Bethany SA 5352
76 addresses · 9 streets
Barker Electorate › Barossa LGA › Bethany · 55 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Bethany is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 146 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,800 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Barossa - Angaston statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bethany itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 supermarket
1 park
1 physiotherapist
1 library
1 post office
1 service station
1 golf club
2 bakeries
1 hairdresser
1 beauty salon
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 8.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 8.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 25.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.2% · Labour-force participation 72%
Population by age in Bethany
| 0-4 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 22 |
| 15-19 | 6 |
| 20-24 | 3 |
| 25-34 | 9 |
| 35-44 | 8 |
| 45-54 | 17 |
| 55-64 | 25 |
| 65-74 | 26 |
| 75-84 | 13 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Bethany
| House | 49 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Bethany
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 13 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 21 |
| $3,000+ | 13 |
Top ancestries in Bethany
| Australian | 65 |
|---|---|
| English | 49 |
| German | 41 |
| Scottish | 19 |
| Irish | 16 |
| Other | 10 |
Housing tenure in Bethany
| Owned | 29 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 13 |
| Rented | 3 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Bethany
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 13 |
| 2 | 22 |
| 3 | 13 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in Bethany
| Car | 48 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 6 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 19 |
Top countries of birth in Bethany
| England | 4 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 4 |
Languages used at home in Bethany
| Portuguese | 7 |
|---|---|
| German | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
6,921 bird observations recorded near Bethany — most often seen:
- Southern Magpie-lark (371)
- Common Starling (353)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (313)
- House Sparrow (313)
- Pacific Black Duck (305)
- Grey Teal (300)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (281)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (272)
- Eurasian Coot (260)
- Eurasian Blackbird (258)
- Pink-eared Duck (252)
- Hoary-headed Grebe (242)
- Hardhead (235)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Bethany
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (233)
- Australian Wood Duck (229)
- Australian Magpie (220)
- Eastern Red Wattlebird (215)
- Little Raven (212)
- European Goldfinch (210)
- Fleurieu Adelaide Rosella (200)
- Australasian Shoveler (186)
- Eastern Galah (184)
- Eastern Asian Spotted Dove (179)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (170)
- South-eastern Yellow-rumped Thornbill (165)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (157)
- Blue-billed Duck (156)
- Crimson Rosella (154)
- South-eastern Musk Lorikeet (148)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (148)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Bethany:
- Krondorf (2.6 km)
- Tanunda (2.6 km)
- Vine Vale (3.1 km)
- Stone Well (4.5 km)
- Rowland Flat (5.7 km)
- Marananga (6.8 km)
- Angaston (7.2 km)
- Gomersal (7.3 km)
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Streets
- Basedow Road (9)
- Bethany Road (42)
- Light Pass Road (11)
- Menge Road (2)
- Mengler Hill Road (2)
- Nicolai Road (5)
- Rifle Range Road (1)
- Thiele Road (3)
- Trescowthike Road (1)
