Koolunga SA 5464
144 addresses · 32 streets
Grey Electorate › Port Pirie LGA › Koolunga · 153 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Koolunga is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 183 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,275 a week, with median rent near $175 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Port Pirie Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Koolunga itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 golf club
Getting around. Airport: Port Pirie Airport, 48.5 km north-west.
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: 1.7% 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 | 1.7% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 1.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 7.3% · Labour-force participation 69.1%
Population by age in Koolunga
| 0-4 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 38 |
| 15-19 | 4 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 19 |
| 35-44 | 18 |
| 45-54 | 27 |
| 55-64 | 34 |
| 65-74 | 27 |
| 75-84 | 4 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Koolunga
| House | 65 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 3 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Koolunga
| <$650 | 6 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 21 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 21 |
| $3,000+ | 4 |
Top ancestries in Koolunga
| Australian | 78 |
|---|---|
| English | 78 |
| German | 33 |
| Scottish | 23 |
| Irish | 16 |
| Ancestry NS | 13 |
Housing tenure in Koolunga
| Owned | 27 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 20 |
| Rented | 13 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Koolunga
| 0 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 14 |
| 3 | 14 |
| 4+ | 12 |
Commute to work in Koolunga
| Car | 62 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 4 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 9 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 17 |
Top countries of birth in Koolunga
| England | 10 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
621 bird observations recorded near Koolunga — most often seen:
- House Sparrow (49)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (40)
- South-eastern Red-rumped Parrot (39)
- Eastern Yellow-throated Miner (38)
- Central White-plumed Honeyeater (36)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (36)
- Eastern Galah (35)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (33)
- South-eastern Singing Honeyeater (33)
- Common Starling (31)
- Mallee Ringneck (25)
- Rock Dove (24)
- Little Raven (19)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Koolunga
- Nankeen Kestrel (17)
- Stubble Quail (13)
- Yellow-throated Miner (13)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (12)
- Western Striated Pardalote (12)
- Black-shouldered Kite (11)
- Eurasian Blackbird (11)
- Bluebonnet (10)
- Brown Songlark (10)
- Mainland Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (10)
- Southern Magpie-lark (10)
- Pacific Black Duck (9)
- Red-rumped Parrot (9)
- South Australian Horsfield's Bushlark (9)
- South-eastern Yellow-rumped Thornbill (9)
- White-backed Swallow (9)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (9)
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 Koolunga:
- Yacka (10.9 km)
- Lake View (11.2 km)
- Redhill (11.2 km)
- Collinsfield (12.3 km)
- Hope Gap (14.2 km)
- Brinkworth (14.4 km)
- Burnsfield (15.1 km)
- Narridy (15.9 km)
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Streets
- Behennas Track (2)
- Calverts Road (2)
- Carawatha Road (1)
- Churches Road (1)
- Collinsfield Road (2)
- Dunsford Road (1)
- Fifth Street (12)
- Ghost Gully Road (2)
- Harrys Road (1)
- Jones Road (3)
- Keith Johnson Road (3)
- Kelly Road (2)
- Kerleys Crossing Road (1)
- Klaus Road (2)
- Koolunga Road (2)
- Lrs Road (1)
- Main Road (4)
- Mallee Grove Road (9)
- Perrins Road (1)
- Reldep Road (2)
- River Road (2)
- Schultz Road (2)
- Second Street (1)
- Seventh Street (17)
- Sims Hill Road (3)
- Sixth Street (44)
- Smarts Road (4)
- Third Street (2)
- Valley Road (7)
- Viewbank Road (2)
- Windview Road (2)
- Yacka Road (4)
