Bungama vs Warnertown

Bungama is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Warnertown. 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bungama is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 57%)
  • Warnertown carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 70/100)

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

Warnertown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Warnertown

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (140 min vs 145 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (214.7 km vs 221.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Warnertown

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 70/100)

Weighs 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

Bungama and Warnertown 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 Warnertown
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 Warnertown
Walkability 0 / 10
Bungama — Walkability: 0/100 Warnertown — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 30 / 40
Bungama — Safety: 30/100 Warnertown — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 100 / 29
Bungama — Low fire risk: 100/100 Warnertown — Low fire risk: 29/100

Demographics

Warnertown has more residents (208 vs 116); Bungama rents higher ($300/wk vs $240/wk).

Bungama Warnertown
Population 116 208
+79% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.5% +10.1%
Median age 44 47
Median household income $68,224/yr
+2% vs other
 $67,184/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+20% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bungama Warnertown
0-4 7.8% / 4.8%
Bungama — 0-4: 7.8% Warnertown — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 20.7% / 12.0%
Bungama — 5-14: 20.7% Warnertown — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 6.9% / 6.2%
Bungama — 15-19: 6.9% Warnertown — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 9.5% / 5.8%
Bungama — 20-24: 9.5% Warnertown — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 2.6% / 9.1%
Bungama — 25-34: 2.6% Warnertown — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 9.5% / 12.5%
Bungama — 35-44: 9.5% Warnertown — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 14.7% / 13.5%
Bungama — 45-54: 14.7% Warnertown — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 19.0% / 18.3%
Bungama — 55-64: 19.0% Warnertown — 55-64: 18.3%
65-74 8.6% / 9.1%
Bungama — 65-74: 8.6% Warnertown — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 8.6% / 8.7%
Bungama — 75-84: 8.6% Warnertown — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ — / 1.9%
Bungama — 85+: not among its largest Warnertown — 85+: 1.9%

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 — Other Families: 0.0% Bungama — Group Household: 0.0%
Warnertown 39.2% couple families
Warnertown — Couple Families: 39.2% Warnertown — Lone Person: 29.4% Warnertown — One Parent Families: 17.6% Warnertown — Other Families: 7.8% Warnertown — Group Household: 5.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

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%
Warnertown 10.6% renting
Warnertown — Owned Outright: 43.9% Warnertown — Mortgage: 45.5% Warnertown — Renting: 10.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bungama 100.0% houses
Bungama — Houses: 100.0%
Warnertown 100.0% houses
Warnertown — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Bungama Warnertown
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 15.9%
Bungama — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% Warnertown — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 2.6% / 5.8%
Bungama — Bachelor Degree: 2.6% Warnertown — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.6% / 5.3%
Bungama — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.6% Warnertown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Bungama — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Warnertown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Zoning mix

Bungama Warnertown
Rural and farming 98% 100%
Industrial 2% 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

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

Ranking within SA

Bungama Warnertown
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of SA Higher than 35% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of SA Higher than 63% 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

Warnertown is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Bungama Warnertown
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Warnertown carries more bushfire risk (71 vs 0); Bungama carries more crime risk (70 vs 60).

Bungama Warnertown
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
71/100
Crime High
70/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood High
73/100
 —
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Bungama Warnertown
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

Amenities in the suburb

Bungama Warnertown
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Bungama sits further from the CBD (221.3 km vs 214.7 km).

Bungama Warnertown
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Adelaide 221.3 km
+3% vs other
 214.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 145 min 140 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 Warnertown
Car (driver) 78.0% / 86.4%
Bungama — Car (driver): 78.0% Warnertown — Car (driver): 86.4%
Car (passenger) 9.8% / 6.1%
Bungama — Car (passenger): 9.8% Warnertown — Car (passenger): 6.1%
Bus 12.2% / —
Bungama — Bus: 12.2% Warnertown — Bus: not among its largest
Worked from Home — / 7.6%
Bungama — Worked from Home: not among its largest Warnertown — Worked from Home: 7.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.4%).

Setting

Bungama Warnertown
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.6 km
4.9 km to a named beach
 12.2 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bungama

Family Rural

Warnertown

Rural

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