Monteith vs Swanport

Swanport is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 48 in Monteith. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Swanport, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Monteith tends to suit people living alone, while Swanport suits couples.

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

Monteith

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 50/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Monteith

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Swanport

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (58 min vs 65 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (77.5 km vs 85.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Monteith carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 50/100)
  • Swanport is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Swanport

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.3% vs -21.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Monteith Swanport
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.

Monteith Swanport
Walkability 0 / 13
Monteith — Walkability: 0/100 Swanport — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 66 / 50
Monteith — Safety: 66/100 Swanport — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Monteith — Low fire risk: 100/100 Swanport — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Swanport has higher household incomes ($106,548 vs $68,224); Swanport has more residents (157 vs 104).

Monteith Swanport
Population 104 157
+51% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -21.8% +1.3%
Median age 48 40
Median household income $68,224/yr $106,548/yr
+56% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $300/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Monteith Swanport
0-4 3.8% / 3.8%
Monteith — 0-4: 3.8% Swanport — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 12.5% / 14.6%
Monteith — 5-14: 12.5% Swanport — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 7.7% / 8.3%
Monteith — 15-19: 7.7% Swanport — 15-19: 8.3%
20-24 4.8% / 4.5%
Monteith — 20-24: 4.8% Swanport — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 10.6% / 12.7%
Monteith — 25-34: 10.6% Swanport — 25-34: 12.7%
35-44 5.8% / 12.1%
Monteith — 35-44: 5.8% Swanport — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 16.3% / 12.7%
Monteith — 45-54: 16.3% Swanport — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 8.7% / 14.0%
Monteith — 55-64: 8.7% Swanport — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 11.5% / 13.4%
Monteith — 65-74: 11.5% Swanport — 65-74: 13.4%
75-84 7.7% / 5.7%
Monteith — 75-84: 7.7% Swanport — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ — / —
Monteith — 85+: not among its largest Swanport — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

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.

Monteith Swanport
China 3.8% / —
Monteith — China: 3.8% Swanport — China: not among its largest
England — / 2.5%
Monteith — England: not among its largest Swanport — England: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Monteith 35.3% couple families
Monteith — Couple Families: 35.3% Monteith — Lone Person: 35.3% Monteith — One Parent Families: 29.4% Monteith — Other Families: 0.0%
Swanport 52.9% couple families
Swanport — Couple Families: 52.9% Swanport — Lone Person: 20.6% Swanport — One Parent Families: 8.8% Swanport — Other Families: 17.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Monteith 100.0% houses
Monteith — Houses: 100.0%
Swanport 100.0% houses
Swanport — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Monteith Swanport
Certificate III & IV 14.4% / 22.9%
Monteith — Certificate III & IV: 14.4% Swanport — Certificate III & IV: 22.9%
Bachelor Degree — / 8.3%
Monteith — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Swanport — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / 3.8%
Monteith — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Swanport — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.9%
Monteith — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Swanport — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Monteith 9.1% renting
Monteith — Owned Outright: 63.6% Monteith — Mortgage: 27.3% Monteith — Renting: 9.1%
Swanport 10.0% renting
Swanport — Owned Outright: 50.0% Swanport — Mortgage: 40.0% Swanport — Renting: 10.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Monteith has more rural and farming land (66% vs 23%).

Monteith Swanport
Rural and farming 66% 23%
Residential 0% 51%
Environmental 34% 27%
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

Monteith Swanport
New dwellings approved 274
across Murray Bridge
same for both
Approvals change year on year +51%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Monteith Swanport
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of SA Higher than 67% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 32% of SA Higher than 33% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of SA Higher than 74% of SA

Liveability

Swanport is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Monteith Swanport
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Swanport carries more crime risk (50 vs 34).

Monteith Swanport
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
34/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Monteith Swanport
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Mobility

Monteith sits further from the CBD (85.8 km vs 77.5 km).

Monteith Swanport
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Adelaide 85.8 km
+10% vs other
 77.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 65 min 58 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 5253
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 5253
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.

Monteith Swanport
Car (driver) 63.3% / 78.5%
Monteith — Car (driver): 63.3% Swanport — Car (driver): 78.5%
Worked from Home 28.6% / 11.4%
Monteith — Worked from Home: 28.6% Swanport — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Car (passenger) — / 10.1%
Monteith — Car (passenger): not among its largest Swanport — Car (passenger): 10.1%
Walked Only 8.2% / —
Monteith — Walked Only: 8.2% Swanport — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.5%).

Setting

Monteith Swanport
Elevation 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Monteith Swanport
Connectivity score 30/100 46/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
61 premises
 23%
83 premises

Climate

Monteith Swanport
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

Monteith Swanport
Average residential rate $2,478/yr
same for both
Council Murray Bridge
same for both

Federal electorate

Monteith Swanport
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Monteith Swanport
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Monteith

Rural

Swanport

Rural

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