Bethany vs Tanunda

In both, the large majority of 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

Tanunda

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • But Bethany carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 34/100)

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

First-home buyers

Tanunda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Tanunda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 7%)

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

Commuting to the city

Tanunda

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 10/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (75.7 km vs 77.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bethany carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 34/100)
  • Tanunda is more walkable (61/100 vs 10/100)

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

Investors

Tanunda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.7% vs -3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bethany and Tanunda 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 Tanunda
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 Tanunda
Walkability 10 / 61
Bethany — Walkability: 10/100 Tanunda — Walkability: 61/100
Safety 87 / 66
Bethany — Safety: 87/100 Tanunda — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 66 / 85
Bethany — Low fire risk: 66/100 Tanunda — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Tanunda has more residents (4,710 vs 146); Bethany has higher household incomes ($93,600 vs $75,400).

Bethany Tanunda
Population 146 4,710
+3126% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.3% +2.7%
Median age 49 48
Median household income $93,600/yr
+19% vs other
 $75,400/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+6% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bethany Tanunda
0-4 4.1% / 4.7%
Bethany — 0-4: 4.1% Tanunda — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 15.1% / 11.5%
Bethany — 5-14: 15.1% Tanunda — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 4.1% / 4.6%
Bethany — 15-19: 4.1% Tanunda — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 2.1% / 3.6%
Bethany — 20-24: 2.1% Tanunda — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 6.2% / 9.1%
Bethany — 25-34: 6.2% Tanunda — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 5.5% / 11.7%
Bethany — 35-44: 5.5% Tanunda — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 11.6% / 12.8%
Bethany — 45-54: 11.6% Tanunda — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 17.1% / 14.0%
Bethany — 55-64: 17.1% Tanunda — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 17.8% / 14.3%
Bethany — 65-74: 17.8% Tanunda — 65-74: 14.3%
75-84 8.9% / 8.7%
Bethany — 75-84: 8.9% Tanunda — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ 2.7% / 4.6%
Bethany — 85+: 2.7% Tanunda — 85+: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bethany 60.0% couple families
Bethany — Couple Families: 60.0% Bethany — Lone Person: 40.0% Bethany — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bethany — Group Household: 0.0% Bethany — Other Families: 0.0%
Tanunda 39.6% couple families
Tanunda — Couple Families: 39.6% Tanunda — Lone Person: 44.1% Tanunda — One Parent Families: 13.1% Tanunda — Group Household: 2.5% Tanunda — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Tanunda 21.2% renting
Tanunda — Owned Outright: 43.4% Tanunda — Mortgage: 35.4% Tanunda — Renting: 21.2%
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.

Bethany Tanunda
England 2.7% / 4.4%
Bethany — England: 2.7% Tanunda — England: 4.4%
New Zealand 2.7% / 1.0%
Bethany — New Zealand: 2.7% Tanunda — New Zealand: 1.0%
Germany — / 0.9%
Bethany — Germany: not among its largest Tanunda — Germany: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Bethany — Scotland: not among its largest Tanunda — Scotland: 0.6%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Bethany — South Africa: not among its largest Tanunda — South Africa: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

Qualifications

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

Bethany Tanunda
Certificate III & IV 10.3% / 15.7%
Bethany — Certificate III & IV: 10.3% Tanunda — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Bachelor Degree 11.6% / 11.0%
Bethany — Bachelor Degree: 11.6% Tanunda — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 8.8%
Bethany — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Tanunda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 5.5% / 2.9%
Bethany — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5% Tanunda — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / 2.1%
Bethany — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% Tanunda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bethany 100.0% houses
Bethany — Houses: 100.0% Bethany — Townhouses: 0.0% Bethany — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tanunda 90.5% houses
Tanunda — Houses: 90.5% Tanunda — Townhouses: 8.4% Tanunda — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bethany Tanunda
Median house price — $750,000
Median unit price — $555,000
Median land price — $360,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 53 days
from 66 sales

Zoning mix

Bethany has more rural and farming land (93% vs 81%).

Bethany Tanunda
Rural and farming 93% 81%
Residential 7% 13%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
Commercial 0% 2%
Industrial 0% 2%
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 Tanunda
New dwellings approved 180
across Barossa
same for both
Approvals change year on year -48%
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.

Bethany Tanunda
Houses — 3.9%
$680/wk on $901K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Bethany Tanunda
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 50% of SA
Schools — Higher than 84% of SA
Walkability Higher than 63% of SA Higher than 84% 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 79% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 51% of SA

Liveability

Tanunda is more walkable (61 vs 10).

Bethany Tanunda
Grade — B
Score — 61/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Tanunda carries more crime risk (34 vs 13); Bethany carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 15).

Bethany Tanunda
Bushfire Low
34/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
34/100
Flood — Moderate
45/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Bethany Tanunda
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bethany

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

Schools in Tanunda

  • Tanunda Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Faith Lutheran College - Faith Campus Independent · Combined below peers
  • Faith Lutheran College - Tanunda Lutheran Campus Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Bethany Tanunda
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 12
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 0 6
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Bethany sits further from the CBD (77.8 km vs 75.7 km).

Bethany Tanunda
Walkability score 10/100 61/100
Distance to Adelaide 77.8 km
+3% vs other
 75.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 61 min 58 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 Tanunda
Car (driver) 60.3% / 80.5%
Bethany — Car (driver): 60.3% Tanunda — Car (driver): 80.5%
Worked from Home 26.0% / 10.8%
Bethany — Worked from Home: 26.0% Tanunda — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Walked Only 8.2% / 3.8%
Bethany — Walked Only: 8.2% Tanunda — Walked Only: 3.8%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 3.1%
Bethany — Car (passenger): 5.5% Tanunda — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Bicycle — / 0.9%
Bethany — Bicycle: not among its largest Tanunda — Bicycle: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.5%).

Setting

Bethany Tanunda
Elevation 273 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 259 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 46.7 km 45.9 km

NBN connectivity

Bethany Tanunda
Connectivity score 30/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
66 premises
 37%
2,671 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bethany

Retirees Rural

Tanunda

Acreage Retirees Village Feel

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