Tanunda vs Vine Vale

Tanunda is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 54 in Vine Vale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Vine Vale, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Tanunda tends to suit people living alone, while Vine Vale 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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (6 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • But Vine Vale is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 53%)

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 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (21% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Tanunda

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (61/100 vs 17/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (58 min vs 64 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (75.7 km vs 81.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Tanunda is more walkable (61/100 vs 17/100)
  • Vine Vale has more residents already 65 and over (43% vs 28%)

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

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

Tanunda Vine Vale
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.

Tanunda Vine Vale
Walkability 61 / 17
Tanunda — Walkability: 61/100 Vine Vale — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 66 / 63
Tanunda — Safety: 66/100 Vine Vale — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 85 / 100
Tanunda — Low fire risk: 85/100 Vine Vale — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Tanunda has more residents (4,710 vs 90); Vine Vale rents higher ($380/wk vs $300/wk).

Tanunda Vine Vale
Population 4,710
+98% vs other
 90
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% +2.3%
Median age 48 54
Median household income $75,400/yr $87,724/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $380/wk
+27% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tanunda Vine Vale
0-4 4.7% / —
Tanunda — 0-4: 4.7% Vine Vale — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.5% / 6.7%
Tanunda — 5-14: 11.5% Vine Vale — 5-14: 6.7%
15-19 4.6% / 10.0%
Tanunda — 15-19: 4.6% Vine Vale — 15-19: 10.0%
20-24 3.6% / 12.2%
Tanunda — 20-24: 3.6% Vine Vale — 20-24: 12.2%
25-34 9.1% / 5.6%
Tanunda — 25-34: 9.1% Vine Vale — 25-34: 5.6%
35-44 11.7% / 3.3%
Tanunda — 35-44: 11.7% Vine Vale — 35-44: 3.3%
45-54 12.8% / 12.2%
Tanunda — 45-54: 12.8% Vine Vale — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 14.0% / 13.3%
Tanunda — 55-64: 14.0% Vine Vale — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 14.3% / 26.7%
Tanunda — 65-74: 14.3% Vine Vale — 65-74: 26.7%
75-84 8.7% / 11.1%
Tanunda — 75-84: 8.7% Vine Vale — 75-84: 11.1%
85+ 4.6% / 5.6%
Tanunda — 85+: 4.6% Vine Vale — 85+: 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Vine Vale 45.8% couple families
Vine Vale — Couple Families: 45.8% Vine Vale — Lone Person: 16.7% Vine Vale — One Parent Families: 37.5% Vine Vale — Group Household: 0.0% Vine Vale — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tanunda 21.2% renting
Tanunda — Owned Outright: 43.4% Tanunda — Mortgage: 35.4% Tanunda — Renting: 21.2%
Vine Vale 10.0% renting
Vine Vale — Owned Outright: 43.3% Vine Vale — Mortgage: 46.7% Vine Vale — Renting: 10.0%
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.

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

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

Qualifications

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

Tanunda Vine Vale
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 12.2%
Tanunda — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Vine Vale — Certificate III & IV: 12.2%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 8.9%
Tanunda — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Vine Vale — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 7.8%
Tanunda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Vine Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 3.3%
Tanunda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Vine Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / —
Tanunda — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Vine Vale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tanunda 90.5% houses
Tanunda — Houses: 90.5% Tanunda — Townhouses: 8.4% Tanunda — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Vine Vale 100.0% houses
Vine Vale — Houses: 100.0% Vine Vale — Townhouses: 0.0% Vine Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Tanunda Vine Vale
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

Vine Vale has more rural and farming land (100% vs 81%).

Tanunda Vine Vale
Rural and farming 81% 100%
Residential 13% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 0%
Commercial 2% 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

Tanunda Vine Vale
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.

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

Ranking within SA

Tanunda Vine Vale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of SA Higher than 66% of SA
Schools Higher than 84% of SA —
Walkability Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 70% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 58% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 46% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 51% of SA —

Liveability

Tanunda is more walkable (61 vs 17).

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

Risk profile

Tanunda carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0).

Tanunda Vine Vale
Bushfire Low
15/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Low
37/100
Flood Moderate
45/100
 —
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 10
within 5 km
 15
within 5 km

Schools

Tanunda Vine Vale
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

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

Schools in Vine Vale

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

Amenities in the suburb

Tanunda Vine Vale
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 12 0
Parks & reserves 4 1
Childcare 6 1
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 5 0

Mobility

Vine Vale sits further from the CBD (81.3 km vs 75.7 km).

Tanunda Vine Vale
Walkability score 61/100 17/100
Distance to Adelaide 75.7 km 81.3 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 58 min 64 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.

Tanunda Vine Vale
Car (driver) 80.5% / 86.1%
Tanunda — Car (driver): 80.5% Vine Vale — Car (driver): 86.1%
Worked from Home 10.8% / 13.9%
Tanunda — Worked from Home: 10.8% Vine Vale — Worked from Home: 13.9%
Walked Only 3.8% / —
Tanunda — Walked Only: 3.8% Vine Vale — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 3.1% / —
Tanunda — Car (passenger): 3.1% Vine Vale — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 0.9% / —
Tanunda — Bicycle: 0.9% Vine Vale — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.1%).

Setting

Tanunda Vine Vale
Elevation 259 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 302 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 45.9 km 49.4 km

NBN connectivity

Tanunda Vine Vale
Connectivity score 65/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 37%
2,671 premises
 0%
38 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Tanunda Vine Vale
Average residential rate $2,247/yr
same for both
Council Barossa
same for both

Federal electorate

Tanunda Vine Vale
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Tanunda

Acreage Retirees Village Feel

Vine Vale

Retirees Rural Students

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