Kalangadoo vs Koorine
Koorine is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 49 in Kalangadoo. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Koorine, most households are couple families. On these figures, Kalangadoo tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Koorine suits 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
- Kalangadoo carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 31/100)
- Koorine is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 48%)
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
Kalangadoo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($161/wk vs $248/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Kalangadoo
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (272 min vs 290 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (414.6 km vs 429.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kalangadoo
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 11%)
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 31/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Koorine
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (6.0% vs -3.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kalangadoo and Koorine drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Kalangadoo has more residents (457 vs 53); Koorine has higher household incomes ($113,724 vs $57,928).
| Kalangadoo | Koorine | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 457 +88% vs other | 53 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.4% | +6.0% |
| Median age | 49 | 36 |
| Median household income | $57,928/yr | $113,724/yr +96% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $161/wk | $248/wk +54% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).
Property market
| Kalangadoo | Koorine | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $365,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 63 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Kalangadoo | Koorine | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 100% |
| 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
| Kalangadoo | Koorine | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 31 across Wattle Range same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Kalangadoo | Koorine | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 22% of SA | Higher than 88% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 71% of SA | Higher than 20% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of SA | Higher than 46% of SA |
Liveability
Kalangadoo is more walkable (20 vs 0).
| Kalangadoo | Koorine | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Koorine carries more crime risk (31 vs 19); Koorine carries more bushfire risk (87 vs 77).
| Kalangadoo | Koorine | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 77/100 | High 87/100 |
| Crime | Low 19/100 | Low 31/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Kalangadoo | Koorine | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Kalangadoo
- Kalangadoo Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Koorine
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Kalangadoo | Koorine | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 3 |
Mobility
Koorine sits further from the CBD (429.3 km vs 414.6 km).
| Kalangadoo | Koorine | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 20/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 414.6 km | 429.3 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 272 min | 290 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5278 | 0.0% postcode 5279 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 45 postcode 5278 | 46 postcode 5279 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Kalangadoo | Koorine | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 72 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 114 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 41.2 km | 31.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Kalangadoo | Koorine | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 258 premises | 0% 26 premises |
Climate
| Kalangadoo | Koorine | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Kalangadoo | Koorine | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,537/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wattle Range same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kalangadoo | Koorine | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kalangadoo | Koorine | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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