Coorong vs Colebatch
Coorong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 56 in Colebatch. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Colebatch tends to suit 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
Coorong
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (45% vs 20%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (128% vs 100%)
- But Colebatch carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 70/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Colebatch
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 30%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Colebatch
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 15%)
- has cheaper rent ($75/wk vs $180/wk)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 20%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Coorong
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (130 min vs 159 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (186.2 km vs 211.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Colebatch
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 70/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 17%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Coorong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-8.6% vs -21.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Coorong and Colebatch 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
Coorong rents higher ($180/wk vs $75/wk); Colebatch has higher household incomes ($84,448 vs $63,336).
| Coorong | Colebatch | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 53 | 56 +6% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.6% | -21.1% |
| Median age | 48 | 56 |
| Median household income | $63,336/yr | $84,448/yr +33% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk +58% vs other | $75/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).
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 (15.1%).
Property market
| Coorong | Colebatch | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $125,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Colebatch has more rural and farming land (98% vs 33%); Coorong has more land zoned for conservation (66% vs 2%).
| Coorong | Colebatch | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 33% | 98% |
| Environmental | 66% | 2% |
| 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
| Coorong | Colebatch | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 28 across Coorong same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Coorong | Colebatch | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 31% of SA | Higher than 59% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of SA | Higher than 5% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 29% of SA | Higher than 27% of SA |
Liveability
| Coorong | Colebatch | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Colebatch carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 28); Coorong carries more crime risk (70 vs 43).
| Coorong | Colebatch | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 28/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| Crime | High 70/100 | Moderate 43/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 87/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Coorong | Colebatch | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Coorong | Colebatch | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 0 |
Mobility
Colebatch sits further from the CBD (211.4 km vs 186.2 km).
| Coorong | Colebatch | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 186.2 km | 211.4 km +14% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 130 min | 159 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5264 | 0.0% postcode 5266 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 5264 | 63 postcode 5266 |
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 (65.4%).
Setting
| Coorong | Colebatch | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 3 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 13 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 669 m | 22.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Coorong | Colebatch | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 19/100 | 17/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 18 premises | 0% 23 premises |
Climate
| Coorong | Colebatch | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 460 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Coorong | Colebatch | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,465/yr same for both | |
| Council | Coorong same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Coorong | Colebatch | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Coorong | Colebatch | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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