Stone Well vs Tanunda

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stone Well, most households are couple families. On these figures, Stone Well tends to suit couples, while Tanunda suits 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

Tanunda

ahead on 3 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 Stone Well carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 34/100)

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

Tanunda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $390/wk)

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 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (75.7 km vs 80.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Stone Well carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 34/100)
  • Tanunda is more walkable (61/100 vs 0/100)

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

Stone Well 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.

Stone Well 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.

Stone Well Tanunda
Walkability 0 / 61
Stone Well — Walkability: 0/100 Tanunda — Walkability: 61/100
Safety 78 / 66
Stone Well — Safety: 78/100 Tanunda — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 100 / 85
Stone Well — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tanunda — Low fire risk: 85/100
Low flood risk 83 / 55
Stone Well — Low flood risk: 83/100 Tanunda — Low flood risk: 55/100

Demographics

Tanunda has more residents (4,710 vs 110); Stone Well rents higher ($390/wk vs $300/wk).

Stone Well Tanunda
Population 110 4,710
+4182% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.9% +2.7%
Median age 46 48
Median household income $87,724/yr
+14% vs other
 $75,400/yr
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+23% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Stone Well Tanunda
0-4 — / 4.7%
Stone Well — 0-4: not among its largest Tanunda — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 17.3% / 11.5%
Stone Well — 5-14: 17.3% Tanunda — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 5.5% / 4.6%
Stone Well — 15-19: 5.5% Tanunda — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 7.3% / 3.6%
Stone Well — 20-24: 7.3% Tanunda — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 2.7% / 9.1%
Stone Well — 25-34: 2.7% Tanunda — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 11.8% / 11.7%
Stone Well — 35-44: 11.8% Tanunda — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 16.4% / 12.8%
Stone Well — 45-54: 16.4% Tanunda — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 11.8% / 14.0%
Stone Well — 55-64: 11.8% Tanunda — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 19.1% / 14.3%
Stone Well — 65-74: 19.1% Tanunda — 65-74: 14.3%
75-84 3.6% / 8.7%
Stone Well — 75-84: 3.6% Tanunda — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ 6.4% / 4.6%
Stone Well — 85+: 6.4% Tanunda — 85+: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Stone Well 66.7% couple families
Stone Well — Couple Families: 66.7% Stone Well — Lone Person: 33.3% Stone Well — One Parent Families: 0.0% Stone Well — Group Household: 0.0% Stone Well — 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.

Stone Well 17.1% renting
Stone Well — Owned Outright: 51.2% Stone Well — Mortgage: 31.7% Stone Well — Renting: 17.1%
Tanunda 21.2% renting
Tanunda — Owned Outright: 43.4% Tanunda — Mortgage: 35.4% Tanunda — Renting: 21.2%
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.

Stone Well Tanunda
England 5.5% / 4.4%
Stone Well — England: 5.5% Tanunda — England: 4.4%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Stone Well — New Zealand: not among its largest Tanunda — New Zealand: 1.0%
Germany — / 0.9%
Stone Well — Germany: not among its largest Tanunda — Germany: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Stone Well — Scotland: not among its largest Tanunda — Scotland: 0.6%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Stone Well — South Africa: not among its largest Tanunda — South Africa: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Qualifications

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

Stone Well Tanunda
Certificate III & IV 12.7% / 15.7%
Stone Well — Certificate III & IV: 12.7% Tanunda — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Bachelor Degree 17.3% / 11.0%
Stone Well — Bachelor Degree: 17.3% Tanunda — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 8.8%
Stone Well — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Tanunda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 2.9%
Stone Well — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Tanunda — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.1%
Stone Well — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Tanunda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Stone Well 100.0% houses
Stone Well — Houses: 100.0% Stone Well — Townhouses: 0.0% Stone Well — 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

Stone Well 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

Stone Well has more rural and farming land (100% vs 81%).

Stone Well Tanunda
Rural and farming 100% 81%
Residential 0% 13%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
Commercial 0% 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

Stone Well Tanunda
New dwellings approved 278
across Light
 180
across Barossa
Approvals change year on year +43% -48%

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.

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

Ranking within SA

Stone Well Tanunda
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 50% of SA
Schools — Higher than 84% of SA
Walkability Higher than 52% 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 68% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 51% of SA

Liveability

Tanunda is more walkable (61 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Tanunda carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Tanunda carries more flood risk (45 vs 17).

Stone Well Tanunda
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
34/100
Flood Low
17/100
 Moderate
45/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 14
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Stone Well 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 Stone Well

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

Stone Well Tanunda
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 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

Stone Well sits further from the CBD (80.2 km vs 75.7 km).

Stone Well Tanunda
Walkability score 0/100 61/100
Distance to Adelaide 80.2 km
+6% vs other
 75.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 61 min 58 min
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.

Stone Well Tanunda
Car (driver) 65.3% / 80.5%
Stone Well — Car (driver): 65.3% Tanunda — Car (driver): 80.5%
Worked from Home 18.4% / 10.8%
Stone Well — Worked from Home: 18.4% Tanunda — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Walked Only 8.2% / 3.8%
Stone Well — Walked Only: 8.2% Tanunda — Walked Only: 3.8%
Car (passenger) 8.2% / 3.1%
Stone Well — Car (passenger): 8.2% Tanunda — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Bicycle — / 0.9%
Stone Well — Bicycle: not among its largest Tanunda — Bicycle: 0.9%

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

Setting

Stone Well Tanunda
Elevation 287 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 259 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 46.9 km 45.9 km

NBN connectivity

Stone Well Tanunda
Connectivity score 30/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
53 premises
 37%
2,671 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Stone Well Tanunda
Average residential rate $2,297/yr $2,247/yr
Council Light Barossa

Federal electorate

Stone Well Tanunda
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Stone Well

Retirees Rural

Tanunda

Acreage Retirees Village Feel

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