Suburb in Port Pirie

Koolunga, SA

Koolunga had a population of 183 at the 2021 Census (−6.2% since 2016). Median age 46.0. Median weekly household income $1,275. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Koolunga at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Barossa - Yorke - Mid North

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Koolunga's population shrank by 6.2% to 183, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 46.0, it is older than the SA average (41.0). Children under 10 make up 20.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 6.6%.

20.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 41.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 65 households.

The median household earns $1,275 a week, below the SA average of $1,455. Renters pay a median $175 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $635 a month.

9.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 2.3% use a language other than English at home. 41.5% report no religion, lower than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Koolunga beside SA and Australia.

MeasureKoolungaSAAustralia
Population1831,781,51625,422,788
Growth since 2016−6.2%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age46.041.038.0
Households65691,3139,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting20.0%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright41.5%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,275$1,455$1,746
Median rent a week$175$300$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$635$1,500$1,863
Born overseas9.4%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home2.3%18.7%23.6%
No religion41.5%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

−6.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1962011
  2. 1952016
  3. 1832021

Age

Median age 46.0, against 41.0 for South Australia.

Koolunga South Australia
Share of people by age, Koolunga and South Australia
0–920.2%
10–199.8%
20–295.5%
30–397.7%
40–4914.8%
50–5916.4%
60–6921.9%
70–796.6%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Koolunga at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian45.9%
  2. English45.9%
  3. German19.4%
  4. Scottish13.5%
  5. Irish9.4%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.8%

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

Around Koolunga

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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