Korunye vs Mallala

Mallala is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 45 in Korunye. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Korunye, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Korunye: a median of $1.26 million, against $690,000 in Mallala. Korunye is closer to the city centre: 49.6 km, against 60 km. On these figures, Korunye tends to suit couples, while Mallala suits families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Korunye

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 54%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (101% vs 87%)
  • But Mallala carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mallala

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($690,000 vs $1,265,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mallala

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Korunye

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (49.6 km vs 60 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (40 min vs 48 min)
  • But Mallala is more walkable (45/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mallala

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (45/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (63/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Mallala

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.6% vs 1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Korunye Mallala
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.

Korunye Mallala
Walkability 0 / 45
Korunye — Walkability: 0/100 Mallala — Walkability: 45/100
Safety 23 / 37
Korunye — Safety: 23/100 Mallala — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 82 / 22
Korunye — Low fire risk: 82/100 Mallala — Low fire risk: 22/100
Low flood risk 5 / 57
Korunye — Low flood risk: 5/100 Mallala — Low flood risk: 57/100

Demographics

Mallala has more residents (1,042 vs 224); Korunye skews older (45 vs 37).

Korunye Mallala
Population 224 1,042
+365% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.8% +16.6%
Median age 45 37
Median household income $81,224/yr
+2% vs other
 $79,924/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk $278/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Korunye Mallala
0-4 1.8% / 6.0%
Korunye — 0-4: 1.8% Mallala — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 10.3% / 13.1%
Korunye — 5-14: 10.3% Mallala — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 5.8% / 5.5%
Korunye — 15-19: 5.8% Mallala — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 8.0% / 5.1%
Korunye — 20-24: 8.0% Mallala — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 12.9% / 15.7%
Korunye — 25-34: 12.9% Mallala — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 10.7% / 13.8%
Korunye — 35-44: 10.7% Mallala — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 13.8% / 9.8%
Korunye — 45-54: 13.8% Mallala — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 14.3% / 14.3%
Korunye — 55-64: 14.3% Mallala — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 13.4% / 8.1%
Korunye — 65-74: 13.4% Mallala — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 5.4% / 6.0%
Korunye — 75-84: 5.4% Mallala — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ — / 1.7%
Korunye — 85+: not among its largest Mallala — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Korunye 60.9% couple families
Korunye — Couple Families: 60.9% Korunye — Lone Person: 28.3% Korunye — One Parent Families: 10.9% Korunye — Group Household: 0.0%
Mallala 36.4% couple families
Mallala — Couple Families: 36.4% Mallala — Lone Person: 34.5% Mallala — One Parent Families: 17.8% Mallala — Group Household: 11.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Korunye 11.9% renting
Korunye — Owned Outright: 47.8% Korunye — Mortgage: 40.3% Korunye — Renting: 11.9%
Mallala 24.2% renting
Mallala — Owned Outright: 34.6% Mallala — Mortgage: 41.3% Mallala — Renting: 24.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Korunye Mallala
Certificate III & IV 19.6% / 14.7%
Korunye — Certificate III & IV: 19.6% Mallala — Certificate III & IV: 14.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 4.0%
Korunye — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Mallala — Bachelor Degree: 4.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.7% / 3.7%
Korunye — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.7% Mallala — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 0.6%
Korunye — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Mallala — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Korunye — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mallala — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

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.

Korunye Mallala
England 4.9% / 2.2%
Korunye — England: 4.9% Mallala — England: 2.2%
Philippines 4.9% / 0.3%
Korunye — Philippines: 4.9% Mallala — Philippines: 0.3%
New Zealand 2.2% / 0.9%
Korunye — New Zealand: 2.2% Mallala — New Zealand: 0.9%
Vietnam 2.2% / —
Korunye — Vietnam: 2.2% Mallala — Vietnam: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Korunye — Netherlands: not among its largest Mallala — Netherlands: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.4%
Korunye — Germany: not among its largest Mallala — Germany: 0.4%
Iran — / 0.4%
Korunye — Iran: not among its largest Mallala — Iran: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Korunye 101.4% houses
Korunye — Houses: 101.4% Korunye — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Korunye — Townhouses: 0.0%
Mallala 86.6% houses
Mallala — Houses: 86.6% Mallala — Flats / Apartments: 10.9% Mallala — Townhouses: 2.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Korunye Mallala
Median house price $1,265,000 $690,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 18 days
from 12 sales

Zoning mix

Korunye Mallala
Rural and farming 100% 97%
Residential 0% 1%
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

Korunye Mallala
New dwellings approved 106
across Adelaide Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year -21%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Korunye Mallala
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of SA Higher than 54% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of SA Higher than 51% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 55% of SA

Liveability

Mallala is more walkable (45 vs 0).

Korunye Mallala
Grade — D
Score — 17/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Mallala carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 18); Korunye carries more flood risk (95 vs 43).

Korunye Mallala
Bushfire Low
18/100
 High
78/100
Crime High
77/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood High
95/100
 Moderate
43/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Korunye Mallala
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Korunye

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

Schools in Mallala

  • Mallala Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Korunye Mallala
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 1 0
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Mallala sits further from the CBD (60 km vs 49.6 km).

Korunye Mallala
Walkability score 0/100 45/100
Distance to Adelaide 49.6 km 60 km
+21% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min 48 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 5502
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 5502
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.

Korunye Mallala
Car (driver) 82.6% / 71.5%
Korunye — Car (driver): 82.6% Mallala — Car (driver): 71.5%
Worked from Home 14.1% / 4.5%
Korunye — Worked from Home: 14.1% Mallala — Worked from Home: 4.5%
Bus — / 12.7%
Korunye — Bus: not among its largest Mallala — Bus: 12.7%
Car (passenger) — / 7.2%
Korunye — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mallala — Car (passenger): 7.2%
Walked Only 3.3% / 3.2%
Korunye — Walked Only: 3.3% Mallala — Walked Only: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.6%).

Setting

Korunye Mallala
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.3 km 18.8 km

NBN connectivity

Korunye Mallala
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
96 premises
 0%
402 premises

Climate

Korunye Mallala
Annual rainfall 404 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Korunye Mallala
Average residential rate $2,698/yr
same for both
Council Adelaide Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Korunye Mallala
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Korunye Mallala
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Korunye

Outer

Mallala

Quiet Rural

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