Middle Beach vs Korunye
Korunye is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Middle Beach. 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 $338,000 in Middle Beach, though rent is higher in Middle Beach. On these figures, Middle Beach tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Korunye suits 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
Korunye
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 48%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (101% vs 83%)
- carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 91/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Middle Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($338,000 vs $1,265,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Korunye
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 29%)
- has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $305/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Korunye
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 91/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Middle Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (19.0% vs 1.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Middle Beach and Korunye 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 has more residents (224 vs 94); Korunye has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $55,224).
| Middle Beach | Korunye | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 94 | 224 +138% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +19.0% | +1.8% |
| Median age | 49 | 45 |
| Median household income | $55,224/yr | $81,224/yr +47% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $305/wk +8% vs other | $280/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.9%).
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 (10.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Middle Beach | Korunye | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $338,000 | $1,265,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Korunye has more rural and farming land (100% vs 51%); Middle Beach has more land zoned for conservation (47% vs 0%).
| Middle Beach | Korunye | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 51% | 100% |
| Environmental | 47% | 0% |
| Industrial | 2% | 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
| Middle Beach | Korunye | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 106 across Adelaide Plains same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -21% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Middle Beach | Korunye | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 20% of SA | Higher than 56% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 31% of SA | Higher than 51% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 48% of SA | Higher than 52% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 42% of SA | Higher than 68% of SA |
Liveability
| Middle Beach | Korunye | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Korunye carries more bushfire risk (18 vs 0); Middle Beach carries more crime risk (91 vs 77).
| Middle Beach | Korunye | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 18/100 |
| Crime | High 91/100 | High 77/100 |
| Flood | High 92/100 | High 95/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Middle Beach | Korunye | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Middle Beach | Korunye | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 same for both | |
Mobility
| Middle Beach | Korunye | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 49 km | 49.6 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 40 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 5501 | 0.5% postcode 5502 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | — postcode 5501 | 78 postcode 5502 |
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 (82.6%).
Setting
| Middle Beach | Korunye | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 5 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 27 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 3.2 km | 13.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Middle Beach | Korunye | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 39 premises | 0% 96 premises |
Climate
| Middle Beach | Korunye | |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
| Middle Beach | Korunye | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.6 µg/m³ | 5.5 µg/m³ |
| PM10 | 18.3 µg/m³ | 18.7 µg/m³ |
| NO₂ | 0.51 pphm | 0.31 pphm |
Council rates
| Middle Beach | Korunye | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,698/yr same for both | |
| Council | Adelaide Plains same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Middle Beach | Korunye | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Middle Beach | Korunye | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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