Murtho vs Renmark North

Renmark North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Murtho. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Murtho, most households are couple families. In Renmark North, about half of households are couple families.

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

Murtho

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • 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

Murtho

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 12%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $240/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Renmark North

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (181 min vs 194 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (265.4 km vs 277.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Murtho Renmark North
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.

Murtho Renmark North
Walkability 0 / 4
Murtho — Walkability: 0/100 Renmark North — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 55 / 59
Murtho — Safety: 55/100 Renmark North — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Murtho — Low fire risk: 100/100 Renmark North — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Renmark North has more residents (678 vs 195); Renmark North rents higher ($240/wk vs $150/wk).

Murtho Renmark North
Population 195 678
+248% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.9% +5.9%
Median age 47 42
Median household income $86,632/yr
+16% vs other
 $72,540/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $240/wk
+60% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Murtho Renmark North
0-4 4.1% / 4.9%
Murtho — 0-4: 4.1% Renmark North — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 11.8% / 11.5%
Murtho — 5-14: 11.8% Renmark North — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 8.2% / 6.6%
Murtho — 15-19: 8.2% Renmark North — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 8.2% / 4.7%
Murtho — 20-24: 8.2% Renmark North — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 8.2% / 12.5%
Murtho — 25-34: 8.2% Renmark North — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 10.3% / 12.4%
Murtho — 35-44: 10.3% Renmark North — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 20.5% / 15.5%
Murtho — 45-54: 20.5% Renmark North — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 18.5% / 15.2%
Murtho — 55-64: 18.5% Renmark North — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 14.9% / 10.0%
Murtho — 65-74: 14.9% Renmark North — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 2.1% / 5.3%
Murtho — 75-84: 2.1% Renmark North — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ — / 2.2%
Murtho — 85+: not among its largest Renmark North — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Murtho 59.2% couple families
Murtho — Couple Families: 59.2% Murtho — Lone Person: 32.7% Murtho — One Parent Families: 0.0% Murtho — Group Household: 8.2%
Renmark North 54.0% couple families
Renmark North — Couple Families: 54.0% Renmark North — Lone Person: 28.6% Renmark North — One Parent Families: 13.0% Renmark North — Group Household: 4.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Murtho 42.9% renting
Murtho — Owned Outright: 39.3% Murtho — Mortgage: 17.9% Murtho — Renting: 42.9%
Renmark North 12.2% renting
Renmark North — Owned Outright: 41.4% Renmark North — Mortgage: 46.4% Renmark North — Renting: 12.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Murtho 89.9% houses
Murtho — Houses: 89.9% Murtho — Flats / Apartments: 4.3% Murtho — Townhouses: 5.8%
Renmark North 94.3% houses
Renmark North — Houses: 94.3% Renmark North — Flats / Apartments: 5.7% Renmark North — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Murtho Renmark North
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 17.8%
Murtho — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Renmark North — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 3.8%
Murtho — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Renmark North — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 5.3%
Murtho — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Renmark North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 0.6%
Murtho — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Renmark North — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.4%
Murtho — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Renmark North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Property market

Murtho Renmark North
Median house price — $653,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Murtho has more rural and farming land (84% vs 31%); Renmark North has more land zoned for conservation (69% vs 16%).

Murtho Renmark North
Rural and farming 84% 31%
Environmental 16% 69%
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

Murtho Renmark North
New dwellings approved 61
across Renmark Paringa
 4
across Unincorporated SA
Approvals change year on year +0% —

Ranking within SA

Murtho Renmark North
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 46% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of SA Higher than 59% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 34% of SA Higher than 14% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of SA Higher than 68% of SA

Liveability

Murtho Renmark North
Grade — C
Score — 43/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Murtho Renmark North
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
41/100
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

Murtho Renmark North
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Murtho

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

Schools in Renmark North

  • Renmark North School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Murtho Renmark North
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Murtho sits further from the CBD (277.9 km vs 265.4 km).

Murtho Renmark North
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Adelaide 277.9 km
+4% vs other
 265.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 194 min 181 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 5340
 0.1%
postcode 5341
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 5340
 67
postcode 5341

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.

Murtho Renmark North
Car (driver) 66.7% / 83.0%
Murtho — Car (driver): 66.7% Renmark North — Car (driver): 83.0%
Walked Only 18.2% / 3.3%
Murtho — Walked Only: 18.2% Renmark North — Walked Only: 3.3%
Worked from Home 10.1% / 7.5%
Murtho — Worked from Home: 10.1% Renmark North — Worked from Home: 7.5%
Car (passenger) — / 6.2%
Murtho — Car (passenger): not among its largest Renmark North — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Bus 5.1% / —
Murtho — Bus: 5.1% Renmark North — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.0%).

Setting

Murtho Renmark North
Elevation 81 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Murtho Renmark North
Connectivity score 27/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
89 premises
 0%
275 premises

Climate

Murtho Renmark North
Annual rainfall 248 mm 256 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.8°C 32.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 5.3°C 4.5°C

Federal electorate

Murtho Renmark North
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Murtho Renmark North
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Murtho

Rural

Renmark North

Affordable Rural

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