Fisherman Bay vs Mundoora
Mundoora is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 64 in Fisherman Bay. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Fisherman Bay, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Fisherman Bay tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Mundoora suits families with children.
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
Mundoora
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 46/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (47% vs 25%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mundoora
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 43%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Fisherman Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($133/wk vs $240/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mundoora
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (123 min vs 145 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (180.7 km vs 194.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Fisherman Bay has more residents already 65 and over (49% vs 30%)
- Mundoora carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 46/100)
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
Fisherman Bay and Mundoora 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
Mundoora has higher household incomes ($55,900 vs $25,740); Mundoora rents higher ($240/wk vs $133/wk).
| Fisherman Bay | Mundoora | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 140 +4% vs other | 134 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | +3.1% |
| Median age | 64 | 49 |
| Median household income | $25,740/yr | $55,900/yr +117% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $133/wk | $240/wk +80% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.9%).
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 (5.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Fisherman Bay | Mundoora | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $310,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 92 days from 10 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Mundoora has more rural and farming land (100% vs 1%); Fisherman Bay has more land zoned for conservation (99% vs 0%).
| Fisherman Bay | Mundoora | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 1% | 100% |
| Environmental | 99% | 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
| Fisherman Bay | Mundoora | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 29 across Barunga West same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +233% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Fisherman Bay | Mundoora | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.2% $410/wk on $507K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Fisherman Bay | Mundoora | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 2% of SA | Higher than 21% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 14% of SA | Higher than 3% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 95% of SA | Higher than 44% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 73% of SA | — |
Liveability
| Fisherman Bay | Mundoora | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Fisherman Bay carries more crime risk (46 vs 10).
| Fisherman Bay | Mundoora | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 46/100 | Low 10/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 44/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Fisherman Bay | Mundoora | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Mobility
Fisherman Bay sits further from the CBD (194.8 km vs 180.7 km).
| Fisherman Bay | Mundoora | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 194.8 km +7% vs other | 180.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 145 min | 123 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5522 | 0.0% postcode 5555 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 63 postcode 5522 | 75 postcode 5555 |
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 (91.2%).
Setting
| Fisherman Bay | Mundoora | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 5 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 67 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.8 km | 10.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Fisherman Bay | Mundoora | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 85/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 73% 429 premises | 0% 53 premises |
Climate
| Fisherman Bay | Mundoora | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 472 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Fisherman Bay | Mundoora | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,540/yr same for both | |
| Council | Barunga West same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Fisherman Bay | Mundoora | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Fisherman Bay | Mundoora | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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