Myponga vs Mount Compass

Comparing Myponga and Mount Compass, SA: Mount Compass is more walkable (55 vs 0); Myponga carries more crime risk (51 vs 16); and Mount Compass has more residents (1,580 vs 771).

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Myponga has more parks and reserves (8 vs 5)
  • Mount Compass carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 51/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Compass

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($450,000 vs $728,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Myponga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($305/wk vs $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Compass

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (55/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (53 min vs 61 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (58.4 km vs 60.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Compass

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (55/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 51/100)

Weighs 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

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

Myponga Mount Compass
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.

Myponga Mount Compass
Walkability 0 / 55
Myponga — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Compass — Walkability: 55/100
Safety 49 / 84
Myponga — Safety: 49/100 Mount Compass — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 70 / 69
Myponga — Low fire risk: 70/100 Mount Compass — Low fire risk: 69/100

Demographics

Mount Compass has more residents (1,580 vs 771); Mount Compass rents higher ($340/wk vs $305/wk).

Myponga Mount Compass
Population 771 1,580
+105% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.6% +8.4%
Median age 38 40
Median household income $79,612/yr $86,060/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $305/wk $340/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Myponga Mount Compass
0-4 7.0% / 5.9%
Myponga — 0-4: 7.0% Mount Compass — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 15.6% / 14.7%
Myponga — 5-14: 15.6% Mount Compass — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 6.0% / 7.2%
Myponga — 15-19: 6.0% Mount Compass — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 5.4% / 4.6%
Myponga — 20-24: 5.4% Mount Compass — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 11.5% / 9.9%
Myponga — 25-34: 11.5% Mount Compass — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 12.6% / 13.0%
Myponga — 35-44: 12.6% Mount Compass — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 14.3% / 14.5%
Myponga — 45-54: 14.3% Mount Compass — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 13.6% / 13.2%
Myponga — 55-64: 13.6% Mount Compass — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 8.0% / 12.5%
Myponga — 65-74: 8.0% Mount Compass — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 5.1% / 3.4%
Myponga — 75-84: 5.1% Mount Compass — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 0.4% / 0.4%
Myponga — 85+: 0.4% Mount Compass — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Myponga 55.5% couple families
Myponga — Couple Families: 55.5% Myponga — Lone Person: 28.3% Myponga — One Parent Families: 11.5% Myponga — Group Household: 4.7% Myponga — Other Families: 0.0%
Mount Compass 60.3% couple families
Mount Compass — Couple Families: 60.3% Mount Compass — Lone Person: 22.7% Mount Compass — One Parent Families: 12.6% Mount Compass — Group Household: 3.4% Mount Compass — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Myponga 12.1% renting
Myponga — Owned Outright: 32.7% Myponga — Mortgage: 55.3% Myponga — Renting: 12.1%
Mount Compass 11.5% renting
Mount Compass — Owned Outright: 29.4% Mount Compass — Mortgage: 59.0% Mount Compass — Renting: 11.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Myponga Mount Compass
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 19.5%
Myponga — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Mount Compass — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 7.9%
Myponga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Mount Compass — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 7.3%
Myponga — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Mount Compass — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.3%
Myponga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Mount Compass — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 1.2%
Myponga — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Mount Compass — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Myponga Mount Compass
England 8.7% / 8.5%
Myponga — England: 8.7% Mount Compass — England: 8.5%
Germany 0.5% / 0.9%
Myponga — Germany: 0.5% Mount Compass — Germany: 0.9%
South Africa — / 1.1%
Myponga — South Africa: not among its largest Mount Compass — South Africa: 1.1%
New Zealand 0.4% / 0.6%
Myponga — New Zealand: 0.4% Mount Compass — New Zealand: 0.6%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.6%
Myponga — Scotland: 0.4% Mount Compass — Scotland: 0.6%
India 0.8% / —
Myponga — India: 0.8% Mount Compass — India: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.5% / 0.3%
Myponga — Netherlands: 0.5% Mount Compass — Netherlands: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Myponga 100.4% houses
Myponga — Houses: 100.4% Myponga — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mount Compass 96.7% houses
Mount Compass — Houses: 96.7% Mount Compass — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Myponga Mount Compass
Median house price $788,850 $816,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $728,500 $450,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 7 sales
 25 days
from 15 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Myponga Mount Compass
3 bed $692K / $636K
Myponga — 3 bed: $692K (12 sales) Mount Compass — 3 bed: $636K (9 sales)

12 vs 9 sales

4 bed $1.35M / $910K
Myponga — 4 bed: $1.35M (5 sales) Mount Compass — 4 bed: $910K (21 sales)

5 vs 21 sales

Zoning mix

Myponga Mount Compass
Rural and farming 97% 94%
Residential 1% 3%
Environmental 2%
same for both
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

Myponga Mount Compass
New dwellings approved 58
across Yankalilla
 429
across Alexandrina
Approvals change year on year -55% +25%

Ranking within SA

Myponga Mount Compass
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 54% of SA Higher than 64% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 40% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of SA Higher than 77% of SA

Liveability

Mount Compass is more walkable (55 vs 0); Mount Compass scores higher overall (56 vs 36).

Myponga Mount Compass
Grade C B
Score 36/100 56/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Myponga carries more crime risk (51 vs 16).

Myponga Mount Compass
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Low
31/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Low
16/100
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

Myponga Mount Compass
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Myponga

  • Myponga Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Mount Compass

  • Mount Compass Area School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Myponga Mount Compass
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 8 5
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Myponga sits further from the CBD (60.8 km vs 58.4 km).

Myponga Mount Compass
Walkability score 0/100 55/100
Distance to Adelaide 60.8 km
+4% vs other
 58.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 61 min 53 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5202
 0.3%
postcode 5210
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 5202
 98
postcode 5210

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.

Myponga Mount Compass
Car (driver) 78.4% / 81.1%
Myponga — Car (driver): 78.4% Mount Compass — Car (driver): 81.1%
Worked from Home 15.7% / 11.0%
Myponga — Worked from Home: 15.7% Mount Compass — Worked from Home: 11.0%
Car (passenger) 1.9% / 4.1%
Myponga — Car (passenger): 1.9% Mount Compass — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 2.2% / 2.0%
Myponga — Walked Only: 2.2% Mount Compass — Walked Only: 2.0%
Bus 1.9% / 0.9%
Myponga — Bus: 1.9% Mount Compass — Bus: 0.9%
Train — / 0.9%
Myponga — Train: not among its largest Mount Compass — Train: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.1%).

Setting

Myponga Mount Compass
Elevation 243 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 238 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.6 km 15.9 km

NBN connectivity

Myponga Mount Compass
Connectivity score 30/100 62/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
347 premises
 36%
660 premises

Climate

Myponga Mount Compass
Annual rainfall 786 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Myponga Mount Compass
Average residential rate $2,546/yr $2,523/yr
Council Yankalilla Alexandrina

Federal electorate

Myponga Mount Compass
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Myponga Mount Compass
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Myponga

Family Rural

Mount Compass

Acreage Outer Quiet

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