Tungkillo vs Harrogate

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Harrogate, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Harrogate: a median of $990,000, against $582,000 in Tungkillo, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Tungkillo tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Harrogate suits couples.

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

Harrogate

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 46/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 53%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Tungkillo has cheaper houses ($582,500 vs $990,000)
  • Harrogate leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Tungkillo has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $303/wk)
  • Harrogate leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Harrogate

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (53 min vs 62 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (53.8 km vs 62.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Harrogate

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 46/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Tungkillo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.2% vs 5.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tungkillo Harrogate
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.

Tungkillo Harrogate
Walkability 0 / 0
Tungkillo — Walkability: 0/100 Harrogate — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 81
Tungkillo — Safety: 54/100 Harrogate — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 34 / 29
Tungkillo — Low fire risk: 34/100 Harrogate — Low fire risk: 29/100

Demographics

Harrogate has higher household incomes ($100,984 vs $61,984); Harrogate has more residents (431 vs 342).

Tungkillo Harrogate
Population 342 431
+26% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.2% +5.6%
Median age 45 46
Median household income $61,984/yr $100,984/yr
+63% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $303/wk
+21% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tungkillo Harrogate
0-4 6.4% / 5.1%
Tungkillo — 0-4: 6.4% Harrogate — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 12.6% / 13.5%
Tungkillo — 5-14: 12.6% Harrogate — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 5.3% / 8.1%
Tungkillo — 15-19: 5.3% Harrogate — 15-19: 8.1%
20-24 4.7% / 3.7%
Tungkillo — 20-24: 4.7% Harrogate — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 13.5% / 5.6%
Tungkillo — 25-34: 13.5% Harrogate — 25-34: 5.6%
35-44 9.1% / 11.1%
Tungkillo — 35-44: 9.1% Harrogate — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 16.1% / 17.4%
Tungkillo — 45-54: 16.1% Harrogate — 45-54: 17.4%
55-64 20.2% / 18.3%
Tungkillo — 55-64: 20.2% Harrogate — 55-64: 18.3%
65-74 8.2% / 13.7%
Tungkillo — 65-74: 8.2% Harrogate — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 4.1% / 5.6%
Tungkillo — 75-84: 4.1% Harrogate — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 1.8% / —
Tungkillo — 85+: 1.8% Harrogate — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tungkillo 41.3% couple families
Tungkillo — Couple Families: 41.3% Tungkillo — Lone Person: 41.3% Tungkillo — One Parent Families: 11.5% Tungkillo — Group Household: 5.8%
Harrogate 60.0% couple families
Harrogate — Couple Families: 60.0% Harrogate — Lone Person: 28.6% Harrogate — One Parent Families: 7.6% Harrogate — Group Household: 3.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tungkillo 9.6% renting
Tungkillo — Owned Outright: 37.8% Tungkillo — Mortgage: 52.6% Tungkillo — Renting: 9.6%
Harrogate 10.4% renting
Harrogate — Owned Outright: 37.0% Harrogate — Mortgage: 52.6% Harrogate — Renting: 10.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Tungkillo Harrogate
Certificate III & IV 21.6% / 17.2%
Tungkillo — Certificate III & IV: 21.6% Harrogate — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 11.1%
Tungkillo — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Harrogate — Bachelor Degree: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.3% / 8.6%
Tungkillo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3% Harrogate — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 1.9%
Tungkillo — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Harrogate — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 2.1%
Tungkillo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Harrogate — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

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.

Tungkillo Harrogate
England 5.3% / 6.3%
Tungkillo — England: 5.3% Harrogate — England: 6.3%
Egypt — / 1.6%
Tungkillo — Egypt: not among its largest Harrogate — Egypt: 1.6%
Scotland 0.9% / —
Tungkillo — Scotland: 0.9% Harrogate — Scotland: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.9% / —
Tungkillo — Netherlands: 0.9% Harrogate — Netherlands: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Tungkillo — New Zealand: not among its largest Harrogate — New Zealand: 0.9%
Germany — / 0.9%
Tungkillo — Germany: not among its largest Harrogate — Germany: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tungkillo 100.0% houses
Tungkillo — Houses: 100.0% Tungkillo — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Harrogate 95.6% houses
Harrogate — Houses: 95.6% Harrogate — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Tungkillo Harrogate
Median house price $582,500 $990,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 13 days
from 3 sales
 45 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Tungkillo Harrogate
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Tungkillo Harrogate
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid Murray
 657
across Mount Barker
Approvals change year on year -42% -7%

Ranking within SA

Tungkillo Harrogate
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 30% of SA Higher than 80% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of SA Higher than 51% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 81% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 49% of SA

Liveability

Tungkillo Harrogate
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Tungkillo carries more crime risk (46 vs 19).

Tungkillo Harrogate
Bushfire Moderate
66/100
 High
71/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Low
19/100
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
same for both

Schools

Tungkillo Harrogate
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

Tungkillo Harrogate
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 4 7

Mobility

Tungkillo sits further from the CBD (62.2 km vs 53.8 km).

Tungkillo Harrogate
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 62.2 km
+14% vs other
 53.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 62 min 53 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5236
 1.1%
postcode 5244
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 5236
 82
postcode 5244

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.

Tungkillo Harrogate
Car (driver) 80.7% / 72.4%
Tungkillo — Car (driver): 80.7% Harrogate — Car (driver): 72.4%
Worked from Home 17.3% / 17.6%
Tungkillo — Worked from Home: 17.3% Harrogate — Worked from Home: 17.6%
Car (passenger) 2.0% / 7.0%
Tungkillo — Car (passenger): 2.0% Harrogate — Car (passenger): 7.0%
Bus — / 1.5%
Tungkillo — Bus: not among its largest Harrogate — Bus: 1.5%
Walked Only — / 1.5%
Tungkillo — Walked Only: not among its largest Harrogate — Walked Only: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.7%).

Setting

Tungkillo Harrogate
Elevation 400 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 329 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 46.7 km 44.3 km

NBN connectivity

Tungkillo Harrogate
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
169 premises
 0%
159 premises

Climate

Tungkillo Harrogate
Annual rainfall 921 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Tungkillo Harrogate
Average residential rate $2,037/yr $2,485/yr
Council Mid Murray Mount Barker

Federal electorate

Tungkillo Harrogate
Division Barker Mayo
Member Tony Pasin Rebekha Sharkie
Party Liberal Centre Alliance

First Home Owner Grant

Tungkillo Harrogate
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tungkillo

Outer Quiet

Harrogate

Outer

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