SA · Wattle Range Council

Kangaroo Inn, 5280

  • Rural living
What Kangaroo Inn is known for: Rural living

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Suburb profile

Kangaroo Inn is a rural locality in South Australia, in Wattle Range Council. It is set against the Wattle Range.

Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median, well above typical levels for rural localities. Green cover is stronger than in comparable places, and population has been growing faster than in comparable places. Trade-offs centre on thinner local amenities and thinner heritage listings, with local amenities 100% below the peer median.

Overall, Kangaroo Inn suits people prioritising school quality over local amenities.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in South Australia (602)

Strengths

  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places
  • Population has been growing faster than in comparable places
  • Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median

Weaknesses

  • Local amenity access is relatively limited
  • Heritage listings are a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Wattle Range

Housing, growth and risk

How Kangaroo Inn compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

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No data available

Median rent

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No data available

Population (ERP)

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No data available

Dwelling vacancy

0.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

School ICSEA

42nd

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Population

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
0
Median age
62
Median household income / week
$1,375
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 4
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
50%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
4 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted 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

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$48,108

21st percentile in SA · -18% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$52,729

30th percentile in SA · -19% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
11.0%

32nd percentile in SA · -20% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$80,449

54th percentile in SA · +27% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

27th percentile in SA · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5280 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
4,397
Taxpayers reporting net rent
503
Median net rent
$898
Taxpayers reporting business income
374
Taxable income vs state median
-11%
Salary / wages vs state median
-8%
Rental investment vs state median
-8%
Super vs state median
+3%
Business income vs state median
-18%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in SA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts & rates
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
1
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
21.28

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1 (1 schools, 1 preschools)
Median school ICSEA
990
Median ICSEA percentile
42th
School list
  • Kangaroo Inn Area SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 990 · 42th percentile · LBOTE 1% · 106 students · Top SEA quarter 11%View on My School →
  • Kangaroo Inn Preschool2329 Beachport-Penola RoadPreschools

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
1.8%
Woodland / forest cover
1.8%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
26°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Millicent and Districts Hospital and Health Service (31.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Public Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
1
Participants per 1,000 residents
21.3

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

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
26° / 13°
Rainfall
65 mm · ~8 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
21° / 10°
Rainfall
140 mm · ~18 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
15° / 7°
Rainfall
282 mm · ~35 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
19° / 9°
Rainfall
158 mm · ~20 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.

1 planning-related records

2022· 1 proposal
  • June 2022

  • Hay Shed - Extension
    LOT 106 PRINCES HWY KANGAROO INN SA 5280Decision Made

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Kangaroo Inn ruinRobe - Penola Road BEACHPORTState heritage

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
100% of suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Flood cover is the share of the suburb boundary overlapping current SA Planning flood overlays (flooding and evidence required). Safer places from CFS designated locations.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Barker
Member of Parliament
Tony PASIN (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
127,045
Turnout (2025)
92.6%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.6 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 63.0%Labor 37.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 44.4 km away).

Coalition 74.1%Labor 25.9%

11.1 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.5 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • FurnerLabor 12.8% · Coalition 87.2% TPP (2025)12.7 km away
  • RendelshamLabor 30.7% · Coalition 69.3% TPP (2025)22.8 km away
  • BeachportLabor 34.8% · Coalition 65.2% TPP (2025)23.3 km away
  • SouthendLabor 25.0% · Coalition 75.0% TPP (2025)25.7 km away
  • MillicentLabor 39.3% · Coalition 60.7% TPP (2025)29.9 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

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