Paringa vs Crescent
Paringa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 47 in Crescent. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Crescent, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Crescent tends to suit 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
Crescent
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 25/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 52%)
- But Paringa has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Paringa
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 28%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Paringa
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 5%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 22%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $246/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Paringa is more walkable (30/100 vs 4/100)
- Crescent sits closer to the CBD (258.6 km vs 262.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Paringa is more walkable (30/100 vs 4/100)
- Crescent carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 25/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Crescent
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.5% vs 2.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Paringa and Crescent 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
Paringa has more residents (1,131 vs 221); Crescent rents higher ($246/wk vs $200/wk).
| Paringa | Crescent | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,131 +80% vs other | 221 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.4% | +10.5% |
| Median age | 41 | 47 |
| Median household income | $69,888/yr +15% vs other | $59,280/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $246/wk +23% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).
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 (1.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Paringa | Crescent | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $642,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 36 days from 8 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Crescent has more land zoned for conservation (71% vs 50%).
| Paringa | Crescent | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 50% | 71% |
| Rural and farming | 29% | 24% |
| Residential | 19% | 0% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 5% |
| 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
| Paringa | Crescent | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 61 across Renmark Paringa same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Paringa | Crescent | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 39% of SA | Higher than 27% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 75% of SA | Higher than 59% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 33% of SA | Higher than 14% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 75% of SA | Higher than 54% of SA |
Liveability
Paringa is more walkable (30 vs 4).
| Paringa | Crescent | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 45/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Paringa carries more crime risk (25 vs 11).
| Paringa | Crescent | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 25/100 | Low 11/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 4 within 5 km |
Schools
| Paringa | Crescent | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Paringa | Crescent | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 6 same for both | |
Mobility
Paringa sits further from the CBD (262.5 km vs 258.6 km).
| Paringa | Crescent | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 30/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 262.5 km +1% vs other | 258.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 178 min | 175 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.2%).
Setting
| Paringa | Crescent | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 47 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 19 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Paringa | Crescent | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 51/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 15% 517 premises | 0% 102 premises |
Climate
| Paringa | Crescent | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 256 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Paringa | Crescent | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,591/yr same for both | |
| Council | Renmark Paringa same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Paringa | Crescent | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Paringa | Crescent | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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