Broadview vs Manningham
Broadview is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 39 in Manningham. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Manningham, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Broadview tends to suit people living alone, while Manningham suits couples.
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
Manningham
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 70/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (81% vs 65%)
- is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 48%)
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, unit prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Broadview
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 27%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Manningham
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (78/100 vs 50/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Manningham
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 70/100)
- is more walkable (78/100 vs 50/100)
- But Broadview has more units and townhouses to downsize into (35% vs 19%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Broadview and Manningham 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
Broadview has more residents (4,450 vs 1,391); Manningham has higher household incomes ($102,492 vs $88,556).
| Broadview | Manningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,450 +69% vs other | 1,391 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.8% | +5.0% |
| Median age | 36 | 39 |
| Median household income | $88,556/yr | $102,492/yr +16% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $320/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
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 (19.9%).
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 (9.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Broadview | Manningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,115,000 | $1,195,000 |
| Median unit price | $629,250 | $578,000 |
| Median land price | — | $1,020,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 21 days from 31 sales | 48 days from 8 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.
37 vs 12 sales
22 vs 6 sales
Zoning mix
| Broadview | Manningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 96% | 99% |
| Commercial | 3% | 1% |
| 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
| Broadview | Manningham | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,176 across Port Adelaide Enfield same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +23% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Broadview | Manningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.2% $690/wk on $1.12M | — |
| Units | 4.5% $520/wk on $600K | — |
Ranking within SA
| Broadview | Manningham | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 56% of SA | Higher than 54% of SA |
| Income | Higher than 67% of SA | Higher than 81% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 80% of SA | Higher than 91% of SA |
| Affordability | Higher than 53% of SA | Higher than 73% of SA |
| EV adoption | Higher than 82% of SA | Higher than 72% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 95% of SA | Higher than 97% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 22% of SA | — |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 45% of SA | — |
Liveability
Manningham is more walkable (78 vs 50); Manningham scores higher overall (80 vs 56).
| Broadview | Manningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | A |
| Score | 56/100 | 80/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Broadview carries more crime risk (70 vs 30).
| Broadview | Manningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 70/100 | Low 30/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 56/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | Moderate 50/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 20 within 5 km | 13 within 5 km |
Schools
| Broadview | Manningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | 3 Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 6.0 km same for both | |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 3.2% | 3.5% |
Amenities in the suburb
| Broadview | Manningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Childcare | 2 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Broadview | Manningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 50/100 | 78/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 6.7 km | 7 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 13 min same for both | |
| Public transport score | 79/100 Bus same for both | |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 125.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 30.2 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.3% postcode 5083 | 0.8% postcode 5086 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 5083 | 63 postcode 5086 |
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 (73.5%).
Setting
| Broadview | Manningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 60 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 62 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 9.7 km | 10.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Broadview | Manningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 87/100 | 93/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 51% 2,239 premises | 63% 609 premises |
Climate
| Broadview | Manningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 457 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 8.5°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Broadview | Manningham | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | — same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.51 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Broadview | Manningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,311/yr same for both | |
| Council | Port Adelaide Enfield same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Broadview | Manningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Adelaide same for both | |
| Member | Steve Georganas same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Broadview | Manningham | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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