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Kapunda SA 5373

1,914 addresses · 131 streets

Barker Electorate › Light LGA › Kapunda · 72 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Kapunda is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,947 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,140 a week, with median rent near $246 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,947Population
49Median age
$1,140Median household income / wk
$246Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Light statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kapunda itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 7.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Kapunda

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Kapunda SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202110.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.7% · Labour-force participation 54%

Population by age in Kapunda
Population by age, Kapunda SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4143
5-14332
15-19152
20-24119
25-34289
35-44290
45-54343
55-64493
65-74426
75-84279
85+79
Dwelling types in Kapunda
Dwelling types, Kapunda SA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,161
Townhouse53
Apartment0
Other15
Households by weekly income in Kapunda
Households by weekly income, Kapunda SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650299
$650-1,499407
$1,500-2,999317
$3,000+113
Top ancestries in Kapunda
Top ancestries, Kapunda SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,342
Australian1,248
German421
Scottish313
Irish312
Other126
Housing tenure in Kapunda
Housing tenure, Kapunda SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned496
Mortgage472
Rented232
Other15
Cars per household in Kapunda
Cars per household, Kapunda SA (ABS Census 2021)
052
1411
2450
3178
4+123
Commute to work in Kapunda
Commute to work, Kapunda SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car931
Train0
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked46
Bicycle0
Home91
Top countries of birth in Kapunda
Top countries of birth, Kapunda SA (ABS Census 2021)
England220
Scotland24
New Zealand18
Germany14
Netherlands10
Philippines8
Languages used at home in Kapunda
Languages used at home, Kapunda SA (ABS Census 2021)
German8
Russian6
Japanese4
Thai4
Serbian3
Spanish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,648 bird observations recorded near Kapunda — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Kapunda

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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