Mangalo vs Kelly

Mangalo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 35 in Kelly. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Mangalo tends to suit 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

Mangalo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 41/100)

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 56%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Mangalo has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $150/wk)
  • Kelly has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 23%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kelly

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (358 min vs 379 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (489.6 km vs 514.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mangalo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 41/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Mangalo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.7% vs -23.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mangalo and Kelly 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 Kelly
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 Kelly
Walkability 0 / 0
Mangalo — Walkability: 0/100 Kelly — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 59
Mangalo — Safety: 71/100 Kelly — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 62 / 100
Mangalo — Low fire risk: 62/100 Kelly — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kelly rents higher ($150/wk vs $100/wk); Kelly skews older (35 vs 32).

Mangalo Kelly
Population 56 59
+5% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.7% -23.4%
Median age 32 35
Median household income $74,724/yr
+9% vs other
 $68,224/yr
Median weekly rent $100/wk $150/wk
+50% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mangalo Kelly
0-4 23.2% / 6.8%
Mangalo — 0-4: 23.2% Kelly — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 21.4% / 28.8%
Mangalo — 5-14: 21.4% Kelly — 5-14: 28.8%
15-19 — / 5.1%
Mangalo — 15-19: not among its largest Kelly — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 — / —
Mangalo — 20-24: not among its largest Kelly — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 23.2% / 16.9%
Mangalo — 25-34: 23.2% Kelly — 25-34: 16.9%
35-44 14.3% / 8.5%
Mangalo — 35-44: 14.3% Kelly — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 14.3% / 5.1%
Mangalo — 45-54: 14.3% Kelly — 45-54: 5.1%
55-64 5.4% / 11.9%
Mangalo — 55-64: 5.4% Kelly — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 — / 5.1%
Mangalo — 65-74: not among its largest Kelly — 65-74: 5.1%
75-84 — / 5.1%
Mangalo — 75-84: not among its largest Kelly — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ — / 5.1%
Mangalo — 85+: not among its largest Kelly — 85+: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mangalo 100.0% couple families
Mangalo — Couple Families: 100.0%
Kelly 100.0% couple families
Kelly — Couple Families: 100.0%
Couple 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%
Kelly 44.4% renting
Kelly — Owned Outright: 55.6% Kelly — Mortgage: 0.0% Kelly — Renting: 44.4%
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%
Kelly 80.0% houses
Kelly — Houses: 80.0% Kelly — Flats / Apartments: 20.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mangalo Kelly
Certificate III & IV 19.6% / 20.3%
Mangalo — Certificate III & IV: 19.6% Kelly — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 11.9%
Mangalo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Kelly — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 8.5%
Mangalo — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Kelly — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Zoning mix

Kelly has more rural and farming land (100% vs 87%); Mangalo has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 0%).

Mangalo Kelly
Rural and farming 87% 100%
Environmental 13% 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

Mangalo Kelly
New dwellings approved 13
across Cleve
 1
across Kimba
Approvals change year on year — +0%

Ranking within SA

Mangalo Kelly
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of SA Higher than 36% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of SA Higher than 2% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 28% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 3% of SA Higher than 30% of SA

Liveability

Mangalo Kelly
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Mangalo carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 0); Kelly carries more crime risk (41 vs 29).

Mangalo Kelly
Bushfire Low
38/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Moderate
41/100
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 Kelly
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

Mangalo Kelly
Parks & reserves 6 4
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Mangalo sits further from the CBD (514.9 km vs 489.6 km).

Mangalo Kelly
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 514.9 km
+5% vs other
 489.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 379 min 358 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 5602
 0.0%
postcode 5641
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 5602
 54
postcode 5641

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 Kelly
Car (driver) 60.7% / 72.7%
Mangalo — Car (driver): 60.7% Kelly — Car (driver): 72.7%
Worked from Home 39.3% / 27.3%
Mangalo — Worked from Home: 39.3% Kelly — Worked from Home: 27.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.7%).

Setting

Mangalo Kelly
Elevation 311 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 338 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mangalo Kelly
Connectivity score 15/100 19/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 0%
17 premises

Climate

Mangalo Kelly
Annual rainfall 390 mm 334 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.0°C 31.5°C
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C 5.8°C

Council rates

Mangalo Kelly
Average residential rate $1,474/yr $1,142/yr
Council Cleve Kimba

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mangalo

Family Rural Young Families

Kelly

Family Rural

More comparisons

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