Cowirra vs Port Mannum

Comparing Cowirra and Port Mannum, SA: Port Mannum is more walkable (24 vs 4); Port Mannum has more residents (239 vs 155); and Port Mannum carries more crime risk (54 vs 42).

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

Cowirra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 54/100)

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

Cowirra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $245/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Port Mannum

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (24/100 vs 4/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (99.6 km vs 111.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (77 min vs 82 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Cowirra carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 54/100)
  • Port Mannum is more walkable (24/100 vs 4/100)

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

Investors

Cowirra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.7% vs -0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cowirra and Port 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.

Cowirra Port Mannum
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.

Cowirra Port Mannum
Walkability 4 / 24
Cowirra — Walkability: 4/100 Port Mannum — Walkability: 24/100
Safety 58 / 46
Cowirra — Safety: 58/100 Port Mannum — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cowirra — Low fire risk: 100/100 Port Mannum — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Port Mannum has more residents (239 vs 155); Port Mannum rents higher ($245/wk vs $200/wk).

Cowirra Port Mannum
Population 155 239
+54% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.7% -0.8%
Median age 55 53
Median household income $46,124/yr $49,348/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $245/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cowirra Port Mannum
0-4 2.6% / 1.7%
Cowirra — 0-4: 2.6% Port Mannum — 0-4: 1.7%
5-14 7.7% / 12.6%
Cowirra — 5-14: 7.7% Port Mannum — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 7.1% / 6.3%
Cowirra — 15-19: 7.1% Port Mannum — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 — / 3.8%
Cowirra — 20-24: not among its largest Port Mannum — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 6.5% / 5.4%
Cowirra — 25-34: 6.5% Port Mannum — 25-34: 5.4%
35-44 7.7% / 6.7%
Cowirra — 35-44: 7.7% Port Mannum — 35-44: 6.7%
45-54 17.4% / 13.8%
Cowirra — 45-54: 17.4% Port Mannum — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 24.5% / 15.1%
Cowirra — 55-64: 24.5% Port Mannum — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 18.7% / 18.4%
Cowirra — 65-74: 18.7% Port Mannum — 65-74: 18.4%
75-84 9.0% / 12.1%
Cowirra — 75-84: 9.0% Port Mannum — 75-84: 12.1%
85+ 2.6% / 2.5%
Cowirra — 85+: 2.6% Port Mannum — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cowirra 64.1% lone person
Cowirra — Lone Person: 64.1% Cowirra — Couple Families: 20.5% Cowirra — One Parent Families: 7.7% Cowirra — Group Household: 7.7%
Port Mannum 65.7% lone person
Port Mannum — Lone Person: 65.7% Port Mannum — Couple Families: 18.6% Port Mannum — One Parent Families: 11.4% Port Mannum — Group Household: 4.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cowirra 13.5% renting
Cowirra — Owned Outright: 59.5% Cowirra — Mortgage: 27.0% Cowirra — Renting: 13.5%
Port Mannum 11.7% renting
Port Mannum — Owned Outright: 49.5% Port Mannum — Mortgage: 38.8% Port Mannum — Renting: 11.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Cowirra Port Mannum
England 7.7% / 2.5%
Cowirra — England: 7.7% Port Mannum — England: 2.5%
New Zealand — / 1.7%
Cowirra — New Zealand: not among its largest Port Mannum — New Zealand: 1.7%
Philippines — / 1.7%
Cowirra — Philippines: not among its largest Port Mannum — Philippines: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.7%).

Qualifications

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

Cowirra Port Mannum
Certificate III & IV 25.2% / 22.6%
Cowirra — Certificate III & IV: 25.2% Port Mannum — Certificate III & IV: 22.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 4.2%
Cowirra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Port Mannum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Bachelor Degree 4.5% / 4.2%
Cowirra — Bachelor Degree: 4.5% Port Mannum — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Cowirra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Port Mannum — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cowirra 89.4% houses
Cowirra — Houses: 89.4% Cowirra — Flats / Apartments: 10.6%
Port Mannum 96.5% houses
Port Mannum — Houses: 96.5% Port Mannum — Flats / Apartments: 3.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cowirra Port Mannum
Median house price — $505,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $700,000

Zoning mix

Cowirra has more rural and farming land (64% vs 0%); Cowirra has more commercially zoned land (11% vs 0%).

Cowirra Port Mannum
Rural and farming 64% 0%
Residential 1% 53%
Parks and recreation 0% 32%
Environmental 25% 15%
Commercial 11% 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

Cowirra Port Mannum
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid Murray
same for both
Approvals change year on year -42%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Cowirra Port Mannum
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 11% of SA Higher than 15% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of SA Higher than 73% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 38% of SA Higher than 36% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 73% of SA

Liveability

Port Mannum is more walkable (24 vs 4).

Cowirra Port Mannum
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Port Mannum carries more crime risk (54 vs 42).

Cowirra Port Mannum
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
54/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Cowirra Port Mannum
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

Cowirra Port Mannum
Parks & reserves 0 1

Mobility

Cowirra sits further from the CBD (111.8 km vs 99.6 km).

Cowirra Port Mannum
Walkability score 4/100 24/100
Distance to Adelaide 111.8 km
+11% vs other
 99.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 82 min 77 min
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.

Cowirra Port Mannum
Car (driver) 72.1% / 78.8%
Cowirra — Car (driver): 72.1% Port Mannum — Car (driver): 78.8%
Worked from Home 23.0% / 11.8%
Cowirra — Worked from Home: 23.0% Port Mannum — Worked from Home: 11.8%
Car (passenger) — / 9.4%
Cowirra — Car (passenger): not among its largest Port Mannum — Car (passenger): 9.4%
Walked Only 4.9% / —
Cowirra — Walked Only: 4.9% Port Mannum — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.8%).

Setting

Cowirra Port Mannum
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cowirra Port Mannum
Connectivity score 30/100 45/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
92 premises
 0%
173 premises

Climate

Cowirra Port 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 Port Mannum
Average residential rate $2,037/yr
same for both
Council Mid Murray
same for both

Federal electorate

Cowirra Port Mannum
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cowirra Port Mannum
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cowirra

Retirees Rural

Port Mannum

Acreage Retirees

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