Elwomple vs Cooke Plains
Elwomple is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Cooke Plains. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cooke Plains, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Elwomple tends to suit families with children, while Cooke Plains suits people living alone and couples.
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
Elwomple
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 46/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 50%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Cooke Plains
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Cooke Plains
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 25%)
- has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $275/wk)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 16%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Elwomple sits closer to the CBD (110.4 km vs 114.1 km)
- Cooke Plains is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Elwomple carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 46/100)
- Cooke Plains is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cooke Plains
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (0.0% vs -6.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Elwomple and Cooke Plains 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
Elwomple rents higher ($275/wk vs $120/wk); Elwomple has more residents (90 vs 69).
| Elwomple | Cooke Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 90 +23% vs other | 69 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.2% | +0.0% |
| Median age | 41 | 45 |
| Median household income | $57,200/yr | $58,500/yr +2% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $275/wk +56% vs other | $120/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
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.
Zoning mix
Cooke Plains has more rural and farming land (100% vs 86%).
| Elwomple | Cooke Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 86% | 100% |
| Other and special use | 14% | 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
| Elwomple | Cooke Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 28 across Coorong same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Elwomple | Cooke Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 22% of SA | Higher than 25% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 38% of SA | Higher than 68% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 47% of SA | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 78% of SA | Higher than 47% of SA |
Liveability
Cooke Plains is more walkable (14 vs 0).
| Elwomple | Cooke Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Cooke Plains carries more crime risk (46 vs 27).
| Elwomple | Cooke Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 27/100 | Moderate 46/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Elwomple | Cooke Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Elwomple | Cooke Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Cooke Plains sits further from the CBD (114.1 km vs 110.4 km).
| Elwomple | Cooke Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 110.4 km | 114.1 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 82 min | 79 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 5260 | 0.0% postcode 5261 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 5260 | 54 postcode 5261 |
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 (68.6%).
Setting
| Elwomple | Cooke Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 10 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 7 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Elwomple | Cooke Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 64/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 49% 63 premises | 0% 36 premises |
Climate
| Elwomple | Cooke Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 345 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Elwomple | Cooke Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,465/yr same for both | |
| Council | Coorong same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Elwomple | Cooke Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Elwomple | Cooke Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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