Certificate III & IV: 10.3% Krondorf — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 14.3%
Bethany — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Krondorf — Bachelor Degree: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 4.8%
Bethany — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Krondorf — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.5% / 6.3%
Bethany — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5% Krondorf — Postgraduate Degree: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / 4.8%
Bethany — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% Krondorf — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bethany 6.7% renting
Bethany — Owned Outright: 64.4% Bethany — Mortgage: 28.9% Bethany — Renting: 6.7%
Krondorf 0.0% renting
Krondorf — Owned Outright: 68.8% Krondorf — Mortgage: 31.2% Krondorf — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Bethany Krondorf
Rural and farming 93% 90%
Residential 7% 10%
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 Krondorf
New dwellings approved 180
across Barossa
same for both
Approvals change year on year -48%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Bethany Krondorf
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 99% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of SA Higher than 42% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 58% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of SA Higher than 64% of SA

Liveability

Bethany is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Bethany Krondorf
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Krondorf carries more crime risk (39 vs 13).

Bethany Krondorf
Bushfire Low
34/100
same for both
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
39/100
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 Krondorf
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

Bethany Krondorf
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Bethany Krondorf
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 77.8 km 79.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 61 min 63 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 5352
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 5352
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.

Bethany Krondorf
Car (driver) 60.3% / 82.9%
Bethany — Car (driver): 60.3% Krondorf — Car (driver): 82.9%
Worked from Home 26.0% / 17.1%
Bethany — Worked from Home: 26.0% Krondorf — Worked from Home: 17.1%
Walked Only 8.2% / —
Bethany — Walked Only: 8.2% Krondorf — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 5.5% / —
Bethany — Car (passenger): 5.5% Krondorf — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.9%).

Setting

Bethany Krondorf
Elevation 273 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 329 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 46.7 km 44.4 km

NBN connectivity

Bethany Krondorf
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
66 premises
 0%
38 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Bethany Krondorf
Average residential rate $2,247/yr
same for both
Council Barossa
same for both

Federal electorate

Bethany Krondorf
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bethany Krondorf
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bethany

Retirees Rural

Krondorf

Family Rural Students

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