Blackfellows Caves vs Kongorong
Kongorong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 59 in Blackfellows Caves. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blackfellows Caves, most households are people living alone. In Kongorong, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Blackfellows Caves tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Kongorong 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
Kongorong
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 69/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 31%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Kongorong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 33%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Kongorong
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 30%)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 8%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $225/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Kongorong
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (301 min vs 310 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (439.5 km vs 449.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kongorong
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 69/100)
- But Blackfellows Caves has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 15%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kongorong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.5% vs 2.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Blackfellows Caves and Kongorong drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Kongorong has more residents (221 vs 72); Kongorong has higher household incomes ($87,048 vs $38,948).
| Blackfellows Caves | Kongorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 72 | 221 +207% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.9% | +14.5% |
| Median age | 59 | 41 |
| Median household income | $38,948/yr | $87,048/yr +123% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $225/wk +11% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Blackfellows Caves | Kongorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $410,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Kongorong has more rural and farming land (100% vs 88%).
| Blackfellows Caves | Kongorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 88% | 100% |
| Environmental | 8% | 0% |
| Residential | 3% | 0% |
| 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
| Blackfellows Caves | Kongorong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 39 across Grant same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +300% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Blackfellows Caves | Kongorong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 6% of SA | Higher than 65% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 14% of SA | Higher than 73% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 18% of SA | Higher than 17% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 54% of SA | Higher than 51% of SA |
Liveability
Kongorong is more walkable (23 vs 0).
| Blackfellows Caves | Kongorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Kongorong carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 0); Blackfellows Caves carries more crime risk (69 vs 15).
| Blackfellows Caves | Kongorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 67/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 69/100 | Low 15/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 51/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Blackfellows Caves | Kongorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Blackfellows Caves
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Kongorong
- Kongorong Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Blackfellows Caves | Kongorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
Mobility
Blackfellows Caves sits further from the CBD (449.7 km vs 439.5 km).
| Blackfellows Caves | Kongorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 23/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 449.7 km +2% vs other | 439.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 310 min | 301 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5291 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 5291 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Blackfellows Caves | Kongorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 6 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 21 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.2 km | 8.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Blackfellows Caves | Kongorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 83 premises | 0% 99 premises |
Climate
| Blackfellows Caves | Kongorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 724 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Blackfellows Caves | Kongorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,458/yr same for both | |
| Council | Grant same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Blackfellows Caves | Kongorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Blackfellows Caves | Kongorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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