Narrung vs Coorong
Narrung is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 48 in Coorong. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Narrung, most households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Coorong, the large majority of households own their home and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Narrung tends to suit renters and families with children, while Coorong 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
Coorong
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more separate houses rather than flats (128% vs 97%)
- carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 81/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Narrung
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 30%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Narrung
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (70% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $180/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Narrung
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (145 km vs 186.2 km)
- has a shorter drive in (116 min vs 130 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Coorong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 81/100)
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
Narrung and Coorong 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
Narrung has more residents (183 vs 53); Coorong rents higher ($180/wk vs $115/wk).
| Narrung | Coorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 183 +71% vs other | 53 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -7.6% | -8.6% |
| Median age | 33 | 48 |
| Median household income | $53,040/yr | $63,336/yr +19% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $115/wk | $180/wk +57% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).
Property market
| Narrung | Coorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $125,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Narrung has more rural and farming land (85% vs 33%); Coorong has more land zoned for conservation (66% vs 15%).
| Narrung | Coorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 85% | 33% |
| Environmental | 15% | 66% |
| 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
| Narrung | Coorong | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 28 across Coorong same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Narrung | Coorong | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 18% of SA | Higher than 31% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 54% of SA | Higher than 1% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 49% of SA | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 40% of SA | Higher than 29% of SA |
Liveability
| Narrung | Coorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Coorong carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 0); Narrung carries more crime risk (81 vs 70).
| Narrung | Coorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 28/100 |
| Crime | High 81/100 | High 70/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | High 87/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Narrung | Coorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Narrung
- Raukkan Aboriginal School Government · Primary
Schools in Coorong
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Narrung | Coorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 3 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 3 |
Mobility
Coorong sits further from the CBD (186.2 km vs 145 km).
| Narrung | Coorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 145 km | 186.2 km +28% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 116 min | 130 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 5259 | 0.0% postcode 5264 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 82 postcode 5259 | 58 postcode 5264 |
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 (73.1%).
Setting
| Narrung | Coorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 5 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 3 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 18.9 km | 669 m |
NBN connectivity
| Narrung | Coorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 19/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 108 premises | 0% 18 premises |
Climate
| Narrung | Coorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 460 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Narrung | Coorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,465/yr same for both | |
| Council | Coorong same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Narrung | Coorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Narrung | Coorong | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Narrung
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.