Bungama vs Napperby

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bungama, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bungama tends to suit families with children and 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

Napperby

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 70/100)
  • But Bungama is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 57%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Napperby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bungama sits closer to the CBD (221.3 km vs 223.7 km)
  • Napperby is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Napperby

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 70/100)

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

Investors

Bungama

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.5% vs 0.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bungama Napperby
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.

Bungama Napperby
Walkability 0 / 32
Bungama — Walkability: 0/100 Napperby — Walkability: 32/100
Safety 30 / 65
Bungama — Safety: 30/100 Napperby — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 100 / 20
Bungama — Low fire risk: 100/100 Napperby — Low fire risk: 20/100
Low flood risk 27 / 87
Bungama — Low flood risk: 27/100 Napperby — Low flood risk: 87/100

Demographics

Napperby has more residents (666 vs 116); Bungama rents higher ($300/wk vs $250/wk).

Bungama Napperby
Population 116 666
+474% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.5% +0.2%
Median age 44
same for both
Median household income $68,224/yr
+10% vs other
 $61,152/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+17% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bungama Napperby
0-4 7.8% / 3.9%
Bungama — 0-4: 7.8% Napperby — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 20.7% / 16.2%
Bungama — 5-14: 20.7% Napperby — 5-14: 16.2%
15-19 6.9% / 7.7%
Bungama — 15-19: 6.9% Napperby — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 9.5% / 3.9%
Bungama — 20-24: 9.5% Napperby — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 2.6% / 6.8%
Bungama — 25-34: 2.6% Napperby — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 9.5% / 11.7%
Bungama — 35-44: 9.5% Napperby — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 14.7% / 13.5%
Bungama — 45-54: 14.7% Napperby — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 19.0% / 15.0%
Bungama — 55-64: 19.0% Napperby — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 8.6% / 13.5%
Bungama — 65-74: 8.6% Napperby — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 8.6% / 6.6%
Bungama — 75-84: 8.6% Napperby — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ — / 0.8%
Bungama — 85+: not among its largest Napperby — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bungama 54.5% couple families
Bungama — Couple Families: 54.5% Bungama — Lone Person: 31.8% Bungama — One Parent Families: 13.6% Bungama — Group Household: 0.0% Bungama — Other Families: 0.0%
Napperby 42.3% couple families
Napperby — Couple Families: 42.3% Napperby — Lone Person: 35.7% Napperby — One Parent Families: 14.9% Napperby — Group Household: 3.6% Napperby — Other Families: 3.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bungama 0.0% renting
Bungama — Owned Outright: 54.5% Bungama — Mortgage: 45.5% Bungama — Renting: 0.0%
Napperby 9.0% renting
Napperby — Owned Outright: 48.3% Napperby — Mortgage: 42.7% Napperby — Renting: 9.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bungama 100.0% houses
Bungama — Houses: 100.0% Bungama — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Napperby 96.8% houses
Napperby — Houses: 96.8% Napperby — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bungama Napperby
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 20.4%
Bungama — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% Napperby — Certificate III & IV: 20.4%
Bachelor Degree 2.6% / 5.6%
Bungama — Bachelor Degree: 2.6% Napperby — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.6% / 5.0%
Bungama — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.6% Napperby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Bungama — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Napperby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.5%
Bungama — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Napperby — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Property market

Bungama Napperby
Median house price — $435,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $126,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 105 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Napperby has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 0%); Bungama has more rural and farming land (98% vs 87%).

Bungama Napperby
Rural and farming 98% 87%
Environmental 0% 12%
Industrial 2% 0%
Residential 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

Bungama Napperby
New dwellings approved 53
across Port Pirie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +75%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Bungama Napperby
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of SA Higher than 29% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of SA Higher than 61% of SA

Liveability

Napperby is more walkable (32 vs 0).

Bungama Napperby
Grade — D
Score — 28/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Napperby carries more bushfire risk (80 vs 0); Bungama carries more flood risk (73 vs 13).

Bungama Napperby
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
80/100
Crime High
70/100
 Low
35/100
Flood High
73/100
 Low
13/100
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

Bungama Napperby
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bungama

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Napperby

  • Napperby Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bungama Napperby
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 3
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Napperby sits further from the CBD (223.7 km vs 221.3 km).

Bungama Napperby
Walkability score 0/100 32/100
Distance to Adelaide 221.3 km 223.7 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 145 min 148 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 5540
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 5540
same for both

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.

Bungama Napperby
Car (driver) 78.0% / 87.2%
Bungama — Car (driver): 78.0% Napperby — Car (driver): 87.2%
Car (passenger) 9.8% / 5.2%
Bungama — Car (passenger): 9.8% Napperby — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Bus 12.2% / 1.9%
Bungama — Bus: 12.2% Napperby — Bus: 1.9%
Worked from Home — / 3.8%
Bungama — Worked from Home: not among its largest Napperby — Worked from Home: 3.8%
Walked Only — / 1.9%
Bungama — Walked Only: not among its largest Napperby — Walked Only: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.2%).

Setting

Bungama Napperby
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 103 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.6 km
4.9 km to a named beach
 7.5 km

NBN connectivity

Bungama Napperby
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
265 premises

Climate

Bungama Napperby
Annual rainfall 472 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bungama Napperby
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 23.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Bungama Napperby
Average residential rate $1,855/yr
same for both
Council Port Pirie
same for both

Federal electorate

Bungama Napperby
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bungama Napperby
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bungama

Family Rural

Napperby

Affordable Rural

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