Coombe vs Sherwood
Sherwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Coombe. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coombe, most households own their home and most households are couple families. In Sherwood, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Coombe tends to suit older residents, while Sherwood suits families with children.
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
Sherwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more separate houses rather than flats (106% vs 86%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Sherwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (7% vs 84%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Sherwood
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Coombe
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (145 min vs 174 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (212.4 km vs 249.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Coombe
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 7%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Coombe
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-1.6% vs -8.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Coombe and Sherwood 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
Coombe rents higher ($250/wk vs $120/wk); Sherwood has more residents (89 vs 63).
| Coombe | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 63 | 89 +41% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.6% | -8.2% |
| Median age | 44 | 39 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $100,724/yr +41% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +52% vs other | $120/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (36.5%).
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 (9.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Coombe | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Coombe | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 28 across Coorong | 12 across Tatiara |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% | -33% |
Ranking within SA
| Coombe | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 44% of SA | Higher than 80% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 36% of SA | Higher than 58% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 17% of SA | Higher than 26% of SA |
Liveability
| Coombe | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Coombe carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 51).
| Coombe | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 81/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| Crime | Low 26/100 | Low 18/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Coombe | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Coombe | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 same for both | |
Mobility
Sherwood sits further from the CBD (249.8 km vs 212.4 km).
| Coombe | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 212.4 km | 249.8 km +18% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 145 min | 174 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5267 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 60 postcode 5267 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.7%).
Setting
| Coombe | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 32 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 72 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Coombe | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 9 premises | 0% 25 premises |
Climate
| Coombe | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 425 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Coombe | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,465/yr | $1,656/yr |
| Council | Coorong | Tatiara |
Federal electorate
| Coombe | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Coombe | Sherwood | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.