Kapunda SA 5373
Kapunda is a town in South Australia, 84 km from Adelaide CBD, around 1 hour 5 minutes by car. Population is 2,947; the median age is 49 and the median household income is $59,280 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 1.0% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $246 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,127. The area shows high bushfire risk. Of 2 schools within the town boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is moderate.
Is Kapunda a good town?
Kapunda scores a D (25/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on safety and community.
Mixed results
2 schools · 1 above peer schools
Very walkable
Walkability 67/100 · 84.3 km · 63 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $640K
High bushfire risk
Fire 81/100 · Crime 59/100 · Flood 30/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 49 · 2,947 residents
Liveability Rating
25 / 100 · Ranked #475 in SAEach bar is Kapunda's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
How do you rate the liveability in Kapunda?
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Our score
25 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataKapunda's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $640,000, roughly 17% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$640,000
Based on 67 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 32 days — median across 36 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 7 sales $505K
- 3 bed 41 sales $620K
- 4 bed 13 sales $670K
Land
$474,800
Based on 10 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 27 days — median across 7 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Kapunda are currently listed at around $692,000 on average. Based on 16 houses listed in the past six months.
$692K
16 houses listed in the last 6 months.
16 of the suburb's 1,233 dwellings (1.3%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Kapunda rent for around $510 a week on average, based on 4 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$510/wk
4 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
4 rentals advertised against an estimated 238 rented homes (1.7%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- 3-bed houses
- $500/wk
- 10 bonds
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$510/week ($27,000 a year) on a $692,000 median
Based on a small sample (4 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
5 active Airbnb listings: 2 whole homes and 3 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.1% of the town's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is Kapunda safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Kapunda sits in the moderate band, with 107 incidents recorded in 2026 — down about 8% on the prior year.
107 offences
8.5% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202513 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 4 of them fatal
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
Two schools serve Kapunda, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Kapunda Primary School leads the pack.
- • 868 students across 2 schools (avg 434)
- • ICSEA 972-987, median 980 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Kapunda High School (594 students)
Primary
Secondary
Walkability
Kapunda is somewhat walkable on foot — at 67/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car. Within the town there are 1 supermarket, 3 parks and 5 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Kapunda.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 22%
- Premises covered
- 1,549
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Light: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 10 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this town rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Kapunda is home to about 2,900 residents, with a median age of 49, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $59,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.6%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
2,947
Median Age
49
Median Household Income
$59,280/yr
Census Median Rent
$246/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,127/mo
Avg Household Size
2.3
Median Personal Income
$32,500/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.6%
Unoccupied Dwellings
9.7%
Total Dwellings
1,233
Owner-Occupier Rate
80.7%
Houses
94.2%
Rental Stress
21.6%
Mortgage Stress
22.8%
Work From Home
8.5%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
27 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 5 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 232 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 82.8%
- English Spoken at Home
- 93.8%
- Employment Rate
- 51.5%
- Completed Year 12
- 31.2%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
5 residents (0.2%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
8.9% of residents (249) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Adelaide (227).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 2,804 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
3% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (40 of 1,274).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this town against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 1,153 people work here; 1,274 employed residents live here.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents (0.9 per resident). At least 5% of employed residents must work outside the town.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,297 a year through Light based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 94%
- Residential 4%
- Zones under 1% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the town around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Light
In the year to August 2026, 278 new dwellings were approved across Light. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 42.9% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Kapunda, 0.0 kmDry climate.
- Elevation
- 252 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Near high-voltage lines
- 0.2% of addresses
- 5 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 460 mm
- 64 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the town centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 5373, 11 of 3,474 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.3% (44 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.6%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5373, 1,169 rooftop-solar systems totalling 7.0 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,564 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 63 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Tony Pasin Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tony Pasin | 37.0% | 63.0% | +3.6 |
| 2022 | Tony Pasin | 33.4% | 66.6% | -2.3 |
| 2019 | Tony Pasin | 31.1% | 68.9% | +5.1 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by David Paton Pauline Hanson's One Nation
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | David Paton ON | 57.0% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Kapunda?
Every figure above is a town average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 2,947 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Kapunda
Is Kapunda a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Kapunda is moderate (59/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Kapunda?
Kapunda has a high recorded bushfire history (81/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a low share of it (30/100). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Kapunda a good place to live?
Kapunda has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (25/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Kapunda?
Kapunda, SA had a population of 2,947 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Kapunda, SA?
The postcode for Kapunda, SA is 5373.
How far is Kapunda from Adelaide?
Kapunda is 84 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 63 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Kapunda?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Kapunda was $59,280 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Kapunda?
The median advertised rent in Kapunda is $510 a week for houses (4 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Kapunda?
The median age of residents in Kapunda was 49 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Kapunda at risk of bushfire?
Kapunda has a high recorded bushfire history (81/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the town relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Kapunda?
There are 2 schools inside the Kapunda boundary: 1 above and 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Kapunda walkable?
Kapunda scores 67/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Kapunda?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Kapunda, Kapunda (0 km away), 460 mm of rain a year over 64 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Kapunda?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Kapunda belong to?
Kapunda sits within the Light local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Kapunda?
The average residential rates bill through Light is $2,297 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Kapunda?
Across Light, 278 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 42.9% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Kapunda in?
Kapunda sits within the federal Division of Barker, currently held by Tony Pasin (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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