Bordertown vs Mundulla

Bordertown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 50 in Mundulla. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mundulla, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mundulla: a median of $545,000, against $335,000 in Bordertown, though rent is higher in Bordertown. On these figures, Bordertown tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Mundulla

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 51/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 50%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Bordertown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($335,000 vs $545,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bordertown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 9%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Bordertown

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 34/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (179 min vs 184 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (270.9 km vs 277 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bordertown

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 34/100)
  • But Mundulla carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 51/100)

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

Investors

Bordertown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.8% vs -0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bordertown Mundulla
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.

Bordertown Mundulla
Walkability 79 / 34
Bordertown — Walkability: 79/100 Mundulla — Walkability: 34/100
Safety 49 / 89
Bordertown — Safety: 49/100 Mundulla — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bordertown — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mundulla — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bordertown has more residents (3,095 vs 432); Mundulla skews older (50 vs 40).

Bordertown Mundulla
Population 3,095
+86% vs other
 432
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.8% -0.9%
Median age 40 50
Median household income $74,828/yr $86,892/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+7% vs other
 $205/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bordertown Mundulla
0-4 5.6% / 5.3%
Bordertown — 0-4: 5.6% Mundulla — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 11.4% / 9.7%
Bordertown — 5-14: 11.4% Mundulla — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 4.7% / 5.1%
Bordertown — 15-19: 4.7% Mundulla — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 6.4% / 5.3%
Bordertown — 20-24: 6.4% Mundulla — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 14.1% / 10.9%
Bordertown — 25-34: 14.1% Mundulla — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 12.7% / 7.2%
Bordertown — 35-44: 12.7% Mundulla — 35-44: 7.2%
45-54 11.6% / 14.6%
Bordertown — 45-54: 11.6% Mundulla — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 11.4% / 18.5%
Bordertown — 55-64: 11.4% Mundulla — 55-64: 18.5%
65-74 10.2% / 14.8%
Bordertown — 65-74: 10.2% Mundulla — 65-74: 14.8%
75-84 8.0% / 6.5%
Bordertown — 75-84: 8.0% Mundulla — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 3.5% / 2.1%
Bordertown — 85+: 3.5% Mundulla — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bordertown 37.4% couple families
Bordertown — Couple Families: 37.4% Bordertown — Lone Person: 41.5% Bordertown — One Parent Families: 12.6% Bordertown — Group Household: 6.7% Bordertown — Other Families: 1.7%
Mundulla 46.7% couple families
Mundulla — Couple Families: 46.7% Mundulla — Lone Person: 41.1% Mundulla — One Parent Families: 12.2% Mundulla — Group Household: 0.0% Mundulla — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bordertown 27.0% renting
Bordertown — Owned Outright: 35.4% Bordertown — Mortgage: 37.6% Bordertown — Renting: 27.0%
Mundulla 8.9% renting
Mundulla — Owned Outright: 55.1% Mundulla — Mortgage: 36.1% Mundulla — Renting: 8.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bordertown Mundulla
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 15.5%
Bordertown — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Mundulla — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 8.1%
Bordertown — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Mundulla — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 5.1%
Bordertown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Mundulla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 1.4%
Bordertown — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Mundulla — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 0.7%
Bordertown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Mundulla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

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.

Bordertown Mundulla
New Zealand 1.4% / 2.1%
Bordertown — New Zealand: 1.4% Mundulla — New Zealand: 2.1%
Philippines 3.2% / —
Bordertown — Philippines: 3.2% Mundulla — Philippines: not among its largest
Malaysia 3.0% / —
Bordertown — Malaysia: 3.0% Mundulla — Malaysia: not among its largest
Afghanistan 2.2% / —
Bordertown — Afghanistan: 2.2% Mundulla — Afghanistan: not among its largest
England 0.7% / 1.4%
Bordertown — England: 0.7% Mundulla — England: 1.4%
China 1.3% / —
Bordertown — China: 1.3% Mundulla — China: not among its largest
South Africa 0.6% / 0.7%
Bordertown — South Africa: 0.6% Mundulla — South Africa: 0.7%
Netherlands — / 1.2%
Bordertown — Netherlands: not among its largest Mundulla — Netherlands: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bordertown 92.2% houses
Bordertown — Houses: 92.2% Bordertown — Townhouses: 6.2% Bordertown — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Mundulla 101.2% houses
Mundulla — Houses: 101.2% Mundulla — Townhouses: 0.0% Mundulla — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bordertown Mundulla
Median house price $335,000 $545,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $48,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 42 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Bordertown Mundulla
Rural and farming 94% 99%
Residential 2% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Bordertown Mundulla
New dwellings approved 12
across Tatiara
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bordertown Mundulla
Houses 5.4%
$420/wk on $406K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Bordertown Mundulla
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of SA Higher than 65% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 4% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of SA Higher than 56% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 98% of SA —

Liveability

Bordertown is more walkable (79 vs 34).

Bordertown Mundulla
Grade B —
Score 51/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Bordertown carries more crime risk (51 vs 11).

Bordertown Mundulla
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Low
11/100
Flood Low
35/100
 —
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Bordertown Mundulla
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Bordertown

  • Bordertown High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Bordertown Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Mundulla

  • Mundulla Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bordertown Mundulla
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 2 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 1
Fuel stations 4 0
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 10 6

Mobility

Mundulla sits further from the CBD (277 km vs 270.9 km).

Bordertown Mundulla
Walkability score 79/100 34/100
Distance to Adelaide 270.9 km 277 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 179 min 184 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5268
 0.0%
postcode 5270
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 5268
 63
postcode 5270

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.

Bordertown Mundulla
Car (driver) 78.7% / 83.3%
Bordertown — Car (driver): 78.7% Mundulla — Car (driver): 83.3%
Worked from Home 5.1% / 10.0%
Bordertown — Worked from Home: 5.1% Mundulla — Worked from Home: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 10.3% / 3.3%
Bordertown — Car (passenger): 10.3% Mundulla — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Walked Only 4.4% / 3.3%
Bordertown — Walked Only: 4.4% Mundulla — Walked Only: 3.3%
Bicycle 1.2% / —
Bordertown — Bicycle: 1.2% Mundulla — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Bordertown Mundulla
Elevation 89 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bordertown Mundulla
Connectivity score 45/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 4%
1,614 premises
 0%
212 premises

Climate

Bordertown Mundulla
Annual rainfall 425 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Bordertown Mundulla
Average residential rate $1,656/yr
same for both
Council Tatiara
same for both

Federal electorate

Bordertown Mundulla
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bordertown Mundulla
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bordertown

Acreage Affordable River

Mundulla

Quiet River Rural

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