Meningie vs Field

Field is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 55 in Meningie. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Meningie, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Meningie tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Field suits families with children.

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

Field

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 49/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 4)
  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 39%)

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

Renters

Meningie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Meningie

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (53/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (105 min vs 130 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (149.4 km vs 184.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Meningie

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (53/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 19%)
  • But Field carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 49/100)

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

Investors

Field

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.1% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Meningie Field
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.

Meningie Field
Walkability 53 / 0
Meningie — Walkability: 53/100 Field — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 51 / 81
Meningie — Safety: 51/100 Field — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 90 / 63
Meningie — Low fire risk: 90/100 Field — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Meningie has more residents (1,118 vs 83); Field has higher household incomes ($73,112 vs $53,144).

Meningie Field
Population 1,118
+93% vs other
 83
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +5.1%
Median age 55 43
Median household income $53,144/yr $73,112/yr
+38% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $250/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Meningie Field
0-4 3.9% / 3.6%
Meningie — 0-4: 3.9% Field — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 10.4% / 24.1%
Meningie — 5-14: 10.4% Field — 5-14: 24.1%
15-19 4.0% / 3.6%
Meningie — 15-19: 4.0% Field — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 2.7% / —
Meningie — 20-24: 2.7% Field — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.7% / 3.6%
Meningie — 25-34: 10.7% Field — 25-34: 3.6%
35-44 10.0% / 21.7%
Meningie — 35-44: 10.0% Field — 35-44: 21.7%
45-54 8.6% / 10.8%
Meningie — 45-54: 8.6% Field — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 17.3% / 15.7%
Meningie — 55-64: 17.3% Field — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 17.4% / 13.3%
Meningie — 65-74: 17.4% Field — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 11.8% / 6.0%
Meningie — 75-84: 11.8% Field — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 4.4% / —
Meningie — 85+: 4.4% Field — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Meningie 56.6% lone person
Meningie — Lone Person: 56.6% Meningie — Couple Families: 27.5% Meningie — One Parent Families: 11.9% Meningie — Group Household: 3.1% Meningie — Other Families: 1.0%
Field 40.0% lone person
Field — Lone Person: 40.0% Field — Couple Families: 44.0% Field — One Parent Families: 16.0% Field — Group Household: 0.0% Field — 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.

Meningie 26.4% renting
Meningie — Owned Outright: 49.2% Meningie — Mortgage: 24.5% Meningie — Renting: 26.4%
Field 31.8% renting
Field — Owned Outright: 45.5% Field — Mortgage: 22.7% Field — Renting: 31.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Meningie 96.5% houses
Meningie — Houses: 96.5% Meningie — Flats / Apartments: 2.9% Meningie — Townhouses: 0.7%
Field 100.0% houses
Field — Houses: 100.0% Field — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Field — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Meningie Field
Certificate III & IV 14.9% / 19.3%
Meningie — Certificate III & IV: 14.9% Field — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 12.0%
Meningie — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Field — Bachelor Degree: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 10.8%
Meningie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Field — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 4.8%
Meningie — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Field — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / —
Meningie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Field — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Property market

Meningie Field
Median house price $462,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $191,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 77 days
from 14 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Meningie Field
Rural and farming 95% 91%
Environmental 3% 9%
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

Meningie Field
New dwellings approved 28
across Coorong
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Meningie Field
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of SA Higher than 47% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 38% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 65% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of SA Higher than 48% of SA

Liveability

Meningie is more walkable (53 vs 0).

Meningie Field
Grade C —
Score 43/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Field carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 10); Meningie carries more crime risk (49 vs 19).

Meningie Field
Bushfire Low
10/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 Low
19/100
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

Meningie Field
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Meningie

  • Meningie Area School Government · Combined below peers

Schools in Field

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

Amenities in the suburb

Meningie Field
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 10
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Field sits further from the CBD (184.7 km vs 149.4 km).

Meningie Field
Walkability score 53/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 149.4 km 184.7 km
+24% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 105 min 130 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5264
 0.7%
postcode 5265
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 5264
 46
postcode 5265

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.

Meningie Field
Car (driver) 74.0% / 43.2%
Meningie — Car (driver): 74.0% Field — Car (driver): 43.2%
Worked from Home 16.2% / 43.2%
Meningie — Worked from Home: 16.2% Field — Worked from Home: 43.2%
Walked Only 5.9% / 13.5%
Meningie — Walked Only: 5.9% Field — Walked Only: 13.5%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / —
Meningie — Car (passenger): 3.9% Field — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.0%).

Setting

Meningie Field
Elevation 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.2 km 25.4 km

NBN connectivity

Meningie Field
Connectivity score 46/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 8%
705 premises
 0%
36 premises

Climate

Meningie Field
Annual rainfall 460 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Meningie Field
Average residential rate $1,465/yr
same for both
Council Coorong
same for both

Federal electorate

Meningie Field
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Meningie Field
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Meningie

Affordable Quiet Retirees Rural

Field

Family Rural

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