Mannum vs Port Mannum

Port Mannum is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 56 in Mannum. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Mannum: a median of $561,000, against $505,000 in Port Mannum, though rent is higher in Port Mannum. On these figures, Port Mannum tends to suit people living alone.

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

Mannum

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (40% vs 30%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Mannum has cheaper land ($195,000 vs $700,000)
  • Port Mannum has cheaper houses ($505,000 vs $561,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mannum

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $245/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Port Mannum

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (24/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (77 min vs 82 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (99.6 km vs 105.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Mannum has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • Port Mannum is more walkable (24/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Mannum

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.4% vs -0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mannum and Port Mannum 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 Port Mannum
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 Port Mannum
Walkability 0 / 24
Mannum — Walkability: 0/100 Port Mannum — Walkability: 24/100
Safety 39 / 46
Mannum — Safety: 39/100 Port Mannum — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mannum — Low fire risk: 100/100 Port Mannum — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mannum has more residents (2,919 vs 239); Port Mannum has higher household incomes ($49,348 vs $42,744).

Mannum Port Mannum
Population 2,919
+92% vs other
 239
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.4% -0.8%
Median age 56 53
Median household income $42,744/yr $49,348/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $245/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mannum Port Mannum
0-4 4.4% / 1.7%
Mannum — 0-4: 4.4% Port Mannum — 0-4: 1.7%
5-14 9.4% / 12.6%
Mannum — 5-14: 9.4% Port Mannum — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 4.2% / 6.3%
Mannum — 15-19: 4.2% Port Mannum — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 3.8% / 3.8%
Mannum — 20-24: 3.8% Port Mannum — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 7.2% / 5.4%
Mannum — 25-34: 7.2% Port Mannum — 25-34: 5.4%
35-44 7.3% / 6.7%
Mannum — 35-44: 7.3% Port Mannum — 35-44: 6.7%
45-54 11.6% / 13.8%
Mannum — 45-54: 11.6% Port Mannum — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 15.5% / 15.1%
Mannum — 55-64: 15.5% Port Mannum — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 20.6% / 18.4%
Mannum — 65-74: 20.6% Port Mannum — 65-74: 18.4%
75-84 12.1% / 12.1%
Mannum — 75-84: 12.1% Port Mannum — 75-84: 12.1%
85+ 3.9% / 2.5%
Mannum — 85+: 3.9% Port Mannum — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

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%
Port Mannum 65.7% lone person
Port Mannum — Lone Person: 65.7% Port Mannum — Couple Families: 18.6% Port Mannum — One Parent Families: 11.4% Port Mannum — Group Household: 4.3% Port Mannum — 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%
Port Mannum 11.7% renting
Port Mannum — Owned Outright: 49.5% Port Mannum — Mortgage: 38.8% Port Mannum — Renting: 11.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mannum Port Mannum
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 22.6%
Mannum — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Port Mannum — Certificate III & IV: 22.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 4.2%
Mannum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Port Mannum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 4.2%
Mannum — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Port Mannum — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.3%
Mannum — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Port Mannum — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / —
Mannum — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Port Mannum — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

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 Port Mannum
England 5.5% / 2.5%
Mannum — England: 5.5% Port Mannum — England: 2.5%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.7%
Mannum — New Zealand: 0.9% Port Mannum — New Zealand: 1.7%
Philippines 0.3% / 1.7%
Mannum — Philippines: 0.3% Port Mannum — Philippines: 1.7%
Netherlands 0.7% / —
Mannum — Netherlands: 0.7% Port Mannum — Netherlands: not among its largest
Germany 0.4% / —
Mannum — Germany: 0.4% Port Mannum — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / —
Mannum — Scotland: 0.4% Port Mannum — Scotland: 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%
Port Mannum 96.5% houses
Port Mannum — Houses: 96.5% Port Mannum — Flats / Apartments: 3.5% Port Mannum — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mannum Port Mannum
Median house price $561,000 $505,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $195,000 $700,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 62 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Mannum has more rural and farming land (93% vs 0%); Port Mannum has more land zoned for conservation (15% vs 4%).

Mannum Port Mannum
Rural and farming 93% 0%
Residential 1% 53%
Parks and recreation 0% 32%
Environmental 4% 15%
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 Port Mannum
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 Port Mannum
Houses 3.7%
$450/wk on $635K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Mannum Port Mannum
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 73% 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 73% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 37% of SA —

Liveability

Port Mannum is more walkable (24 vs 0).

Mannum Port Mannum
Grade D —
Score 32/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mannum Port Mannum
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
54/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Mannum Port Mannum
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 Port Mannum

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mannum Port Mannum
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 4 1
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 99.6 km).

Mannum Port Mannum
Walkability score 0/100 24/100
Distance to Adelaide 105.8 km
+6% vs other
 99.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 82 min 77 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 Port Mannum
Car (driver) 80.8% / 78.8%
Mannum — Car (driver): 80.8% Port Mannum — Car (driver): 78.8%
Worked from Home 7.8% / 11.8%
Mannum — Worked from Home: 7.8% Port Mannum — Worked from Home: 11.8%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 9.4%
Mannum — Car (passenger): 4.6% Port Mannum — Car (passenger): 9.4%
Walked Only 5.8% / —
Mannum — Walked Only: 5.8% Port Mannum — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 1.1% / —
Mannum — Bus: 1.1% Port Mannum — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Mannum Port Mannum
Elevation 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mannum Port Mannum
Connectivity score 51/100 45/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 16%
1,961 premises
 0%
173 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mannum

Affordable Retirees Rural

Port Mannum

Acreage Retirees

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