Crescent vs Renmark South
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Crescent tends to suit people living alone.
Renmark South has a notably higher median household income at $87,360 compared to Crescent's $59,280, and a lower crime risk score of 27 versus Crescent's 48. Crescent is slightly closer to the CBD at 258.6 km and has a higher walkability score of 4, though both are quite car-dependent areas. Both suburbs have similar median ages around 46–47 years and face no bushfire or flood risk, making the choice largely dependent on whether you prioritise income levels and safety (Renmark South) or prefer a marginally more walkable setting (Crescent).
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
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 38/100)
- Renmark South is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 61%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Renmark South
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 28%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Renmark South
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 22%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $246/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Renmark South
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (255.2 km vs 258.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Crescent
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 38/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Renmark South
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (23.3% vs 10.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Crescent and Renmark South 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
Renmark South has more residents (423 vs 221); Renmark South has higher household incomes ($87,360 vs $59,280).
| Crescent | Renmark South | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 221 | 423 +91% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.5% | +23.3% |
| Median age | 47 | 46 |
| Median household income | $59,280/yr | $87,360/yr +47% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $246/wk +19% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Renmark South has more rural and farming land (52% vs 24%); Crescent has more land zoned for conservation (71% vs 47%).
| Crescent | Renmark South | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 71% | 47% |
| Rural and farming | 24% | 52% |
| Other and special use | 5% | 0% |
| Industrial | 0% | 1% |
| 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 South | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 61 across Renmark Paringa same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Crescent | Renmark South | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 27% of SA | Higher than 65% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 59% of SA | Higher than 29% 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 60% of SA |
Liveability
| Crescent | Renmark South | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Renmark South carries more crime risk (38 vs 11).
| Crescent | Renmark South | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 11/100 | Low 38/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Crescent | Renmark South | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Crescent | Renmark South | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 6 | 2 |
Mobility
Crescent sits further from the CBD (258.6 km vs 255.2 km).
| Crescent | Renmark South | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 258.6 km +1% vs other | 255.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 175 min | 173 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.2%).
Setting
| Crescent | Renmark South | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 19 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 22 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Crescent | Renmark South | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 102 premises | 0% 184 premises |
Climate
| Crescent | Renmark South | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 South | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,591/yr same for both | |
| Council | Renmark Paringa same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Crescent | Renmark South | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Crescent | Renmark South | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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