SA · Copper Coast Council
Kooroona, 5558
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- Green suburb
- Café precinct
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Kooroona is a residential smaller community in Copper Coast with a familiar suburban feel. Distance from the capital is noticeable, but the trade-off is space, calm and a community that knows its neighbours. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.
Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Homes are relatively affordable, which helps families and first-time residents put down roots.
The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Population
- Population
- 17
- Median age
- 64
- Median household income / week
- $1,899
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 3
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 42.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 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 · 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)
- 3
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 3
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 176.5
- State safety percentile
- 93.1th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 31
Most common offence types
- Other Property Damage And Environmental1
- Sct - Non Residence1
- Sct - Residence1
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Period: 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.
6 planning-related records
2024· 3 proposals
November 2024
- Carport125 RETALLICK RD KOOROONA SA 5558Decision Made
August 2024
- Restoration to existing headstone and gravesite fence5 RETALLICK RD KOOROONA SA 5558Decision Made
- Replace broken headstone (Moonta Cemetery)5 RETALLICK RD KOOROONA SA 5558Decision Made
2023· 1 proposal
November 2023
- Extension of existing Niche Wall (MOONTA CEMETERY)5 RETALLICK RD KOOROONA SA 5558Decision Made
2022· 1 proposal
September 2022
- Land Division (3 into 30)LOT 255 RETALLICK RD KOOROONA SA 5558Under Assessment
Other· 1 proposal
- COPPER COAST COUNCILResource Recovery Waste Disposal and RelatedEPA 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 · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Heritage placeState heritage
Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · Period: current · Updated on site
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 · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- 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 features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Recent changes
- Other Property Damage And Environmentalcrime1
- Sct - Non Residencecrime1
- Sct - Residencecrime1
- Heritage placeheritageState heritage
- COPPER COAST COUNCILplanningResource Recovery Waste Disposal and RelatedEPA licence
- Carportplanning125 RETALLICK RD KOOROONA SA 5558Lodged 06 Nov 2024 · Decision Made
- Extension of existing Niche Wall (MOONTA CEMETERY)planning5 RETALLICK RD KOOROONA SA 5558Lodged 15 Nov 2023 · Decision Made
- Land Division (3 into 30)planningLOT 255 RETALLICK RD KOOROONA SA 5558Lodged 19 Sep 2022 · Under Assessment
- Replace broken headstone (Moonta Cemetery)planning5 RETALLICK RD KOOROONA SA 5558Lodged 19 Aug 2024 · Decision Made
- Restoration to existing headstone and gravesite fenceplanning5 RETALLICK RD KOOROONA SA 5558Lodged 27 Aug 2024 · Decision Made
Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · Updated on site
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Updated on site
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
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