Millicent vs Tantanoola

Comparing Millicent and Tantanoola, SA: Millicent is more walkable (54 vs 0); Millicent has more residents (5,110 vs 457); and Tantanoola carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 16).

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

Tantanoola

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 54/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 86%)
  • But Millicent has more schools rated above their peers (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Tantanoola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 21%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tantanoola

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $175/wk)
  • But Millicent has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 13%)

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

Commuting to the city

Millicent

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (54/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (272 min vs 282 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (399.1 km vs 413.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Millicent

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (54/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 2%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 22%)
  • But Tantanoola carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 54/100)

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

Investors

Millicent

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.0% vs -7.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Millicent Tantanoola
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.

Millicent Tantanoola
Walkability 54 / 0
Millicent — Walkability: 54/100 Tantanoola — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 46 / 82
Millicent — Safety: 46/100 Tantanoola — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 84 / 25
Millicent — Low fire risk: 84/100 Tantanoola — Low fire risk: 25/100

Demographics

Millicent has more residents (5,110 vs 457); Tantanoola has higher household incomes ($66,924 vs $50,960).

Millicent Tantanoola
Population 5,110
+91% vs other
 457
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -7.9%
Median age 49
same for both
Median household income $50,960/yr $66,924/yr
+31% vs other
Median weekly rent $175/wk
+9% vs other
 $160/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Millicent Tantanoola
0-4 3.8% / 5.3%
Millicent — 0-4: 3.8% Tantanoola — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 11.0% / 9.0%
Millicent — 5-14: 11.0% Tantanoola — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 6.8% / 7.4%
Millicent — 15-19: 6.8% Tantanoola — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 4.7% / 4.2%
Millicent — 20-24: 4.7% Tantanoola — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 8.5% / 6.3%
Millicent — 25-34: 8.5% Tantanoola — 25-34: 6.3%
35-44 9.7% / 11.4%
Millicent — 35-44: 9.7% Tantanoola — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 13.0% / 17.1%
Millicent — 45-54: 13.0% Tantanoola — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 15.4% / 17.3%
Millicent — 55-64: 15.4% Tantanoola — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 14.8% / 13.3%
Millicent — 65-74: 14.8% Tantanoola — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 8.3% / 7.4%
Millicent — 75-84: 8.3% Tantanoola — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 4.1% / 1.1%
Millicent — 85+: 4.1% Tantanoola — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Millicent 51.8% lone person
Millicent — Lone Person: 51.8% Millicent — Couple Families: 29.5% Millicent — One Parent Families: 15.2% Millicent — Group Household: 1.8% Millicent — Other Families: 1.7%
Tantanoola 48.7% lone person
Tantanoola — Lone Person: 48.7% Tantanoola — Couple Families: 36.8% Tantanoola — One Parent Families: 10.3% Tantanoola — Group Household: 4.3% Tantanoola — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Millicent 25.6% renting
Millicent — Owned Outright: 42.7% Millicent — Mortgage: 31.6% Millicent — Renting: 25.6%
Tantanoola 12.9% renting
Tantanoola — Owned Outright: 47.2% Tantanoola — Mortgage: 39.9% Tantanoola — Renting: 12.9%
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.

Millicent Tantanoola
England 3.7% / 2.8%
Millicent — England: 3.7% Tantanoola — England: 2.8%
Netherlands 0.7% / 1.1%
Millicent — Netherlands: 0.7% Tantanoola — Netherlands: 1.1%
Philippines 0.8% / 0.9%
Millicent — Philippines: 0.8% Tantanoola — Philippines: 0.9%
Italy 0.8% / —
Millicent — Italy: 0.8% Tantanoola — Italy: not among its largest
Scotland 0.7% / —
Millicent — Scotland: 0.7% Tantanoola — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

Qualifications

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

Millicent Tantanoola
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 19.0%
Millicent — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Tantanoola — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.9% / 5.7%
Millicent — Bachelor Degree: 4.9% Tantanoola — Bachelor Degree: 5.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 4.6%
Millicent — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Tantanoola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 0.7%
Millicent — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Tantanoola — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 0.9%
Millicent — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Tantanoola — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Millicent 86.0% houses
Millicent — Houses: 86.0% Millicent — Townhouses: 8.5% Millicent — Flats / Apartments: 5.6%
Tantanoola 97.8% houses
Tantanoola — Houses: 97.8% Tantanoola — Townhouses: 0.0% Tantanoola — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Millicent Tantanoola
Median house price $405,000 $385,000
Median unit price $325,000 —
Median land price $164,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 62 days
from 63 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Millicent Tantanoola
Rural and farming 94% 99%
Residential 3% 0%
Industrial 2% 0%
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

Millicent Tantanoola
New dwellings approved 31
across Wattle Range
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

Millicent Tantanoola
Houses 4.0%
$380/wk on $494K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Millicent Tantanoola
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 16% of SA Higher than 35% of SA
Schools Higher than 100% of SA —
Walkability Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 17% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 25% of SA Higher than 24% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 31% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 56% of SA —

Liveability

Millicent is more walkable (54 vs 0).

Millicent Tantanoola
Grade B —
Score 52/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Tantanoola carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 16); Millicent carries more crime risk (54 vs 18).

Millicent Tantanoola
Bushfire Low
16/100
 High
75/100
Crime Moderate
54/100
 Low
18/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Millicent Tantanoola
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 4 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Millicent

  • Millicent High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Millicent North Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Newbery Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers

Schools in Tantanoola

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

Amenities in the suburb

Millicent Tantanoola
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 0
Parks & reserves 2 10
Childcare 4 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 4 1
Fuel stations 4 1
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Tantanoola sits further from the CBD (413.4 km vs 399.1 km).

Millicent Tantanoola
Walkability score 54/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 399.1 km 413.4 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 272 min 282 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 5280
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 5280
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.

Millicent Tantanoola
Car (driver) 84.2% / 77.9%
Millicent — Car (driver): 84.2% Tantanoola — Car (driver): 77.9%
Worked from Home 6.4% / 14.2%
Millicent — Worked from Home: 6.4% Tantanoola — Worked from Home: 14.2%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 4.2%
Millicent — Car (passenger): 4.9% Tantanoola — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Walked Only 3.9% / 3.7%
Millicent — Walked Only: 3.9% Tantanoola — Walked Only: 3.7%
Bus 0.3% / —
Millicent — Bus: 0.3% Tantanoola — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.2%).

Setting

Millicent Tantanoola
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.5 km 15.5 km

NBN connectivity

Millicent Tantanoola
Connectivity score 43/100 21/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
2,879 premises
 0%
132 premises

Climate

Millicent Tantanoola
Annual rainfall 724 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Millicent Tantanoola
Average residential rate $1,537/yr
same for both
Council Wattle Range
same for both

Federal electorate

Millicent Tantanoola
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Millicent Tantanoola
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Millicent

Acreage Affordable Retirees

Tantanoola

Quiet Rural

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