Average rent in Kangaroo Island, SA — 2026

Kangaroo Island sits below the South Australia median, with the typical renter paying $208/week — 27% less than the state-wide $283/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 71% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 22% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (95%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 4,894, the median age is 50, and the most common occupation is Managers. 15% of residents were born overseas. Kangaroo Island is 164km from Adelaide, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.