Concordia vs Kingsford

Kingsford is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 53 in Concordia. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kingsford, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Kingsford tends to suit 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

They split

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

  • Concordia carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 67/100)
  • Kingsford is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 45%)

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

First-home buyers

Kingsford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kingsford

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $330/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Kingsford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (46 min vs 52 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Concordia

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 67/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Kingsford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (45.0% vs -5.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Concordia Kingsford
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.

Concordia Kingsford
Walkability 4 / 0
Concordia — Walkability: 4/100 Kingsford — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 88 / 33
Concordia — Safety: 88/100 Kingsford — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 100 / 86
Concordia — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kingsford — Low fire risk: 86/100
Low flood risk 67 / 75
Concordia — Low flood risk: 67/100 Kingsford — Low flood risk: 75/100

Demographics

Concordia has more residents (153 vs 58); Concordia rents higher ($330/wk vs $200/wk).

Concordia Kingsford
Population 153
+62% vs other
 58
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.6% +45.0%
Median age 53 40
Median household income $84,500/yr $136,448/yr
+61% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+39% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Concordia Kingsford
0-4 11.1% / —
Concordia — 0-4: 11.1% Kingsford — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 6.5% / 13.8%
Concordia — 5-14: 6.5% Kingsford — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 3.9% / 5.2%
Concordia — 15-19: 3.9% Kingsford — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 3.3% / 5.2%
Concordia — 20-24: 3.3% Kingsford — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 11.8% / 5.2%
Concordia — 25-34: 11.8% Kingsford — 25-34: 5.2%
35-44 12.4% / 13.8%
Concordia — 35-44: 12.4% Kingsford — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 9.2% / 13.8%
Concordia — 45-54: 9.2% Kingsford — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 19.6% / 22.4%
Concordia — 55-64: 19.6% Kingsford — 55-64: 22.4%
65-74 11.1% / 10.3%
Concordia — 65-74: 11.1% Kingsford — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 11.8% / 5.2%
Concordia — 75-84: 11.8% Kingsford — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ — / —
Concordia — 85+: not among its largest Kingsford — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Concordia 35.5% couple families
Concordia — Couple Families: 35.5% Concordia — Lone Person: 35.5% Concordia — Group Household: 19.4% Concordia — One Parent Families: 9.7%
Kingsford 100.0% couple families
Kingsford — Couple Families: 100.0% Kingsford — Lone Person: 0.0% Kingsford — Group Household: 0.0% Kingsford — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Concordia 15.4% renting
Concordia — Owned Outright: 40.4% Concordia — Mortgage: 44.2% Concordia — Renting: 15.4%
Kingsford 0.0% renting
Kingsford — Owned Outright: 44.4% Kingsford — Mortgage: 55.6% Kingsford — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Concordia Kingsford
Certificate III & IV 24.2% / 15.5%
Concordia — Certificate III & IV: 24.2% Kingsford — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.1% / 6.9%
Concordia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1% Kingsford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 6.9%
Concordia — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Kingsford — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

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.

Concordia Kingsford
England 11.1% / —
Concordia — England: 11.1% Kingsford — England: not among its largest
Scotland — / 6.9%
Concordia — Scotland: not among its largest Kingsford — Scotland: 6.9%
New Zealand 2.6% / —
Concordia — New Zealand: 2.6% Kingsford — New Zealand: not among its largest
Ireland 2.0% / —
Concordia — Ireland: 2.0% Kingsford — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Concordia 100.0% houses
Concordia — Houses: 100.0%
Kingsford 100.0% houses
Kingsford — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Kingsford has more rural and farming land (90% vs 62%).

Concordia Kingsford
Rural and farming 62% 90%
Residential 37% 0%
Industrial 1% 10%
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

Concordia Kingsford
New dwellings approved 180
across Barossa
 278
across Light
Approvals change year on year -48% +43%

Ranking within SA

Concordia Kingsford
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 60% of SA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of SA Higher than 14% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 56% of SA Higher than 57% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 54% of SA

Liveability

Concordia Kingsford
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kingsford carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Kingsford carries more crime risk (67 vs 12).

Concordia Kingsford
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood Low
33/100
 Low
25/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Concordia Kingsford
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Concordia Kingsford
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Concordia Kingsford
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 58.8 km
+2% vs other
 57.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 52 min 46 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 5118
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 5118
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.

Concordia Kingsford
Car (driver) 80.4% / 67.9%
Concordia — Car (driver): 80.4% Kingsford — Car (driver): 67.9%
Worked from Home 10.7% / 21.4%
Concordia — Worked from Home: 10.7% Kingsford — Worked from Home: 21.4%
Car (passenger) 8.9% / 10.7%
Concordia — Car (passenger): 8.9% Kingsford — Car (passenger): 10.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).

Setting

Concordia Kingsford
Elevation 128 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 135 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.6 km 31.6 km

NBN connectivity

Concordia Kingsford
Connectivity score 48/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
74 premises
 0%
21 premises

Climate

Concordia Kingsford
Annual rainfall 404 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Concordia Kingsford
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.31 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Concordia Kingsford
Average residential rate $2,247/yr $2,297/yr
Council Barossa Light

Federal electorate

Concordia Kingsford
Division Spence Barker
Member Matt Burnell Tony Pasin
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Concordia Kingsford
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Concordia

Outer Young Families

Kingsford

Outer

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