Bethel vs Kapunda

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bethel, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Kapunda, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bethel tends to suit people living alone, while Kapunda 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

Kapunda

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Bethel carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 59/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bethel

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bethel

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kapunda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kapunda

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 17%)
  • But Bethel carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 59/100)

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

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

Bethel Kapunda
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.

Bethel Kapunda
Walkability 0 / 67
Bethel — Walkability: 0/100 Kapunda — Walkability: 67/100
Safety 68 / 41
Bethel — Safety: 68/100 Kapunda — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 16 / 19
Bethel — Low fire risk: 16/100 Kapunda — Low fire risk: 19/100

Demographics

Kapunda has more residents (2,947 vs 52); Bethel has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $59,280).

Bethel Kapunda
Population 52 2,947
+5567% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.7% +1.0%
Median age 49
same for both
Median household income $97,500/yr
+39% vs other
 $59,280/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+2% vs other
 $246/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bethel Kapunda
0-4 — / 4.9%
Bethel — 0-4: not among its largest Kapunda — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 7.7% / 11.3%
Bethel — 5-14: 7.7% Kapunda — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 5.8% / 5.2%
Bethel — 15-19: 5.8% Kapunda — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 — / 4.0%
Bethel — 20-24: not among its largest Kapunda — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 7.7% / 9.8%
Bethel — 25-34: 7.7% Kapunda — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 11.5% / 9.8%
Bethel — 35-44: 11.5% Kapunda — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 17.3% / 11.6%
Bethel — 45-54: 17.3% Kapunda — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 25.0% / 16.7%
Bethel — 55-64: 25.0% Kapunda — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 11.5% / 14.5%
Bethel — 65-74: 11.5% Kapunda — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 5.8% / 9.5%
Bethel — 75-84: 5.8% Kapunda — 75-84: 9.5%
85+ — / 2.7%
Bethel — 85+: not among its largest Kapunda — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bethel 75.0% lone person
Bethel — Lone Person: 75.0% Bethel — Couple Families: 25.0% Bethel — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bethel — Group Household: 0.0% Bethel — Other Families: 0.0%
Kapunda 47.0% lone person
Kapunda — Lone Person: 47.0% Kapunda — Couple Families: 31.9% Kapunda — One Parent Families: 17.2% Kapunda — Group Household: 3.4% Kapunda — Other Families: 0.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bethel 22.2% renting
Bethel — Owned Outright: 55.6% Bethel — Mortgage: 22.2% Bethel — Renting: 22.2%
Kapunda 19.3% renting
Kapunda — Owned Outright: 41.3% Kapunda — Mortgage: 39.3% Kapunda — Renting: 19.3%
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.

Bethel Kapunda
England 9.6% / 7.5%
Bethel — England: 9.6% Kapunda — England: 7.5%
New Zealand 5.8% / 0.6%
Bethel — New Zealand: 5.8% Kapunda — New Zealand: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.8%
Bethel — Scotland: not among its largest Kapunda — Scotland: 0.8%
Germany — / 0.5%
Bethel — Germany: not among its largest Kapunda — Germany: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.3%
Bethel — Netherlands: not among its largest Kapunda — Netherlands: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.6%).

Qualifications

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

Bethel Kapunda
Certificate III & IV 15.4% / 20.1%
Bethel — Certificate III & IV: 15.4% Kapunda — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 6.6%
Bethel — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Kapunda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree — / 6.9%
Bethel — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Kapunda — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Bethel — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kapunda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Bethel — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kapunda — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bethel 100.0% houses
Bethel — Houses: 100.0% Bethel — Townhouses: 0.0% Bethel — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kapunda 94.2% houses
Kapunda — Houses: 94.2% Kapunda — Townhouses: 4.3% Kapunda — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bethel Kapunda
Median house price — $640,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $474,800
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 36 sales

Zoning mix

Bethel Kapunda
Rural and farming 100% 94%
Residential 0% 4%
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

Bethel Kapunda
New dwellings approved 278
across Light
same for both
Approvals change year on year +43%
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.

Bethel Kapunda
Houses — 3.8%
$510/wk on $692K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Bethel Kapunda
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of SA Higher than 27% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 39% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 45% of SA

Liveability

Kapunda is more walkable (67 vs 0).

Bethel Kapunda
Grade — D
Score — 25/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Kapunda carries more crime risk (59 vs 32).

Bethel Kapunda
Bushfire High
84/100
 High
81/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Moderate
59/100
Flood — Low
30/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bethel Kapunda
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bethel

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

Schools in Kapunda

  • Kapunda Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Kapunda High School Government · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bethel Kapunda
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Bethel Kapunda
Walkability score 0/100 67/100
Distance to Adelaide 84.7 km 84.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 66 min 63 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 5373
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 5373
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.

Bethel Kapunda
Car (driver) 54.2% / 82.9%
Bethel — Car (driver): 54.2% Kapunda — Car (driver): 82.9%
Worked from Home 45.8% / 8.5%
Bethel — Worked from Home: 45.8% Kapunda — Worked from Home: 8.5%
Walked Only — / 4.3%
Bethel — Walked Only: not among its largest Kapunda — Walked Only: 4.3%
Car (passenger) — / 3.6%
Bethel — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kapunda — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Bus — / 0.7%
Bethel — Bus: not among its largest Kapunda — Bus: 0.7%

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

Setting

Bethel Kapunda
Elevation 251 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 252 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bethel Kapunda
Connectivity score 28/100 56/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 22%
1,549 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Bethel Kapunda
Average residential rate $2,297/yr
same for both
Council Light
same for both

Federal electorate

Bethel Kapunda
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bethel Kapunda
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bethel

Rural

Kapunda

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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