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Population
Coromandel Valley is positioned among the lower quartile of areas assessed nationally for population growth based on AreaSearch's assessment of recent, and medium term trends
Coromandel Valley's population was 4,655 as of May 2026, according to AreaSearch's analysis. This figure reflects a growth of 186 people since the 2021 Census, which reported a population of 4,469. The increase is inferred from ABS' estimated resident population of 4,655 in June 2025 and three validated new addresses recorded after the Census date. This results in a density ratio of 1,053 persons per square kilometer, comparable to averages seen across other areas assessed by AreaSearch. Coromandel Valley's growth rate of 4.2% since the census is within 1.6 percentage points of its SA3 area's growth rate of 5.8%, indicating strong growth fundamentals. Overseas migration contributed approximately 59.6% to the overall population gains in recent periods.
AreaSearch uses ABS/Geoscience Australia projections for each SA2 area, released in 2024 with a base year of 2022. For areas not covered by this data and years post-2032, AreaSearch adopts the SA State Government's Regional/LGA projections by age category, released in 2023 and based on 2021 data, adjusting using weighted aggregation from LGA to SA2 levels. Future population dynamics anticipate an increase just below the median for statistical areas analysed by AreaSearch, with Coromandel Valley expected to grow by 458 persons to reach a total of 5,113 by 2041, reflecting a gain of 9.8% over the 16-year period based on the latest annual ERP population numbers.
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Development
Residential development activity is lower than average in Coromandel Valley according to AreaSearch's national comparison of local real estate markets
Coromandel Valley has recorded approximately 4 residential properties granted approval annually over the past five financial years, totalling 23 homes. In FY-26 so far, 2 approvals have been recorded. On average, 7 new residents arrive per year per dwelling constructed between FY-21 and FY-25. This results in demand significantly exceeding new supply, typically leading to price growth and increased buyer competition.
New dwellings are developed at an average expected construction cost of $272,000. In the current financial year, there have been $2.4 million in commercial approvals, indicating limited commercial development focus compared to Greater Adelaide. Coromandel Valley records markedly lower building activity, 79.0% below the regional average per person. This constrained new construction often reinforces demand and pricing for existing homes. The area's population is around 1725 people per approval, reflecting a mature, established area.
Population forecasts indicate an increase of 458 residents by 2041. If current construction levels persist, housing supply may lag population growth, potentially intensifying buyer competition and underpinning price growth. All new constructions in the area have been detached houses, maintaining Coromandel Valley's traditional suburban character focused on family homes.
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Infrastructure
Coromandel Valley has limited levels of nearby infrastructure activity, ranking in the 19thth percentile nationally
No changes can significantly impact an area's performance like alterations to local infrastructure, major projects, and planning initiatives. AreaSearch has identified zero projects expected to affect this area. Notable projects include Adelaide Public Transport Capacity and Access, Adelaide's Inner And Outer Ring Route Capacity Improvements, SA Water Capital Work Delivery Contracts 2024-28, and North South Corridor, with the following list providing details of those most relevant.
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Enabling Infrastructure for Hydrogen Production
A national program to coordinate and deploy the enabling infrastructure required to support large-scale renewable hydrogen production across Australia. Building on the 2024 National Hydrogen Strategy and the National Hydrogen Infrastructure Assessment (NHIA), the program aligns electricity transmission, water supply, transport corridors, port and storage infrastructure with Renewable Energy Zones and prospective hydrogen hubs (Bell Bay, Darwin, Eyre Peninsula, Gladstone, Latrobe Valley, Hunter Valley, Pilbara). Two key federal mechanisms underpin delivery. The Hydrogen Headstart program provides up to 4 billion AUD in long-term revenue support via production credits, with Round 2 (2 billion AUD administered by ARENA) opening for Expressions of Interest in October 2025 with EOIs closing 8 December 2025. The Hydrogen Production Tax Incentive (HPTI), legislated through the Future Made in Australia (Production Tax Credits and Other Measures) Act 2025 which received Royal Assent on 14 February 2025, provides an uncapped refundable tax offset of 2 AUD per kilogram of eligible renewable hydrogen for up to 10 years between 1 July 2027 and 30 June 2040 for projects reaching final investment decision by 2030. The HPTI is jointly administered by the ATO and Clean Energy Regulator and requires certification under the Guarantee of Origin scheme. Round 1 of Hydrogen Headstart shortlisted six projects representing more than 3.5 GW of electrolyser capacity, with 814 million AUD ultimately awarded.
SA Water Capital Work Delivery Contracts 2024-28
SA Water's record $3.3 billion capital delivery program for the 2024-28 regulatory period, covering water and wastewater infrastructure across South Australia. The program targets water main replacements, sewerage network upgrades, dam upgrades, water tank refurbishments, and treatment process upgrades across metropolitan and regional areas. A central $1.5 billion component supports the South Australian Premier's Housing Roadmap, expanding network capacity to unlock up to 40,000 new allotments, with major focus on Adelaide's northern growth corridors including Angle Vale, Riverlea, and Roseworthy. Six major framework partners (Fulton Hogan Utilities, John Holland and Guidera O'Connor JV, McConnell Dowell and Diona JV, BMD, Diona, and Leed Engineering and Construction) are delivering works across approximately 120 projects. In Year 1 (to June 2025), $681.6 million in capital was invested. The program runs to June 2028.
Adelaide Public Transport Capacity and Access
State-led program work to increase public transport capacity and access to, through and within central Adelaide. Current work is focused on the City Access Strategy (20-year movement plan for the CBD and North Adelaide) and the State Transport Strategy program, which together will shape options such as bus priority, interchange upgrades, tram and rail enhancements, and better first/last mile access.
SA Housing Trust Maintenance Contracts Review and Service Program
Statewide maintenance and service contracts for SA Housing Trust public housing properties, covering reactive maintenance, vacancy restoration and minor works across metropolitan and regional South Australia. The program is delivered by Spotless Facility Services, RTC Facilities Maintenance and Torrens Facility Management. A 2024 SA Government review examined payment, timeliness, dispute resolution and contract performance issues, and the government provided additional funding to accelerate maintenance and upgrades on vacant public housing homes.
Bulk Water Supply Security
Nationwide program led by the National Water Grid Authority to improve bulk water security and reliability for non-potable and productive uses. Activities include strategic planning, science and business cases, and funding of state and territory projects such as storages, pipelines, dam upgrades, recycled water and efficiency upgrades to build drought resilience and support regional communities, industry and the environment.
National EV Charging Network (Highway Fast Charging)
Partnership between the Australian Government and NRMA to deliver a backbone EV fast charging network on national highways. Program funds and co-funds 117 DC fast charging sites at roughly 150 km intervals to connect all capital cities and regional routes, reducing range anxiety and supporting EV uptake.
Adelaide Level Crossing Removal Planning Program
A joint Australian and South Australian Government program to conduct planning studies at priority at-grade level crossing locations across metropolitan Adelaide, and establish a ten-year Level Crossing Removal Program. Adelaide has 126 at-grade level crossings where boom gates can be closed for up to 25% of peak traffic periods. Priority sites under active planning include Cormack Road (Wingfield), Kings Road (Parafield), and Park Terrace (Salisbury). The program commenced in early 2022 and is expected to be completed by late 2026, with the first major removal project - Curtis Road, Munno Para - announced in May 2025 with a $250 million joint funding commitment and construction starting by 2027.
Network Optimisation Program - Roads
A national program concept focused on improving congestion and reliability on urban road networks by using low-cost operational measures and technology (e.g., signal timing, intersection treatments, incident management) to optimise existing capacity across major city corridors.
Employment
Employment conditions in Coromandel Valley rank among the top 10% of areas assessed nationally
Coromandel Valley has a well-educated workforce with essential services sectors well represented. The unemployment rate is 1.1% and there was an estimated employment growth of 4.7% in the past year as of December 2025. There are 2,764 residents employed while the unemployment rate is 2.7% lower than Greater Adelaide's rate of 3.8%.
Workforce participation stands at 75.3%, higher than Greater Adelaide's 66.0%. According to Census responses, 14.4% of residents work from home, potentially impacted by Covid-19 lockdowns. Key industries include health care & social assistance, education & training, and public administration & safety. Education & training has a particularly high employment share at 1.5 times the regional level.
Conversely, transport, postal & warehousing is under-represented with only 2.1% of Coromandel Valley's workforce compared to Greater Adelaide's 4.3%. The area offers limited local employment opportunities as indicated by the working population versus resident population count. In the 12-month period, employment increased by 4.7% alongside labour force growth of 4.5%, reducing the unemployment rate by 0.2 percentage points. By comparison, Greater Adelaide recorded employment growth of 4.2%, labour force growth of 3.9%, and a reduction in unemployment rate of 0.3 percentage points. Jobs and Skills Australia's national employment forecasts from May-25 suggest potential future demand within Coromandel Valley. Over five years, national employment is forecast to expand by 6.6% and over ten years by 13.7%. Applying these projections to Coromandel Valley's employment mix suggests local employment should increase by 6.8% over five years and 14.2% over ten years.
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Income
Income metrics indicate excellent economic conditions, with the area achieving higher performance than 75% of national locations assessed by AreaSearch
The Coromandel Valley SA2 has a high national income level according to the latest ATO data aggregated by AreaSearch for financial year 2023. The median income among taxpayers is $62,110 and the average income stands at $77,022, compared to Greater Adelaide's figures of $54,808 and $66,852 respectively. Based on Wage Price Index growth of 10.17% since financial year 2023, current estimates would be approximately $68,427 (median) and $84,855 (average) as of March 2026. From the 2021 Census, household, family and personal incomes all rank highly in Coromandel Valley, between the 76th and 80th percentiles nationally. The income distribution shows that 34.9% of individuals earn between $1,500 - $2,999 weekly (1,624 individuals), similar to the broader area where this cohort represents 31.8%. Notably, 33.2% earn above $3,000 weekly, indicating prosperity and robust local economic activity. After housing costs, residents retain 87.6% of income, reflecting strong purchasing power. The area's SEIFA income ranking places it in the 8th decile.
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Housing
Coromandel Valley is characterized by a predominantly suburban housing profile, with above-average rates of outright home ownership
Coromandel Valley's dwelling structures, as per the latest Census, consisted of 99.0% houses and 1.0% other dwellings (semi-detached, apartments, 'other' dwellings), contrasting with Adelaide metro's 75.2% houses and 24.9% other dwellings. Home ownership in Coromandel Valley stood at 34.2%, with mortgaged dwellings at 58.6% and rented ones at 7.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,818, higher than Adelaide metro's average of $1,562. Median weekly rent in Coromandel Valley was $420, compared to Adelaide metro's $320. Nationally, Coromandel Valley's mortgage repayments were lower than the Australian average of $1,863, while rents were substantially higher than the national figure of $375.
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Household Composition
Coromandel Valley features high concentrations of family households, with a higher-than-average median household size
Family households constitute 83.8% of all households, including 42.4% couples with children, 30.6% couples without children, and 9.6% single parent families. Non-family households account for the remaining 16.2%, with lone person households at 14.1% and group households comprising 1.9% of the total. The median household size is 2.8 people, larger than the Greater Adelaide average of 2.5.
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Local Schools & Education
Coromandel Valley shows strong educational performance, ranking in the upper quartile nationally when assessed across multiple qualification and achievement indicators
Coromandel Valley has a higher educational attainment than broader benchmarks. 37.1% of its residents aged 15 and above have university qualifications, compared to 18.9% in the SA3 area and 25.7% in South Australia as a whole. This gives the area a significant educational advantage. Bachelor degrees are the most common at 24.2%, followed by postgraduate qualifications (8.3%) and graduate diplomas (4.6%).
Vocational credentials are also prominent, with 34.1% of residents aged 15 and above holding them - advanced diplomas account for 12.3% and certificates for 21.8%. Educational participation is notably high in the area, with 31.6% of residents currently enrolled in formal education. This includes 12.4% in primary education, 8.0% in secondary education, and 6.7% pursuing tertiary education.
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Nearby Services & Amenities
Transport
Transport servicing is low compared to other areas nationally based on assessment of service frequency, route connectivity and accessibility
Public transport analysis shows 34 active stops operating within Coromandel Valley. These stops serve a mix of bus routes, totalling 14 individual routes that provide 224 weekly passenger trips combined. Transport accessibility is rated good, with residents typically located 228 meters from the nearest stop. In this primarily residential area, most commuters travel outward. The car remains the dominant mode at 89%, while 6% use the train. Vehicle ownership averages 1.9 per dwelling, higher than the regional average.
According to the 2021 Census, 14.4% of residents work from home, which may reflect COVID-19 conditions. Service frequency averages 32 trips per day across all routes, equating to approximately six weekly trips per individual stop.
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Health
Coromandel Valley's residents boast exceedingly positive health performance metrics with very low prevalence of common health conditions across all age groups
Coromandel Valley shows excellent health outcomes based on AreaSearch's assessment. Mortality rates and chronic condition prevalence were very low across all age groups.
Private health cover was found to be high at approximately 57% of the total population (~2,653 people), compared to 52.7% in Greater Adelaide. The most common conditions were asthma (8.7%) and mental health issues (8.2%), while 70.0% reported no medical ailments, compared to 67.9% across Greater Adelaide. Under-65 residents had better-than-average health outcomes. The area has 17.5% of residents aged 65 and over (812 people), lower than the 19.2% in Greater Adelaide. Health outcomes among seniors were strong, aligning with national rankings for the general population.
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Cultural Diversity
Coromandel Valley ranks below the Australian average when compared to other local markets across a number of language and cultural background related metrics
Coromandel Valley's cultural diversity was found to be below average, with 80.6% of its population born in Australia and 93.8% being citizens. English was spoken at home by 95.0% of the population. Christianity was the predominant religion, comprising 36.8% of people in Coromandel Valley.
Hinduism was overrepresented compared to Greater Adelaide, making up 0.4% versus 2.8%. In terms of ancestry, the top three groups were English at 34.9%, Australian at 27.4%, and Scottish at 8.0%. Notably, Welsh (1.2%) and German (6.3%) were overrepresented compared to regional averages of 0.6% and 5.1% respectively. Dutch ancestry was also slightly overrepresented at 1.8% versus the regional average of 1.2%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
Age
Coromandel Valley's population is slightly older than the national pattern
The median age in Coromandel Valley is 41 years, which is higher than Greater Adelaide's average of 39 years and exceeds the national average of 38 years. The age profile shows that individuals aged 5-14 years are prominent at 15.2%, while those aged 25-34 years are comparatively smaller at 8.9%. Between 2021 and present, the population aged 75 to 84 has grown from 5.0% to 6.8%, while the age group of 65 to 74 has declined from 10.6% to 9.5%. By 2041, demographic projections indicate that the 45 to 54 age cohort is expected to increase significantly by 115 people (17%), from 681 to 797. Conversely, both the 5 to 14 and 65 to 74 age groups are projected to decrease in numbers.