Coonamia vs Solomontown

Coonamia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Solomontown. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Solomontown, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Coonamia tends to suit families with children, while Solomontown 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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 92/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 42%)

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 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Solomontown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($195/wk vs $250/wk)
  • But Coonamia leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 23%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Coonamia sits closer to the CBD (223.2 km vs 227.4 km)
  • Solomontown is more walkable (20/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Solomontown

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 4/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 6%)
  • But Coonamia carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

Solomontown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.7% vs -15.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Coonamia and Solomontown 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 Solomontown
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 Solomontown
Walkability 4 / 20
Coonamia — Walkability: 4/100 Solomontown — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 83 / 8
Coonamia — Safety: 83/100 Solomontown — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Coonamia — Low fire risk: 100/100 Solomontown — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 8 / 5
Coonamia — Low flood risk: 8/100 Solomontown — Low flood risk: 5/100

Demographics

Solomontown has more residents (1,088 vs 96); Coonamia has higher household incomes ($76,648 vs $43,472).

Coonamia Solomontown
Population 96 1,088
+1033% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -15.0% -1.7%
Median age 40 44
Median household income $76,648/yr
+43% vs other
 $43,472/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+22% vs other
 $195/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coonamia Solomontown
0-4 7.3% / 5.3%
Coonamia — 0-4: 7.3% Solomontown — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 13.5% / 10.6%
Coonamia — 5-14: 13.5% Solomontown — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 7.3% / 5.1%
Coonamia — 15-19: 7.3% Solomontown — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 5.2% / 7.9%
Coonamia — 20-24: 5.2% Solomontown — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 12.5% / 13.4%
Coonamia — 25-34: 12.5% Solomontown — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 8.3% / 8.6%
Coonamia — 35-44: 8.3% Solomontown — 35-44: 8.6%
45-54 14.6% / 13.2%
Coonamia — 45-54: 14.6% Solomontown — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 18.8% / 14.3%
Coonamia — 55-64: 18.8% Solomontown — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 3.1% / 10.8%
Coonamia — 65-74: 3.1% Solomontown — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 3.1% / 8.0%
Coonamia — 75-84: 3.1% Solomontown — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ — / 2.4%
Coonamia — 85+: not among its largest Solomontown — 85+: 2.4%

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%
Solomontown 51.9% lone person
Solomontown — Lone Person: 51.9% Solomontown — Couple Families: 20.3% Solomontown — One Parent Families: 21.4% Solomontown — Group Household: 3.3% Solomontown — Other Families: 3.0%
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%
Solomontown 36.0% renting
Solomontown — Owned Outright: 33.6% Solomontown — Mortgage: 30.5% Solomontown — Renting: 36.0%
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%
Solomontown 90.3% houses
Solomontown — Houses: 90.3% Solomontown — Townhouses: 6.4% Solomontown — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Coonamia Solomontown
Certificate III & IV 22.9% / 15.0%
Coonamia — Certificate III & IV: 22.9% Solomontown — Certificate III & IV: 15.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 3.1%
Coonamia — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Solomontown — Bachelor Degree: 3.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 2.7%
Coonamia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Solomontown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.5%
Coonamia — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Solomontown — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.4%
Coonamia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Solomontown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

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

Property market

Coonamia Solomontown
Median house price — $294,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $280,000

Zoning mix

Coonamia has more rural and farming land (100% vs 1%); Solomontown has more land zoned for conservation (46% vs 0%).

Coonamia Solomontown
Rural and farming 100% 1%
Environmental 0% 46%
Industrial 0% 30%
Residential 0% 16%
Commercial 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

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

Ranking within SA

Coonamia Solomontown
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 52% of SA Higher than 9% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of SA Higher than 24% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of SA Higher than 75% of SA

Liveability

Solomontown is more walkable (20 vs 4).

Coonamia Solomontown
Grade — D
Score — 7/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Solomontown carries more crime risk (92 vs 17).

Coonamia Solomontown
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
17/100
 High
92/100
Flood High
92/100
 High
95/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Coonamia Solomontown
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 Coonamia

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

Schools in Solomontown

  • Solomontown Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Coonamia Solomontown
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 1
Beaches 0 1

Mobility

Solomontown sits further from the CBD (227.4 km vs 223.2 km).

Coonamia Solomontown
Walkability score 4/100 20/100
Distance to Adelaide 223.2 km 227.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 146 min 149 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 Solomontown
Car (driver) 87.5% / 82.7%
Coonamia — Car (driver): 87.5% Solomontown — Car (driver): 82.7%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 1.3%
Coonamia — Worked from Home: 12.5% Solomontown — Worked from Home: 1.3%
Car (passenger) — / 8.8%
Coonamia — Car (passenger): not among its largest Solomontown — Car (passenger): 8.8%
Walked Only — / 6.2%
Coonamia — Walked Only: not among its largest Solomontown — Walked Only: 6.2%
Bicycle — / 1.0%
Coonamia — Bicycle: not among its largest Solomontown — Bicycle: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.5%).

Setting

Coonamia Solomontown
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.3 km
2.4 km to a named beach
 2.8 km
990 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Coonamia Solomontown
Connectivity score 30/100 54/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
52 premises
 17%
680 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Coonamia Solomontown
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 23.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Coonamia Solomontown
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Coonamia

Rural

Solomontown

Acreage Affordable Beach Coastal Quiet

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