Kangarilla vs Meadows

Meadows is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 49 in Kangarilla. 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 Kangarilla: a median of $1.21 million, against $1 million in Meadows, though rent is higher in Meadows. Kangarilla is closer to the city centre: 34 km, against 44.4 km. On these figures, Kangarilla tends to suit older residents, while Meadows suits families with children and 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

Meadows

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 38/100)

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

First-home buyers

Meadows

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $1,212,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kangarilla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $343/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Kangarilla sits closer to the CBD (34 km vs 44.4 km)
  • Meadows is more walkable (32/100 vs 13/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Meadows

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 13/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 38/100)
  • But Kangarilla has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Meadows

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.4% vs 1.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kangarilla and Meadows 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 Meadows
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 Meadows
Walkability 13 / 32
Kangarilla — Walkability: 13/100 Meadows — Walkability: 32/100
Safety 62 / 80
Kangarilla — Safety: 62/100 Meadows — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 51 / 28
Kangarilla — Low fire risk: 51/100 Meadows — Low fire risk: 28/100

Demographics

Meadows has more residents (1,717 vs 905); Meadows rents higher ($343/wk vs $265/wk).

Kangarilla Meadows
Population 905 1,717
+90% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.0% +25.4%
Median age 49 39
Median household income $96,720/yr $102,128/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $265/wk $343/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kangarilla Meadows
0-4 3.4% / 7.1%
Kangarilla — 0-4: 3.4% Meadows — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 10.6% / 13.6%
Kangarilla — 5-14: 10.6% Meadows — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 6.4% / 4.4%
Kangarilla — 15-19: 6.4% Meadows — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 4.6% / 4.1%
Kangarilla — 20-24: 4.6% Meadows — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 8.3% / 14.0%
Kangarilla — 25-34: 8.3% Meadows — 25-34: 14.0%
35-44 10.7% / 15.0%
Kangarilla — 35-44: 10.7% Meadows — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 14.4% / 12.6%
Kangarilla — 45-54: 14.4% Meadows — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 19.1% / 14.9%
Kangarilla — 55-64: 19.1% Meadows — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 15.5% / 8.9%
Kangarilla — 65-74: 15.5% Meadows — 65-74: 8.9%
75-84 5.4% / 3.7%
Kangarilla — 75-84: 5.4% Meadows — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 2.0% / 0.9%
Kangarilla — 85+: 2.0% Meadows — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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% Kangarilla — Other Families: 0.0%
Meadows 58.7% couple families
Meadows — Couple Families: 58.7% Meadows — Lone Person: 23.8% Meadows — One Parent Families: 14.5% Meadows — Group Household: 1.8% Meadows — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Meadows 11.2% renting
Meadows — Owned Outright: 31.7% Meadows — Mortgage: 57.1% Meadows — Renting: 11.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kangarilla Meadows
Certificate III & IV 20.6% / 20.0%
Kangarilla — Certificate III & IV: 20.6% Meadows — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 13.1% / 9.3%
Kangarilla — Bachelor Degree: 13.1% Meadows — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 7.7%
Kangarilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Meadows — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 2.5%
Kangarilla — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Meadows — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 2.1%
Kangarilla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Meadows — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

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

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 Meadows
England 7.4% / 6.3%
Kangarilla — England: 7.4% Meadows — England: 6.3%
Scotland 1.2% / 0.4%
Kangarilla — Scotland: 1.2% Meadows — Scotland: 0.4%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.8%
Kangarilla — New Zealand: 0.8% Meadows — New Zealand: 0.8%
Italy 0.9% / —
Kangarilla — Italy: 0.9% Meadows — Italy: not among its largest
Germany 0.9% / —
Kangarilla — Germany: 0.9% Meadows — Germany: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Kangarilla — Netherlands: not among its largest Meadows — Netherlands: 0.6%
Philippines — / 0.3%
Kangarilla — Philippines: not among its largest Meadows — Philippines: 0.3%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kangarilla 97.9% houses
Kangarilla — Houses: 97.9% Kangarilla — Flats / Apartments: 2.1% Kangarilla — Townhouses: 0.0%
Meadows 98.1% houses
Meadows — Houses: 98.1% Meadows — Flats / Apartments: 1.0% Meadows — Townhouses: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kangarilla Meadows
Median house price $1,212,500 $1,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,300,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 6 sales
 22 days
from 15 sales

Zoning mix

Kangarilla Meadows
Rural and farming 99% 94%
Environmental 0% 3%
Residential 1% 2%
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 Meadows
New dwellings approved 1,367
across Onkaparinga
 657
across Mount Barker
Approvals change year on year +58% -7%

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.

Kangarilla Meadows
Houses — 2.0%
$720/wk on $1.84M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Kangarilla Meadows
House price Higher than 46% of SA Higher than 4% of SA
Income Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
Affordability Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 1% of SA

Liveability

Meadows is more walkable (32 vs 13); Kangarilla scores higher overall (56 vs 43).

Kangarilla Meadows
Grade B C
Score 56/100 43/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Kangarilla carries more crime risk (38 vs 20); Meadows carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 49).

Kangarilla Meadows
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 High
72/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
20/100
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 Meadows
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Kangarilla

  • Kangarilla Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Meadows

  • Meadows Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kangarilla Meadows
Parks & reserves 3 4
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 2
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Meadows sits further from the CBD (44.4 km vs 34 km).

Kangarilla Meadows
Walkability score 13/100 32/100
Distance to Adelaide 34 km 44.4 km
+31% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 44 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 Meadows
Car (driver) 74.3% / 82.4%
Kangarilla — Car (driver): 74.3% Meadows — Car (driver): 82.4%
Worked from Home 20.8% / 11.5%
Kangarilla — Worked from Home: 20.8% Meadows — Worked from Home: 11.5%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / 3.4%
Kangarilla — Car (passenger): 2.7% Meadows — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Walked Only 2.2% / 1.7%
Kangarilla — Walked Only: 2.2% Meadows — Walked Only: 1.7%
Bus — / 0.5%
Kangarilla — Bus: not among its largest Meadows — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.4%).

Setting

Kangarilla Meadows
Elevation 231 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 328 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.8 km 25.8 km

NBN connectivity

Kangarilla Meadows
Connectivity score 29/100 81/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
358 premises
 73%
796 premises

Climate

Kangarilla Meadows
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

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

Kangarilla Meadows
Average residential rate $2,008/yr $2,485/yr
Council Onkaparinga Mount Barker

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kangarilla

Outer

Meadows

Acreage Outer Quiet River

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