Greenacres vs Manningham

Greenacres is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 39 in Manningham. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Manningham: a median of $1.2 million, against $920,000 in Greenacres. Manningham is closer to the city centre: 7 km, against 8.4 km. On these figures, Greenacres tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Greenacres

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Manningham carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 84/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Greenacres

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($715,000 vs $1,020,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($920,000 vs $1,195,000)
  • has cheaper units ($461,000 vs $578,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Greenacres

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Greenacres

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (89/100 vs 78/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Greenacres has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • Manningham carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 84/100)

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

Investors

Greenacres

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.2% vs 5.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Greenacres and Manningham drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Greenacres Manningham
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.

Greenacres Manningham
Walkability 89 / 78
Greenacres — Walkability: 89/100 Manningham — Walkability: 78/100
Safety 16 / 70
Greenacres — Safety: 16/100 Manningham — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Greenacres — Low fire risk: 100/100 Manningham — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 45 / 47
Greenacres — Low flood risk: 45/100 Manningham — Low flood risk: 47/100

Demographics

Greenacres has more residents (3,356 vs 1,391); Manningham skews older (39 vs 33).

Greenacres Manningham
Population 3,356
+59% vs other
 1,391
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.2% +5.0%
Median age 33 39
Median household income $89,076/yr $102,492/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greenacres Manningham
0-4 9.2% / 4.8%
Greenacres — 0-4: 9.2% Manningham — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 13.7% / 11.1%
Greenacres — 5-14: 13.7% Manningham — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 4.3% / 6.5%
Greenacres — 15-19: 4.3% Manningham — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 5.3% / 6.4%
Greenacres — 20-24: 5.3% Manningham — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 20.3% / 14.2%
Greenacres — 25-34: 20.3% Manningham — 25-34: 14.2%
35-44 20.6% / 13.7%
Greenacres — 35-44: 20.6% Manningham — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 9.2% / 12.9%
Greenacres — 45-54: 9.2% Manningham — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 8.1% / 14.7%
Greenacres — 55-64: 8.1% Manningham — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 5.7% / 8.6%
Greenacres — 65-74: 5.7% Manningham — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 2.8% / 3.9%
Greenacres — 75-84: 2.8% Manningham — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 1.0% / 3.3%
Greenacres — 85+: 1.0% Manningham — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Greenacres 50.8% couple families
Greenacres — Couple Families: 50.8% Greenacres — Lone Person: 28.8% Greenacres — One Parent Families: 14.0% Greenacres — Group Household: 5.4% Greenacres — Other Families: 1.0%
Manningham 47.2% couple families
Manningham — Couple Families: 47.2% Manningham — Lone Person: 32.9% Manningham — One Parent Families: 12.2% Manningham — Group Household: 6.5% Manningham — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Greenacres 38.9% renting
Greenacres — Owned Outright: 18.0% Greenacres — Mortgage: 43.0% Greenacres — Renting: 38.9%
Manningham 26.9% renting
Manningham — Owned Outright: 34.3% Manningham — Mortgage: 38.8% Manningham — Renting: 26.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Greenacres Manningham
Bachelor Degree 17.2% / 17.9%
Greenacres — Bachelor Degree: 17.2% Manningham — Bachelor Degree: 17.9%
Certificate III & IV 9.7% / 11.9%
Greenacres — Certificate III & IV: 9.7% Manningham — Certificate III & IV: 11.9%
Postgraduate Degree 10.0% / 7.9%
Greenacres — Postgraduate Degree: 10.0% Manningham — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 8.0%
Greenacres — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Manningham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 3.4%
Greenacres — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Manningham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

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.

Greenacres Manningham
India 21.8% / 5.9%
Greenacres — India: 21.8% Manningham — India: 5.9%
England 2.5% / 2.9%
Greenacres — England: 2.5% Manningham — England: 2.9%
China 3.8% / 1.3%
Greenacres — China: 3.8% Manningham — China: 1.3%
Italy 0.8% / 1.5%
Greenacres — Italy: 0.8% Manningham — Italy: 1.5%
Sri Lanka 1.4% / —
Greenacres — Sri Lanka: 1.4% Manningham — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
Nepal 1.4% / —
Greenacres — Nepal: 1.4% Manningham — Nepal: not among its largest
Greece — / 1.4%
Greenacres — Greece: not among its largest Manningham — Greece: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Greenacres 75.2% houses
Greenacres — Houses: 75.2% Greenacres — Townhouses: 21.9% Greenacres — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Manningham 81.2% houses
Manningham — Houses: 81.2% Manningham — Townhouses: 13.0% Manningham — Flats / Apartments: 5.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Greenacres Manningham
Median house price $920,000 $1,195,000
Median unit price $461,000 $578,000
Median land price $715,000 $1,020,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 32 sales
 48 days
from 8 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Greenacres Manningham
3 bed $895K / $1.06M
Greenacres — 3 bed: $895K (51 sales) Manningham — 3 bed: $1.06M (12 sales)

51 vs 12 sales

4 bed $1.02M / $1.19M
Greenacres — 4 bed: $1.02M (27 sales) Manningham — 4 bed: $1.19M (6 sales)

27 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Greenacres Manningham
Residential 91% 99%
Commercial 7% 1%
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

Greenacres Manningham
New dwellings approved 1,176
across Port Adelaide Enfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year +23%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Greenacres Manningham
Houses 4.6%
$715/wk on $808K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Greenacres Manningham
House price Higher than 45% of SA Higher than 54% of SA
Income Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 91% of SA
Affordability Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 73% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 72% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 91% of SA —

Liveability

Manningham scores higher overall (80 vs 58); Greenacres is more walkable (89 vs 78).

Greenacres Manningham
Grade B A
Score 58/100 80/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Greenacres carries more crime risk (84 vs 30).

Greenacres Manningham
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
84/100
 Low
30/100
Flood Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
53/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 13
within 5 km

Schools

Greenacres Manningham
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 6.2 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 6.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 3.5%

Schools in Greenacres

  • St Martin's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Hampstead Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Manningham

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Greenacres Manningham
Supermarkets 2 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 4 1
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0

Mobility

Greenacres Manningham
Walkability score 89/100 78/100
Distance to Adelaide 8.4 km
+17% vs other
 7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 15 min 13 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 84.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 30.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5086
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 5086
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.

Greenacres Manningham
Car (driver) 70.7% / 72.2%
Greenacres — Car (driver): 70.7% Manningham — Car (driver): 72.2%
Worked from Home 9.6% / 12.6%
Greenacres — Worked from Home: 9.6% Manningham — Worked from Home: 12.6%
Bus 11.6% / 6.5%
Greenacres — Bus: 11.6% Manningham — Bus: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 5.6%
Greenacres — Car (passenger): 5.4% Manningham — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 1.7% / 1.6%
Greenacres — Walked Only: 1.7% Manningham — Walked Only: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.2%).

Setting

Greenacres Manningham
Elevation 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.8 km 10.2 km

NBN connectivity

Greenacres Manningham
Connectivity score 75/100 93/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
1,544 premises
 63%
609 premises

Climate

Greenacres Manningham
Annual rainfall 457 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Greenacres Manningham
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Greenacres Manningham
Average residential rate $1,311/yr
same for both
Council Port Adelaide Enfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Greenacres Manningham
Division Adelaide
same for both
Member Steve Georganas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Greenacres Manningham
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Greenacres

Family Inner Multicultural Townhouses Urban Young Families

Manningham

Inner

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