Ceduna vs Koonibba

Koonibba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 37 in Ceduna. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ceduna, most households own their home. In Koonibba, the large majority of households rent. On these figures, Ceduna tends to suit people living alone, while Koonibba suits renters and families with children.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Ceduna has more childcare (5 vs 1)
  • Koonibba is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

Ceduna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 58%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Koonibba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($88/wk vs $200/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (92% vs 44%)

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

Commuting to the city

Ceduna

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 20/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (506 min vs 531 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (777 km vs 814.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ceduna

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 2%)
  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 20/100)

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

Investors

Ceduna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.7% vs -6.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ceduna Koonibba
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.

Ceduna Koonibba
Walkability 57 / 20
Ceduna — Walkability: 57/100 Koonibba — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 2 / 3
Ceduna — Safety: 2/100 Koonibba — Safety: 3/100
Low fire risk 100 / 24
Ceduna — Low fire risk: 100/100 Koonibba — Low fire risk: 24/100

Demographics

Ceduna has more residents (1,955 vs 140); Ceduna rents higher ($200/wk vs $88/wk).

Ceduna Koonibba
Population 1,955
+93% vs other
 140
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.7% -6.0%
Median age 37 31
Median household income $71,552/yr
+49% vs other
 $36,140/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+56% vs other
 $88/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ceduna Koonibba
0-4 7.5% / 6.4%
Ceduna — 0-4: 7.5% Koonibba — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 14.1% / 21.4%
Ceduna — 5-14: 14.1% Koonibba — 5-14: 21.4%
15-19 5.4% / 12.1%
Ceduna — 15-19: 5.4% Koonibba — 15-19: 12.1%
20-24 5.6% / 4.3%
Ceduna — 20-24: 5.6% Koonibba — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 14.6% / 12.9%
Ceduna — 25-34: 14.6% Koonibba — 25-34: 12.9%
35-44 10.7% / 19.3%
Ceduna — 35-44: 10.7% Koonibba — 35-44: 19.3%
45-54 12.6% / 12.9%
Ceduna — 45-54: 12.6% Koonibba — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 11.2% / 10.7%
Ceduna — 55-64: 11.2% Koonibba — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 9.9% / 2.1%
Ceduna — 65-74: 9.9% Koonibba — 65-74: 2.1%
75-84 6.7% / —
Ceduna — 75-84: 6.7% Koonibba — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 2.2% / —
Ceduna — 85+: 2.2% Koonibba — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ceduna 35.3% couple families
Ceduna — Couple Families: 35.3% Ceduna — Lone Person: 41.5% Ceduna — One Parent Families: 18.0% Ceduna — Group Household: 4.2% Ceduna — Other Families: 1.1%
Koonibba 41.9% couple families
Koonibba — Couple Families: 41.9% Koonibba — Lone Person: 30.2% Koonibba — One Parent Families: 27.9% Koonibba — Group Household: 0.0% Koonibba — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ceduna 44.5% renting
Ceduna — Owned Outright: 30.8% Ceduna — Mortgage: 24.7% Ceduna — Renting: 44.5%
Koonibba 91.8% renting
Koonibba — Owned Outright: 8.2% Koonibba — Mortgage: 0.0% Koonibba — Renting: 91.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ceduna 89.6% houses
Ceduna — Houses: 89.6% Ceduna — Flats / Apartments: 5.3% Ceduna — Townhouses: 5.1%
Koonibba 100.0% houses
Koonibba — Houses: 100.0% Koonibba — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Koonibba — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Ceduna Koonibba
Certificate III & IV 14.5% / 10.0%
Ceduna — Certificate III & IV: 14.5% Koonibba — Certificate III & IV: 10.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 2.1%
Ceduna — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Koonibba — Bachelor Degree: 2.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / —
Ceduna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Koonibba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / —
Ceduna — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Koonibba — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / —
Ceduna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Koonibba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).

Property market

Ceduna Koonibba
Median house price $317,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $139,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 52 days
from 27 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Koonibba has more land zoned for conservation (14% vs 2%).

Ceduna Koonibba
Rural and farming 95% 86%
Environmental 2% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Ceduna Koonibba
New dwellings approved 12
across Ceduna
same for both
Approvals change year on year +300%
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.

Ceduna Koonibba
Houses 5.5%
$475/wk on $450K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Ceduna Koonibba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of SA Higher than 4% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 71% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 6% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 15% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 98% of SA —

Liveability

Ceduna is more walkable (57 vs 20).

Ceduna Koonibba
Grade D —
Score 28/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Koonibba carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 0).

Ceduna Koonibba
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
76/100
Crime High
98/100
 High
97/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
28/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Ceduna Koonibba
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Ceduna

  • Ceduna Area School Government · Combined at peers
  • Crossways Lutheran School Ceduna Independent · Combined

Schools in Koonibba

  • Koonibba Aboriginal School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Ceduna Koonibba
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 5 1
GPs 2 1
Pharmacies 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 7 0
EV chargers 2 0

Mobility

Koonibba sits further from the CBD (814.8 km vs 777 km).

Ceduna Koonibba
Walkability score 57/100 20/100
Distance to Adelaide 777 km 814.8 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 506 min 531 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5690
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 5690
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.

Ceduna Koonibba
Car (driver) 77.0% / 78.3%
Ceduna — Car (driver): 77.0% Koonibba — Car (driver): 78.3%
Walked Only 10.4% / 21.7%
Ceduna — Walked Only: 10.4% Koonibba — Walked Only: 21.7%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / —
Ceduna — Car (passenger): 6.1% Koonibba — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Worked from Home 5.3% / —
Ceduna — Worked from Home: 5.3% Koonibba — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Bus 0.7% / —
Ceduna — Bus: 0.7% Koonibba — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.3%).

Setting

Ceduna Koonibba
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 227 m 22.3 km

NBN connectivity

Ceduna Koonibba
Connectivity score 43/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 7%
1,101 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

Ceduna Koonibba
Annual rainfall 262 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Ceduna Koonibba
Average residential rate $2,297/yr
same for both
Council Ceduna
same for both

Federal electorate

Ceduna Koonibba
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ceduna Koonibba
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ceduna

Affordable Coastal Rural

Koonibba

Family Rural
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

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