Bagot Well vs Kapunda

Kapunda is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 52 in Bagot Well. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kapunda, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Kapunda tends to suit people living alone.

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

Kapunda

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Bagot Well carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 59/100)

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

First-home buyers

Bagot Well

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kapunda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($246/wk vs $450/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Kapunda

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (84.3 km vs 94 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (63 min vs 70 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kapunda

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Bagot Well carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 59/100)

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

Investors

Kapunda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.0% vs -20.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bagot Well Kapunda
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.

Bagot Well Kapunda
Walkability 0 / 67
Bagot Well — Walkability: 0/100 Kapunda — Walkability: 67/100
Safety 63 / 41
Bagot Well — Safety: 63/100 Kapunda — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 100 / 19
Bagot Well — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kapunda — Low fire risk: 19/100

Demographics

Kapunda has more residents (2,947 vs 67); Bagot Well rents higher ($450/wk vs $246/wk).

Bagot Well Kapunda
Population 67 2,947
+4299% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -20.2% +1.0%
Median age 52 49
Median household income $97,448/yr
+39% vs other
 $59,280/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+45% vs other
 $246/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bagot Well Kapunda
0-4 — / 4.9%
Bagot Well — 0-4: not among its largest Kapunda — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 9.0% / 11.3%
Bagot Well — 5-14: 9.0% Kapunda — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 7.5% / 5.2%
Bagot Well — 15-19: 7.5% Kapunda — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 — / 4.0%
Bagot Well — 20-24: not among its largest Kapunda — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 10.4% / 9.8%
Bagot Well — 25-34: 10.4% Kapunda — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 14.9% / 9.8%
Bagot Well — 35-44: 14.9% Kapunda — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 11.9% / 11.6%
Bagot Well — 45-54: 11.9% Kapunda — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 20.9% / 16.7%
Bagot Well — 55-64: 20.9% Kapunda — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 13.4% / 14.5%
Bagot Well — 65-74: 13.4% Kapunda — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 4.5% / 9.5%
Bagot Well — 75-84: 4.5% Kapunda — 75-84: 9.5%
85+ 6.0% / 2.7%
Bagot Well — 85+: 6.0% Kapunda — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bagot Well 33.3% lone person
Bagot Well — Lone Person: 33.3% Bagot Well — Couple Families: 44.4% Bagot Well — One Parent Families: 22.2% Bagot Well — Group Household: 0.0% Bagot Well — Other Families: 0.0%
Kapunda 47.0% lone person
Kapunda — Lone Person: 47.0% Kapunda — Couple Families: 31.9% Kapunda — One Parent Families: 17.2% Kapunda — Group Household: 3.4% Kapunda — Other Families: 0.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bagot Well 0.0% renting
Bagot Well — Owned Outright: 66.7% Bagot Well — Mortgage: 33.3% Bagot Well — Renting: 0.0%
Kapunda 19.3% renting
Kapunda — Owned Outright: 41.3% Kapunda — Mortgage: 39.3% Kapunda — Renting: 19.3%
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.

Bagot Well Kapunda
England 7.5% / 7.5%
Bagot Well — England: 7.5% Kapunda — England: 7.5%
Scotland — / 0.8%
Bagot Well — Scotland: not among its largest Kapunda — Scotland: 0.8%
New Zealand — / 0.6%
Bagot Well — New Zealand: not among its largest Kapunda — New Zealand: 0.6%
Germany — / 0.5%
Bagot Well — Germany: not among its largest Kapunda — Germany: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.3%
Bagot Well — Netherlands: not among its largest Kapunda — Netherlands: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

Qualifications

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

Bagot Well Kapunda
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 20.1%
Bagot Well — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Kapunda — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree 16.4% / 6.9%
Bagot Well — Bachelor Degree: 16.4% Kapunda — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 6.6%
Bagot Well — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Kapunda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Bagot Well — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kapunda — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Bagot Well — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kapunda — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bagot Well 100.0% houses
Bagot Well — Houses: 100.0% Bagot Well — Townhouses: 0.0% Bagot Well — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kapunda 94.2% houses
Kapunda — Houses: 94.2% Kapunda — Townhouses: 4.3% Kapunda — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bagot Well Kapunda
Median house price — $640,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $474,800
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 36 sales

Zoning mix

Bagot Well Kapunda
Rural and farming 100% 94%
Residential 0% 4%
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

Bagot Well Kapunda
New dwellings approved 278
across Light
same for both
Approvals change year on year +43%
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.

Bagot Well Kapunda
Houses — 3.8%
$510/wk on $692K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Bagot Well Kapunda
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 27% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 39% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 45% of SA

Liveability

Kapunda is more walkable (67 vs 0).

Bagot Well Kapunda
Grade — D
Score — 25/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Kapunda carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 0); Kapunda carries more crime risk (59 vs 37).

Bagot Well Kapunda
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
81/100
Crime Low
37/100
 Moderate
59/100
Flood — Low
30/100
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

Bagot Well Kapunda
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bagot Well

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

Schools in Kapunda

  • Kapunda Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Kapunda High School Government · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bagot Well Kapunda
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Bagot Well sits further from the CBD (94 km vs 84.3 km).

Bagot Well Kapunda
Walkability score 0/100 67/100
Distance to Adelaide 94 km
+10% vs other
 84.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 70 min 63 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 5373
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 5373
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.

Bagot Well Kapunda
Car (driver) 58.8% / 82.9%
Bagot Well — Car (driver): 58.8% Kapunda — Car (driver): 82.9%
Worked from Home 41.2% / 8.5%
Bagot Well — Worked from Home: 41.2% Kapunda — Worked from Home: 8.5%
Walked Only — / 4.3%
Bagot Well — Walked Only: not among its largest Kapunda — Walked Only: 4.3%
Car (passenger) — / 3.6%
Bagot Well — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kapunda — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Bus — / 0.7%
Bagot Well — Bus: not among its largest Kapunda — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.9%).

Setting

Bagot Well Kapunda
Elevation 290 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 252 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bagot Well Kapunda
Connectivity score 27/100 56/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
40 premises
 22%
1,549 premises

Climate

Bagot Well Kapunda
Annual rainfall 460 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bagot Well Kapunda
Average residential rate $2,297/yr
same for both
Council Light
same for both

Federal electorate

Bagot Well Kapunda
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bagot Well Kapunda
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bagot Well

Rural

Kapunda

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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