Mount Magnificent vs Nangkita
Nangkita is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Mount Magnificent. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Magnificent, most households are couple families. In Nangkita, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Magnificent tends to suit people living alone, while Nangkita suits families with children 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
Nangkita
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 77/100)
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
Nangkita
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $400/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 25%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Nangkita
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a shorter drive in (58 min vs 64 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Nangkita
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 77/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Nangkita
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (18.6% vs 3.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Magnificent and Nangkita drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Nangkita has more residents (242 vs 60); Mount Magnificent rents higher ($400/wk vs $150/wk).
| Mount Magnificent | Nangkita | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 60 | 242 +303% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.4% | +18.6% |
| Median age | 49 | 45 |
| Median household income | $84,448/yr +3% vs other | $82,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $400/wk +62% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mount Magnificent | Nangkita | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,262,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Nangkita has more rural and farming land (100% vs 87%); Mount Magnificent has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 0%).
| Mount Magnificent | Nangkita | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 87% | 100% |
| Environmental | 13% | 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
| Mount Magnificent | Nangkita | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 429 across Alexandrina same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +25% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Mount Magnificent | Nangkita | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 59% of SA | Higher than 57% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 62% of SA | Higher than 70% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 40% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of SA | Higher than 29% of SA |
Liveability
| Mount Magnificent | Nangkita | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mount Magnificent carries more crime risk (77 vs 14).
| Mount Magnificent | Nangkita | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 80/100 | High 76/100 |
| Crime | High 77/100 | Low 14/100 |
| 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
| Mount Magnificent | Nangkita | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Mount Magnificent | Nangkita | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 same for both | |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Mount Magnificent | Nangkita | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 17/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 64.7 km | 64.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 64 min | 58 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 5210 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 98 postcode 5210 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.7%).
Setting
| Mount Magnificent | Nangkita | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 291 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 163 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 22.0 km | 19.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Magnificent | Nangkita | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 24/100 | 18/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 18 premises | 0% 49 premises |
Climate
| Mount Magnificent | Nangkita | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 466 mm | 786 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Mount Magnificent | Nangkita | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 19.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.34 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Mount Magnificent | Nangkita | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,523/yr same for both | |
| Council | Alexandrina same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Magnificent | Nangkita | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mayo same for both | |
| Member | Rebekha Sharkie same for both | |
| Party | Centre Alliance same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Magnificent | Nangkita | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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