Cowirra vs Younghusband

Cowirra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 55 against 61 in Younghusband. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone.

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

Younghusband

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 42/100)

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

First-home buyers

Cowirra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Cowirra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (111.8 km vs 125.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (82 min vs 90 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Younghusband

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 42/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 30%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Cowirra Younghusband
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.

Cowirra Younghusband
Walkability 4 / 0
Cowirra — Walkability: 4/100 Younghusband — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 58 / 68
Cowirra — Safety: 58/100 Younghusband — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cowirra — Low fire risk: 100/100 Younghusband — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Younghusband has more residents (229 vs 155); Cowirra has higher household incomes ($46,124 vs $40,508).

Cowirra Younghusband
Population 155 229
+48% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.7% +6.5%
Median age 55 61
Median household income $46,124/yr
+12% vs other
 $40,508/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+6% vs other
 $188/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cowirra Younghusband
0-4 2.6% / 1.7%
Cowirra — 0-4: 2.6% Younghusband — 0-4: 1.7%
5-14 7.7% / 5.7%
Cowirra — 5-14: 7.7% Younghusband — 5-14: 5.7%
15-19 7.1% / 1.7%
Cowirra — 15-19: 7.1% Younghusband — 15-19: 1.7%
20-24 — / —
Cowirra — 20-24: not among its largest Younghusband — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.5% / 2.2%
Cowirra — 25-34: 6.5% Younghusband — 25-34: 2.2%
35-44 7.7% / 7.0%
Cowirra — 35-44: 7.7% Younghusband — 35-44: 7.0%
45-54 17.4% / 13.1%
Cowirra — 45-54: 17.4% Younghusband — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 24.5% / 24.5%
Cowirra — 55-64: 24.5% Younghusband — 55-64: 24.5%
65-74 18.7% / 25.3%
Cowirra — 65-74: 18.7% Younghusband — 65-74: 25.3%
75-84 9.0% / 9.6%
Cowirra — 75-84: 9.0% Younghusband — 75-84: 9.6%
85+ 2.6% / 2.2%
Cowirra — 85+: 2.6% Younghusband — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cowirra 64.1% lone person
Cowirra — Lone Person: 64.1% Cowirra — Couple Families: 20.5% Cowirra — Group Household: 7.7% Cowirra — One Parent Families: 7.7%
Younghusband 66.7% lone person
Younghusband — Lone Person: 66.7% Younghusband — Couple Families: 28.8% Younghusband — Group Household: 4.5% Younghusband — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cowirra 13.5% renting
Cowirra — Owned Outright: 59.5% Cowirra — Mortgage: 27.0% Cowirra — Renting: 13.5%
Younghusband 14.7% renting
Younghusband — Owned Outright: 62.4% Younghusband — Mortgage: 22.9% Younghusband — Renting: 14.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Cowirra Younghusband
England 7.7% / 6.6%
Cowirra — England: 7.7% Younghusband — England: 6.6%
New Zealand — / 3.1%
Cowirra — New Zealand: not among its largest Younghusband — New Zealand: 3.1%
Philippines — / 1.7%
Cowirra — Philippines: not among its largest Younghusband — Philippines: 1.7%
Netherlands — / 1.3%
Cowirra — Netherlands: not among its largest Younghusband — Netherlands: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.7%).

Qualifications

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

Cowirra Younghusband
Certificate III & IV 25.2% / 25.8%
Cowirra — Certificate III & IV: 25.2% Younghusband — Certificate III & IV: 25.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 5.7%
Cowirra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Younghusband — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Bachelor Degree 4.5% / 6.1%
Cowirra — Bachelor Degree: 4.5% Younghusband — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Cowirra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Younghusband — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cowirra 89.4% houses
Cowirra — Houses: 89.4% Cowirra — Flats / Apartments: 10.6% Cowirra — Townhouses: 0.0%
Younghusband 80.2% houses
Younghusband — Houses: 80.2% Younghusband — Flats / Apartments: 16.0% Younghusband — Townhouses: 3.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Cowirra Younghusband
Median house price — $417,750
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 41 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Younghusband has more rural and farming land (92% vs 64%); Cowirra has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 5%).

Cowirra Younghusband
Rural and farming 64% 92%
Environmental 25% 5%
Commercial 11% 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

Cowirra Younghusband
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid Murray
same for both
Approvals change year on year -42%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Cowirra Younghusband
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 11% of SA Higher than 7% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of SA Higher than 36% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 38% of SA Higher than 37% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 42% of SA

Liveability

Cowirra Younghusband
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cowirra carries more crime risk (42 vs 32).

Cowirra Younghusband
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Low
32/100
Flood —
same for both
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

Cowirra Younghusband
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

Cowirra Younghusband
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Younghusband sits further from the CBD (125.2 km vs 111.8 km).

Cowirra Younghusband
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 111.8 km 125.2 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 82 min 90 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 5238
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 5238
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.

Cowirra Younghusband
Car (driver) 72.1% / 79.4%
Cowirra — Car (driver): 72.1% Younghusband — Car (driver): 79.4%
Worked from Home 23.0% / 20.6%
Cowirra — Worked from Home: 23.0% Younghusband — Worked from Home: 20.6%
Walked Only 4.9% / —
Cowirra — Walked Only: 4.9% Younghusband — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).

Setting

Cowirra Younghusband
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 116 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cowirra Younghusband
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
92 premises
 0%
155 premises

Climate

Cowirra Younghusband
Annual rainfall 337 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Cowirra Younghusband
Average residential rate $2,037/yr
same for both
Council Mid Murray
same for both

Federal electorate

Cowirra Younghusband
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cowirra Younghusband
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cowirra

Retirees Rural

Younghusband

Affordable Retirees Rural

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