Cowirra vs Mannum
In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Cowirra tends to suit people living alone.
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
Mannum
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (40% vs 28%)
- But Cowirra carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 61/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Cowirra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 31%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Cowirra has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $220/wk)
- Mannum has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 14%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mannum
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (105.8 km vs 111.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mannum
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 30%)
- But Cowirra carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 61/100)
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
Cowirra and Mannum 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
Mannum has more residents (2,919 vs 155); Mannum rents higher ($220/wk vs $200/wk).
| Cowirra | Mannum | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 155 | 2,919 +1783% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.7% | +10.4% |
| Median age | 55 | 56 |
| Median household income | $46,124/yr +7% vs other | $42,744/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $220/wk +10% 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 (7.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cowirra | Mannum | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $561,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $195,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 42 days from 62 sales |
Zoning mix
Mannum has more rural and farming land (93% vs 64%); Cowirra has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 4%).
| Cowirra | Mannum | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 64% | 93% |
| Environmental | 25% | 4% |
| Commercial | 11% | 0% |
| Residential | 1% same for both | |
| 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
| Cowirra | Mannum | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid Murray same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -42% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Cowirra | Mannum | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.7% $450/wk on $635K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Cowirra | Mannum | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 11% of SA | Higher than 8% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 60% of SA | Higher than 44% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 38% of SA | Higher than 37% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 70% of SA | Higher than 75% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 37% of SA |
Liveability
| Cowirra | Mannum | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 32/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Mannum carries more crime risk (61 vs 42).
| Cowirra | Mannum | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 42/100 | Moderate 61/100 |
| 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
| Cowirra | Mannum | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Cowirra
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Mannum
- Mannum Community College Government · Combined at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Cowirra | Mannum | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 4 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 4 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| GPs | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 2 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 0 | 6 |
Mobility
Cowirra sits further from the CBD (111.8 km vs 105.8 km).
| Cowirra | Mannum | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 111.8 km +5% vs other | 105.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 82 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 5238 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 66 postcode 5238 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.8%).
Setting
| Cowirra | Mannum | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 7 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 90 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Cowirra | Mannum | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 51/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 92 premises | 16% 1,961 premises |
Climate
| Cowirra | Mannum | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 337 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Cowirra | Mannum | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,037/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid Murray same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cowirra | Mannum | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cowirra | Mannum | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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