Paringa vs Renmark

Paringa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 44 in Renmark. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Renmark, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Paringa: a median of $642,000, against $440,000 in Renmark. On these figures, Renmark 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Paringa carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 79/100)
  • Renmark has more childcare (5 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Renmark

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($440,500 vs $642,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Renmark

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Renmark

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 30/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (259.2 km vs 262.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Renmark

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 9%)
  • is more walkable (67/100 vs 30/100)
  • But Paringa carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 79/100)

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

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

Paringa Renmark
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.

Paringa Renmark
Walkability 30 / 67
Paringa — Walkability: 30/100 Renmark — Walkability: 67/100
Safety 75 / 21
Paringa — Safety: 75/100 Renmark — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Paringa — Low fire risk: 100/100 Renmark — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Renmark has more residents (4,705 vs 1,131); Paringa has higher household incomes ($69,888 vs $52,884).

Paringa Renmark
Population 1,131 4,705
+316% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% +1.5%
Median age 41 44
Median household income $69,888/yr
+24% vs other
 $52,884/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Paringa Renmark
0-4 5.7% / 5.4%
Paringa — 0-4: 5.7% Renmark — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 11.0% / 10.2%
Paringa — 5-14: 11.0% Renmark — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 4.9% / 5.2%
Paringa — 15-19: 4.9% Renmark — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 6.2% / 5.4%
Paringa — 20-24: 6.2% Renmark — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 15.2% / 13.3%
Paringa — 25-34: 15.2% Renmark — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 10.9% / 11.0%
Paringa — 35-44: 10.9% Renmark — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 11.6% / 11.0%
Paringa — 45-54: 11.6% Renmark — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 13.6% / 11.6%
Paringa — 55-64: 13.6% Renmark — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 13.5% / 14.0%
Paringa — 65-74: 13.5% Renmark — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 6.6% / 8.8%
Paringa — 75-84: 6.6% Renmark — 75-84: 8.8%
85+ 1.1% / 4.3%
Paringa — 85+: 1.1% Renmark — 85+: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Paringa 42.6% lone person
Paringa — Lone Person: 42.6% Paringa — Couple Families: 36.0% Paringa — One Parent Families: 16.2% Paringa — Group Household: 5.1% Paringa — Other Families: 0.0%
Renmark 48.9% lone person
Renmark — Lone Person: 48.9% Renmark — Couple Families: 26.3% Renmark — One Parent Families: 18.7% Renmark — Group Household: 4.5% Renmark — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Paringa 20.4% renting
Paringa — Owned Outright: 42.2% Paringa — Mortgage: 37.4% Paringa — Renting: 20.4%
Renmark 38.9% renting
Renmark — Owned Outright: 35.4% Renmark — Mortgage: 25.8% Renmark — Renting: 38.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Paringa Renmark
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 14.0%
Paringa — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Renmark — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 6.6%
Paringa — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Renmark — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 5.5%
Paringa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Renmark — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Postgraduate Degree 0.4% / 1.1%
Paringa — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4% Renmark — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / 0.7%
Paringa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Renmark — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

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.

Paringa Renmark
India 0.4% / 4.4%
Paringa — India: 0.4% Renmark — India: 4.4%
England 1.6% / 2.5%
Paringa — England: 1.6% Renmark — England: 2.5%
Greece — / 1.6%
Paringa — Greece: not among its largest Renmark — Greece: 1.6%
Italy 0.4% / 0.6%
Paringa — Italy: 0.4% Renmark — Italy: 0.6%
Afghanistan — / 1.0%
Paringa — Afghanistan: not among its largest Renmark — Afghanistan: 1.0%
Philippines 0.4% / 0.5%
Paringa — Philippines: 0.4% Renmark — Philippines: 0.5%
Nepal 0.3% / 0.6%
Paringa — Nepal: 0.3% Renmark — Nepal: 0.6%
Indonesia 0.7% / —
Paringa — Indonesia: 0.7% Renmark — Indonesia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Paringa 91.2% houses
Paringa — Houses: 91.2% Paringa — Townhouses: 4.2% Paringa — Flats / Apartments: 4.6%
Renmark 79.5% houses
Renmark — Houses: 79.5% Renmark — Townhouses: 16.2% Renmark — Flats / Apartments: 4.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Paringa Renmark
Median house price $642,000 $440,500
Median unit price — $402,500
Median land price — $184,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 8 sales
 52 days
from 57 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Paringa Renmark
3 bed $486K / $435K
Paringa — 3 bed: $486K (6 sales) Renmark — 3 bed: $435K (92 sales)

6 vs 92 sales

4 bed $840K / $588K
Paringa — 4 bed: $840K (7 sales) Renmark — 4 bed: $588K (20 sales)

7 vs 20 sales

Zoning mix

Paringa has more rural and farming land (29% vs 0%).

Paringa Renmark
Environmental 50% 53%
Residential 19% 30%
Rural and farming 29% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 7%
Commercial 0% 4%
Industrial 1% 3%
Other and special use 0% 2%
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 Renmark
New dwellings approved 61
across Renmark Paringa
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Paringa Renmark
Houses — 4.7%
$470/wk on $525K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Paringa Renmark
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of SA Higher than 17% of SA
Schools — Higher than 55% of SA
Walkability Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 87% 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 77% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 92% of SA

Liveability

Renmark is more walkable (67 vs 30); Paringa scores higher overall (45 vs 40).

Paringa Renmark
Grade C
same for both
Score 45/100 40/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Renmark carries more crime risk (79 vs 25).

Paringa Renmark
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
25/100
 High
79/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Paringa Renmark
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Paringa

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

Schools in Renmark

  • St Francis of Assisi College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Renmark Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Renmark High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Paringa Renmark
Supermarkets 1 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 10
Parks & reserves 4
same for both
Childcare 0 5
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 4
Fuel stations 0 5
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

Paringa sits further from the CBD (262.5 km vs 259.2 km).

Paringa Renmark
Walkability score 30/100 67/100
Distance to Adelaide 262.5 km
+1% vs other
 259.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 178 min 174 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.

Paringa Renmark
Car (driver) 76.2% / 81.0%
Paringa — Car (driver): 76.2% Renmark — Car (driver): 81.0%
Bus 12.6% / 1.1%
Paringa — Bus: 12.6% Renmark — Bus: 1.1%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 8.3%
Paringa — Car (passenger): 4.3% Renmark — Car (passenger): 8.3%
Walked Only 2.5% / 5.4%
Paringa — Walked Only: 2.5% Renmark — Walked Only: 5.4%
Worked from Home 3.3% / 3.8%
Paringa — Worked from Home: 3.3% Renmark — Worked from Home: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).

Setting

Paringa Renmark
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Paringa Renmark
Connectivity score 51/100 60/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 15%
517 premises
 27%
2,691 premises

Climate

Paringa Renmark
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 Renmark
Average residential rate $1,591/yr
same for both
Council Renmark Paringa
same for both

Federal electorate

Paringa Renmark
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Paringa

Acreage Affordable Quiet

Renmark

Affordable Retirees

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