Crescent vs Renmark

Renmark is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Crescent. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Crescent, about half of households are couple families. In Renmark, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Crescent tends to suit couples, while Renmark suits 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

They split

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

  • Crescent carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 79/100)
  • Renmark has more childcare (5 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Renmark

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Renmark

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 5%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $246/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Renmark

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Renmark

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 4/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 18%)
  • But Crescent carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 79/100)

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

Investors

Crescent

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.5% vs 1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Crescent Renmark
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.

Crescent Renmark
Walkability 4 / 67
Crescent — Walkability: 4/100 Renmark — Walkability: 67/100
Safety 89 / 21
Crescent — Safety: 89/100 Renmark — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Crescent — Low fire risk: 100/100 Renmark — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Renmark has more residents (4,705 vs 221); Crescent rents higher ($246/wk vs $200/wk).

Crescent Renmark
Population 221 4,705
+2029% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.5% +1.5%
Median age 47 44
Median household income $59,280/yr
+11% vs other
 $52,884/yr
Median weekly rent $246/wk
+19% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Crescent Renmark
0-4 2.7% / 5.4%
Crescent — 0-4: 2.7% Renmark — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 13.1% / 10.2%
Crescent — 5-14: 13.1% Renmark — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 5.0% / 5.2%
Crescent — 15-19: 5.0% Renmark — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 5.9% / 5.4%
Crescent — 20-24: 5.9% Renmark — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 7.7% / 13.3%
Crescent — 25-34: 7.7% Renmark — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 8.6% / 11.0%
Crescent — 35-44: 8.6% Renmark — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 15.8% / 11.0%
Crescent — 45-54: 15.8% Renmark — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 18.1% / 11.6%
Crescent — 55-64: 18.1% Renmark — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 13.6% / 14.0%
Crescent — 65-74: 13.6% Renmark — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 3.2% / 8.8%
Crescent — 75-84: 3.2% Renmark — 75-84: 8.8%
85+ 1.4% / 4.3%
Crescent — 85+: 1.4% Renmark — 85+: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Crescent 39.3% lone person
Crescent — Lone Person: 39.3% Crescent — Couple Families: 48.2% Crescent — One Parent Families: 12.5% Crescent — Group Household: 0.0% Crescent — Other Families: 0.0%
Renmark 48.9% lone person
Renmark — Lone Person: 48.9% Renmark — Couple Families: 26.3% Renmark — One Parent Families: 18.7% Renmark — Group Household: 4.5% Renmark — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Crescent 4.9% renting
Crescent — Owned Outright: 55.6% Crescent — Mortgage: 39.5% Crescent — Renting: 4.9%
Renmark 38.9% renting
Renmark — Owned Outright: 35.4% Renmark — Mortgage: 25.8% Renmark — Renting: 38.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Crescent Renmark
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 14.0%
Crescent — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Renmark — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.5% / 6.6%
Crescent — Bachelor Degree: 4.5% Renmark — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 5.5%
Crescent — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Renmark — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 0.7%
Crescent — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Renmark — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Crescent — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Renmark — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

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.

Crescent Renmark
India — / 4.4%
Crescent — India: not among its largest Renmark — India: 4.4%
England 1.4% / 2.5%
Crescent — England: 1.4% Renmark — England: 2.5%
Greece 1.4% / 1.6%
Crescent — Greece: 1.4% Renmark — Greece: 1.6%
Italy 1.4% / 0.6%
Crescent — Italy: 1.4% Renmark — Italy: 0.6%
Vietnam 1.4% / 0.5%
Crescent — Vietnam: 1.4% Renmark — Vietnam: 0.5%
Afghanistan — / 1.0%
Crescent — Afghanistan: not among its largest Renmark — Afghanistan: 1.0%
Nepal — / 0.6%
Crescent — Nepal: not among its largest Renmark — Nepal: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Crescent 100.0% houses
Crescent — Houses: 100.0% Crescent — Townhouses: 0.0% Crescent — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Renmark 79.5% houses
Renmark — Houses: 79.5% Renmark — Townhouses: 16.2% Renmark — Flats / Apartments: 4.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Crescent Renmark
Median house price — $440,500
Median unit price — $402,500
Median land price — $184,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 52 days
from 57 sales

Zoning mix

Crescent has more rural and farming land (24% vs 0%); Crescent has more land zoned for conservation (71% vs 53%).

Crescent Renmark
Environmental 71% 53%
Residential 0% 30%
Rural and farming 24% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 7%
Other and special use 5% 2%
Commercial 0% 4%
Industrial 0% 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

Crescent Renmark
New dwellings approved 61
across Renmark Paringa
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

Crescent Renmark
Houses — 4.7%
$470/wk on $525K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Crescent Renmark
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of SA Higher than 17% of SA
Schools — Higher than 55% of SA
Walkability Higher than 59% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 14% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 92% of SA

Liveability

Renmark is more walkable (67 vs 4).

Crescent Renmark
Grade — C
Score — 40/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Renmark carries more crime risk (79 vs 11).

Crescent Renmark
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
11/100
 High
79/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Crescent Renmark
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Crescent

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

Schools in Renmark

  • St Francis of Assisi College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Renmark Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Renmark High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Crescent Renmark
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 10
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 5
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 5
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

Crescent Renmark
Walkability score 4/100 67/100
Distance to Adelaide 258.6 km 259.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 175 min 174 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5341
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 5341
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.

Crescent Renmark
Car (driver) 90.2% / 81.0%
Crescent — Car (driver): 90.2% Renmark — Car (driver): 81.0%
Worked from Home 9.8% / 3.8%
Crescent — Worked from Home: 9.8% Renmark — Worked from Home: 3.8%
Car (passenger) — / 8.3%
Crescent — Car (passenger): not among its largest Renmark — Car (passenger): 8.3%
Walked Only — / 5.4%
Crescent — Walked Only: not among its largest Renmark — Walked Only: 5.4%
Bus — / 1.1%
Crescent — Bus: not among its largest Renmark — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.2%).

Setting

Crescent Renmark
Elevation 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Crescent Renmark
Connectivity score 30/100 60/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
102 premises
 27%
2,691 premises

Climate

Crescent Renmark
Annual rainfall 256 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Crescent Renmark
Average residential rate $1,591/yr
same for both
Council Renmark Paringa
same for both

Federal electorate

Crescent Renmark
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Crescent Renmark
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Crescent

Rural

Renmark

Affordable Retirees

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