Koonunga SA 5373
26 addresses · 12 streets
Barker Electorate › Light LGA › Koonunga · 71 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Koonunga is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 38 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,916 a week, with median rent near $120 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% 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 Light statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Koonunga itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 hospitals
1 golf club
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: 1.5% 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 | 1.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 3.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 6.9% · Labour-force participation 85.3%
Population by age in Koonunga
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 9 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 3 |
| 45-54 | 10 |
| 55-64 | 3 |
| 65-74 | 4 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Koonunga
| House | 20 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Koonunga
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 0 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 10 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Koonunga
| English | 23 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 18 |
| German | 13 |
| Vietnamese | 5 |
| Scottish | 4 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
Housing tenure in Koonunga
| Owned | 7 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 9 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Koonunga
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 5 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Koonunga
| Car | 13 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 5 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
500 bird observations recorded near Koonunga — most often seen:
- Little Raven (43)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (31)
- Fleurieu Adelaide Rosella (30)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (28)
- Eastern White-plumed Honeyeater (26)
- Australian Magpie (25)
- South-eastern Red-rumped Parrot (25)
- Eastern Galah (24)
- Western Striated Pardalote (22)
- Southern Magpie-lark (21)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (20)
- Nankeen Kestrel (17)
- Mainland Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (13)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Koonunga
- Common Starling (12)
- Eastern Red Wattlebird (12)
- Australian Wood Duck (11)
- Crimson Rosella (11)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (11)
- European House Sparrow (11)
- Red Wattlebird (11)
- South-eastern Musk Lorikeet (11)
- Australian Pipit (10)
- Black-shouldered Kite (10)
- Pacific Black Duck (10)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (10)
- House Sparrow (9)
- Noisy Miner (9)
- South-eastern Yellow-rumped Thornbill (9)
- White-faced Heron (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.
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Streets
- Bagot Well Road (2)
- Camel Farm Road (3)
- Dreckow Road (1)
- Hampel Road (2)
- Heintze Road (1)
- Marble Quarry Road (1)
- Moppa Road (3)
- Nietschke Road (2)
- Salt Creek Road (2)
- Schrapel Road (2)
- Truro Road (3)
- Watunga Road (4)
