Kingscote at a glance
2,056
People
$512,500
Median sale
$386/wk
Median rent
3.92%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 33 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
$310,000
Last sold
3 Mar 2026
0
Bedrooms
0
Bathrooms
0
Car spaces
534 m²
Land
Districts View
No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.
Each line above is labelled. A fact is quoted from the named source, with its date. A calculation is worked out by Districts from those facts — you can check the arithmetic. An interpretation is Districts' opinion of what the evidence means, not a fact, a valuation, or advice. Anything we haven't retrieved yet is marked as missing rather than treated as a pass.
Price evidence
Last sold
$310,000
3 Mar 2026 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded Land sales in Kingscote (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $98/m² of land (n=36). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Kingscote at a glance
2,056
People
$512,500
Median sale
$386/wk
Median rent
3.92%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 33 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Kingscote
-39.5%
Median sale
Suburb $512,500
+2.55 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 3.92%
Suburb median $512,500 from 33 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
Planning
Planning scheme
Planning and Design Code
Zone
Township Main Street
TMS
Jurisdiction
Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island, SA
25039837
Change of use to a shop (personal services establishment)
Under Assessment · Lodged 22 Dec 2025
Council site report22038180
Variation to DA 22025150 - change to Condition 4 to expand hours of operation from 7.30am - 3.00pm to 7.00am - 6.00pm Monday to Friday
Under Assessment · Lodged 16 Nov 2022
Council site report24038255
Change of use from dwelling to shop (licensed premises in the form of a wine bar and retail shop) including internal alterations, new deck and conversion of outbuilding to toilet and storage area
Decision Made · Lodged 21 Nov 2024
Council site report22025150
Change of use to public service depot
Under Assessment · Lodged 27 July 2022
Council site reportSource
Planning facts are copied from official government GIS where available. Where an official property PDF exists (VicPlan, PlanBuild), Districts stores and serves that original document. Neither is a planning certificate, survey, or advice.
Site
Terrain has not been calculated for this property yet.
Slope is calculated on a projected metric grid from a public DEM clip of the official parcel. This is not a survey, engineering, or insurance assessment.
Flood exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Heritage listing has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Records
Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.
Capital growth
SAZoned Township Main Street · TMS (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 539 m². Dual occupancy is not confirmed from the controls loaded for this lot. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate. Zoning and lot facts are a starting point, not proof this lot outperforms the suburb. Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Street frontage and true lot geometry are not confirmed without open cadastre. Minimum lot size is not loaded, so two-lot subdivision is not confirmed. 4 development applications on this parcel. Code Assessed - Performance Assessed (Under Assessment); Code Assessed - Performance Assessed (Under Assessment); Code Assessed - Performance Assessed (Decision Made) Plus 1 more on this parcel. Latest lodgement recorded 2025-12-22. These are this lot’s applications, not the neighbourhood pipeline. Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $386/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms. No recorded off-street parking — often a discount versus the suburb median for the same beds.
Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question. Supply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded. Suburb vacancy or leased-tape days are not this property’s competition.
Yield cannot be shown without both a price and a rent figure. Net yield is not estimated from gross advertising copy. Net yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.
Verdict
Districts view
Not enough official evidence yet to underwrite this as an investment.
Detail
The same ten questions apply to every property. Missing flood, nearby DAs, achieved rents, or lot geometry is unknown — not “no.”
Do not treat a suburb median, an advertised yield, or a listing score as the case for this lot.
The evidence loaded so far isn't enough on its own to change a buy, offer, or walk-away decision for this property.
Evidence
Districts asks the same ten questions of every property. If one shows as unknown, that data isn't published for this state or hasn't been loaded yet — the question stays visible so you can see exactly what's missing.
4 of 10 questions answered so far
Development optionality of this lot
KnownlowZoned Township Main Street · TMS (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 539 m². Dual occupancy is not confirmed from the controls loaded for this lot. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate.
Nearby development pipeline
UnknownNearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
Honest achievable rent
KnownlowThis is not “bond data says this address leases for $X.” The comparable figure is a suburb advertised/median rent, not this property. Official bond files (postcode or suburb × type × bedrooms) are not loaded yet.
Rental supply pressure
UnknownSupply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.
Why is this cheap?
KnownmediumNo material overlays were returned that would explain a discount. That is not proof the price is fair. Nearby DAs, easements, and flood-layer gaps can still explain a cheap-looking listing — those are not all loaded.
Lot-level flood
UnknownFlood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”
Catalyst exposure
UnknownFunded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
This lot's DA history
Knownmedium4 development applications on this parcel. Code Assessed - Performance Assessed (Under Assessment); Code Assessed - Performance Assessed (Under Assessment); Code Assessed - Performance Assessed (Decision Made) Plus 1 more on this parcel. Latest lodgement recorded 2025-12-22. These are this lot’s applications, not the neighbourhood pipeline.
Statutory land value versus ask
UnknownStatutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNet yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.
Area
Kingscote at a glance
2,056
People
$512,500
Median sale
$386/wk
Median rent
3.92%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 33 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Century 21 Kangaroo IslandCentury 21 Kangaroo Island offers this investment opportunity, 11 Murray Street Kingscote.
Currently leased as a parcel postage facility to Australian Postal Corporation. Lease commenced 16 January 2023, initial lease term 5 years plus option for further 3 years.
Lease inclusive of;
Annual rent review fixed at 2.5%
Mains power and water
Toilet/wash room facilities
Current rent $15,990 per annum
Operating Costs/Outgoings - Lessee to pay costs in accordance with the lease.
Zoned - Township Mainstreet
Approximate dimensions of shed 23m x 11m, inclusive of concrete floor and concreted apron area surrounding the shed.
Inspection strictly by appointment and all contact direct to the agent. Interested parties are requested not to visit the site without permission due to privacy reasons.
For more information contact selling agents at Century 21 Kangaroo Island, Michael Barrett 0427 727 333 or Marnee Clifford 0486 312 375
Listing description written by Michael Barrett, Century 21 Kangaroo Island — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.