Korunye vs Redbanks
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. In Redbanks, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Korunye: a median of $1.26 million, against $690,000 in Redbanks, though rent is higher in Redbanks. Korunye is closer to the city centre: 49.6 km, against 59.5 km. On these figures, Redbanks tends to suit 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
Redbanks
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 77/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Redbanks
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($690,000 vs $1,265,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 23%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
- has a shorter drive in (40 min vs 49 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (49.6 km vs 59.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Redbanks
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 77/100)
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
Korunye and Redbanks 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
| Korunye | Redbanks | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 224 +17% vs other | 185 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.8% | +1.6% |
| Median age | 45 | 46 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr | $83,408/yr +3% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk | $300/wk +7% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (10.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Korunye | Redbanks | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | — | 25 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Korunye | Redbanks | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| 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 | Redbanks | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 106 across Adelaide Plains same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -21% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Korunye | Redbanks | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 56% of SA | Higher than 58% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 51% of SA | Higher than 47% 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 48% of SA |
Liveability
| Korunye | Redbanks | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Redbanks carries more bushfire risk (86 vs 18); Korunye carries more crime risk (77 vs 22).
| Korunye | Redbanks | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 18/100 | High 86/100 |
| Crime | High 77/100 | Low 22/100 |
| Flood | High 95/100 | Moderate 66/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 3 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Korunye | Redbanks | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Korunye | Redbanks | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 1 |
Mobility
Redbanks sits further from the CBD (59.5 km vs 49.6 km).
| Korunye | Redbanks | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 49.6 km | 59.5 km +20% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 40 min | 49 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.8%).
Setting
| Korunye | Redbanks | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 27 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 62 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 13.3 km | 21.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Korunye | Redbanks | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 96 premises | 0% 79 premises |
Climate
| Korunye | Redbanks | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Korunye | Redbanks | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 18.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.31 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Korunye | Redbanks | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,698/yr same for both | |
| Council | Adelaide Plains same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Korunye | Redbanks | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Korunye | Redbanks | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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