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Suburb profile ·Lower Eyre Peninsula LGA · SA ·5632

Karkoo SA 5632

Karkoo is in Lower Eyre Peninsula LGA, SA, postcode 5632, with population 52.

Limited data

Thin-context

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Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

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Median house
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No local house series
Median rent
$150/wk
Market rent signal
D2 vs AU
Gross yield
—
Need rent + price
Population
52
52 local footprint
D3 vs AU
Schools
—
No matched school data
Drive to city
—
Not in commute dataset
Solar
55
1 added 12mo · 0MW

Price history

House and unit medians · ABS + state datasets
No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth—
Median rent · wk$150

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
8%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable
Household income · yr
$98K
Median rent · wk
$150

Household income

ABS Census · ATO
$98K household · yr+29.5% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$54K
Family
$107K
Household
$98K
Crime 2024-25
1
1,923 per 100k
D3 vs AU

Crime

suburb
Rate · per 100k1,923
Total incidents1· 2024-25
  • Assault1100%
  • Break And Enter00%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud00%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

Code baseline only

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

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SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

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Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

ABS projection · Eyre Peninsula SA2 area · 2022 base
7,020 people · 20227,109 by 2032 (+1.3%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Eyre Peninsula SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Karkoo SA — Property Data and Demographics

Karkoo (postcode 5632) is a small, quiet locality in South Australia within the Lower Eyre Peninsula local government area. With a population of 52, the suburb has a blend of families and working-age professionals with a median age of 32. Households earn a median income of $98K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. SA employment has moved +1.6% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, clerical & administrative, sales. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $150 (Census 2021).

The crime rate in the Lower Eyre Peninsula LGA is low at 1,923 incidents per 100,000 population.

Market & money
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth—
Rent · wk(Census)$150
Property investors · Postcode 5632ATO
Negatively geared3.3%
5 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,705/yr
Landlords (rental income)15
Reported capital gains14
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population52
Median age32
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$1,875
Personal income · wk$1,041
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$2,083 → $1,875
Change-10%
vs SA median-28.8 pp
Median rent+50%
softeningvs SA 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Managers14Clerical & Administrative5Sales4
Top industriesCensus
Agriculture14Healthcare6Public Admin & Safety4
Top ancestryCensus
Australian29English22Irish8Russian6German5
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Lower Eyre Peninsula LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Cummins and District Memorial Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Lower Eyre Peninsula LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places22
Cummins Multi-Purpose Service22 places
Childcare · Lower Eyre Peninsula LGAACECQA
Services3
Approved places96
Exceeding NQS1
Cummins Child Parent Centre44 places
Poonindie Early Childhood Centre30 places
Lake Wangary Preschool22 places
Nearby in Lower Eyre Peninsula LGA12
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Karkoo depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
SA metropolitan median house sales · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Karkoo is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and population trend data.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, population trend data, and building approvals. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Next step path
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Karkoo FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Karkoo in?

    Karkoo is in the Lower Eyre Peninsula Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5632. Council-level context for Lower Eyre Peninsula LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Karkoo?

    The median weekly rent in Karkoo is $150/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Karkoo?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  4. How often is the Karkoo data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.