Mannanarie vs Jamestown
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mannanarie, most households are couple families. In Jamestown, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Mannanarie tends to suit families with children and couples, while Jamestown suits people living alone and older residents.
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
Jamestown
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 46/100)
- But Mannanarie is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 43%)
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
Mannanarie
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $215/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Jamestown
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (65/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (215.3 km vs 236 km)
- has a shorter drive in (164 min vs 178 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Jamestown
ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (65/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 46/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Jamestown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-0.8% vs -28.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mannanarie and Jamestown 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
Jamestown has more residents (1,549 vs 52); Jamestown rents higher ($215/wk vs $120/wk).
| Mannanarie | Jamestown | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 52 | 1,549 +2879% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -28.8% | -0.8% |
| Median age | 49 same for both | |
| Median household income | $99,632/yr +37% vs other | $63,128/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $120/wk | $215/wk +79% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (17.5%).
Property market
| Mannanarie | Jamestown | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $327,750 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $120,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 87 days from 14 sales |
Zoning mix
| Mannanarie | Jamestown | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 97% |
| Residential | 0% | 1% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Mannanarie | Jamestown | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 11 across Northern Areas same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Mannanarie | Jamestown | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.7% $350/wk on $389K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Mannanarie | Jamestown | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 79% of SA | Higher than 31% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 34% of SA | Higher than 86% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 27% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of SA | Higher than 74% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 93% of SA |
Liveability
Jamestown is more walkable (65 vs 0).
| Mannanarie | Jamestown | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 58/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Jamestown carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0); Mannanarie carries more crime risk (46 vs 26).
| Mannanarie | Jamestown | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 12/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 46/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Flood | — | Low 15/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Mannanarie | Jamestown | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Mannanarie
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Jamestown
- St James School Catholic · Primary at peers
- Jamestown Community School Government · Combined below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Mannanarie | Jamestown | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Childcare | 0 | 3 |
| GPs | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 3 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 3 |
| Waterways | 0 | 7 |
Mobility
Mannanarie sits further from the CBD (236 km vs 215.3 km).
| Mannanarie | Jamestown | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 65/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 236 km +9% vs other | 215.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 178 min | 164 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5422 | 0.2% postcode 5491 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 5422 | 68 postcode 5491 |
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 (82.5%).
Setting
| Mannanarie | Jamestown | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 511 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 450 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mannanarie | Jamestown | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 24/100 | 49/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 24 premises | 10% 964 premises |
Climate
| Mannanarie | Jamestown | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 330 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Mannanarie | Jamestown | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,809/yr same for both | |
| Council | Northern Areas same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mannanarie | Jamestown | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mannanarie | Jamestown | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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