Renmark South vs Renmark West

Renmark West is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in Renmark South. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Renmark South, about half of households are couple families. In Renmark West, most households are couple families. On these figures, Renmark West tends to suit families with children.

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

Renmark West

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 38/100)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

  • Renmark South sits closer to the CBD (255.2 km vs 258.4 km)
  • Renmark West is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Renmark West

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 38/100)
  • But Renmark South has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Renmark South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.3% vs 4.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Renmark South Renmark West
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.

Renmark South Renmark West
Walkability 0 / 17
Renmark South — Walkability: 0/100 Renmark West — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 62 / 79
Renmark South — Safety: 62/100 Renmark West — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 100 / 16
Renmark South — Low fire risk: 100/100 Renmark West — Low fire risk: 16/100

Demographics

Renmark West has more residents (1,358 vs 423); Renmark South skews older (46 vs 41).

Renmark South Renmark West
Population 423 1,358
+221% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.3% +4.4%
Median age 46 41
Median household income $87,360/yr $87,620/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Renmark South Renmark West
0-4 6.1% / 7.1%
Renmark South — 0-4: 6.1% Renmark West — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 10.2% / 13.5%
Renmark South — 5-14: 10.2% Renmark West — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 3.5% / 6.7%
Renmark South — 15-19: 3.5% Renmark West — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 9.5% / 3.1%
Renmark South — 20-24: 9.5% Renmark West — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 10.4% / 12.4%
Renmark South — 25-34: 10.4% Renmark West — 25-34: 12.4%
35-44 6.6% / 11.6%
Renmark South — 35-44: 6.6% Renmark West — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 15.8% / 13.8%
Renmark South — 45-54: 15.8% Renmark West — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 16.1% / 15.7%
Renmark South — 55-64: 16.1% Renmark West — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 11.6% / 11.6%
Renmark South — 65-74: 11.6% Renmark West — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 8.3% / 3.4%
Renmark South — 75-84: 8.3% Renmark West — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 1.9% / 0.8%
Renmark South — 85+: 1.9% Renmark West — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Renmark South 54.7% couple families
Renmark South — Couple Families: 54.7% Renmark South — Lone Person: 25.3% Renmark South — One Parent Families: 14.7% Renmark South — Other Families: 5.3% Renmark South — Group Household: 0.0%
Renmark West 56.4% couple families
Renmark West — Couple Families: 56.4% Renmark West — Lone Person: 31.9% Renmark West — One Parent Families: 9.5% Renmark West — Other Families: 0.9% Renmark West — Group Household: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Renmark South 14.2% renting
Renmark South — Owned Outright: 46.6% Renmark South — Mortgage: 39.2% Renmark South — Renting: 14.2%
Renmark West 12.7% renting
Renmark West — Owned Outright: 36.3% Renmark West — Mortgage: 51.1% Renmark West — Renting: 12.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Renmark South Renmark West
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 20.2%
Renmark South — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Renmark West — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 6.1%
Renmark South — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Renmark West — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 6.0%
Renmark South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Renmark West — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.0%
Renmark South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Renmark West — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 0.7%
Renmark South — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Renmark West — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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.

Renmark South Renmark West
England 2.1% / 1.6%
Renmark South — England: 2.1% Renmark West — England: 1.6%
India 1.7% / 1.2%
Renmark South — India: 1.7% Renmark West — India: 1.2%
Greece 2.1% / 0.7%
Renmark South — Greece: 2.1% Renmark West — Greece: 0.7%
New Zealand 1.4% / 0.4%
Renmark South — New Zealand: 1.4% Renmark West — New Zealand: 0.4%
Vietnam 0.7% / 0.5%
Renmark South — Vietnam: 0.7% Renmark West — Vietnam: 0.5%
Netherlands 0.9% / —
Renmark South — Netherlands: 0.9% Renmark West — Netherlands: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.7%
Renmark South — Germany: not among its largest Renmark West — Germany: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Renmark South 100.0% houses
Renmark South — Houses: 100.0% Renmark South — Townhouses: 0.0%
Renmark West 94.7% houses
Renmark West — Houses: 94.7% Renmark West — Townhouses: 5.5%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Renmark South Renmark West
Median house price — $600,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Renmark South has more land zoned for conservation (47% vs 0%); Renmark West has more rural and farming land (93% vs 52%).

Renmark South Renmark West
Rural and farming 52% 93%
Environmental 47% 0%
Residential 0% 7%
Industrial 1% 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

Renmark South Renmark West
New dwellings approved 61
across Renmark Paringa
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Renmark South Renmark West
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 66% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of SA Higher than 71% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 14% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of SA Higher than 68% of SA

Liveability

Renmark West is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Renmark South Renmark West
Grade — D
Score — 25/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Renmark West carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 0); Renmark South carries more crime risk (38 vs 21).

Renmark South Renmark West
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
84/100
Crime Low
38/100
 Low
21/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Renmark South Renmark West
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 Renmark South

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

Schools in Renmark West

  • Renmark West Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Renmark South Renmark West
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Renmark West sits further from the CBD (258.4 km vs 255.2 km).

Renmark South Renmark West
Walkability score 0/100 17/100
Distance to Adelaide 255.2 km 258.4 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 173 min 175 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5341
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 5341
same for both

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.

Renmark South Renmark West
Car (driver) 78.2% / 81.8%
Renmark South — Car (driver): 78.2% Renmark West — Car (driver): 81.8%
Worked from Home 13.2% / 8.6%
Renmark South — Worked from Home: 13.2% Renmark West — Worked from Home: 8.6%
Walked Only 5.1% / 5.1%
Renmark South — Walked Only: 5.1% Renmark West — Walked Only: 5.1%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 3.5%
Renmark South — Car (passenger): 3.6% Renmark West — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Bus — / 1.1%
Renmark South — Bus: not among its largest Renmark West — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.8%).

Setting

Renmark South Renmark West
Elevation 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Renmark South Renmark West
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
184 premises
 0%
593 premises

Climate

Renmark South Renmark West
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

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

Federal electorate

Renmark South Renmark West
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Renmark South

Acreage River

Renmark West

Acreage Affordable

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