Mangalo vs Cleve

Mangalo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 49 in Cleve. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mangalo, the large majority of households are couple families. In Cleve, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Mangalo tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Mangalo is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 42%)
  • Cleve has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 76%)

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

First-home buyers

Mangalo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 20%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mangalo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $165/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cleve

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (54/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (354 min vs 379 min)
  • But Mangalo sits closer to the CBD (514.9 km vs 531.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Mangalo has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 2%)
  • Cleve is more walkable (54/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Mangalo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.7% vs 1.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mangalo Cleve
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.

Mangalo Cleve
Walkability 0 / 54
Mangalo — Walkability: 0/100 Cleve — Walkability: 54/100
Safety 71 / 73
Mangalo — Safety: 71/100 Cleve — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 62 / 88
Mangalo — Low fire risk: 62/100 Cleve — Low fire risk: 88/100

Demographics

Cleve has more residents (953 vs 56); Cleve rents higher ($165/wk vs $100/wk).

Mangalo Cleve
Population 56 953
+1602% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.7% +1.3%
Median age 32 49
Median household income $74,724/yr
+24% vs other
 $56,732/yr
Median weekly rent $100/wk $165/wk
+65% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mangalo Cleve
0-4 23.2% / 6.6%
Mangalo — 0-4: 23.2% Cleve — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 21.4% / 12.2%
Mangalo — 5-14: 21.4% Cleve — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 — / 2.9%
Mangalo — 15-19: not among its largest Cleve — 15-19: 2.9%
20-24 — / 2.5%
Mangalo — 20-24: not among its largest Cleve — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 23.2% / 10.6%
Mangalo — 25-34: 23.2% Cleve — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 14.3% / 10.2%
Mangalo — 35-44: 14.3% Cleve — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 14.3% / 10.4%
Mangalo — 45-54: 14.3% Cleve — 45-54: 10.4%
55-64 5.4% / 14.9%
Mangalo — 55-64: 5.4% Cleve — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 — / 13.2%
Mangalo — 65-74: not among its largest Cleve — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 — / 10.5%
Mangalo — 75-84: not among its largest Cleve — 75-84: 10.5%
85+ — / 5.4%
Mangalo — 85+: not among its largest Cleve — 85+: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mangalo 100.0% couple families
Mangalo — Couple Families: 100.0% Mangalo — Lone Person: 0.0% Mangalo — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mangalo — Group Household: 0.0% Mangalo — Other Families: 0.0%
Cleve 33.1% couple families
Cleve — Couple Families: 33.1% Cleve — Lone Person: 53.8% Cleve — One Parent Families: 8.8% Cleve — Group Household: 2.8% Cleve — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mangalo 23.1% renting
Mangalo — Owned Outright: 53.8% Mangalo — Mortgage: 23.1% Mangalo — Renting: 23.1%
Cleve 19.8% renting
Cleve — Owned Outright: 49.9% Cleve — Mortgage: 30.3% Cleve — Renting: 19.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mangalo 76.5% houses
Mangalo — Houses: 76.5% Mangalo — Flats / Apartments: 23.5% Mangalo — Townhouses: 0.0%
Cleve 98.2% houses
Cleve — Houses: 98.2% Cleve — Flats / Apartments: 0.8% Cleve — Townhouses: 1.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Mangalo Cleve
Certificate III & IV 19.6% / 17.0%
Mangalo — Certificate III & IV: 19.6% Cleve — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 6.9%
Mangalo — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Cleve — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 5.4%
Mangalo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Cleve — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Mangalo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Cleve — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Mangalo — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Cleve — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Property market

Mangalo Cleve
Median house price — $250,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $125,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 202 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Mangalo Cleve
Rural and farming 87% 93%
Environmental 13% 6%
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

Mangalo Cleve
New dwellings approved 13
across Cleve
same for both

Ranking within SA

Mangalo Cleve
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of SA Higher than 22% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 28% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 3% of SA Higher than 72% of SA

Liveability

Cleve is more walkable (54 vs 0).

Mangalo Cleve
Grade — C
Score — 48/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Mangalo carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 12).

Mangalo Cleve
Bushfire Low
38/100
 Low
12/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Low
27/100
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

Mangalo Cleve
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 Mangalo

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

Schools in Cleve

  • Cleve Area School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mangalo Cleve
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 6 5
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 21

Mobility

Cleve sits further from the CBD (531.4 km vs 514.9 km).

Mangalo Cleve
Walkability score 0/100 54/100
Distance to Adelaide 514.9 km 531.4 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 379 min 354 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 5602
 0.0%
postcode 5640
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 5602
 77
postcode 5640

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.

Mangalo Cleve
Car (driver) 60.7% / 70.6%
Mangalo — Car (driver): 60.7% Cleve — Car (driver): 70.6%
Worked from Home 39.3% / 12.7%
Mangalo — Worked from Home: 39.3% Cleve — Worked from Home: 12.7%
Walked Only — / 14.3%
Mangalo — Walked Only: not among its largest Cleve — Walked Only: 14.3%
Car (passenger) — / 2.4%
Mangalo — Car (passenger): not among its largest Cleve — Car (passenger): 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.6%).

Setting

Mangalo Cleve
Elevation 311 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 198 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.2 km 23.7 km

NBN connectivity

Mangalo Cleve
Connectivity score 15/100 41/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 0%
555 premises

Climate

Mangalo Cleve
Annual rainfall 390 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Mangalo Cleve
Average residential rate $1,474/yr
same for both
Council Cleve
same for both

Federal electorate

Mangalo Cleve
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mangalo Cleve
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mangalo

Family Rural Young Families

Cleve

Affordable Quiet Retirees River Rural

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