Andrews Farm vs Munno Para
Andrews Farm is the younger of the two, with a median age of 28 against 31 in Munno Para. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Andrews Farm, most households own their home. In Munno Para, about half of households rent. On these figures, Andrews Farm tends to suit families with children, while Munno Para suits people living alone.
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
Andrews Farm
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 94/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 59%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 85%)
- But Munno Para has more childcare (8 vs 2)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Munno Para
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Andrews Farm carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 94/100)
- Munno Para has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 5%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Munno Para
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (26.3% vs 8.2%)
Weighs house yield and population growth.
Where they sit
Andrews Farm and Munno Para 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
Andrews Farm has more residents (8,699 vs 4,719); Andrews Farm has higher household incomes ($76,180 vs $64,168).
| Andrews Farm | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,699 +46% vs other | 4,719 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.2% | +26.3% |
| Median age | 28 | 31 |
| Median household income | $76,180/yr +16% vs other | $64,168/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +12% vs other | $265/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (4.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Andrews Farm | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $700,000 | $675,000 |
| Median unit price | $485,000 | — |
| Median land price | $651,800 | $570,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 28 days from 162 sales | 21 days from 119 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.
5 vs 26 sales
158 vs 98 sales
115 vs 71 sales
9 vs 7 sales
Zoning mix
Munno Para has more commercially zoned land (10% vs 0%).
| Andrews Farm | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 100% | 89% |
| Commercial | 0% | 10% |
| Industrial | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Andrews Farm | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 2,475 across Playford same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +65% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Andrews Farm | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.3% $600/wk on $734K | 4.4% $572/wk on $682K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Andrews Farm | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 9% of SA | Higher than 6% of SA |
| Income | Higher than 51% of SA | Higher than 32% of SA |
| Schools | — | Higher than 40% of SA |
| Walkability | Higher than 80% of SA | Higher than 81% of SA |
| Affordability | Higher than 87% of SA | Higher than 77% of SA |
| EV adoption | Higher than 44% of SA | Higher than 51% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 92% of SA | Higher than 97% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 76% of SA | Higher than 83% of SA |
Liveability
Andrews Farm scores higher overall (26 vs 17).
| Andrews Farm | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D same for both | |
| Score | 26/100 | 17/100 |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Munno Para carries more crime risk (94 vs 69).
| Andrews Farm | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 69/100 | High 94/100 |
| Flood | High 78/100 | High 81/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 4 within 5 km |
Schools
| Andrews Farm | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 3 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 2 |
Schools in Andrews Farm
- St Columba College Catholic · Combined at peers
Schools in Munno Para
- Mark Oliphant College (B-12) Government · Combined below peers
- Munno Para Primary School Government · Primary below peers
- Adelaide North Special School Government · Combined · Special school
Amenities in the suburb
| Andrews Farm | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 7 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 4 |
| Childcare | 2 | 8 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
| Andrews Farm | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 50/100 | 51/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 40.3 km | 42 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 36 min | 37 min |
| Public transport score | 78/100 Bus | 87/100 Rail · Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 62.2 7-9am + 5-7pm | 101.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 0 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 5114 | 0.5% postcode 5115 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 71 postcode 5114 | 69 postcode 5115 |
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 (86.3%).
Setting
| Andrews Farm | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 30 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 38 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 13.5 km | 16.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Andrews Farm | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 79/100 | 90/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 62% 3,560 premises | 82% 2,664 premises |
Climate
| Andrews Farm | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 404 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.6°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Andrews Farm | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 18.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.31 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Andrews Farm | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,101/yr same for both | |
| Council | Playford same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Andrews Farm | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Spence same for both | |
| Member | Matt Burnell same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Andrews Farm | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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