Cannawigara vs Mundulla
Cannawigara is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 50 in Mundulla. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cannawigara, most households are couple families. In Mundulla, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Cannawigara tends to suit couples, while Mundulla suits people living alone and older residents.
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 63/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (101% vs 88%)
- But Cannawigara is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 59%)
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
Cannawigara
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 9%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 12%)
- has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $205/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Cannawigara sits closer to the CBD (264.2 km vs 277 km)
- Mundulla is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mundulla
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 63/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 12%)
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
Cannawigara 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.
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
Mundulla has more residents (432 vs 147); Mundulla rents higher ($205/wk vs $115/wk).
| Cannawigara | Mundulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 147 | 432 +194% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.3% | -0.9% |
| Median age | 44 | 50 |
| Median household income | $119,548/yr +27% vs other | $86,892/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $115/wk | $205/wk +78% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (2.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cannawigara | Mundulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $545,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Cannawigara | Mundulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Cannawigara | Mundulla | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Tatiara same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -33% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Cannawigara | Mundulla | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 92% of SA | Higher than 65% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 41% of SA | Higher than 76% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 4% of SA | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 43% of SA | Higher than 56% of SA |
Liveability
Mundulla is more walkable (34 vs 0).
| Cannawigara | Mundulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Cannawigara carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Cannawigara carries more crime risk (63 vs 11).
| Cannawigara | Mundulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 15/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 63/100 | Low 11/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Cannawigara | Mundulla | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Cannawigara
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Mundulla
- Mundulla Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Cannawigara | Mundulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 6 |
Mobility
Mundulla sits further from the CBD (277 km vs 264.2 km).
| Cannawigara | Mundulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 34/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 264.2 km | 277 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 182 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).
Setting
| Cannawigara | Mundulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 66 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 73 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Cannawigara | Mundulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 74 premises | 0% 212 premises |
Climate
| Cannawigara | 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
| Cannawigara | Mundulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,656/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tatiara same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cannawigara | Mundulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cannawigara | Mundulla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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