Coonamia vs Port Pirie South

Coonamia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Port Pirie South. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Port Pirie South, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Coonamia tends to suit families with children, while Port Pirie South suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Coonamia

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 85/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 49%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)
  • But Port Pirie South has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Coonamia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 20%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Port Pirie South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Coonamia

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (146 min vs 155 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (223.2 km vs 227.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Coonamia carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 85/100)
  • Port Pirie South has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 6%)

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

Investors

Port Pirie South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.5% vs -15.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Coonamia and Port Pirie South drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Coonamia Port Pirie South
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.

Coonamia Port Pirie South
Walkability 4 / 4
Coonamia — Walkability: 4/100 Port Pirie South — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 83 / 15
Coonamia — Safety: 83/100 Port Pirie South — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Coonamia — Low fire risk: 100/100 Port Pirie South — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 8 / 12
Coonamia — Low flood risk: 8/100 Port Pirie South — Low flood risk: 12/100

Demographics

Port Pirie South has more residents (3,878 vs 96); Coonamia has higher household incomes ($76,648 vs $59,540).

Coonamia Port Pirie South
Population 96 3,878
+3940% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.0% -1.5%
Median age 40 43
Median household income $76,648/yr
+22% vs other
 $59,540/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+20% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coonamia Port Pirie South
0-4 7.3% / 4.7%
Coonamia — 0-4: 7.3% Port Pirie South — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 13.5% / 12.0%
Coonamia — 5-14: 13.5% Port Pirie South — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 7.3% / 6.4%
Coonamia — 15-19: 7.3% Port Pirie South — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 5.2% / 6.4%
Coonamia — 20-24: 5.2% Port Pirie South — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 12.5% / 12.0%
Coonamia — 25-34: 12.5% Port Pirie South — 25-34: 12.0%
35-44 8.3% / 9.7%
Coonamia — 35-44: 8.3% Port Pirie South — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 14.6% / 12.6%
Coonamia — 45-54: 14.6% Port Pirie South — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 18.8% / 13.3%
Coonamia — 55-64: 18.8% Port Pirie South — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 3.1% / 11.7%
Coonamia — 65-74: 3.1% Port Pirie South — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 3.1% / 8.2%
Coonamia — 75-84: 3.1% Port Pirie South — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ — / 3.0%
Coonamia — 85+: not among its largest Port Pirie South — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coonamia 32.0% lone person
Coonamia — Lone Person: 32.0% Coonamia — Couple Families: 36.0% Coonamia — One Parent Families: 32.0% Coonamia — Group Household: 0.0% Coonamia — Other Families: 0.0%
Port Pirie South 46.4% lone person
Port Pirie South — Lone Person: 46.4% Port Pirie South — Couple Families: 30.0% Port Pirie South — One Parent Families: 19.1% Port Pirie South — Group Household: 3.1% Port Pirie South — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coonamia 23.7% renting
Coonamia — Owned Outright: 36.8% Coonamia — Mortgage: 39.5% Coonamia — Renting: 23.7%
Port Pirie South 28.4% renting
Port Pirie South — Owned Outright: 37.6% Port Pirie South — Mortgage: 34.0% Port Pirie South — Renting: 28.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coonamia 100.0% houses
Coonamia — Houses: 100.0% Coonamia — Townhouses: 0.0% Coonamia — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Port Pirie South 88.4% houses
Port Pirie South — Houses: 88.4% Port Pirie South — Townhouses: 11.0% Port Pirie South — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Coonamia Port Pirie South
Certificate III & IV 22.9% / 18.2%
Coonamia — Certificate III & IV: 22.9% Port Pirie South — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 6.1%
Coonamia — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Port Pirie South — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 4.4%
Coonamia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Port Pirie South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Coonamia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Port Pirie South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Coonamia — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Port Pirie South — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

Property market

Coonamia Port Pirie South
Median house price — $359,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $155,000

Zoning mix

Coonamia has more rural and farming land (100% vs 72%).

Coonamia Port Pirie South
Rural and farming 100% 72%
Residential 0% 17%
Industrial 0% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 4%
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

Coonamia Port Pirie South
New dwellings approved 53
across Port Pirie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +75%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Coonamia Port Pirie South
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 52% of SA Higher than 27% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of SA
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of SA Higher than 76% of SA

Liveability

Coonamia Port Pirie South
Grade — D
Score — 10/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Port Pirie South carries more crime risk (85 vs 17).

Coonamia Port Pirie South
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
17/100
 High
85/100
Flood High
92/100
 High
88/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Coonamia Port Pirie South
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Coonamia

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Port Pirie South

  • Risdon Park Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Mark's College - Bosco Campus Catholic · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Coonamia Port Pirie South
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Port Pirie South sits further from the CBD (227.5 km vs 223.2 km).

Coonamia Port Pirie South
Walkability score 4/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 223.2 km 227.5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 146 min 155 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 5540
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 5540
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.

Coonamia Port Pirie South
Car (driver) 87.5% / 87.7%
Coonamia — Car (driver): 87.5% Port Pirie South — Car (driver): 87.7%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 2.7%
Coonamia — Worked from Home: 12.5% Port Pirie South — Worked from Home: 2.7%
Car (passenger) — / 6.5%
Coonamia — Car (passenger): not among its largest Port Pirie South — Car (passenger): 6.5%
Walked Only — / 2.3%
Coonamia — Walked Only: not among its largest Port Pirie South — Walked Only: 2.3%
Bicycle — / 0.9%
Coonamia — Bicycle: not among its largest Port Pirie South — Bicycle: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.7%).

Setting

Coonamia Port Pirie South
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.3 km
2.4 km to a named beach
 5.7 km
3.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Coonamia Port Pirie South
Connectivity score 30/100 59/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
52 premises
 26%
1,987 premises

Climate

Coonamia Port Pirie South
Annual rainfall 472 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Coonamia Port Pirie South
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 23.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Coonamia Port Pirie South
Average residential rate $1,855/yr
same for both
Council Port Pirie
same for both

Federal electorate

Coonamia Port Pirie South
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coonamia Port Pirie South
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coonamia

Rural

Port Pirie South

Acreage Affordable

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