Cooltong vs Renmark West

In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Renmark West, most households are couple families. On these figures, Renmark West tends to suit couples.

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

Renmark West

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 72/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 55%)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Renmark West

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (175 min vs 186 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (258.4 km vs 269 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Renmark West

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 72/100)
  • But Cooltong has more units and townhouses to downsize into (48% vs 6%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Renmark West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.4% vs -3.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cooltong and Renmark West drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Cooltong Renmark West
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Cooltong Renmark West
Walkability 0 / 17
Cooltong — Walkability: 0/100 Renmark West — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 28 / 79
Cooltong — Safety: 28/100 Renmark West — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 28 / 16
Cooltong — Low fire risk: 28/100 Renmark West — Low fire risk: 16/100

Demographics

Renmark West has more residents (1,358 vs 322); Renmark West has higher household incomes ($87,620 vs $72,384).

Cooltong Renmark West
Population 322 1,358
+322% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.3% +4.4%
Median age 40 41
Median household income $72,384/yr $87,620/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cooltong Renmark West
0-4 4.0% / 7.1%
Cooltong — 0-4: 4.0% Renmark West — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 14.9% / 13.5%
Cooltong — 5-14: 14.9% Renmark West — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 6.8% / 6.7%
Cooltong — 15-19: 6.8% Renmark West — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 6.5% / 3.1%
Cooltong — 20-24: 6.5% Renmark West — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 9.9% / 12.4%
Cooltong — 25-34: 9.9% Renmark West — 25-34: 12.4%
35-44 14.6% / 11.6%
Cooltong — 35-44: 14.6% Renmark West — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 14.0% / 13.8%
Cooltong — 45-54: 14.0% Renmark West — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 15.5% / 15.7%
Cooltong — 55-64: 15.5% Renmark West — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 12.4% / 11.6%
Cooltong — 65-74: 12.4% Renmark West — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 3.7% / 3.4%
Cooltong — 75-84: 3.7% Renmark West — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 1.2% / 0.8%
Cooltong — 85+: 1.2% Renmark West — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cooltong 38.3% couple families
Cooltong — Couple Families: 38.3% Cooltong — Lone Person: 38.3% Cooltong — One Parent Families: 19.8% Cooltong — Group Household: 3.7% Cooltong — Other Families: 0.0%
Renmark West 56.4% couple families
Renmark West — Couple Families: 56.4% Renmark West — Lone Person: 31.9% Renmark West — One Parent Families: 9.5% Renmark West — Group Household: 1.2% Renmark West — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cooltong 19.4% renting
Cooltong — Owned Outright: 40.7% Cooltong — Mortgage: 39.8% Cooltong — Renting: 19.4%
Renmark West 12.7% renting
Renmark West — Owned Outright: 36.3% Renmark West — Mortgage: 51.1% Renmark West — Renting: 12.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Cooltong Renmark West
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 20.2%
Cooltong — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Renmark West — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 6.0%
Cooltong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Renmark West — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Bachelor Degree 3.7% / 6.1%
Cooltong — Bachelor Degree: 3.7% Renmark West — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 0.7%
Cooltong — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Renmark West — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Cooltong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Renmark West — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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.

Cooltong Renmark West
India 5.3% / 1.2%
Cooltong — India: 5.3% Renmark West — India: 1.2%
Malaysia 4.0% / 0.2%
Cooltong — Malaysia: 4.0% Renmark West — Malaysia: 0.2%
Greece 3.4% / 0.7%
Cooltong — Greece: 3.4% Renmark West — Greece: 0.7%
England 1.9% / 1.6%
Cooltong — England: 1.9% Renmark West — England: 1.6%
Philippines 0.9% / 0.2%
Cooltong — Philippines: 0.9% Renmark West — Philippines: 0.2%
Germany — / 0.7%
Cooltong — Germany: not among its largest Renmark West — Germany: 0.7%
Vietnam — / 0.5%
Cooltong — Vietnam: not among its largest Renmark West — Vietnam: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cooltong 55.1% houses
Cooltong — Houses: 55.1% Cooltong — Townhouses: 48.3%
Renmark West 94.7% houses
Renmark West — Houses: 94.7% Renmark West — Townhouses: 5.5%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Cooltong Renmark West
Median house price — $600,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Cooltong Renmark West
Rural and farming 100% 93%
Residential 0% 7%
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 Renmark West
New dwellings approved 61
across Renmark Paringa
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Cooltong Renmark West
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of SA Higher than 66% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of SA Higher than 71% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 14% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of SA Higher than 68% of SA

Liveability

Renmark West is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Cooltong Renmark West
Grade — D
Score — 25/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Cooltong carries more crime risk (72 vs 21); Renmark West carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 72).

Cooltong Renmark West
Bushfire High
72/100
 High
84/100
Crime High
72/100
 Low
21/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Cooltong Renmark West
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 Renmark West

  • Renmark West Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cooltong Renmark West
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Cooltong sits further from the CBD (269 km vs 258.4 km).

Cooltong Renmark West
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Adelaide 269 km
+4% vs other
 258.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 186 min 175 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5341
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 5341
same for both

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.

Cooltong Renmark West
Car (driver) 67.1% / 81.8%
Cooltong — Car (driver): 67.1% Renmark West — Car (driver): 81.8%
Worked from Home 19.4% / 8.6%
Cooltong — Worked from Home: 19.4% Renmark West — Worked from Home: 8.6%
Car (passenger) 10.3% / 3.5%
Cooltong — Car (passenger): 10.3% Renmark West — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Walked Only 3.2% / 5.1%
Cooltong — Walked Only: 3.2% Renmark West — Walked Only: 5.1%
Bus — / 1.1%
Cooltong — Bus: not among its largest Renmark West — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).

Setting

Cooltong Renmark West
Elevation 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cooltong Renmark West
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
125 premises
 0%
593 premises

Climate

Cooltong Renmark West
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 Renmark West
Average residential rate $1,591/yr
same for both
Council Renmark Paringa
same for both

Federal electorate

Cooltong Renmark West
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cooltong Renmark West
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cooltong

Rural Townhouses

Renmark West

Acreage Affordable

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