Tanunda, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Tanunda lies in the heart of the Barossa Valley, one of Australia's premier wine regions, about 66 kilometres north-east of Adelaide. Its name is said to come from an Aboriginal word for a waterhole. Settled from the 1840s by German-speaking Lutherans fleeing religious persecution in Prussia and Silesia, the town keeps that heritage close, in its bluestone churches, its old village square, and a strong choral and brass-band tradition that includes a town band billed as the oldest in the Southern Hemisphere. Surrounded by some of the country's most famous vineyards, Tanunda today draws visitors for its cellar doors, its bakeries and butchers, and the food-and-wine festivals that fill the valley through the year.
Around the national middle
Tanunda is more socio-economically advantaged than about 56% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 997, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Tanunda a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Around the national middle
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Tanunda from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
56/100Around the national middle
Around the national middle — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (56/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
47/100Around the national median for cost
Median weekly rent was $300 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 47% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Tanunda at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 4,710
- Median age
- 48
- Median weekly household income
- $1,450
- SEIFA score
- 997
- Local government area
- Barossa
- Coordinates
- -34.5249, 138.9564
Map of Tanunda
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Housing & property in Tanunda
What it costs to live in Tanunda and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $300
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,452
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 75%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 20%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Tanunda demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Tanunda demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Tanunda using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 28% and 12% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 764 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 385 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 979 | 21% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,265 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,305 | 28% |
Share of the 4,698 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 793 | 41% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 647 | 34% |
| Rented | 388 | 20% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,747 | 90% |
| Townhouses & semis | 162 | 8% |
| Flats & apartments | 16 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,935 occupied private dwellings in Tanunda.
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,967
- Median weekly personal income
- $777
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 533 (12%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 157 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 34 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,873 (49%)
- Labour-force participation
- 57.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3%
- Employed full-time
- 1,361
- Employed part-time
- 758
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Tanunda
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Tanunda is January (average daytime high around 29.2°C) and the coolest is July (around 12.9°C). The area receives roughly 589 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.2°C | 15.8°C | 30 mm |
| Feb | 27.7°C | 15.1°C | 26 mm |
| Mar | 25.2°C | 13.8°C | 20 mm |
| Apr | 21.1°C | 11.5°C | 46 mm |
| May | 16.3°C | 8.7°C | 57 mm |
| Jun | 13.4°C | 6.6°C | 63 mm |
| Jul | 12.9°C | 5.9°C | 74 mm |
| Aug | 13.6°C | 5.9°C | 88 mm |
| Sep | 16.5°C | 7.3°C | 61 mm |
| Oct | 20.7°C | 9.6°C | 48 mm |
| Nov | 23.4°C | 11.2°C | 49 mm |
| Dec | 27°C | 13.6°C | 27 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Tanunda
Is Tanunda a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Tanunda rates 53/100 overall (Around the national middle). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Tanunda?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Tanunda was $300, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,452. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Tanunda?
Tanunda is a suburb of South Australia, Australia, in the Barossa local government area.
What is the population of Tanunda?
At the 2021 Census, Tanunda had a population of about 4,710.
Is Tanunda an advantaged area?
Tanunda has an ABS SEIFA score of 997, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 56 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 56% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Tanunda?
Tanunda has average daytime highs of about 20.6°C and overnight lows of about 10.4°C, with roughly 589 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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