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SA · Kangaroo Island Council
Brownlow Ki, 5223
Est. population · Jun 2025
252
Growth (1 yr)
+0.8%
Growth (5 yr)
+5.9%
Median age
52
Median income
$1,024/wk
Employment rate
52.3%
Languages at home
4.7%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Coastal
- Excellent transport
- Heritage area
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Life in Brownlow Ki revolves around the coast at a genuine remove from Adelaide. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice.
Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area. Housing is more affordable than in many parts of the state.
Reported crime has been falling recently. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
The desirability picture is below average, weighed down by softer growth momentum, plus community and employment relative to similar coastal suburbs. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Brownlow Ki snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
252
+0.8% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
30.8%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#45
among Coastal & beach · Mature
Safety
6th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
66th
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 25.0/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 6288th in Australia
- State rank
- 625th in SA
- Peer rank
- #45 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #63 among Coastal & beach suburbs
- Data confidence
- 70%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
252(June 2025)
+0.8% annual · +5.9% over 5 years · 66th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.8%
- 5-year growth
- +5.9%
- Change in 1 year
- +2
- Change in 5 years
- +14
- Growth rank in SA
- 66th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~250), extrapolated at +1.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 238
- Median age
- 52
- Median household income / week
- $1,024
- Dwelling vacancy
- 30.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 40 of 130
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,024
- Employment rate
- 52.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 92 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 2
- Against the person
- 2
- Against property
- 0
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 7.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 119 residents
- State safety percentile
- 5.5th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 17
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -49.9%
Most common offence types
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury1
- Serious Assault Resulting In Injury1
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated · Financial-year releases
Family & Lifestyle
Public transport
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- First St / Thirds St- South side (Kingscote Tourist Park and Family Units)
- Third St / High St - South side (Brownlow Phone Box)
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Adelaide Metro GTFS stops — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · current · Updated
Amenities
4 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 3/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Sport & outdoors(4)
- Kingscote GolfGolf course
- Sports field
- Swimming pool (2)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 3
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Kangaroo Island Health Service (3.7 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Public Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & GP Plus clinics (SA) — SA Health · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 6
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 23.8
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 15°
- Rainfall
- 55 mm · ~7 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 129 mm · ~16 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 14° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 260 mm · ~32 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 18° / 11°
- Rainfall
- 135 mm · ~17 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register and EPA licensed activities.
2026· 4 proposals
July 2026
- Construction of outbuilding (shed)8 BAYVIEW TCE BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Under Assessment
June 2026
- Boundary Realignment17 THIRD ST BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Decision Made
May 2026
- Torrens Title Land Division - 1 Allotment into 267 BAYVIEW TCE BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Decision Made
April 2026
- Construction of outbuilding (shed)17 THIRD ST BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Decision Made
2025· 2 proposals
April 2025
- 2 into 2 Allotment Boundary Realignment10 -12 NORTH EAST TCE BROWNLOW KI SA 5223;LOT 93 NORTH EAST TCE BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Decision Made
January 2025
- Torrens Title Land Division - 1 allotment into 331 SAMPHIRE RD BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Decision Made
2024· 9 proposals
October 2024
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling and associated carport, decking, verandah, rainwater tanks and landscaping28 THE PARADE BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Under Assessment
August 2024
- Construction of a domestic store30 THE PARADE BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Decision Made
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding79 JUNIPER RD BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Decision Made
July 2024
- Construction of a two-storey detached dwelling with deck and verandah, outbuilding (shed) and two (2) x 22,500 litre rainwater tanks and construction of new road access (Haney Road)LOT 4 HANEY RD BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Under Assessment
- Construction of a domestic outbuildingLOT 20 HANEY RD BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Decision Made
May 2024
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding22 BAYVIEW TCE BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Decision Made
February 2024
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding.161 BROWNLOW RD BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Decision Made
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding.23 NORTH WEST TCE BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Decision Made
- Boundary realignment of 2 allotments171 BROWNLOW RD BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Decision Made
2023· 3 proposals
October 2023
- Construction of a detached dwelling16 THE PARADE BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Under Assessment
August 2023
- Shed10-12 NORTH EAST TCE BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Decision Made
January 2023
- Dwelling addition and alterations comprising ensuite and walk-in robe and conversion of outbuilding to habitable building (ancillary accommodation) - retrospective development19 WOOLMITT RD BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Decision Made
2022· 5 proposals
November 2022
- Construct outbuilding (shed and carport) and above-ground rainwater tank (110KL)LOT 4 HANEY RD BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Under Assessment
July 2022
- Two storey detached dwelling, domestic outbuilding and three water storage tanks to be undertaken in stages as follows: Stage 1 - domestic outbuilding and site works and footings for dwelling; Stage 2 - remaining balance of works.LOT 4 BROWNLOW RD BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Decision Made
March 2022
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding11 LINKS RD BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Decision Made
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling and domestic outbuilding16 THE PARADE BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Under Assessment
January 2022
- Construction of a tourist accommodation cabinLOT 10 SAMPHIRE RD BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Under Assessment
2021· 5 proposals
December 2021
- Construction of an agricultural buildingLOT 11 BURDON DR BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Decision Made
- Construction of a carport including the parking of three (3) x mini buses used for commercial purposes168 BURDON DR BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Decision Made
November 2021
- Alterations and additions to outbuilding (retrospective)3 JUNIPER RD BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Decision Made
August 2021
- Construction of two (2) x verandahs including associated deck and ramps17 NORTH WEST TCE BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Decision Made
- Variation to application 520/D006/11 - removal of conditions 2 & 5 (CWMS conditions)165 BROWNLOW RD BROWNLOW KI SA 5223Decision Made
Other· 2 proposals
- KANGAROO ISLAND COUNCILResource Recovery Waste Disposal and RelatedEPA licence
- SPARK INFRASTRUCTURE SA (NO1) PTY LIMITED, SPARK INFRASTRUCTURE SA (NO2) PTY LIMITED, SPARK INFRASTROtherEPA licence
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · 2026 · Updated
Heritage
1 heritage place
- CottageBrownlow Road BROWNLOW K.I.Local heritage
Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Safer places from CFS designated locations.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Bushfire & hazard overlays (SA) — Government of South Australia · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Mayo
- Member of Parliament
- Rebekha SHARKIE (Centre Alliance)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 137,818
- Turnout (2025)
- 94.2%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +3.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 45.0%Labor 55.0%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 70.3 km away).
Coalition 63.9%Labor 36.1%
18.9 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -18.7 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- KingscoteLabor 44.9% · Coalition 55.1% TPP (2025)3.7 km away
- Special Hospital Team 5Labor 25.0% · Coalition 75.0% TPP (2025)4.0 km away
- American RiverLabor 42.5% · Coalition 57.5% TPP (2025)19.5 km away
- PenneshawLabor 50.6% · Coalition 49.4% TPP (2025)30.1 km away
- ParndanaLabor 21.6% · Coalition 78.4% TPP (2025)33.5 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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Comparable suburbs
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