Mannum vs Younghusband

Mannum is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 61 in Younghusband. 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 $418,000 in Younghusband, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Younghusband tends to suit people living alone and 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

Mannum

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (40% vs 29%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (92% vs 80%)
  • But Younghusband carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 61/100)

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

First-home buyers

Younghusband

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($417,750 vs $561,000)

Weighs house 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 15%)
  • Younghusband has cheaper rent ($188/wk vs $220/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mannum

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (105.8 km vs 125.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (82 min vs 90 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Younghusband

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 8%)
  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 61/100)
  • But Mannum has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mannum and Younghusband 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 Younghusband
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 Younghusband
Walkability 0 / 0
Mannum — Walkability: 0/100 Younghusband — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 39 / 68
Mannum — Safety: 39/100 Younghusband — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mannum — Low fire risk: 100/100 Younghusband — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mannum has more residents (2,919 vs 229); Mannum rents higher ($220/wk vs $188/wk).

Mannum Younghusband
Population 2,919
+92% vs other
 229
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.4% +6.5%
Median age 56 61
Median household income $42,744/yr
+5% vs other
 $40,508/yr
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+15% vs other
 $188/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mannum Younghusband
0-4 4.4% / 1.7%
Mannum — 0-4: 4.4% Younghusband — 0-4: 1.7%
5-14 9.4% / 5.7%
Mannum — 5-14: 9.4% Younghusband — 5-14: 5.7%
15-19 4.2% / 1.7%
Mannum — 15-19: 4.2% Younghusband — 15-19: 1.7%
20-24 3.8% / —
Mannum — 20-24: 3.8% Younghusband — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.2% / 2.2%
Mannum — 25-34: 7.2% Younghusband — 25-34: 2.2%
35-44 7.3% / 7.0%
Mannum — 35-44: 7.3% Younghusband — 35-44: 7.0%
45-54 11.6% / 13.1%
Mannum — 45-54: 11.6% Younghusband — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 15.5% / 24.5%
Mannum — 55-64: 15.5% Younghusband — 55-64: 24.5%
65-74 20.6% / 25.3%
Mannum — 65-74: 20.6% Younghusband — 65-74: 25.3%
75-84 12.1% / 9.6%
Mannum — 75-84: 12.1% Younghusband — 75-84: 9.6%
85+ 3.9% / 2.2%
Mannum — 85+: 3.9% Younghusband — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).

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%
Younghusband 66.7% lone person
Younghusband — Lone Person: 66.7% Younghusband — Couple Families: 28.8% Younghusband — One Parent Families: 0.0% Younghusband — Group Household: 4.5% Younghusband — 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%
Younghusband 14.7% renting
Younghusband — Owned Outright: 62.4% Younghusband — Mortgage: 22.9% Younghusband — Renting: 14.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mannum Younghusband
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 25.8%
Mannum — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Younghusband — Certificate III & IV: 25.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 5.7%
Mannum — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Younghusband — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 6.1%
Mannum — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Younghusband — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.7%
Mannum — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Younghusband — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / —
Mannum — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Younghusband — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

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 Younghusband
England 5.5% / 6.6%
Mannum — England: 5.5% Younghusband — England: 6.6%
New Zealand 0.9% / 3.1%
Mannum — New Zealand: 0.9% Younghusband — New Zealand: 3.1%
Netherlands 0.7% / 1.3%
Mannum — Netherlands: 0.7% Younghusband — Netherlands: 1.3%
Philippines 0.3% / 1.7%
Mannum — Philippines: 0.3% Younghusband — Philippines: 1.7%
Germany 0.4% / —
Mannum — Germany: 0.4% Younghusband — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / —
Mannum — Scotland: 0.4% Younghusband — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).

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%
Younghusband 80.2% houses
Younghusband — Houses: 80.2% Younghusband — Flats / Apartments: 16.0% Younghusband — Townhouses: 3.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mannum Younghusband
Median house price $561,000 $417,750
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $195,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 62 sales
 41 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Mannum Younghusband
Rural and farming 93% 92%
Environmental 4% 5%
Commercial 0% 3%
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 Younghusband
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 Younghusband
Houses 3.7%
$450/wk on $635K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Mannum Younghusband
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 8% of SA Higher than 7% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of SA Higher than 36% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 42% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 37% of SA —

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Mannum carries more crime risk (61 vs 32).

Mannum Younghusband
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Low
32/100
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 Younghusband
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 Younghusband

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mannum Younghusband
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 2

Mobility

Younghusband sits further from the CBD (125.2 km vs 105.8 km).

Mannum Younghusband
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 105.8 km 125.2 km
+18% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 82 min 90 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 Younghusband
Car (driver) 80.8% / 79.4%
Mannum — Car (driver): 80.8% Younghusband — Car (driver): 79.4%
Worked from Home 7.8% / 20.6%
Mannum — Worked from Home: 7.8% Younghusband — Worked from Home: 20.6%
Walked Only 5.8% / —
Mannum — Walked Only: 5.8% Younghusband — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 4.6% / —
Mannum — Car (passenger): 4.6% Younghusband — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 1.1% / —
Mannum — Bus: 1.1% Younghusband — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Mannum Younghusband
Elevation 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 116 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mannum Younghusband
Connectivity score 51/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 16%
1,961 premises
 0%
155 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mannum

Affordable Retirees Rural

Younghusband

Affordable Retirees Rural

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