Rowland Flat vs Tanunda

Rowland Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Tanunda. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rowland Flat, most households are couple families. On these figures, Rowland Flat tends to suit couples, while Tanunda 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

Tanunda

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Rowland Flat has more separate houses rather than flats (109% vs 90%)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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 8/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (75.7 km vs 79.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tanunda

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 8/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 18%)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 50/100)

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

Where they sit

Rowland Flat 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.

Rowland Flat 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.

Rowland Flat Tanunda
Walkability 8 / 61
Rowland Flat — Walkability: 8/100 Tanunda — Walkability: 61/100
Safety 50 / 66
Rowland Flat — Safety: 50/100 Tanunda — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 63 / 85
Rowland Flat — Low fire risk: 63/100 Tanunda — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Tanunda has more residents (4,710 vs 110); Rowland Flat has higher household incomes ($101,816 vs $75,400).

Rowland Flat Tanunda
Population 110 4,710
+4182% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +2.7%
Median age 45 48
Median household income $101,816/yr
+26% vs other
 $75,400/yr
Median weekly rent $312/wk
+4% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rowland Flat Tanunda
0-4 2.7% / 4.7%
Rowland Flat — 0-4: 2.7% Tanunda — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 13.6% / 11.5%
Rowland Flat — 5-14: 13.6% Tanunda — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 13.6% / 4.6%
Rowland Flat — 15-19: 13.6% Tanunda — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 — / 3.6%
Rowland Flat — 20-24: not among its largest Tanunda — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 5.5% / 9.1%
Rowland Flat — 25-34: 5.5% Tanunda — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 14.5% / 11.7%
Rowland Flat — 35-44: 14.5% Tanunda — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 13.6% / 12.8%
Rowland Flat — 45-54: 13.6% Tanunda — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 13.6% / 14.0%
Rowland Flat — 55-64: 13.6% Tanunda — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 15.5% / 14.3%
Rowland Flat — 65-74: 15.5% Tanunda — 65-74: 14.3%
75-84 2.7% / 8.7%
Rowland Flat — 75-84: 2.7% Tanunda — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ — / 4.6%
Rowland Flat — 85+: not among its largest Tanunda — 85+: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rowland Flat 60.9% couple families
Rowland Flat — Couple Families: 60.9% Rowland Flat — Lone Person: 39.1% Rowland Flat — One Parent Families: 0.0% Rowland Flat — Group Household: 0.0% Rowland Flat — 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.

Rowland Flat 22.2% renting
Rowland Flat — Owned Outright: 59.3% Rowland Flat — Mortgage: 18.5% Rowland Flat — Renting: 22.2%
Tanunda 21.2% renting
Tanunda — Owned Outright: 43.4% Tanunda — Mortgage: 35.4% Tanunda — Renting: 21.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Rowland Flat Tanunda
Certificate III & IV 14.5% / 15.7%
Rowland Flat — Certificate III & IV: 14.5% Tanunda — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 11.0%
Rowland Flat — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Tanunda — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 8.8%
Rowland Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Tanunda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 2.9%
Rowland Flat — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Tanunda — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.1%
Rowland Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Tanunda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

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

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.

Rowland Flat Tanunda
England 2.7% / 4.4%
Rowland Flat — England: 2.7% Tanunda — England: 4.4%
China 3.6% / —
Rowland Flat — China: 3.6% Tanunda — China: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Rowland Flat — New Zealand: not among its largest Tanunda — New Zealand: 1.0%
Germany — / 0.9%
Rowland Flat — Germany: not among its largest Tanunda — Germany: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Rowland Flat — Scotland: not among its largest Tanunda — Scotland: 0.6%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Rowland Flat — South Africa: not among its largest Tanunda — South Africa: 0.4%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rowland Flat 109.4% houses
Rowland Flat — Houses: 109.4% Rowland Flat — Townhouses: 0.0% Rowland Flat — 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

Rowland Flat 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

Rowland Flat has more rural and farming land (99% vs 81%).

Rowland Flat Tanunda
Rural and farming 99% 81%
Residential 0% 13%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
Commercial 1% 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

Rowland Flat 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.

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

Ranking within SA

Rowland Flat Tanunda
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 50% of SA
Schools — Higher than 84% of SA
Walkability Higher than 60% 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 41% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 51% of SA

Liveability

Tanunda is more walkable (61 vs 8).

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

Risk profile

Rowland Flat carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 15); Rowland Flat carries more crime risk (50 vs 34).

Rowland Flat Tanunda
Bushfire Low
37/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 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 4
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Rowland Flat 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 Rowland Flat

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

Rowland Flat Tanunda
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2 12
Parks & reserves 0 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

Rowland Flat sits further from the CBD (79.1 km vs 75.7 km).

Rowland Flat Tanunda
Walkability score 8/100 61/100
Distance to Adelaide 79.1 km
+4% vs other
 75.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 61 min 58 min
Public transport score 20/100 31/100
Peak arrivals per hour 1.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 38 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
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.

Rowland Flat Tanunda
Car (driver) 61.3% / 80.5%
Rowland Flat — Car (driver): 61.3% Tanunda — Car (driver): 80.5%
Worked from Home 22.6% / 10.8%
Rowland Flat — Worked from Home: 22.6% Tanunda — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Walked Only 11.3% / 3.8%
Rowland Flat — Walked Only: 11.3% Tanunda — Walked Only: 3.8%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 3.1%
Rowland Flat — Car (passenger): 4.8% Tanunda — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Bicycle — / 0.9%
Rowland Flat — Bicycle: not among its largest Tanunda — Bicycle: 0.9%

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

Setting

Rowland Flat Tanunda
Elevation 238 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 259 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 41.3 km 45.9 km

NBN connectivity

Rowland Flat Tanunda
Connectivity score 28/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 37%
2,671 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Rowland Flat Tanunda
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Rowland Flat

Rural

Tanunda

Acreage Retirees Village Feel

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