Kalangadoo vs Mount Mcintyre
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Kalangadoo tends to suit people living alone.
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
Mount McIntyre
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
- is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 48%)
- But Kalangadoo carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 59/100)
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
Mount McIntyre
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 14%)
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 10/100)
- has a shorter drive in (272 min vs 284 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (414.6 km vs 429 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kalangadoo
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 59/100)
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 10/100)
- But Mount McIntyre has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kalangadoo and Mount Mcintyre 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 70); Mount McIntyre has higher household incomes ($95,316 vs $57,928).
| Kalangadoo | Mount Mcintyre | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 457 +85% vs other | 70 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.4% | +0.0% |
| Median age | 49 | 50 |
| Median household income | $57,928/yr | $95,316/yr +65% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $161/wk +4% vs other | $155/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).
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 (17.1%).
Property market
| Kalangadoo | Mount Mcintyre | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mount Mcintyre | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mount Mcintyre | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 31 across Wattle Range same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Kalangadoo | Mount Mcintyre | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 22% of SA | Higher than 74% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 71% of SA | Higher than 62% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of SA | Higher than 34% of SA |
Liveability
Kalangadoo is more walkable (20 vs 10).
| Kalangadoo | Mount Mcintyre | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Mount McIntyre carries more crime risk (59 vs 19).
| Kalangadoo | Mount Mcintyre | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 77/100 | High 81/100 |
| Crime | Low 19/100 | Moderate 59/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Kalangadoo | Mount Mcintyre | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Mount Mcintyre
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Kalangadoo | Mount Mcintyre | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 5 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Mount McIntyre sits further from the CBD (429 km vs 414.6 km).
| Kalangadoo | Mount Mcintyre | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 20/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 414.6 km | 429 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 272 min | 284 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 (68.9%).
Setting
| Kalangadoo | Mount Mcintyre | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 72 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 125 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 41.2 km | 28.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Kalangadoo | Mount Mcintyre | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 23/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 258 premises | 0% 26 premises |
Climate
| Kalangadoo | Mount Mcintyre | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mount Mcintyre | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,537/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wattle Range same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kalangadoo | Mount Mcintyre | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kalangadoo | Mount Mcintyre | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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