Coromandel Valley vs Coromandel East

Coromandel Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 50 in Coromandel East. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Coromandel Valley tends to suit families with children, while Coromandel East suits couples 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

They split

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

  • Coromandel Valley has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • Coromandel East has more parks and reserves (12 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Coromandel East

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $420/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Coromandel Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (51/100 vs 17/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Coromandel Valley is more walkable (51/100 vs 17/100)
  • Coromandel East has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
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.

Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
Walkability 51 / 17
Coromandel Valley — Walkability: 51/100 Coromandel East — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 87 / 85
Coromandel Valley — Safety: 87/100 Coromandel East — Safety: 85/100
Low fire risk 83 / 100
Coromandel Valley — Low fire risk: 83/100 Coromandel East — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 52 / 83
Coromandel Valley — Low flood risk: 52/100 Coromandel East — Low flood risk: 83/100

Demographics

Coromandel Valley has more residents (4,380 vs 345); Coromandel Valley rents higher ($420/wk vs $290/wk).

Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
Population 4,380
+92% vs other
 345
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.3% +1.5%
Median age 41 50
Median household income $116,532/yr $131,612/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+31% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
0-4 5.6% / 5.2%
Coromandel Valley — 0-4: 5.6% Coromandel East — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 15.2% / 7.8%
Coromandel Valley — 5-14: 15.2% Coromandel East — 5-14: 7.8%
15-19 6.8% / 9.0%
Coromandel Valley — 15-19: 6.8% Coromandel East — 15-19: 9.0%
20-24 5.0% / 5.8%
Coromandel Valley — 20-24: 5.0% Coromandel East — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 9.2% / 7.2%
Coromandel Valley — 25-34: 9.2% Coromandel East — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 14.2% / 7.8%
Coromandel Valley — 35-44: 14.2% Coromandel East — 35-44: 7.8%
45-54 15.0% / 15.1%
Coromandel Valley — 45-54: 15.0% Coromandel East — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 12.6% / 15.7%
Coromandel Valley — 55-64: 12.6% Coromandel East — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 10.5% / 19.4%
Coromandel Valley — 65-74: 10.5% Coromandel East — 65-74: 19.4%
75-84 5.1% / 5.5%
Coromandel Valley — 75-84: 5.1% Coromandel East — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 0.7% / 1.2%
Coromandel Valley — 85+: 0.7% Coromandel East — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coromandel Valley 61.7% couple families
Coromandel Valley — Couple Families: 61.7% Coromandel Valley — Lone Person: 20.4% Coromandel Valley — One Parent Families: 14.1% Coromandel Valley — Other Families: 0.8% Coromandel Valley — Group Household: 3.1%
Coromandel East 74.6% couple families
Coromandel East — Couple Families: 74.6% Coromandel East — Lone Person: 16.9% Coromandel East — One Parent Families: 4.2% Coromandel East — Other Families: 4.2% Coromandel East — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coromandel Valley 7.6% renting
Coromandel Valley — Owned Outright: 34.6% Coromandel Valley — Mortgage: 57.9% Coromandel Valley — Renting: 7.6%
Coromandel East 7.8% renting
Coromandel East — Owned Outright: 52.4% Coromandel East — Mortgage: 39.8% Coromandel East — Renting: 7.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
Bachelor Degree 18.3% / 22.9%
Coromandel Valley — Bachelor Degree: 18.3% Coromandel East — Bachelor Degree: 22.9%
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 10.1%
Coromandel Valley — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Coromandel East — Certificate III & IV: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 9.6%
Coromandel Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Coromandel East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 6.3% / 7.2%
Coromandel Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 6.3% Coromandel East — Postgraduate Degree: 7.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 3.5%
Coromandel Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Coromandel East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

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

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
England 9.5% / 11.3%
Coromandel Valley — England: 9.5% Coromandel East — England: 11.3%
Germany 0.8% / 1.2%
Coromandel Valley — Germany: 0.8% Coromandel East — Germany: 1.2%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.9%
Coromandel Valley — New Zealand: 0.8% Coromandel East — New Zealand: 0.9%
China 0.3% / 1.2%
Coromandel Valley — China: 0.3% Coromandel East — China: 1.2%
Philippines — / 1.4%
Coromandel Valley — Philippines: not among its largest Coromandel East — Philippines: 1.4%
Iran — / 1.2%
Coromandel Valley — Iran: not among its largest Coromandel East — Iran: 1.2%
Scotland 0.8% / —
Coromandel Valley — Scotland: 0.8% Coromandel East — Scotland: not among its largest
South Africa 0.5% / —
Coromandel Valley — South Africa: 0.5% Coromandel East — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coromandel Valley 98.8% houses
Coromandel Valley — Houses: 98.8% Coromandel Valley — Townhouses: 1.1% Coromandel Valley — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Coromandel East 100.0% houses
Coromandel East — Houses: 100.0% Coromandel East — Townhouses: 0.0% Coromandel East — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
Median house price $1,150,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $865,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 34 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Coromandel East has more land zoned for conservation (100% vs 19%).

Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
Environmental 19% 100%
Residential 77% 0%
Parks and recreation 3% 0%
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

Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
New dwellings approved 1,367
across Onkaparinga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +58%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
Houses 3.4%
$800/wk on $1.21M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
House price Higher than 60% of SA —
Income Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 70% of SA
Affordability Higher than 80% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 70% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 51% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 29% of SA —

Liveability

Coromandel Valley is more walkable (51 vs 17).

Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
Grade A —
Score 72/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Coromandel Valley carries more bushfire risk (17 vs 0); Coromandel Valley carries more flood risk (48 vs 17).

Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
Bushfire Low
17/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
15/100
Flood Moderate
48/100
 Low
17/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Bedford Park, 5.5 km
 2
Bedford Park, 7.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.9% 3.8%

Schools in Coromandel Valley

  • Coromandel Valley Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Coromandel East

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

Amenities in the suburb

Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
Parks & reserves 2 12
Childcare 3 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Waterways 5 0

Mobility

Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
Walkability score 51/100 17/100
Distance to Adelaide 16.8 km 17.9 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 29 min
Electric vehicle share 1.9%
postcode 5051
 0.8%
postcode 5157
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 5051
 97
postcode 5157

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.

Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
Car (driver) 74.1% / 75.9%
Coromandel Valley — Car (driver): 74.1% Coromandel East — Car (driver): 75.9%
Worked from Home 15.1% / 19.5%
Coromandel Valley — Worked from Home: 15.1% Coromandel East — Worked from Home: 19.5%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 2.3%
Coromandel Valley — Car (passenger): 4.0% Coromandel East — Car (passenger): 2.3%
Train 4.2% / —
Coromandel Valley — Train: 4.2% Coromandel East — Train: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.2% / 2.3%
Coromandel Valley — Walked Only: 1.2% Coromandel East — Walked Only: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.9%).

Setting

Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
Elevation 193 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 402 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.8 km 12.2 km

NBN connectivity

Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
Connectivity score 69/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
1,636 premises
 1%
127 premises

Climate

Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
Average residential rate $2,008/yr
same for both
Council Onkaparinga
same for both

Federal electorate

Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coromandel Valley

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Professionals Quiet River

Coromandel East

Acreage Middle-Ring Parks Retirees

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