Coorabie vs Yalata

Yalata is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 44 in Coorabie. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coorabie, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. In Yalata, the large majority of households rent and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Coorabie tends to suit people living alone, while Yalata suits renters, young adults, and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Coorabie has more parks and reserves (26 vs 2)
  • Yalata is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 35%)

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

First-home buyers

Yalata

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Yalata

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($90/wk vs $125/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Coorabie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (932.2 km vs 979.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (614 min vs 638 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coorabie

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (11% vs 2%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (22% vs 7%)
  • carries lower crime risk (76/100 vs 96/100)

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

Investors

Coorabie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (39.2% vs 26.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coorabie Yalata
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.

Coorabie Yalata
Walkability 0 / 0
Coorabie — Walkability: 0/100 Yalata — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 24 / 4
Coorabie — Safety: 24/100 Yalata — Safety: 4/100
Low fire risk 69 / 47
Coorabie — Low fire risk: 69/100 Yalata — Low fire risk: 47/100

Demographics

Yalata has more residents (313 vs 71); Coorabie skews older (44 vs 28).

Coorabie Yalata
Population 71 313
+341% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +39.2% +26.2%
Median age 44 28
Median household income $71,500/yr
+17% vs other
 $59,384/yr
Median weekly rent $125/wk
+28% vs other
 $90/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coorabie Yalata
0-4 7.0% / 8.9%
Coorabie — 0-4: 7.0% Yalata — 0-4: 8.9%
5-14 16.9% / 13.1%
Coorabie — 5-14: 16.9% Yalata — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 — / 10.9%
Coorabie — 15-19: not among its largest Yalata — 15-19: 10.9%
20-24 4.2% / 12.1%
Coorabie — 20-24: 4.2% Yalata — 20-24: 12.1%
25-34 7.0% / 16.9%
Coorabie — 25-34: 7.0% Yalata — 25-34: 16.9%
35-44 11.3% / 9.9%
Coorabie — 35-44: 11.3% Yalata — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 12.7% / 18.8%
Coorabie — 45-54: 12.7% Yalata — 45-54: 18.8%
55-64 23.9% / 8.9%
Coorabie — 55-64: 23.9% Yalata — 55-64: 8.9%
65-74 — / 1.6%
Coorabie — 65-74: not among its largest Yalata — 65-74: 1.6%
75-84 7.0% / —
Coorabie — 75-84: 7.0% Yalata — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 4.2% / —
Coorabie — 85+: 4.2% Yalata — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coorabie 35.0% couple families
Coorabie — Couple Families: 35.0% Coorabie — Lone Person: 50.0% Coorabie — One Parent Families: 0.0% Coorabie — Group Household: 15.0% Coorabie — Other Families: 0.0%
Yalata 49.2% couple families
Yalata — Couple Families: 49.2% Yalata — Lone Person: 16.9% Yalata — One Parent Families: 26.2% Yalata — Group Household: 0.0% Yalata — Other Families: 7.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coorabie 21.1% renting
Coorabie — Owned Outright: 78.9% Coorabie — Mortgage: 0.0% Coorabie — Renting: 21.1%
Yalata 100.0% renting
Yalata — Owned Outright: 0.0% Yalata — Mortgage: 0.0% Yalata — Renting: 100.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coorabie 78.1% houses
Coorabie — Houses: 78.1% Coorabie — Flats / Apartments: 21.9%
Yalata 93.2% houses
Yalata — Houses: 93.2% Yalata — Flats / Apartments: 6.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Coorabie Yalata
Certificate III & IV 26.8% / 4.8%
Coorabie — Certificate III & IV: 26.8% Yalata — Certificate III & IV: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 8.5% / —
Coorabie — Postgraduate Degree: 8.5% Yalata — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 1.6%
Coorabie — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Yalata — Bachelor Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).

Zoning mix

Yalata has more rural and farming land (77% vs 65%); Coorabie has more land zoned for conservation (35% vs 23%).

Coorabie Yalata
Rural and farming 65% 77%
Environmental 35% 23%
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

Coorabie Yalata
New dwellings approved 4
across Unincorporated SA
same for both

Ranking within SA

Coorabie Yalata
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 43% of SA Higher than 27% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of SA Higher than 38% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 5% of SA Higher than 6% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 11% of SA Higher than 17% of SA

Liveability

Coorabie Yalata
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Yalata carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 31); Yalata carries more crime risk (96 vs 76).

Coorabie Yalata
Bushfire Low
31/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime High
76/100
 High
96/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
56/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Coorabie Yalata
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Coorabie

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

Schools in Yalata

  • Yalata Anangu School Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Coorabie Yalata
Parks & reserves 26 2
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Fuel stations 2 1
EV chargers 1 0
Beaches 4 0

Mobility

Yalata sits further from the CBD (979.3 km vs 932.2 km).

Coorabie Yalata
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 932.2 km 979.3 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 614 min 638 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5690
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 5690
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.

Coorabie Yalata
Car (driver) 54.5% / 52.7%
Coorabie — Car (driver): 54.5% Yalata — Car (driver): 52.7%
Walked Only 15.2% / 47.3%
Coorabie — Walked Only: 15.2% Yalata — Walked Only: 47.3%
Worked from Home 30.3% / —
Coorabie — Worked from Home: 30.3% Yalata — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.5%).

Setting

Coorabie Yalata
Elevation 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 123 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.5 km 23.9 km

NBN connectivity

Coorabie Yalata
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
28 premises
 0%
38 premises

Federal electorate

Coorabie Yalata
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coorabie Yalata
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coorabie

Family Rural

Yalata

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