Mannum vs Ponde

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mannum, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Mannum tends to suit 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

They split

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

  • Mannum has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • Ponde is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 40%)

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

First-home buyers

Ponde

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Ponde

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($155/wk vs $220/wk)
  • But Mannum has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mannum

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 22%)

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 -7.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mannum and Ponde 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 Ponde
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 Ponde
Walkability 0 / 4
Mannum — Walkability: 0/100 Ponde — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 39 / 34
Mannum — Safety: 39/100 Ponde — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mannum — Low fire risk: 100/100 Ponde — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mannum has more residents (2,919 vs 59); Mannum rents higher ($220/wk vs $155/wk).

Mannum Ponde
Population 2,919
+98% vs other
 59
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.4% -7.8%
Median age 56 54
Median household income $42,744/yr $49,348/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+30% vs other
 $155/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mannum Ponde
0-4 4.4% / —
Mannum — 0-4: 4.4% Ponde — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 9.4% / 8.5%
Mannum — 5-14: 9.4% Ponde — 5-14: 8.5%
15-19 4.2% / 6.8%
Mannum — 15-19: 4.2% Ponde — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 3.8% / 5.1%
Mannum — 20-24: 3.8% Ponde — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 7.2% / 8.5%
Mannum — 25-34: 7.2% Ponde — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 7.3% / 8.5%
Mannum — 35-44: 7.3% Ponde — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 11.6% / 18.6%
Mannum — 45-54: 11.6% Ponde — 45-54: 18.6%
55-64 15.5% / 23.7%
Mannum — 55-64: 15.5% Ponde — 55-64: 23.7%
65-74 20.6% / 16.9%
Mannum — 65-74: 20.6% Ponde — 65-74: 16.9%
75-84 12.1% / 5.1%
Mannum — 75-84: 12.1% Ponde — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 3.9% / —
Mannum — 85+: 3.9% Ponde — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

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%
Ponde 43.5% lone person
Ponde — Lone Person: 43.5% Ponde — Couple Families: 39.1% Ponde — One Parent Families: 17.4% Ponde — Group Household: 0.0% Ponde — 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%
Ponde 12.5% renting
Ponde — Owned Outright: 50.0% Ponde — Mortgage: 37.5% Ponde — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Ponde
England 5.5% / 5.1%
Mannum — England: 5.5% Ponde — England: 5.1%
New Zealand 0.9% / —
Mannum — New Zealand: 0.9% Ponde — New Zealand: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.7% / —
Mannum — Netherlands: 0.7% Ponde — Netherlands: not among its largest
Germany 0.4% / —
Mannum — Germany: 0.4% Ponde — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / —
Mannum — Scotland: 0.4% Ponde — Scotland: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Mannum Ponde
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 23.7%
Mannum — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Ponde — Certificate III & IV: 23.7%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 10.2%
Mannum — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Ponde — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 5.1%
Mannum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Ponde — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / —
Mannum — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Ponde — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / —
Mannum — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Ponde — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

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%
Ponde 100.0% houses
Ponde — Houses: 100.0% Ponde — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Ponde — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

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

Zoning mix

Ponde has more land zoned for conservation (32% vs 4%); Mannum has more rural and farming land (93% vs 68%).

Mannum Ponde
Rural and farming 93% 68%
Environmental 4% 32%
Residential 1% 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

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

Ranking within SA

Mannum Ponde
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 8% of SA Higher than 15% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of SA Higher than 59% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of SA Higher than 36% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 53% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 37% of SA —

Liveability

Mannum Ponde
Grade D —
Score 32/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Mannum Ponde
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
66/100
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

Mannum Ponde
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 Ponde

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mannum Ponde
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 Ponde
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Adelaide 105.8 km 107.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 82 min 79 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 5238
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 5238
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.

Mannum Ponde
Car (driver) 80.8% / 80.0%
Mannum — Car (driver): 80.8% Ponde — Car (driver): 80.0%
Worked from Home 7.8% / 20.0%
Mannum — Worked from Home: 7.8% Ponde — Worked from Home: 20.0%
Walked Only 5.8% / —
Mannum — Walked Only: 5.8% Ponde — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 4.6% / —
Mannum — Car (passenger): 4.6% Ponde — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 1.1% / —
Mannum — Bus: 1.1% Ponde — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Mannum Ponde
Elevation 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mannum

Affordable Retirees Rural

Ponde

Rural

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