Coomunga vs Pearlah
Coomunga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 39 in Pearlah. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Pearlah tends to suit 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
Pearlah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 83%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Coomunga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Pearlah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $175/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Coomunga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (661 km vs 671.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Pearlah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (20.0% vs 9.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Coomunga and Pearlah 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
Coomunga rents higher ($175/wk vs $0/wk); Coomunga has more residents (133 vs 66).
| Coomunga | Pearlah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 133 +50% vs other | 66 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.0% | +20.0% |
| Median age | 35 | 39 |
| Median household income | $86,112/yr +17% vs other | $71,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $175/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (20.3%).
Zoning mix
| Coomunga | Pearlah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Coomunga | Pearlah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 39 across Lower Eyre Peninsula same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +29% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Coomunga | Pearlah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 64% of SA | Higher than 41% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of SA | Higher than 1% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 4% of SA | Higher than 1% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 69% of SA | Higher than 41% of SA |
Liveability
| Coomunga | Pearlah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Pearlah carries more bushfire risk (85 vs 50).
| Coomunga | Pearlah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 50/100 | High 85/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 53/100 | Moderate 56/100 |
| 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
| Coomunga | Pearlah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Coomunga | Pearlah | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Pearlah sits further from the CBD (671.5 km vs 661 km).
| Coomunga | Pearlah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 661 km | 671.5 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 442 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5607 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 59 postcode 5607 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 (82.4%).
Setting
| Coomunga | Pearlah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 122 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 147 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 12.4 km | 14.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Coomunga | Pearlah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 42 premises | 0% 22 premises |
Council rates
| Coomunga | Pearlah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,789/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lower Eyre Peninsula same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Coomunga | Pearlah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Coomunga | Pearlah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.