Kalangadoo SA 5278
431 addresses · 57 streets
Barker Electorate › Wattle Range LGA › Kalangadoo · 348 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Kalangadoo is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 457 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,114 a week, with median rent near $161 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Penola statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kalangadoo itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Mount Gambier Airport, 22.3 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 15.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 15.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 18.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 6.3% · Labour-force participation 53.8%
Population by age in Kalangadoo
| 0-4 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 56 |
| 15-19 | 21 |
| 20-24 | 23 |
| 25-34 | 38 |
| 35-44 | 53 |
| 45-54 | 77 |
| 55-64 | 80 |
| 65-74 | 66 |
| 75-84 | 22 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Kalangadoo
| House | 172 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Kalangadoo
| <$650 | 48 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 55 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 41 |
| $3,000+ | 16 |
Top ancestries in Kalangadoo
| English | 208 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 166 |
| Ancestry NS | 56 |
| German | 53 |
| Irish | 50 |
| Scottish | 42 |
Housing tenure in Kalangadoo
| Owned | 85 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 56 |
| Rented | 32 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Kalangadoo
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 49 |
| 2 | 71 |
| 3 | 22 |
| 4+ | 24 |
Commute to work in Kalangadoo
| Car | 122 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 9 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 30 |
Top countries of birth in Kalangadoo
| England | 14 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 9 |
| Germany | 6 |
| Philippines | 4 |
Languages used at home in Kalangadoo
| German | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
68 bird observations recorded near Kalangadoo — most often seen:
- Brolga (9)
- Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (8)
- Australian Shelduck (5)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (4)
- Flame Robin (3)
- House Sparrow (3)
- Western Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (3)
- Whistling Kite (3)
- White-necked Heron (3)
- Willie Wagtail (3)
- Eastern Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (2)
- European Goldfinch (2)
- Pacific Black Duck (2)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Kalangadoo
- White-faced Heron (2)
- Australasian Grebe (1)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (1)
- Australian Peregrine Falcon (1)
- Australian Pipit (1)
- Australian White Ibis (1)
- Birds (1)
- Black Swan (1)
- Black-fronted Dotterel (1)
- Brown Falcon (1)
- Brown Thornbill (1)
- Buff-banded Rail (1)
- Crimson Rosella (1)
- Dusky Woodswallow (1)
- Eastern Barn Owl (1)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (1)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (1)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Kalangadoo:
- Wepar (7.2 km)
- Moerlong (8.6 km)
- Koorine (9.9 km)
- Nangwarry (11 km)
- Tarpeena (11.4 km)
- Krongart (12.5 km)
- Mount Mcintyre (12.6 km)
- Dismal Swamp (15.4 km)
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Streets
- Adelaide Street (29)
- Ann Street (33)
- Bennett Street (35)
- Bott Street (11)
- Botts Road (1)
- Buddle Lane (2)
- Cemetery Road (6)
- Chuck Lane (1)
- Crouch Lane (7)
- Crowe Street (17)
- Derrymore Road (3)
- Dunns Lane (2)
- Elder Street (5)
- Eliza Street (20)
- Ellison Road (3)
- Ey Lane (1)
- Factory Road (4)
- George Street (18)
- Government Road (3)
- Graneys Lane (3)
- Heathermere Road (1)
- Hemmings Avenue (1)
- John Street (19)
- Jones Road (3)
- Kalangadoo House Road (6)
- Kangaroo Flat Road (19)
- Koorine Road (4)
- Lake Leake Road (1)
- Land Road (1)
- Lowes Road (3)
- Manga Road (2)
- Millard Way (15)
- Millicent Road (6)
- Mitchell Lane (3)
- Montana Stud Road (3)
- Morris Road (1)
- Mount Mcintyre Road (6)
- Nangkita Road (1)
- Nangwarry Road (7)
- North East Terrace (19)
- Old Kalangadoo House Road (6)
- Old Kalangadoo-penola Road (5)
- Racecourse Road (4)
- Railway Terrace (19)
- Reid Road (1)
- Rogers Road (2)
- Slaughterhouse Road (2)
- South East Terrace (31)
- South West Terrace (7)
- Strathvale Road (1)
- Sudholz Road (1)
- Sutton Road (10)
- Tri-hi Road (4)
- Wattle Grove Road (2)
- Wepar Road (5)
- Yeates Road (1)
- Young Street (5)
