Median price trend for houses
Based on 14 sales in the preceding 12 months
$335,000
Up 33.2% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $342k
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The quick read on
Karoonda
SA 5307 · Karoonda East Murray
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $335,000
- Population
- 517
- Postcode
- 5307
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Karoonda, South Australia
Property market insights for Karoonda
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Karoonda SA
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Karoonda, SA is currently $335,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Karoonda has a 12-month growth rate of 33.2% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $342,000 in Karoonda.
Crime and safety
Is Karoonda safe?
The overall rate for Karoonda is 1,525 offences per 100,000 residents — 50% below the Rest of SA benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Karoonda.
Overall crime rate
1,525
offences per 100,000 residents
50% belowRest of SA
KaroondaRest of SA: 3,055
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Karoonda?
Karoonda SA 5307 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
517 people call Karoonda home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $822 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 517
- Median age
- 55 years
- Median mortgage
- $551 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $170 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.8%In line
15–3418.2%Below
35–5415.3%Below
55–7434.4%Above
75 and over15.3%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses95.4%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright52.8%Above
Paying a mortgage29.6%Below
Renting17.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car6.7%Above
One car29.3%Below
Two cars34.6%Below
Three or more30.3%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home17.8%Above
Drove to work55.0%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled9.9%Above
What stands out in Karoonda
17.8% of workers in Karoonda worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of SA.
38.7% of people in Karoonda described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Karoonda
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Karoonda SA 5307.
Is Karoonda family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.8% of Karoonda's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of SA.
129 family households lived in Karoonda; 34.1% were couple families and 10.1% were one-parent families.
27.9% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Karoonda?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Karoonda had 517 residents at the 2021 Census.
19.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
49.7% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Karoonda?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 95.4% of occupied private dwellings in Karoonda.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Karoonda?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
52.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
29.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
17.6% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Karoonda?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Karoonda had 2.1 people.
One-person households made up 39.4% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Two-person households represented 31.5%, while 18.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Karoonda?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
17.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of SA rate.
55.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 9.9% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Karoonda?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
6.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
One-car households formed 29.3% of the total.
64.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Karoonda, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
64.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 35.3% reported a different address.
6.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Karoonda?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
91.3% of residents used only English at home.
2.3% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Karoonda residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
6.2% of Karoonda's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 93.8% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Karoonda?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 45.6% of ancestry responses in Karoonda.
Australian ancestry made up 45.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Karoonda?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
7.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Managers accounted for 34.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 8.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 10.5% of workers, and education and training employed 6.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Karoonda?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 47.1%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
27.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 15.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.0%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Karoonda show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
53.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.5% reported asthma, 12.2% arthritis and 5.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Karoonda?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
12.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 1.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 10.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 48.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Karoonda?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $822 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $551.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $170 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Karoonda compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 17.8% in Karoonda, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 52.8% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Renting accounted for 17.6% in Karoonda, against 26.0% across Rest of SA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Karoonda
Is Karoonda expensive?
The median house price is $335,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Karoonda good for families?
The Census counted 129 local families, and 16.8% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Karoonda?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $342,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Karoonda
60 streets in Karoonda
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aberle St
- Anderson Rd
- Angus St
- Audrey Ave
- Barr Rd
- Bodey Rd
- Bodey Street
- Bruce Rd
- Buccleuch North Rd
- Cavanagh Rd
- Chutney St
- Coads Rd
- Docking Rd
- East Tce
- Enan Bore Rd
- Farr St
- Garrick Bore Rd
- Gino Rd
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- Golf View Rd
- Herrmann Cr
- Hobby Rd
- Hs Green Ave
- Jabuk North Rd
- Karoonda Hwy
- Karoonda Tce
- Kr Wilson Dr
- Kulkami Rd
- Kulkawurra Rd
- Lewis Rd
- Loller Rd
- Maywald Rd
- Mickan Ct
- Miell Ave
- Mindiyarra Rd
- Morris Road
- North Tce
- Nunkeri Rd
- Old Adelaide Rd
- O'Malley Rd
- Peake Rd
- Peake St
- Perponda Rd
- Petras Rd
- Ponderosa Cr
- Pope Rd
- Prentice Rd
- Radloff Rd
- Rads Ln
- Railway Tce
- Roberts Rd
- Stirling Well Rd
- Stokes Rd
- Stones Trk
- Tower Dr
- Wegner Rd
- West Tce
- Whytes Well Rd
- Wingamin Rd
- Worden Rd
- Yurgo North Rd
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