Long Flat vs Swanport
Swanport is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 57 in Long Flat. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Long Flat, most households are couple families. In Swanport, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Long Flat tends to suit people living alone and couples, while Swanport 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
Swanport
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 70/100)
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
Long Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($253/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Swanport
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (58 min vs 69 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (77.5 km vs 80.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Swanport
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 70/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Long Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.1% vs 1.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Long Flat and Swanport 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
Swanport has more residents (157 vs 103); Long Flat skews older (57 vs 40).
| Long Flat | Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 103 | 157 +52% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +24.1% | +1.3% |
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Median household income | $100,724/yr | $106,548/yr +6% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $253/wk | $300/wk +19% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).
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 (2.9%).
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 (27.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Long Flat has more rural and farming land (48% vs 23%); Long Flat has more land zoned for conservation (48% vs 27%).
| Long Flat | Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 0% | 51% |
| Environmental | 48% | 27% |
| Rural and farming | 48% | 23% |
| Parks and recreation | 4% | 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
| Long Flat | Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 274 across Murray Bridge same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +51% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Long Flat | Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 80% of SA | Higher than 84% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 28% of SA | Higher than 67% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of SA | Higher than 33% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 59% of SA | Higher than 74% of SA |
Liveability
Swanport is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Long Flat | Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Long Flat carries more crime risk (70 vs 50).
| Long Flat | Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 70/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Long Flat | Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Long Flat sits further from the CBD (80.4 km vs 77.5 km).
| Long Flat | Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 80.4 km +4% vs other | 77.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 69 min | 58 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 5253 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 66 postcode 5253 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 (84.0%).
Setting
| Long Flat | Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 10 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Long Flat | Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 46/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 66 premises | 23% 83 premises |
Climate
| Long Flat | Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Long Flat | Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,478/yr same for both | |
| Council | Murray Bridge same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Long Flat | Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Long Flat | Swanport | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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