Pages Flat vs Myponga
Myponga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 44 in Pages Flat. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Pages Flat tends to suit couples, while Myponga 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Pages Flat is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 67%)
- Myponga has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Myponga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper land ($728,500 vs $2,100,000)
Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Pages Flat
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($265/wk vs $305/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Pages Flat
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (50 min vs 61 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (55.8 km vs 60.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
Pages Flat and Myponga 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
Myponga has more residents (771 vs 164); Pages Flat has higher household incomes ($109,200 vs $79,612).
| Pages Flat | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 164 | 771 +370% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.9% | +3.6% |
| Median age | 44 | 38 |
| Median household income | $109,200/yr +27% vs other | $79,612/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $265/wk | $305/wk +15% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).
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 (8.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Pages Flat | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $788,850 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $2,100,000 | $728,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 19 days from 7 sales |
Zoning mix
| Pages Flat | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 97% |
| Environmental | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| Pages Flat | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 429 across Alexandrina | 58 across Yankalilla |
| Approvals change year on year | +25% | -55% |
Ranking within SA
| Pages Flat | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 86% of SA | Higher than 54% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 44% of SA | Higher than 37% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 88% of SA | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 43% of SA | Higher than 62% of SA |
Liveability
| Pages Flat | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 36/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Myponga carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 0).
| Pages Flat | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 30/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 52/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Pages Flat | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Pages Flat
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Myponga
- Myponga Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Pages Flat | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 8 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Myponga sits further from the CBD (60.8 km vs 55.8 km).
| Pages Flat | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 55.8 km | 60.8 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 50 min | 61 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.5% postcode 5172 | 0.0% postcode 5202 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 96 postcode 5172 | 83 postcode 5202 |
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 (78.4%).
Setting
| Pages Flat | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 278 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 243 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 9.1 km | 6.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Pages Flat | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 62 premises | 0% 347 premises |
Climate
| Pages Flat | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 786 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Pages Flat | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,523/yr | $2,546/yr |
| Council | Alexandrina | Yankalilla |
Federal electorate
| Pages Flat | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mayo same for both | |
| Member | Rebekha Sharkie same for both | |
| Party | Centre Alliance same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pages Flat | Myponga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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