Koorine vs Dismal Swamp

Koorine is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 40 in Dismal Swamp. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Dismal Swamp tends to suit families with children.

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

  • Koorine has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 76%)
  • Dismal Swamp has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

Dismal Swamp

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $248/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Koorine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (429.3 km vs 432.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Koorine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (11% vs 6%)

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

Investors

Dismal Swamp

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.5% vs 6.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Koorine Dismal Swamp
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.

Koorine Dismal Swamp
Walkability 0 / 0
Koorine — Walkability: 0/100 Dismal Swamp — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 69 / 74
Koorine — Safety: 69/100 Dismal Swamp — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 13 / 14
Koorine — Low fire risk: 13/100 Dismal Swamp — Low fire risk: 14/100

Demographics

Koorine rents higher ($248/wk vs $150/wk); Koorine has higher household incomes ($113,724 vs $99,632).

Koorine Dismal Swamp
Population 53 63
+19% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.0% +14.5%
Median age 36 40
Median household income $113,724/yr
+12% vs other
 $99,632/yr
Median weekly rent $248/wk
+40% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Koorine Dismal Swamp
0-4 11.3% / 9.5%
Koorine — 0-4: 11.3% Dismal Swamp — 0-4: 9.5%
5-14 13.2% / 19.0%
Koorine — 5-14: 13.2% Dismal Swamp — 5-14: 19.0%
15-19 7.5% / 9.5%
Koorine — 15-19: 7.5% Dismal Swamp — 15-19: 9.5%
20-24 — / 7.9%
Koorine — 20-24: not among its largest Dismal Swamp — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 9.4% / 6.3%
Koorine — 25-34: 9.4% Dismal Swamp — 25-34: 6.3%
35-44 17.0% / 7.9%
Koorine — 35-44: 17.0% Dismal Swamp — 35-44: 7.9%
45-54 15.1% / 20.6%
Koorine — 45-54: 15.1% Dismal Swamp — 45-54: 20.6%
55-64 11.3% / 11.1%
Koorine — 55-64: 11.3% Dismal Swamp — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 — / —
Koorine — 65-74: not among its largest Dismal Swamp — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 11.3% / 6.3%
Koorine — 75-84: 11.3% Dismal Swamp — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ — / —
Koorine — 85+: not among its largest Dismal Swamp — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Koorine 64.3% couple families
Koorine — Couple Families: 64.3% Koorine — Lone Person: 35.7%
Dismal Swamp 57.9% couple families
Dismal Swamp — Couple Families: 57.9% Dismal Swamp — Lone Person: 42.1%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Koorine 18.8% renting
Koorine — Owned Outright: 43.8% Koorine — Mortgage: 37.5% Koorine — Renting: 18.8%
Dismal Swamp 43.8% renting
Dismal Swamp — Owned Outright: 37.5% Dismal Swamp — Mortgage: 18.8% Dismal Swamp — Renting: 43.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Koorine 100.0% houses
Koorine — Houses: 100.0% Koorine — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Dismal Swamp 76.2% houses
Dismal Swamp — Houses: 76.2% Dismal Swamp — Flats / Apartments: 23.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Koorine Dismal Swamp
Certificate III & IV 9.4% / 17.5%
Koorine — Certificate III & IV: 9.4% Dismal Swamp — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree — / 14.3%
Koorine — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Dismal Swamp — Bachelor Degree: 14.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.8%
Koorine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Dismal Swamp — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Zoning mix

Koorine Dismal Swamp
Rural and farming 100% 97%
Environmental 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

Koorine Dismal Swamp
New dwellings approved 31
across Wattle Range
 39
across Grant
Approvals change year on year +0% +300%

Ranking within SA

Koorine Dismal Swamp
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of SA Higher than 30% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 18% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of SA Higher than 37% of SA

Liveability

Koorine Dismal Swamp
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Koorine Dismal Swamp
Bushfire High
87/100
 High
86/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
26/100
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

Koorine Dismal Swamp
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

Koorine Dismal Swamp
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Dismal Swamp sits further from the CBD (432.2 km vs 429.3 km).

Koorine Dismal Swamp
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 429.3 km 432.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 290 min 294 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5279
 0.1%
postcode 5291
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 5279
 56
postcode 5291

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.

Koorine Dismal Swamp
Car (driver) 100.0% / 51.5%
Koorine — Car (driver): 100.0% Dismal Swamp — Car (driver): 51.5%
Worked from Home — / 24.2%
Koorine — Worked from Home: not among its largest Dismal Swamp — Worked from Home: 24.2%
Walked Only — / 15.2%
Koorine — Walked Only: not among its largest Dismal Swamp — Walked Only: 15.2%
Car (passenger) — / 9.1%
Koorine — Car (passenger): not among its largest Dismal Swamp — Car (passenger): 9.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Koorine Dismal Swamp
Elevation 114 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.9 km 36.3 km

NBN connectivity

Koorine Dismal Swamp
Connectivity score 29/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 0%
20 premises

Climate

Koorine Dismal Swamp
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

Koorine Dismal Swamp
Average residential rate $1,537/yr $1,458/yr
Council Wattle Range Grant

Federal electorate

Koorine Dismal Swamp
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Koorine Dismal Swamp
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Koorine

Family Rural Young Families

Dismal Swamp

Family Rural Young Families

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