Cygnet River vs Kingscote

Cygnet River is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 51 in Kingscote. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cygnet River, about half of households are people living alone. In Kingscote, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Cygnet River tends to suit families with children and 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

  • Cygnet River is already more of a family suburb (47% vs 36%)
  • Kingscote has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Kingscote

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kingscote

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 10%)

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

Commuting to the city

Cygnet River

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (180.3 km vs 186.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (197 min vs 203 min)
  • But Kingscote is more walkable (65/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kingscote

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (65/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Kingscote

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.4% vs -5.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cygnet River Kingscote
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.

Cygnet River Kingscote
Walkability 0 / 65
Cygnet River — Walkability: 0/100 Kingscote — Walkability: 65/100
Safety 56 / 63
Cygnet River — Safety: 56/100 Kingscote — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 10 / 100
Cygnet River — Low fire risk: 10/100 Kingscote — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 14 / 60
Cygnet River — Low flood risk: 14/100 Kingscote — Low flood risk: 60/100

Demographics

Kingscote has more residents (1,962 vs 72); Kingscote skews older (51 vs 40).

Cygnet River Kingscote
Population 72 1,962
+2625% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.3% +7.4%
Median age 40 51
Median household income $49,348/yr $57,356/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $230/wk
+7% vs other
 $214/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cygnet River Kingscote
0-4 4.2% / 4.6%
Cygnet River — 0-4: 4.2% Kingscote — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 16.7% / 10.6%
Cygnet River — 5-14: 16.7% Kingscote — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 4.2% / 4.1%
Cygnet River — 15-19: 4.2% Kingscote — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 — / 4.0%
Cygnet River — 20-24: not among its largest Kingscote — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 6.9% / 11.6%
Cygnet River — 25-34: 6.9% Kingscote — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 16.7% / 8.4%
Cygnet River — 35-44: 16.7% Kingscote — 35-44: 8.4%
45-54 15.3% / 11.0%
Cygnet River — 45-54: 15.3% Kingscote — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 9.7% / 16.9%
Cygnet River — 55-64: 9.7% Kingscote — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 20.8% / 15.5%
Cygnet River — 65-74: 20.8% Kingscote — 65-74: 15.5%
75-84 5.6% / 10.2%
Cygnet River — 75-84: 5.6% Kingscote — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ — / 3.8%
Cygnet River — 85+: not among its largest Kingscote — 85+: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cygnet River 53.3% lone person
Cygnet River — Lone Person: 53.3% Cygnet River — Couple Families: 46.7% Cygnet River — One Parent Families: 0.0% Cygnet River — Group Household: 0.0% Cygnet River — Other Families: 0.0%
Kingscote 56.9% lone person
Kingscote — Lone Person: 56.9% Kingscote — Couple Families: 26.7% Kingscote — One Parent Families: 9.8% Kingscote — Group Household: 5.0% Kingscote — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cygnet River 10.0% renting
Cygnet River — Owned Outright: 46.7% Cygnet River — Mortgage: 43.3% Cygnet River — Renting: 10.0%
Kingscote 31.5% renting
Kingscote — Owned Outright: 40.5% Kingscote — Mortgage: 28.0% Kingscote — Renting: 31.5%
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.

Cygnet River Kingscote
England 6.9% / 4.9%
Cygnet River — England: 6.9% Kingscote — England: 4.9%
New Zealand — / 2.0%
Cygnet River — New Zealand: not among its largest Kingscote — New Zealand: 2.0%
Philippines — / 0.6%
Cygnet River — Philippines: not among its largest Kingscote — Philippines: 0.6%
South Africa — / 0.6%
Cygnet River — South Africa: not among its largest Kingscote — South Africa: 0.6%
Italy — / 0.6%
Cygnet River — Italy: not among its largest Kingscote — Italy: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

Qualifications

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

Cygnet River Kingscote
Bachelor Degree 13.9% / 9.5%
Cygnet River — Bachelor Degree: 13.9% Kingscote — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Certificate III & IV 6.9% / 16.5%
Cygnet River — Certificate III & IV: 6.9% Kingscote — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 6.8%
Cygnet River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Kingscote — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.3%
Cygnet River — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kingscote — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Cygnet River — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kingscote — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cygnet River 100.0% houses
Cygnet River — Houses: 100.0% Cygnet River — Townhouses: 0.0% Cygnet River — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kingscote 91.2% houses
Kingscote — Houses: 91.2% Kingscote — Townhouses: 5.5% Kingscote — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cygnet River Kingscote
Median house price — $465,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $162,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 61 days
from 39 sales

Zoning mix

Cygnet River has more land zoned for conservation (23% vs 6%).

Cygnet River Kingscote
Rural and farming 71% 68%
Environmental 23% 6%
Residential 0% 10%
Industrial 0% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 0%
Other and special use 0% 5%
Commercial 0% 1%
Parks and recreation 0% 1%
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

Cygnet River Kingscote
New dwellings approved 48
across Kangaroo Island
same for both
Approvals change year on year -12%
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.

Cygnet River Kingscote
Houses — 3.3%
$445/wk on $708K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Cygnet River Kingscote
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 15% of SA Higher than 22% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of SA Higher than 46% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of SA Higher than 65% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 24% of SA

Liveability

Kingscote is more walkable (65 vs 0).

Cygnet River Kingscote
Grade — B
Score — 50/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Cygnet River carries more bushfire risk (90 vs 0); Cygnet River carries more flood risk (86 vs 40).

Cygnet River Kingscote
Bushfire High
90/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Low
37/100
Flood High
86/100
 Moderate
40/100
Coastal erosion High
80/100
 Moderate
57/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Cygnet River Kingscote
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cygnet River

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

Schools in Kingscote

  • Kangaroo Island Community Education Government · Combined at peers
  • Kangaroo Island Community Education - Kingscote Campus Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Cygnet River Kingscote
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 8
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 1
same for both
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Kingscote sits further from the CBD (186.7 km vs 180.3 km).

Cygnet River Kingscote
Walkability score 0/100 65/100
Distance to Adelaide 180.3 km 186.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 197 min 203 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5223
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 5223
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.

Cygnet River Kingscote
Car (driver) 79.4% / 73.4%
Cygnet River — Car (driver): 79.4% Kingscote — Car (driver): 73.4%
Car (passenger) 11.8% / 6.1%
Cygnet River — Car (passenger): 11.8% Kingscote — Car (passenger): 6.1%
Worked from Home 8.8% / 6.9%
Cygnet River — Worked from Home: 8.8% Kingscote — Worked from Home: 6.9%
Walked Only — / 11.8%
Cygnet River — Walked Only: not among its largest Kingscote — Walked Only: 11.8%
Bicycle — / 1.8%
Cygnet River — Bicycle: not among its largest Kingscote — Bicycle: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).

Setting

Cygnet River Kingscote
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.5 km 179 m
2.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Cygnet River Kingscote
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
47 premises
 0%
1,192 premises

Climate

Cygnet River Kingscote
Annual rainfall 412 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Cygnet River Kingscote
Average residential rate $1,908/yr
same for both
Council Kangaroo Island
same for both

Federal electorate

Cygnet River Kingscote
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cygnet River Kingscote
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cygnet River

Retirees Rural

Kingscote

Acreage Affordable Coastal Retirees Village Feel

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