SA · Karoonda East Murray Council
Karoonda, SA, 5307
Current weather
12.5°CMainly clear
77% humidity · 20.6 km/h wind · 15° / 10.5° today · 8.4 mm rain
Desirability index
28.3/100
How this score is calculated#159 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Karoonda is a small locality in the Karoonda East Murray area, home to around 517 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show reported crime totals of around 9 offences in 2024–25 (Jul–Jun), roughly 17.4 offences per 1,000 residents, 2 school and preschool sites in the area, limited but present public transport access, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 517
- Median age
- 55
- Median household income / week
- $822
- Dwelling vacancy
- 21.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 61 of 278
- Median monthly mortgage
- $551
- Employment rate
- 44.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 19 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 9
- Against the person
- 7
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 17.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 74 residents
- State safety percentile
- 21.8th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 3
- Year-on-year change
- 0%
Most common offence types
- Common Assault2
- Other Theft1
- Property Damage By Fire Or Explosion1
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury5
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Period: 2024-25; 2024-25 → 2024-25 · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2 (1 schools, 1 preschools)
- Median school ICSEA
- 961
- Karoonda Area SchoolCombined · ICSEA 961
- Karoonda Child Parent CentreNorth TerracePreschools
Data sources & freshness
- Government education sites register — Government of South Australia · Period: current · Updated on site · Static register
- School ICSEA (ACARA) — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Karoonda Hwy - North side (Karoonda Tourist Park)
- Karoonda Hwy - South side (Karoonda Tourist Park)
Data sources & freshness
- Adelaide Metro GTFS stops — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.
72 planning-related records
2026· 2 proposals
June 2026
- Domestic outbuilding (shed)51 BRUCE RD KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
January 2026
- Single storey detached dwelling8 GOLF VIEW RD KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
2025· 9 proposals
October 2025
- Domestic storage (outbuilding).6 WEST TCE KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
- Agricultural building - grain storage96 NUNKERI RD KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
- Outbuilding (shed)10 GOLF VIEW RD KAROONDA SA 5307;12 GOLF VIEW RD KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
June 2025
- Verandah.13 KR WILSON DR KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
May 2025
- Agricultural building (hay shed)96 NUNKERI RD KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
- Domestic outbuilding associated with adjoining dwelling on Lot 37.10 GOLF VIEW RD KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
April 2025
- Detached dwelling, shed and carport18 COADS RD KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
February 2025
- Detached dwelling and associated domestic outbuilding22 MORRIS RD KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
January 2025
- Storage shed associated with golf course.20 KR WILSON DR KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
2024· 12 proposals
December 2024
- Domestic outbuilding37 PEAKE ST KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
November 2024
- SINGLE STOREY DETACHED DWELLING19 COADS RD KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
- Detached dwelling and domestic outbuilding.8 MORRIS RD KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
October 2024
- Verandah7 ABERLE ST KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
September 2024
- Land Division - 1 into 2 lots16 OLD ADELAIDE RD KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
- A detached dwelling (amended plans submitted 3 March 2025). Comprising of the retrofitting of two shipping containers (one of each to the two outside flanks) with easy lap external walling and parapet walling, aluminium window frames, doors and gutters - plus a purpose built central floor area (concrete slab footing) with easy lap external walling, aluminium window frames, doors and gutters, and pitched roof with Colourbond iron - along with an external stone pillar feature (to house a fireplace10 OLD ADELAIDE RD KAROONDA SA 5307Under Assessment
August 2024
- Open sided shelter - 4m x 10.5mLOT 201 STOKES RD KAROONDA SA 5307Under Assessment
June 2024
- Extension to existing storage shed - extension to be used as a community facility by the Karoonda Community Men’s Shed for social and workshop projects .22 EAST TCE KAROONDA SA 5307Under Assessment
April 2024
- Machinery shed (agricultural building)10 PEAKE RD KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
January 2024
- Two advertising signs and AdBlue fuel supplement tank.9 RAILWAY TCE KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
- Use of part of the land for establishment of native vegetation - planting of approximately 50.1ha of native vegetation as part of Greening Australia project - commercial forestry.96 NUNKERI RD KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
- Machinery shed.1538 KULKAMI RD KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
2023· 15 proposals
November 2023
- Two outbuildings - shipping containers for storage36 TOWER DR KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
- Verandah & Deck24 MORRIS RD KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
October 2023
- Single storey detached dwelling12 GOLF VIEW RD KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
September 2023
- Swimming pool and safety fence7 TOWER DR KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
August 2023
- Domestic carport13 KR WILSON DR KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
- Domestic carport5 KR WILSON DR KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
- Shed to be used for storage of Council plant and for the baling operations of recycled product (cardboard & plastic bottles), as part of an existing EPA licensed facility (License 314) , at the Council depot.112 ROBERTS RD KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
- Shearing shed306 ANDERSON RD KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
July 2023
- Domestic storage shed24 MORRIS RD KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
- DOMESTIC GABLE SHED PAPERBARK2 HERRMANN CR KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
June 2023
- Domestic storage shed.4 PONDEROSA CR KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
May 2023
- Construction of a shed for the storage of school buses (a store), measuring 12m long by 15.2m wide with an apex height of 5.6m and clad in Colorbond "Rivergum" material.11 LEWIS RD KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
February 2023
- DOMESTIC SHED - VARIATION TO 2100044512 MORRIS RD KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
- Dwelling addition and pool7 TOWER DR KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
- Agricultural building - farm shed750 LOLLER RD KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
2022· 7 proposals
September 2022
- veranda & swimming pool23-25 ABERLE ST KAROONDA SA 5307Under Assessment
May 2022
- Erect a garden shed51 OLD ADELAIDE RD KAROONDA SA 5307Decision Made
2021· 14 proposals
14 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 9 proposals
9 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- On site
- Karoonda and District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital13 Stokes RoadPublic Hospital
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & GP Plus clinics (SA) — SA Health · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
- Bushfire safer places
- 1
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via SA Planning geohub. Safer places from CFS designated locations.
Data sources & freshness
- Bushfire & hazard overlays (SA) — Government of South Australia · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 4
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 28.3/100
- Cohort rank
- #159 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Karoonda and District Soldiers' Memorial Hospitalhealth13 Stokes RoadPublic Hospital
- A detached dwelling (amended plans submitted 3 March 2025). Comprising of the retrofitting of two shipping containers (one of each to the two outside flanks) with easy lap external walling and parapet walling, aluminium window frames, doors and gutters - plus a purpose built central floor area (concrete slab footing) with easy lap external walling, aluminium window frames, doors and gutters, and pitched roof with Colourbond iron - along with an external stone pillar feature (to house a fireplaceplanning10 OLD ADELAIDE RD KAROONDA SA 5307Lodged 03 Sep 2024 · Under Assessment
- Agricultural building (hay shed)planning96 NUNKERI RD KAROONDA SA 5307Lodged 30 May 2025 · Decision Made
- Agricultural building - farm shedplanning750 LOLLER RD KAROONDA SA 5307Lodged 01 Feb 2023 · Decision Made
- Agricultural building - grain storageplanning96 NUNKERI RD KAROONDA SA 5307Lodged 20 Oct 2025 · Decision Made
- Construction of a shed for the storage of school buses (a store), measuring 12m long by 15.2m wide with an apex height of 5.6m and clad in Colorbond "Rivergum" material.planning11 LEWIS RD KAROONDA SA 5307Lodged 29 May 2023 · Decision Made
- DOMESTIC GABLE SHED PAPERBARKplanning2 HERRMANN CR KAROONDA SA 5307Lodged 13 Jul 2023 · Decision Made
- DOMESTIC SHED - VARIATION TO 21000445planning12 MORRIS RD KAROONDA SA 5307Lodged 22 Feb 2023 · Decision Made
- Detached dwelling and associated domestic outbuildingplanning22 MORRIS RD KAROONDA SA 5307Lodged 05 Feb 2025 · Decision Made
- Detached dwelling and domestic outbuilding.planning8 MORRIS RD KAROONDA SA 5307Lodged 05 Nov 2024 · Decision Made
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & GP Plus clinics (SA) — SA Health · Updated on site
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Updated on site
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