Rocky Camp vs Tantanoola
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rocky Camp, about half of households are couple families. In Tantanoola, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Rocky Camp: a median of $660,000, against $385,000 in Tantanoola, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Tantanoola tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
- has more parks and reserves (10 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 33/100)
- But Rocky Camp is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 47%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tantanoola
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($385,000 vs $660,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Tantanoola
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $350/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 26%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Rocky Camp
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (403.2 km vs 413.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Rocky Camp has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 22%)
- Tantanoola carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 33/100)
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
Rocky Camp 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 133); Rocky Camp rents higher ($350/wk vs $160/wk).
| Rocky Camp | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 133 | 457 +244% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.7% | -7.9% |
| Median age | 50 | 49 |
| Median household income | $69,836/yr +4% vs other | $66,924/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +54% vs other | $160/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Rocky Camp | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $660,000 | $385,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Rocky Camp | 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
| Rocky Camp | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 31 across Wattle Range same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Rocky Camp | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 39% of SA | Higher than 35% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 40% 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 63% of SA | Higher than 31% of SA |
Liveability
| Rocky Camp | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Rocky Camp carries more crime risk (33 vs 18); Rocky Camp carries more bushfire risk (92 vs 75).
| Rocky Camp | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 92/100 | High 75/100 |
| Crime | Low 33/100 | 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 | 0 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Rocky Camp | 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
| Rocky Camp | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 10 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Tantanoola sits further from the CBD (413.4 km vs 403.2 km).
| Rocky Camp | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 403.2 km | 413.4 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 279 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.9%).
Setting
| Rocky Camp | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 21 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 25 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 18.4 km | 15.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Rocky Camp | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 21/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 60 premises | 0% 132 premises |
Climate
| Rocky Camp | 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
| Rocky Camp | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,537/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wattle Range same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Rocky Camp | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Rocky Camp | Tantanoola | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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