Mount Mcintyre vs Tantanoola
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tantanoola, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Tantanoola tends to suit people living alone.
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 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 59/100)
- has more parks and reserves (10 vs 5)
- But Mount McIntyre is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 47%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount McIntyre
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 13%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Mount Mcintyre is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- Tantanoola sits closer to the CBD (413.4 km vs 429 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Mount Mcintyre is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- Tantanoola carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 59/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mount McIntyre
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (0.0% vs -7.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Mcintyre 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.
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
Tantanoola has more residents (457 vs 70); Mount McIntyre has higher household incomes ($95,316 vs $66,924).
| Mount Mcintyre | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 70 | 457 +553% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | -7.9% |
| Median age | 50 | 49 |
| Median household income | $95,316/yr +30% vs other | $66,924/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $155/wk | $160/wk +3% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
Property market
| Mount Mcintyre | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $385,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Mount Mcintyre | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| 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
| Mount Mcintyre | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 31 across Wattle Range same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Mount Mcintyre | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 74% of SA | Higher than 35% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 62% of SA | Higher than 17% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 24% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of SA | Higher than 31% of SA |
Liveability
Mount McIntyre is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Mount Mcintyre | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Mount McIntyre carries more crime risk (59 vs 18).
| Mount Mcintyre | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 81/100 | High 75/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 59/100 | 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 | 1 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Mount Mcintyre | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Mount Mcintyre | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 10 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Mount McIntyre sits further from the CBD (429 km vs 413.4 km).
| Mount Mcintyre | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 429 km +4% vs other | 413.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 284 min | 282 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5279 | 0.2% postcode 5280 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 46 postcode 5279 | 51 postcode 5280 |
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 (77.9%).
Setting
| Mount Mcintyre | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 125 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 25 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 28.8 km | 15.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Mcintyre | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 23/100 | 21/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 26 premises | 0% 132 premises |
Climate
| Mount Mcintyre | 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
| Mount Mcintyre | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,537/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wattle Range same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Mcintyre | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Mcintyre | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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