Cooltong vs Monash
Cooltong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Monash. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Monash, about half of households are couple families.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Monash
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 55%)
- carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 72/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Cooltong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $230/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Monash
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (158 min vs 186 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (238.1 km vs 269 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Monash
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 72/100)
- But Cooltong has more units and townhouses to downsize into (48% vs 4%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cooltong and Monash drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Monash has more residents (1,110 vs 322); Monash skews older (47 vs 40).
| Cooltong | Monash | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 322 | 1,110 +245% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.3% | -1.2% |
| Median age | 40 | 47 |
| Median household income | $72,384/yr | $77,376/yr +7% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $230/wk +15% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cooltong | Monash | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $600,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 35 days from 13 sales |
Zoning mix
Cooltong has more rural and farming land (100% vs 82%); Monash has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 0%).
| Cooltong | Monash | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 82% |
| Environmental | 0% | 16% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 1% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Cooltong | Monash | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 61 across Renmark Paringa | 23 across Berri Barmera |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Cooltong | Monash | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 46% of SA | Higher than 52% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 10% of SA | Higher than 75% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 14% of SA | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of SA | Higher than 60% of SA |
Liveability
Monash is more walkable (32 vs 0).
| Cooltong | Monash | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 17/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Cooltong carries more crime risk (72 vs 43).
| Cooltong | Monash | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 72/100 | High 80/100 |
| Crime | High 72/100 | Moderate 43/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Cooltong | Monash | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Cooltong
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Monash
- Monash Primary and Preschool Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Cooltong | Monash | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 7 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Cooltong sits further from the CBD (269 km vs 238.1 km).
| Cooltong | Monash | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 32/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 269 km +11% vs other | 238.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 186 min | 158 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5341 | 0.0% postcode 5342 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 5341 | 76 postcode 5342 |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.1%).
Setting
| Cooltong | Monash | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 50 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 26 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Cooltong | Monash | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 125 premises | 0% 532 premises |
Climate
| Cooltong | Monash | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 256 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Cooltong | Monash | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,591/yr | $1,770/yr |
| Council | Renmark Paringa | Berri Barmera |
Federal electorate
| Cooltong | Monash | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cooltong | Monash | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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