Kongorong vs Nene Valley
Kongorong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 56 in Nene Valley. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kongorong, about half of households are couple families. In Nene Valley, most households are couple families. On these figures, Kongorong tends to suit families with children, while Nene Valley suits 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
Kongorong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 48/100)
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
Kongorong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Kongorong
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (301 min vs 312 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (439.5 km vs 449.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kongorong
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 48/100)
- But Nene Valley has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 15%)
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
Kongorong and Nene Valley 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
Kongorong has more residents (221 vs 99); Nene Valley rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk).
| Kongorong | Nene Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 221 +55% vs other | 99 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.5% | +17.9% |
| Median age | 41 | 56 |
| Median household income | $87,048/yr | $94,224/yr +8% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $300/wk +50% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).
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 (18.2%).
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 (4.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kongorong | Nene Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $410,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Kongorong has more rural and farming land (100% vs 77%); Nene Valley has more land zoned for conservation (23% vs 0%).
| Kongorong | Nene Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 77% |
| Environmental | 0% | 23% |
| 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
| Kongorong | Nene Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 39 across Grant same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +300% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Kongorong | Nene Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 65% of SA | Higher than 73% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 73% of SA | Higher than 48% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 17% of SA | Higher than 19% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of SA | Higher than 67% of SA |
Liveability
Kongorong is more walkable (23 vs 0).
| Kongorong | Nene Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Kongorong carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 0); Nene Valley carries more crime risk (48 vs 15).
| Kongorong | Nene Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 67/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 15/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Kongorong | Nene Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Kongorong
- Kongorong Primary School Government · Primary
Schools in Nene Valley
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Kongorong | Nene Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Nene Valley sits further from the CBD (449.1 km vs 439.5 km).
| Kongorong | Nene Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 23/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 439.5 km | 449.1 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 301 min | 312 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5291 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 5291 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 (80.0%).
Setting
| Kongorong | Nene Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 21 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 8 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.8 km | 1.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Kongorong | Nene Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 99 premises | 0% 88 premises |
Climate
| Kongorong | Nene Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 724 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Kongorong | Nene Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,458/yr same for both | |
| Council | Grant same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kongorong | Nene Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kongorong | Nene Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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