IRSAD
Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage
Score 900
Measures relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage.
Within AustraliaDecile 2 of 10
Within South AustraliaDecile 2 of 10
For state-level context, explore the South Australia economy.
Housing
Karoonda
South Australia · Census 2021
Median house price not tracked for this suburb
Karoonda is a bushland suburb of Karoonda East Murray.
Household income
$822/wk8th pctile
of 1,632 SA suburbs
Amenity score
14/10059th pctile
of 711 rated SA suburbs
Median house price
No Valuer-General median for Karoonda.
South Australia's open Valuer-General suburb median feed covers metropolitan Adelaide only. We have no median for Karoonda from this feed. ABS median established-house price, Greater Adelaide: $980k; Rest of SA: $595k.
How it compares
Household income / wk8th percentile
<$450ABS Census 2021$3,749+
Percentiles rank this suburb against South Australia suburbs that carry the metric — never across states, and never against suburbs where it is missing. Price references are ABS median established-house transfer prices for the Mar 2026 quarter (CC BY 4.0); the suburb figure is a Valuer-General median over a different window, so read the gap as indicative. Income references are the Census 2021 median of the middle suburb in South Australia and nationally, not a household-weighted median.
People & housing
Population
517
Median age
55 yrs
Income / person / wk
$455
Household income / wk
$822
▼ 43% vs SA
Median rent / wk
$170
Mortgage / month
$551
Who lives here
- Couples with children
- 22%
- −6 pts vs SA
- Living alone
- 39%
- +11 pts vs SA
- Unemployment
- 4%
- −1 pts vs SA
- In the labour force
- 48%
- −12 pts vs SA
- Bachelor degree or higher
- 9%
- −14 pts vs SA
- Earning $1–$499 a week
- 46%
- +19 pts vs SA
- Earning $2,000+ a week
- 2%
- −7 pts vs SA
Households for the family mix, residents aged 15+ for work, education and income; unemployment is a share of the labour force. SA figures weight each suburb by its dwellings or residents. ABS Census 2021 (CC BY 4.0). Withheld for very small populations — under 100 residents, or under 50 dwellings, households or workers for the shares that count those.
Housing stock
216 occupied private dwellings
- Separate house 96%
- Flat or apartment 0%
- Semi, terrace & other 4%
SA: 78% separate houses · 7% flats & apartments
- Owned outright 49%
- Mortgaged 27%
- Rented 16%
- Other & not stated 8%
SA: 32% owned outright · 36% mortgaged · 28% rented
ABS Census 2021 (CC BY 4.0). Withheld for very small populations — under 100 residents, or under 50 dwellings, households or workers for the shares that count those.
Socio-economic profile
IRSD
Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage
Score 933
Measures relative socio-economic disadvantage only; a higher score means less disadvantage.
Within AustraliaDecile 2 of 10
Within South AustraliaDecile 2 of 10
IER
Economic Resources
Score 935
Measures access to economic resources, including income, housing costs and assets.
Within AustraliaDecile 2 of 10
Within South AustraliaDecile 2 of 10
IEO
Education and Occupation
Score 909
Measures relative education and occupation characteristics.
Within AustraliaDecile 2 of 10
Within South AustraliaDecile 2 of 10
Scores are standardised across Australia to a mean of 1,000 and a standard deviation of 100. Deciles run from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (least disadvantaged).
Source: ABS SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
Terrain & hazard exposure
Median elevation
71 m
range 45–124 m
Land below 5 m
0%
0% below 2 m
Shares are the proportion of the suburb's land area. Land where Landsat saw water in at least 1% of clear passes since 1987, excluding permanent water and filtered by DEA's confidence layer. Satellites miss flood peaks, so this is a floor, not a risk estimate; dense high-rise cores can still register tower shadow as water. Not yet assessed: the Code applies its precautionary Evidence Required overlay to most of this suburb. Not yet assessed: the Code applies its precautionary Regional or Outback bushfire overlay to most of this suburb. Elevation is orthometric height from a 30 m model; no hydrology or drainage is modelled.
Planning & zoning
Zoning mix (share of the suburb's land)
Show on map →- Rural100%
- Industrial & employment0.1%
- Infrastructure & special purpose0.1%
- Low-density residential0.1%
- Growth area, deferred or unzoned<0.1%
- Centres & mixed use<0.1%
In a heritage area
0%
conservation area / Heritage Overlay
Show on map →Listed heritage places
0
local & State places in the Code
Planning instrument: Planning and Design Code. Zones are grouped into ten families so states compare; the council's own scheme is the authority for any one lot. Listed-place counts follow each state's own list, so they do not compare across states. Source: SA Planning and Design Code zones; SA Code heritage & character overlays.
Local amenities
Schools
1
Supermarkets
1
Pubs & bars
0
Parks
2
Libraries
0
GP clinics
1
Pharmacies
1
Hospitals
1
Nearest supermarket
6.7 km
Nearest train
45.4 km
Nearest hospital
7.1 km
Distance to coast
94 km
NBN
FIXED WIRELESS
Grocery mix: 1 IGA. Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 39%
- Top language at home
- Russian · 1%
- No religion
- 39%
- Born overseas
- 7%
- English only at home
- 98%
Schools by sector
- Government / Catholic / Indep.
- 1 / 0 / 0
- Primary / Secondary
- 1 / 1
- Nearest secondary
- 7.0 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Karoonda East Murray
- Population
- 1,026 (2025) · -0.4% in a year
- Area / density
- 4,416 km² · 0/km²
- Council medians (2021)
- age 50 · $912/wk household income · $160/wk rent
- Council-wide house median (2023-24)
- $248k
- Federal grants
- $2.32M in 2025-26 · $2,258/resident
- Website
- dckem.sa.gov.au
Council boundaries and the suburb split: ABS ASGS LGA 2024, allocated by 2021 mesh block and weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS Estimated Resident Population 2025. Medians: ABS Census 2021. House median: ABS Data by Region, established-house transfers across the whole council, financial year 2023-24. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. ABS and Dept of Infrastructure data CC BY 4.0; council website from Wikidata (CC0).
Representation
- Federal division
- Barker
- Federal MP
- Tony Pasin (LP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Coalition 63% 2PP
- State electorate
- Chaffey
- State MP
- Tim Whetstone (LIB)
Where it is in South Australia
View on the full South Australia map →Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.
Sources: ABS ASGS boundaries (CC BY 4.0); ABS Census 2021 (CC BY 4.0); ACARA School Locations (CC BY 4.0); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Australian Electoral Commission (CC BY 4.0); Geoscience Australia 1 Second DEM-S (CC BY 4.0); DEA Water Observations Statistics, Geoscience Australia (CC BY 4.0); Planning and Design Code overlays (Hazards — Flooding, and Flooding — General), Government of South Australia (CC BY 3.0 AU); Planning and Design Code overlays (Hazards — Bushfire), Government of South Australia (CC BY 3.0 AU); Planning and Design Code Zones, Government of South Australia (PlanSA) (CC BY 3.0 AU); Planning and Design Code Overlays (heritage and character), Government of South Australia (PlanSA) (CC BY 3.0 AU); Wikipedia state-member tables (CC BY-SA 4.0). Not financial advice.