Suburb in Ceduna

Koonibba, SA

Koonibba had a population of 140 at the 2021 Census (−6.0% since 2016). Median age 30.6. Median weekly household income $490. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Koonibba at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In South Australia - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Koonibba's population shrank by 6.0% to 140, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 30.6, it is younger than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 15.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 5.0%.

91.8% of households rent, a larger share than the SA average of 27.9%. 8.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 49 households.

The median household earns $490 a week, below the SA average of $1,456.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 28.7% use a language other than English at home. 35.9% report no religion, lower than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Koonibba beside SA and Australia.

MeasureKoonibbaSAAustralia
Population1401,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016−6.0%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age30.640.938.2
Households49691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting91.8%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright8.2%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$490$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$83$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,505$1,866
Born overseas0.0%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home28.7%18.7%23.6%
No religion35.9%48.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−6.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1552011
  2. 1492016
  3. 1402021

Age

Median age 30.6, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Koonibba South Australia
Share of people by age, Koonibba and South Australia
0–915.7%
10–1924.3%
20–2912.9%
30–3917.9%
40–4912.9%
50–5916.4%
60–693.6%
70–792.9%
80+2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Koonibba at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal90.3%
  2. Australian12.1%
  3. English4.8%
  4. Scottish3.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages29.8%

Country of birth

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Koonibba

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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