Kangarilla vs Kuitpo

Kangarilla is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 55 in Kuitpo. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kuitpo: a median of $2.04 million, against $1.21 million in Kangarilla, and rent is higher there too. Kangarilla is closer to the city centre: 34 km, against 44.1 km. On these figures, Kangarilla tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Kuitpo suits 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

Kuitpo

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 70%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Kangarilla has cheaper houses ($1,212,500 vs $2,038,000)
  • Kuitpo leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 22%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Kangarilla has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $300/wk)
  • Kuitpo has a bigger rental market to choose from (17% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kangarilla

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (34 km vs 44.1 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (42 min vs 54 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Kangarilla is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • Kuitpo has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 23%)

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

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

Kangarilla Kuitpo
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.

Kangarilla Kuitpo
Walkability 13 / 0
Kangarilla — Walkability: 13/100 Kuitpo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 62 / 63
Kangarilla — Safety: 62/100 Kuitpo — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 51 / 30
Kangarilla — Low fire risk: 51/100 Kuitpo — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Kangarilla has more residents (905 vs 198); Kuitpo has higher household incomes ($133,692 vs $96,720).

Kangarilla Kuitpo
Population 905
+78% vs other
 198
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.0%
same for both
Median age 49 55
Median household income $96,720/yr $133,692/yr
+38% vs other
Median weekly rent $265/wk $300/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kangarilla Kuitpo
0-4 3.4% / 1.5%
Kangarilla — 0-4: 3.4% Kuitpo — 0-4: 1.5%
5-14 10.6% / 10.1%
Kangarilla — 5-14: 10.6% Kuitpo — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 6.4% / 6.1%
Kangarilla — 15-19: 6.4% Kuitpo — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 4.6% / 2.5%
Kangarilla — 20-24: 4.6% Kuitpo — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 8.3% / 9.6%
Kangarilla — 25-34: 8.3% Kuitpo — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 10.7% / 6.6%
Kangarilla — 35-44: 10.7% Kuitpo — 35-44: 6.6%
45-54 14.4% / 13.6%
Kangarilla — 45-54: 14.4% Kuitpo — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 19.1% / 23.2%
Kangarilla — 55-64: 19.1% Kuitpo — 55-64: 23.2%
65-74 15.5% / 20.7%
Kangarilla — 65-74: 15.5% Kuitpo — 65-74: 20.7%
75-84 5.4% / 8.6%
Kangarilla — 75-84: 5.4% Kuitpo — 75-84: 8.6%
85+ 2.0% / —
Kangarilla — 85+: 2.0% Kuitpo — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kangarilla 59.5% couple families
Kangarilla — Couple Families: 59.5% Kangarilla — Lone Person: 26.3% Kangarilla — One Parent Families: 10.2% Kangarilla — Group Household: 3.9%
Kuitpo 81.5% couple families
Kuitpo — Couple Families: 81.5% Kuitpo — Lone Person: 18.5% Kuitpo — One Parent Families: 0.0% Kuitpo — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kangarilla 5.8% renting
Kangarilla — Owned Outright: 45.5% Kangarilla — Mortgage: 48.7% Kangarilla — Renting: 5.8%
Kuitpo 16.7% renting
Kuitpo — Owned Outright: 48.5% Kuitpo — Mortgage: 34.8% Kuitpo — Renting: 16.7%
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.

Kangarilla Kuitpo
England 7.4% / 3.5%
Kangarilla — England: 7.4% Kuitpo — England: 3.5%
New Zealand 0.8% / 2.5%
Kangarilla — New Zealand: 0.8% Kuitpo — New Zealand: 2.5%
Germany 0.9% / 1.5%
Kangarilla — Germany: 0.9% Kuitpo — Germany: 1.5%
Scotland 1.2% / —
Kangarilla — Scotland: 1.2% Kuitpo — Scotland: not among its largest
Italy 0.9% / —
Kangarilla — Italy: 0.9% Kuitpo — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

Qualifications

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

Kangarilla Kuitpo
Certificate III & IV 20.6% / 12.6%
Kangarilla — Certificate III & IV: 20.6% Kuitpo — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Bachelor Degree 13.1% / 15.2%
Kangarilla — Bachelor Degree: 13.1% Kuitpo — Bachelor Degree: 15.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 13.1%
Kangarilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Kuitpo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 4.0%
Kangarilla — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Kuitpo — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 5.1%
Kangarilla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Kuitpo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kangarilla 97.9% houses
Kangarilla — Houses: 97.9% Kangarilla — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Kuitpo 100.0% houses
Kuitpo — Houses: 100.0% Kuitpo — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kangarilla Kuitpo
Median house price $1,212,500 $2,038,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 6 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Kangarilla Kuitpo
Rural and farming 99% 95%
Environmental 0% 5%
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

Kangarilla Kuitpo
New dwellings approved 1,367
across Onkaparinga
 429
across Alexandrina
Approvals change year on year +58% +25%

Ranking within SA

Kangarilla Kuitpo
House price Higher than 46% of SA —
Income Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 45% of SA
Affordability Higher than 75% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of SA Higher than 43% of SA

Liveability

Kangarilla is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Kangarilla Kuitpo
Grade B —
Score 56/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kuitpo carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 49).

Kangarilla Kuitpo
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 High
70/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
37/100
Flood Low
18/100
 —
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kangarilla Kuitpo
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Kangarilla

  • Kangarilla Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Kuitpo

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

Amenities in the suburb

Kangarilla Kuitpo
Parks & reserves 3 6
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Kuitpo sits further from the CBD (44.1 km vs 34 km).

Kangarilla Kuitpo
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 34 km 44.1 km
+30% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 54 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5157
 0.9%
postcode 5201
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 97
postcode 5157
 99
postcode 5201

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.

Kangarilla Kuitpo
Car (driver) 74.3% / 61.9%
Kangarilla — Car (driver): 74.3% Kuitpo — Car (driver): 61.9%
Worked from Home 20.8% / 25.0%
Kangarilla — Worked from Home: 20.8% Kuitpo — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Walked Only 2.2% / 13.1%
Kangarilla — Walked Only: 2.2% Kuitpo — Walked Only: 13.1%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / —
Kangarilla — Car (passenger): 2.7% Kuitpo — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.3%).

Setting

Kangarilla Kuitpo
Elevation 231 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 316 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.8 km 19.1 km

NBN connectivity

Kangarilla Kuitpo
Connectivity score 29/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
358 premises
 0%
102 premises

Climate

Kangarilla Kuitpo
Annual rainfall 730 mm 466 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.8°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.7°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Kangarilla Kuitpo
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 19.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.34 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Kangarilla Kuitpo
Average residential rate $2,008/yr $2,523/yr
Council Onkaparinga Alexandrina

Federal electorate

Kangarilla Kuitpo
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kangarilla Kuitpo
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kangarilla

Outer

Kuitpo

Outer Retirees

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