Vine Vale vs Angaston

Angaston is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 54 in Vine Vale. In both, most 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, Vine Vale tends to suit older residents, while Angaston suits people living alone and families with children.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Vine Vale is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 54%)
  • Angaston has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)

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

Angaston

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($249/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Vine Vale

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 4/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (81.3 km vs 90.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (64 min vs 71 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Vine Vale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 4/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (43% vs 23%)
  • But Angaston has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

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

Vine Vale Angaston
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.

Vine Vale Angaston
Walkability 17 / 4
Vine Vale — Walkability: 17/100 Angaston — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 63 / 72
Vine Vale — Safety: 63/100 Angaston — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 100 / 55
Vine Vale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Angaston — Low fire risk: 55/100

Demographics

Angaston has more residents (2,202 vs 90); Vine Vale rents higher ($380/wk vs $249/wk).

Vine Vale Angaston
Population 90 2,202
+2347% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.3% +5.1%
Median age 54 46
Median household income $87,724/yr
+22% vs other
 $68,068/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+34% vs other
 $249/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Vine Vale Angaston
0-4 — / 4.6%
Vine Vale — 0-4: not among its largest Angaston — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 6.7% / 14.4%
Vine Vale — 5-14: 6.7% Angaston — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 10.0% / 4.6%
Vine Vale — 15-19: 10.0% Angaston — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 12.2% / 4.2%
Vine Vale — 20-24: 12.2% Angaston — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 5.6% / 8.2%
Vine Vale — 25-34: 5.6% Angaston — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 3.3% / 11.7%
Vine Vale — 35-44: 3.3% Angaston — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 12.2% / 13.8%
Vine Vale — 45-54: 12.2% Angaston — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 13.3% / 15.4%
Vine Vale — 55-64: 13.3% Angaston — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 26.7% / 13.7%
Vine Vale — 65-74: 26.7% Angaston — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 11.1% / 7.4%
Vine Vale — 75-84: 11.1% Angaston — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 5.6% / 2.0%
Vine Vale — 85+: 5.6% Angaston — 85+: 2.0%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Angaston 38.9% couple families
Angaston — Couple Families: 38.9% Angaston — Lone Person: 42.5% Angaston — One Parent Families: 15.4% Angaston — Group Household: 2.5% Angaston — 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.

Vine Vale 10.0% renting
Vine Vale — Owned Outright: 43.3% Vine Vale — Mortgage: 46.7% Vine Vale — Renting: 10.0%
Angaston 25.8% renting
Angaston — Owned Outright: 39.5% Angaston — Mortgage: 34.6% Angaston — Renting: 25.8%
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.

Vine Vale Angaston
England 4.4% / 5.0%
Vine Vale — England: 4.4% Angaston — England: 5.0%
New Zealand — / 1.5%
Vine Vale — New Zealand: not among its largest Angaston — New Zealand: 1.5%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Vine Vale — Scotland: not among its largest Angaston — Scotland: 0.7%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Vine Vale — South Africa: not among its largest Angaston — South Africa: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.5%
Vine Vale — Germany: not among its largest Angaston — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Qualifications

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

Vine Vale Angaston
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 16.0%
Vine Vale — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Angaston — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 11.2%
Vine Vale — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% Angaston — Bachelor Degree: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 6.9%
Vine Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Angaston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 2.3%
Vine Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Angaston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.5%
Vine Vale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Angaston — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Vine Vale 100.0% houses
Vine Vale — Houses: 100.0% Vine Vale — Townhouses: 0.0% Vine Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Angaston 81.6% houses
Angaston — Houses: 81.6% Angaston — Townhouses: 14.1% Angaston — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Vine Vale Angaston
Median house price — $765,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $312,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 30 days
from 15 sales

Zoning mix

Vine Vale Angaston
Rural and farming 100% 95%
Industrial 0% 3%
Residential 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

Vine Vale Angaston
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.

Vine Vale Angaston
Houses — 4.2%
$620/wk on $760K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Vine Vale Angaston
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of SA Higher than 36% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 59% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 58% of SA Higher than 40% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of SA Higher than 74% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 75% of SA

Liveability

Vine Vale is more walkable (17 vs 4).

Vine Vale Angaston
Grade — C
Score — 40/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Angaston carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 0).

Vine Vale Angaston
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime Low
37/100
 Low
28/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 15
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Vine Vale Angaston
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Vine Vale

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

Schools in Angaston

  • Angaston Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Angaston Independent · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Vine Vale Angaston
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 1 5
Childcare 1
same for both
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 9

Mobility

Angaston sits further from the CBD (90.8 km vs 81.3 km).

Vine Vale Angaston
Walkability score 17/100 4/100
Distance to Adelaide 81.3 km 90.8 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 64 min 71 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 5352
 0.3%
postcode 5353
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 5352
 67
postcode 5353

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.

Vine Vale Angaston
Car (driver) 86.1% / 77.2%
Vine Vale — Car (driver): 86.1% Angaston — Car (driver): 77.2%
Worked from Home 13.9% / 13.5%
Vine Vale — Worked from Home: 13.9% Angaston — Worked from Home: 13.5%
Walked Only — / 4.1%
Vine Vale — Walked Only: not among its largest Angaston — Walked Only: 4.1%
Car (passenger) — / 3.8%
Vine Vale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Angaston — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Bicycle — / 0.9%
Vine Vale — Bicycle: not among its largest Angaston — Bicycle: 0.9%

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

Setting

Vine Vale Angaston
Elevation 302 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 404 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Vine Vale Angaston
Connectivity score 29/100 47/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
38 premises
 9%
1,176 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Vine Vale

Retirees Rural Students

Angaston

Rural

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