Dawesley vs Kanmantoo

Kanmantoo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Dawesley. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Dawesley: a median of $1.16 million, against $806,000 in Kanmantoo, though rent is higher in Kanmantoo. Dawesley is closer to the city centre: 43.5 km, against 52.9 km. On these figures, Kanmantoo tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Kanmantoo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($805,500 vs $1,162,000)

Weighs house prices and 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

Dawesley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (43.5 km vs 52.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (44 min vs 49 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dawesley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Dawesley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.0% vs -4.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dawesley Kanmantoo
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.

Dawesley Kanmantoo
Walkability 10 / 8
Dawesley — Walkability: 10/100 Kanmantoo — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 69 / 75
Dawesley — Safety: 69/100 Kanmantoo — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 100 / 69
Dawesley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kanmantoo — Low fire risk: 69/100

Demographics

Kanmantoo has more residents (686 vs 316); Dawesley has higher household incomes ($101,348 vs $88,660).

Dawesley Kanmantoo
Population 316 686
+117% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.0% -4.7%
Median age 43 38
Median household income $101,348/yr
+13% vs other
 $88,660/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk $310/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dawesley Kanmantoo
0-4 7.3% / 6.0%
Dawesley — 0-4: 7.3% Kanmantoo — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 13.0% / 15.9%
Dawesley — 5-14: 13.0% Kanmantoo — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 6.3% / 7.6%
Dawesley — 15-19: 6.3% Kanmantoo — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 5.4% / 4.4%
Dawesley — 20-24: 5.4% Kanmantoo — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 9.5% / 9.8%
Dawesley — 25-34: 9.5% Kanmantoo — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 7.9% / 16.9%
Dawesley — 35-44: 7.9% Kanmantoo — 35-44: 16.9%
45-54 16.8% / 15.0%
Dawesley — 45-54: 16.8% Kanmantoo — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 17.4% / 13.3%
Dawesley — 55-64: 17.4% Kanmantoo — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 10.4% / 8.0%
Dawesley — 65-74: 10.4% Kanmantoo — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 3.2% / 0.9%
Dawesley — 75-84: 3.2% Kanmantoo — 75-84: 0.9%
85+ 2.2% / 1.0%
Dawesley — 85+: 2.2% Kanmantoo — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dawesley 54.3% couple families
Dawesley — Couple Families: 54.3% Dawesley — Lone Person: 30.9% Dawesley — One Parent Families: 8.6% Dawesley — Other Families: 6.2% Dawesley — Group Household: 0.0%
Kanmantoo 54.1% couple families
Kanmantoo — Couple Families: 54.1% Kanmantoo — Lone Person: 29.6% Kanmantoo — One Parent Families: 14.5% Kanmantoo — Other Families: 0.0% Kanmantoo — Group Household: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dawesley 2.7% renting
Dawesley — Owned Outright: 35.1% Dawesley — Mortgage: 62.2% Dawesley — Renting: 2.7%
Kanmantoo 9.2% renting
Kanmantoo — Owned Outright: 23.9% Kanmantoo — Mortgage: 66.8% Kanmantoo — Renting: 9.2%
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.

Dawesley Kanmantoo
England 11.7% / 4.1%
Dawesley — England: 11.7% Kanmantoo — England: 4.1%
New Zealand 2.8% / 0.4%
Dawesley — New Zealand: 2.8% Kanmantoo — New Zealand: 0.4%
Thailand — / 0.4%
Dawesley — Thailand: not among its largest Kanmantoo — Thailand: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.7%).

Qualifications

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

Dawesley Kanmantoo
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 23.2%
Dawesley — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Kanmantoo — Certificate III & IV: 23.2%
Bachelor Degree 14.9% / 5.7%
Dawesley — Bachelor Degree: 14.9% Kanmantoo — Bachelor Degree: 5.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 7.9%
Dawesley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Kanmantoo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 1.6%
Dawesley — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Kanmantoo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.2%
Dawesley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Kanmantoo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dawesley 100.0% houses
Dawesley — Houses: 100.0% Dawesley — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kanmantoo 99.2% houses
Kanmantoo — Houses: 99.2% Kanmantoo — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dawesley Kanmantoo
Median house price $1,162,000 $805,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 50 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Dawesley Kanmantoo
Rural and farming 98% 97%
Residential 2%
same for both
Industrial 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

Dawesley Kanmantoo
New dwellings approved 657
across Mount Barker
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Dawesley Kanmantoo
House price — Higher than 1% of SA
Income Higher than 80% of SA Higher than 67% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of SA Higher than 61% of SA
Affordability — Higher than 99% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 74% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of SA Higher than 57% of SA

Liveability

Dawesley Kanmantoo
Grade — C
Score — 47/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Kanmantoo carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 0).

Dawesley Kanmantoo
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
31/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
25/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Dawesley Kanmantoo
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

Dawesley Kanmantoo
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Kanmantoo sits further from the CBD (52.9 km vs 43.5 km).

Dawesley Kanmantoo
Walkability score 10/100 8/100
Distance to Adelaide 43.5 km 52.9 km
+22% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 44 min 49 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 5252
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 5252
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.

Dawesley Kanmantoo
Car (driver) 76.0% / 81.2%
Dawesley — Car (driver): 76.0% Kanmantoo — Car (driver): 81.2%
Worked from Home 19.9% / 9.2%
Dawesley — Worked from Home: 19.9% Kanmantoo — Worked from Home: 9.2%
Car (passenger) 2.1% / 5.1%
Dawesley — Car (passenger): 2.1% Kanmantoo — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Bus 2.1% / 2.5%
Dawesley — Bus: 2.1% Kanmantoo — Bus: 2.5%
Walked Only — / 1.9%
Dawesley — Walked Only: not among its largest Kanmantoo — Walked Only: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.2%).

Setting

Dawesley Kanmantoo
Elevation 310 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 201 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.8 km 44.5 km

NBN connectivity

Dawesley Kanmantoo
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
113 premises
 0%
290 premises

Climate

Dawesley Kanmantoo
Annual rainfall 730 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Dawesley Kanmantoo
Average residential rate $2,485/yr
same for both
Council Mount Barker
same for both

Federal electorate

Dawesley Kanmantoo
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dawesley Kanmantoo
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dawesley

Acreage Outer River

Kanmantoo

Outer

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