Burrungule vs Kongorong

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Kongorong 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

Kongorong

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 77/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (106% vs 94%)
  • But Burrungule is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 60%)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Burrungule

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (293 min vs 301 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (431.8 km vs 439.5 km)
  • But Kongorong is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kongorong

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 77/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 5%)

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 7.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Burrungule 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.

Burrungule Kongorong
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.

Burrungule Kongorong
Walkability 0 / 23
Burrungule — Walkability: 0/100 Kongorong — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 23 / 85
Burrungule — Safety: 23/100 Kongorong — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 58 / 33
Burrungule — Low fire risk: 58/100 Kongorong — Low fire risk: 33/100

Demographics

Kongorong has more residents (221 vs 115); Burrungule has higher household incomes ($105,820 vs $87,048).

Burrungule Kongorong
Population 115 221
+92% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.5% +14.5%
Median age 39 41
Median household income $105,820/yr
+18% vs other
 $87,048/yr
Median weekly rent $210/wk
+5% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burrungule Kongorong
0-4 6.1% / 8.6%
Burrungule — 0-4: 6.1% Kongorong — 0-4: 8.6%
5-14 12.2% / 12.2%
Burrungule — 5-14: 12.2% Kongorong — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 10.4% / 6.8%
Burrungule — 15-19: 10.4% Kongorong — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 3.5% / 6.3%
Burrungule — 20-24: 3.5% Kongorong — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 13.9% / 9.0%
Burrungule — 25-34: 13.9% Kongorong — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 13.0% / 13.1%
Burrungule — 35-44: 13.0% Kongorong — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 19.1% / 12.7%
Burrungule — 45-54: 19.1% Kongorong — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 13.0% / 16.3%
Burrungule — 55-64: 13.0% Kongorong — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 5.2% / 10.0%
Burrungule — 65-74: 5.2% Kongorong — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 — / 1.8%
Burrungule — 75-84: not among its largest Kongorong — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ — / 3.6%
Burrungule — 85+: not among its largest Kongorong — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burrungule 52.2% couple families
Burrungule — Couple Families: 52.2% Burrungule — Lone Person: 26.1% Burrungule — One Parent Families: 21.7%
Kongorong 52.4% couple families
Kongorong — Couple Families: 52.4% Kongorong — Lone Person: 40.5% Kongorong — One Parent Families: 7.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burrungule 25.8% renting
Burrungule — Owned Outright: 45.2% Burrungule — Mortgage: 29.0% Burrungule — Renting: 25.8%
Kongorong 20.3% renting
Kongorong — Owned Outright: 42.2% Kongorong — Mortgage: 37.5% Kongorong — Renting: 20.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Burrungule Kongorong
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 17.2%
Burrungule — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Kongorong — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 5.9%
Burrungule — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Kongorong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Bachelor Degree 3.5% / 5.4%
Burrungule — Bachelor Degree: 3.5% Kongorong — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Burrungule — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kongorong — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

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.

Burrungule Kongorong
England — / 4.5%
Burrungule — England: not among its largest Kongorong — England: 4.5%
South Africa 3.5% / —
Burrungule — South Africa: 3.5% Kongorong — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.7%
Burrungule — New Zealand: not among its largest Kongorong — New Zealand: 2.7%
Philippines — / 1.8%
Burrungule — Philippines: not among its largest Kongorong — Philippines: 1.8%
Germany — / 1.4%
Burrungule — Germany: not among its largest Kongorong — Germany: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burrungule 93.9% houses
Burrungule — Houses: 93.9% Burrungule — Flats / Apartments: 6.1%
Kongorong 105.6% houses
Kongorong — Houses: 105.6% Kongorong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Burrungule Kongorong
Median house price — $410,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Burrungule Kongorong
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Burrungule Kongorong
New dwellings approved 39
across Grant
same for both
Approvals change year on year +300%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Burrungule Kongorong
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 65% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% 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 34% of SA Higher than 51% of SA

Liveability

Kongorong is more walkable (23 vs 0).

Burrungule Kongorong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Burrungule carries more crime risk (77 vs 15); Kongorong carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 42).

Burrungule Kongorong
Bushfire Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime High
77/100
 Low
15/100
Flood —
same for both
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

Burrungule 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 Burrungule

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

Burrungule Kongorong
Parks & reserves 1
same for both

Mobility

Kongorong sits further from the CBD (439.5 km vs 431.8 km).

Burrungule Kongorong
Walkability score 0/100 23/100
Distance to Adelaide 431.8 km 439.5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 293 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.

Burrungule Kongorong
Car (driver) 74.5% / 74.7%
Burrungule — Car (driver): 74.5% Kongorong — Car (driver): 74.7%
Worked from Home 25.5% / 19.3%
Burrungule — Worked from Home: 25.5% Kongorong — Worked from Home: 19.3%
Walked Only — / 6.0%
Burrungule — Walked Only: not among its largest Kongorong — Walked Only: 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.7%).

Setting

Burrungule Kongorong
Elevation 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.7 km 8.8 km

NBN connectivity

Burrungule Kongorong
Connectivity score 24/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
99 premises

Climate

Burrungule 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

Burrungule Kongorong
Average residential rate $1,458/yr
same for both
Council Grant
same for both

Federal electorate

Burrungule Kongorong
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Burrungule Kongorong
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Burrungule

Rural

Kongorong

Rural Young Families

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