Coorong vs Meningie
Coorong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 55 in Meningie. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Meningie: a median of $462,000, against $125,000 in Coorong, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Coorong tends to suit young adults, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Meningie suits 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Coorong has more separate houses rather than flats (128% vs 96%)
- Meningie carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 70/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Coorong has cheaper houses ($125,000 vs $462,000)
- Meningie leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Coorong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Meningie
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (53/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (149.4 km vs 186.2 km)
- has a shorter drive in (105 min vs 130 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Meningie
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (53/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 17%)
- carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 70/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Meningie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (0.0% vs -8.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Coorong and Meningie 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
Meningie has more residents (1,118 vs 53); Coorong has higher household incomes ($63,336 vs $53,144).
| Coorong | Meningie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 53 | 1,118 +2009% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.6% | +0.0% |
| Median age | 48 | 55 |
| Median household income | $63,336/yr +16% vs other | $53,144/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk | $200/wk +11% vs other |
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 | Meningie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $125,000 | $462,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $191,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 77 days from 14 sales |
Zoning mix
Coorong has more land zoned for conservation (66% vs 3%); Meningie has more rural and farming land (95% vs 33%).
| Coorong | Meningie | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 33% | 95% |
| Environmental | 66% | 3% |
| 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 | Meningie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 28 across Coorong same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Coorong | Meningie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 31% of SA | Higher than 18% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of SA | Higher than 81% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 29% of SA | Higher than 73% of SA |
Liveability
Meningie is more walkable (53 vs 0).
| Coorong | Meningie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 43/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Coorong carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 10); Coorong carries more crime risk (70 vs 49).
| Coorong | Meningie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 28/100 | Low 10/100 |
| Crime | High 70/100 | Moderate 49/100 |
| 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 | Meningie | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Coorong
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Meningie
- Meningie Area School Government · Combined below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Coorong | Meningie | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 2 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 4 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 1 |
Mobility
Coorong sits further from the CBD (186.2 km vs 149.4 km).
| Coorong | Meningie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 53/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 186.2 km +20% vs other | 149.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 130 min | 105 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5264 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 5264 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 (74.0%).
Setting
| Coorong | Meningie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 3 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 6 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 669 m | 13.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Coorong | Meningie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 19/100 | 46/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 18 premises | 8% 705 premises |
Climate
| Coorong | Meningie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Meningie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,465/yr same for both | |
| Council | Coorong same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Coorong | Meningie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Coorong | Meningie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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