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Suburb profile ·Coorong LGA · SA ·5265

Coonalpyn SA 5265

Coonalpyn is in Coorong LGA, SA, postcode 5265, with population 350.

The read

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$150/wk
Sep 2025 → Dec 2025 · 2 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Dec 2025
$320
$260
Sep 2025Dec 2025
What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$150/wk
Market rent signal
D2 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
5,627
6K via Coorong LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
104
2 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$522
Median rent · wk$150
Investor profile

Who invests in Coonalpyn

Owner-occupied 75%Rented 25%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3.7%
8 of 26 landlords
Avg rental loss$3,658/yr
Landlords (rental income)26
Reported capital gains17
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

67% of homes here are owner-occupied and 22% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 67% owner-occupier / 22% renter mix.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

15%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $522/mo, while renters pay about $650/mo — renting runs $128/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$53K
Median rent · wk
$150
Owner mortgage · mo
$522

Household income

$53K household · yr-29.2% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$27K
Family
$75K
Household
$53K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
14
$300-649
30
$650-999
24
$1,000-1,499
22
$1,500-1,999
21
$2,000-2,999
15
$3,000-3,999
5
$4,000+
6

At the median asking rent, about 28% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $500/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (154 households)
Owned outright
46%
Owned with mortgage
21%
Rented
22%
Dwelling structure17.5% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
94%
Townhouse / semi
8%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 59% drive, 2% public transport, 15% walk or cycle, 22% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime 2024-25
22
6,286 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,286
Total incidents22· 2024-25
  • Assault1275%
  • Break And Enter425%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud00%

Population outlook

5,578 people · 20225,289 by 2032 (-5.2%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the The Coorong SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Coonalpyn SA — Property Data and Demographics

Coonalpyn is a sparsely populated locality in South Australia within the Coorong local government area (postcode 5265). It is home to about 350 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $53K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.

The median weekly rent is $150 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $522.

Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Coorong LGA is moderate at 6,286 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of -0.1% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-0.1% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$522
Rent · wk(Census)$150
Population growth · Coorong LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)5,627
5-year growth+0.2% CAGR
YoY change-0.1%
20012025
Development · Coorong LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)24
Houses24
YoY change+0%
Employment · Coorong LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.4%
YoY change+1.6pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5265ATO
Negatively geared3.7%
8 of filers
Avg rental loss$3,658/yr
Landlords (rental income)26
Reported capital gains17
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population350
Median age50
Household size2
HH income · wk$1,025
Personal income · wk$523
Persons / bedroom0.6
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$869 → $1,025
Change+18%
vs SA median-0.8 pp
Median rent+20%
stablevs SA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining2
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
Hospitals · Coorong LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Meningie and Districts Memorial Hospital and Health Servicespublic
Tailem Bend District Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Coorong LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places64
Jallarah Homes30 places
Tailem Bend Multi-Purpose Service24 places
Meningie Multi-Purpose Service10 places
Childcare · Coorong LGAACECQA
Services5
Approved places142
Exceeding NQS2
Tailem Bend Kindergarten40 places
Lake Albert Learning Centre30 places
Meningie Preschool30 places
Coomandook and Districts Kindergarten23 places
Tintinara Preschool19 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

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QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
SA metropolitan median house sales · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 1 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Coonalpyn FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Coonalpyn in?

    Coonalpyn is in the Coorong Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5265. Council-level context for Coorong LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Coonalpyn?

    The median weekly rent in Coonalpyn is $150/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Coonalpyn a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Coonalpyn show: Declining, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Coonalpyn?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Coonalpyn data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.