Mannum vs Caloote

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mannum, most households are people living alone. In Caloote, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Mannum: a median of $561,000, against $352,000 in Caloote. On these figures, Caloote tends to suit 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

They split

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

  • Mannum has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • Caloote is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 40%)

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

First-home buyers

Caloote

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($352,500 vs $561,000)
  • has cheaper land ($125,000 vs $195,000)
  • But Mannum leaves households under less mortgage stress (31% vs 39%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Mannum has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 14%)
  • Caloote leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Caloote

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (68 min vs 82 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (88.7 km vs 105.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mannum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Mannum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.4% vs -0.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mannum Caloote
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.

Mannum Caloote
Walkability 0 / 0
Mannum — Walkability: 0/100 Caloote — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 39 / 39
Mannum — Safety: 39/100 Caloote — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mannum — Low fire risk: 100/100 Caloote — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mannum has more residents (2,919 vs 133); Caloote has higher household incomes ($53,612 vs $42,744).

Mannum Caloote
Population 2,919
+95% vs other
 133
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.4% -0.7%
Median age 56
same for both
Median household income $42,744/yr $53,612/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+5% vs other
 $210/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mannum Caloote
0-4 4.4% / 2.3%
Mannum — 0-4: 4.4% Caloote — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 9.4% / 9.0%
Mannum — 5-14: 9.4% Caloote — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 4.2% / 6.0%
Mannum — 15-19: 4.2% Caloote — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 3.8% / 5.3%
Mannum — 20-24: 3.8% Caloote — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 7.2% / 6.0%
Mannum — 25-34: 7.2% Caloote — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 7.3% / 13.5%
Mannum — 35-44: 7.3% Caloote — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 11.6% / 9.0%
Mannum — 45-54: 11.6% Caloote — 45-54: 9.0%
55-64 15.5% / 15.8%
Mannum — 55-64: 15.5% Caloote — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 20.6% / 25.6%
Mannum — 65-74: 20.6% Caloote — 65-74: 25.6%
75-84 12.1% / 6.8%
Mannum — 75-84: 12.1% Caloote — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 3.9% / —
Mannum — 85+: 3.9% Caloote — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mannum 55.4% lone person
Mannum — Lone Person: 55.4% Mannum — Couple Families: 22.6% Mannum — One Parent Families: 17.6% Mannum — Group Household: 2.6% Mannum — Other Families: 1.7%
Caloote 50.0% lone person
Caloote — Lone Person: 50.0% Caloote — Couple Families: 34.4% Caloote — One Parent Families: 15.6% Caloote — Group Household: 0.0% Caloote — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mannum 26.5% renting
Mannum — Owned Outright: 47.2% Mannum — Mortgage: 26.3% Mannum — Renting: 26.5%
Caloote 14.0% renting
Caloote — Owned Outright: 54.4% Caloote — Mortgage: 31.6% Caloote — Renting: 14.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mannum Caloote
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 18.0%
Mannum — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Caloote — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 6.8%
Mannum — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Caloote — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 3.8%
Mannum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Caloote — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / —
Mannum — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Caloote — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / —
Mannum — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Caloote — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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.

Mannum Caloote
England 5.5% / 4.5%
Mannum — England: 5.5% Caloote — England: 4.5%
Scotland 0.4% / 3.8%
Mannum — Scotland: 0.4% Caloote — Scotland: 3.8%
Thailand 0.2% / 2.3%
Mannum — Thailand: 0.2% Caloote — Thailand: 2.3%
New Zealand 0.9% / —
Mannum — New Zealand: 0.9% Caloote — New Zealand: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.7% / —
Mannum — Netherlands: 0.7% Caloote — Netherlands: not among its largest
Germany 0.4% / —
Mannum — Germany: 0.4% Caloote — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mannum 91.7% houses
Mannum — Houses: 91.7% Mannum — Flats / Apartments: 4.4% Mannum — Townhouses: 4.0%
Caloote 100.0% houses
Caloote — Houses: 100.0% Caloote — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Caloote — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mannum Caloote
Median house price $561,000 $352,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $195,000 $125,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 62 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Mannum Caloote
Rural and farming 93% 96%
Environmental 4% 3%
Residential 1%
same for both
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

Mannum Caloote
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid Murray
same for both
Approvals change year on year -42%
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.

Mannum Caloote
Houses 3.7%
$450/wk on $635K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Mannum Caloote
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 8% of SA Higher than 18% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of SA Higher than 43% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of SA Higher than 15% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 65% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 37% of SA —

Liveability

Mannum Caloote
Grade D —
Score 32/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Mannum Caloote
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
61/100
same for both
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

Mannum Caloote
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mannum

  • Mannum Community College Government · Combined at peers

Schools in Caloote

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mannum Caloote
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 4 0
Childcare 2 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 6 0

Mobility

Mannum sits further from the CBD (105.8 km vs 88.7 km).

Mannum Caloote
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 105.8 km
+16% vs other
 88.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 82 min 68 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 5238
 0.1%
postcode 5254
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 5238
 89
postcode 5254

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.

Mannum Caloote
Car (driver) 80.8% / 78.9%
Mannum — Car (driver): 80.8% Caloote — Car (driver): 78.9%
Worked from Home 7.8% / 21.1%
Mannum — Worked from Home: 7.8% Caloote — Worked from Home: 21.1%
Walked Only 5.8% / —
Mannum — Walked Only: 5.8% Caloote — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 4.6% / —
Mannum — Car (passenger): 4.6% Caloote — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 1.1% / —
Mannum — Bus: 1.1% Caloote — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.8%).

Setting

Mannum Caloote
Elevation 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mannum Caloote
Connectivity score 51/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 16%
1,961 premises
 0%
79 premises

Climate

Mannum Caloote
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

Mannum Caloote
Average residential rate $2,037/yr
same for both
Council Mid Murray
same for both

Federal electorate

Mannum Caloote
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mannum Caloote
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mannum

Affordable Retirees Rural

Caloote

Retirees Rural

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