Blakeview vs Munno Para
In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blakeview, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Munno Para, about half of households rent. Blakeview is closer to the city centre: 32.9 km, against 42 km. On these figures, Blakeview tends to suit couples, while Munno Para suits renters and people living alone.
Blakeview is nearly twice the size of Munno Para, with 8979 residents compared to 4719, and offers a notably higher median household income of $88712 versus $64168. Blakeview also scores significantly better on liveability (46 versus 17) and walkability (71 versus 51), and sits closer to the CBD at 32.9 km rather than 42.0 km. Crime risk is considerably lower in Blakeview at 73 compared to Munno Para's 94. Munno Para may appeal to those seeking a smaller, quieter community, though it does offer a slightly higher rental yield at 4.3 percent.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
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
Blakeview
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 94/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 59%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Munno Para
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper land ($570,000 vs $676,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Munno Para
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (47% vs 32%)
- has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $324/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Blakeview
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (71/100 vs 51/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (32.9 km vs 42 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Blakeview
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (71/100 vs 51/100)
- carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 94/100)
- But Munno Para has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 3%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house yield and population growth.
Where they sit
Blakeview 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
Blakeview has more residents (8,979 vs 4,719); Blakeview has higher household incomes ($88,712 vs $64,168).
| Blakeview | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,979 +47% vs other | 4,719 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +24.2% | +26.3% |
| Median age | 31 same for both | |
| Median household income | $88,712/yr +28% vs other | $64,168/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $324/wk +18% 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.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Blakeview | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $715,000 | $675,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $676,000 | $570,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 28 days from 150 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.
15 vs 26 sales
115 vs 98 sales
82 vs 71 sales
16 vs 7 sales
Zoning mix
Munno Para has more commercially zoned land (10% vs 0%).
| Blakeview | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 88% | 89% |
| Parks and recreation | 11% | 0% |
| 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
| Blakeview | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 2,475 across Playford same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +65% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Blakeview | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.1% $580/wk on $734K | 4.4% $572/wk on $682K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Blakeview | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 5% of SA | Higher than 6% of SA |
| Income | Higher than 67% of SA | Higher than 32% of SA |
| Schools | Higher than 58% of SA | Higher than 40% of SA |
| Walkability | Higher than 89% of SA | Higher than 81% of SA |
| Affordability | Higher than 95% of SA | Higher than 77% of SA |
| EV adoption | Higher than 43% of SA | Higher than 51% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 83% of SA | Higher than 97% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 66% of SA | Higher than 83% of SA |
Liveability
Blakeview scores higher overall (46 vs 17); Blakeview is more walkable (71 vs 51).
| Blakeview | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | D |
| Score | 46/100 | 17/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Munno Para carries more crime risk (94 vs 73).
| Blakeview | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 73/100 | 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
| Blakeview | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 3 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 2 same for both | |
Schools in Blakeview
- Trinity College Blakeview Independent · Combined above peers
- Blakes Crossing Christian College Independent · Combined below peers
- Blakeview Primary School Government · Primary below 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
| Blakeview | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 2 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 7 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 4 |
| Childcare | 8 same for both | |
| GPs | 2 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 1 same for both | |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 15 | 0 |
Mobility
Munno Para sits further from the CBD (42 km vs 32.9 km).
| Blakeview | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 71/100 | 51/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 32.9 km | 42 km +28% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 41 min | 37 min |
| Public transport score | 78/100 Bus | 87/100 Rail · Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 60.8 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 (84.4%).
Setting
| Blakeview | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 77 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 38 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 17.6 km | 16.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Blakeview | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 72/100 | 90/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 50% 2,146 premises | 82% 2,664 premises |
Climate
| Blakeview | 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)
| Blakeview | 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
| Blakeview | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,101/yr same for both | |
| Council | Playford same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Blakeview | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Spence same for both | |
| Member | Matt Burnell same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Blakeview | Munno Para | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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