Brukunga SA 5252
197 addresses · 17 streets
Mayo Electorate › Mount Barker LGA › Brukunga · 33 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Brukunga is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 400 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,458 a week, with median rent near $262 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Mount Barker Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Brukunga itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 gyms & sports centres
2 golf clubs
1 hardware store
1 mechanic
Getting around. Airport: Adelaide Airport, 38.7 km west.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 18.9% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 67.3%
Population by age in Brukunga
| 0-4 | 18 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 50 |
| 15-19 | 19 |
| 20-24 | 30 |
| 25-34 | 38 |
| 35-44 | 62 |
| 45-54 | 67 |
| 55-64 | 62 |
| 65-74 | 40 |
| 75-84 | 11 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Brukunga
| House | 152 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Brukunga
| <$650 | 18 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 45 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 35 |
| $3,000+ | 24 |
Top ancestries in Brukunga
| English | 199 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 161 |
| German | 47 |
| Scottish | 37 |
| Irish | 29 |
| Other | 28 |
Housing tenure in Brukunga
| Owned | 46 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 75 |
| Rented | 28 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Brukunga
| 0 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 31 |
| 2 | 56 |
| 3 | 27 |
| 4+ | 26 |
Commute to work in Brukunga
| Car | 135 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 4 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 9 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 22 |
Top countries of birth in Brukunga
| England | 13 |
|---|---|
| India | 3 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
3,218 bird observations recorded near Brukunga — most often seen:
- Little Raven (211)
- Superb Fairy-wren (183)
- Galah (172)
- New Holland Honeyeater (172)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (168)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (148)
- Red Wattlebird (136)
- Flinders Adelaide Rosella (134)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (118)
- Striated Pardalote (112)
- House Sparrow (107)
- Fleurieu Adelaide Rosella (102)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (102)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Brukunga
- Red-browed Finch (98)
- White-naped Honeyeater (98)
- Western Striated Pardalote (95)
- Eurasian Blackbird (93)
- Crested Pigeon (92)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (91)
- Crimson Rosella (87)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (80)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (79)
- Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (78)
- Australian Magpie (75)
- Eastern Galah (75)
- Red-rumped Parrot (73)
- Australian Wood Duck (61)
- Spotted Pardalote (61)
- Yellow Thornbill (61)
- Crested Shrike-tit (56)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Brukunga:
- Dawesley (3.6 km)
- Nairne (4.9 km)
- Hay Valley (5 km)
- Blakiston (7.2 km)
- Harrogate (7.2 km)
- Mount Barker Summit (7.4 km)
- Mount Barker Junction (7.7 km)
- Woodside (8.2 km)
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Streets
- Firestone Road (1)
- Harrogate Road (31)
- Hope Watts Road (10)
- Jury Road (9)
- Mcintyre Road (2)
- Military Road (22)
- Mine View Road (10)
- Nairne Court (5)
- Old Princes Highway (3)
- Peggy Buxton Road (8)
- Piney Ridge Road (4)
- Playford Crescent (12)
- Powell Road (3)
- Pyrites Road (47)
- Shephard Road (4)
- Smillie Street (14)
- Watts Road (12)
