Vale Park vs Manningham

Manningham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Vale Park. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Vale Park: a median of $1.4 million, against $1.2 million in Manningham, and rent is higher there too.

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

  • Vale Park has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Manningham carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 53/100)

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

First-home buyers

Manningham

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($578,000 vs $700,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,195,000 vs $1,400,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Manningham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $410/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Manningham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (78/100 vs 60/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Manningham

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 53/100)
  • is more walkable (78/100 vs 60/100)
  • But Vale Park has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Vale Park Manningham
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.

Vale Park Manningham
Walkability 60 / 78
Vale Park — Walkability: 60/100 Manningham — Walkability: 78/100
Safety 47 / 70
Vale Park — Safety: 47/100 Manningham — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Vale Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Manningham — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 49 / 47
Vale Park — Low flood risk: 49/100 Manningham — Low flood risk: 47/100

Demographics

Vale Park has more residents (2,452 vs 1,391); Vale Park rents higher ($410/wk vs $320/wk).

Vale Park Manningham
Population 2,452
+43% vs other
 1,391
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.2% +5.0%
Median age 42 39
Median household income $105,612/yr
+3% vs other
 $102,492/yr
Median weekly rent $410/wk
+22% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Vale Park Manningham
0-4 5.2% / 4.8%
Vale Park — 0-4: 5.2% Manningham — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 11.0% / 11.1%
Vale Park — 5-14: 11.0% Manningham — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 5.9% / 6.5%
Vale Park — 15-19: 5.9% Manningham — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 6.2% / 6.4%
Vale Park — 20-24: 6.2% Manningham — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 11.5% / 14.2%
Vale Park — 25-34: 11.5% Manningham — 25-34: 14.2%
35-44 13.3% / 13.7%
Vale Park — 35-44: 13.3% Manningham — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 13.2% / 12.9%
Vale Park — 45-54: 13.2% Manningham — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 12.4% / 14.7%
Vale Park — 55-64: 12.4% Manningham — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 11.0% / 8.6%
Vale Park — 65-74: 11.0% Manningham — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 7.4% / 3.9%
Vale Park — 75-84: 7.4% Manningham — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 3.4% / 3.3%
Vale Park — 85+: 3.4% Manningham — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Vale Park 48.9% couple families
Vale Park — Couple Families: 48.9% Vale Park — Lone Person: 30.0% Vale Park — One Parent Families: 13.8% Vale Park — Group Household: 5.3% Vale Park — Other Families: 1.9%
Manningham 47.2% couple families
Manningham — Couple Families: 47.2% Manningham — Lone Person: 32.9% Manningham — One Parent Families: 12.2% Manningham — Group Household: 6.5% Manningham — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Vale Park 21.5% renting
Vale Park — Owned Outright: 43.0% Vale Park — Mortgage: 35.5% Vale Park — Renting: 21.5%
Manningham 26.9% renting
Manningham — Owned Outright: 34.3% Manningham — Mortgage: 38.8% Manningham — Renting: 26.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Vale Park Manningham
Bachelor Degree 19.9% / 17.9%
Vale Park — Bachelor Degree: 19.9% Manningham — Bachelor Degree: 17.9%
Certificate III & IV 9.6% / 11.9%
Vale Park — Certificate III & IV: 9.6% Manningham — Certificate III & IV: 11.9%
Postgraduate Degree 10.0% / 7.9%
Vale Park — Postgraduate Degree: 10.0% Manningham — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 8.0%
Vale Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Manningham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 3.4%
Vale Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Manningham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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.

Vale Park Manningham
India 4.6% / 5.9%
Vale Park — India: 4.6% Manningham — India: 5.9%
England 3.8% / 2.9%
Vale Park — England: 3.8% Manningham — England: 2.9%
China 3.2% / 1.3%
Vale Park — China: 3.2% Manningham — China: 1.3%
Italy 2.0% / 1.5%
Vale Park — Italy: 2.0% Manningham — Italy: 1.5%
Vietnam 1.7% / 1.1%
Vale Park — Vietnam: 1.7% Manningham — Vietnam: 1.1%
Greece 1.2% / 1.4%
Vale Park — Greece: 1.2% Manningham — Greece: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Vale Park 83.0% houses
Vale Park — Houses: 83.0% Vale Park — Townhouses: 13.7% Vale Park — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Manningham 81.2% houses
Manningham — Houses: 81.2% Manningham — Townhouses: 13.0% Manningham — Flats / Apartments: 5.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Vale Park Manningham
Median house price $1,400,000 $1,195,000
Median unit price $700,000 $578,000
Median land price $1,020,000 $1,020,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 12 sales
 48 days
from 8 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.

Vale Park Manningham
3 bed $1.4M / $1.06M
Vale Park — 3 bed: $1.4M (22 sales) Manningham — 3 bed: $1.06M (12 sales)

22 vs 12 sales

4 bed $1.51M / $1.19M
Vale Park — 4 bed: $1.51M (13 sales) Manningham — 4 bed: $1.19M (6 sales)

13 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Vale Park Manningham
Residential 87% 99%
Parks and recreation 8% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 0%
Commercial 2% 1%
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

Vale Park Manningham
New dwellings approved 27
across Walkerville
 1,176
across Port Adelaide Enfield
Approvals change year on year -50% +23%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Vale Park Manningham
Houses 3.2%
$798/wk on $1.31M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Vale Park Manningham
House price Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 54% of SA
Income Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 91% of SA
Affordability Higher than 45% of SA Higher than 73% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 19% of SA —

Liveability

Manningham is more walkable (78 vs 60); Manningham scores higher overall (80 vs 74).

Vale Park Manningham
Grade A
same for both
Score 74/100 80/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Vale Park carries more crime risk (53 vs 30).

Vale Park Manningham
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Low
30/100
Flood Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
53/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 13
within 5 km

Schools

Vale Park Manningham
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 5.1 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 6.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.5%
same for both

Schools in Vale Park

  • Vale Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Manningham

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

Amenities in the suburb

Vale Park Manningham
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 2 1

Mobility

Vale Park Manningham
Walkability score 60/100 78/100
Distance to Adelaide 6.9 km 7 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 13 min
same for both
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 45.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 30.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.8%
postcode 5081
 0.8%
postcode 5086
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 5081
 63
postcode 5086

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.

Vale Park Manningham
Car (driver) 70.3% / 72.2%
Vale Park — Car (driver): 70.3% Manningham — Car (driver): 72.2%
Worked from Home 14.5% / 12.6%
Vale Park — Worked from Home: 14.5% Manningham — Worked from Home: 12.6%
Bus 7.1% / 6.5%
Vale Park — Bus: 7.1% Manningham — Bus: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 5.6%
Vale Park — Car (passenger): 5.6% Manningham — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Bicycle 1.7% / 1.3%
Vale Park — Bicycle: 1.7% Manningham — Bicycle: 1.3%
Walked Only 0.8% / 1.6%
Vale Park — Walked Only: 0.8% Manningham — Walked Only: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.2%).

Setting

Vale Park Manningham
Elevation 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.2 km 10.2 km

NBN connectivity

Vale Park Manningham
Connectivity score 95/100 93/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 73%
1,102 premises
 63%
609 premises

Climate

Vale Park Manningham
Annual rainfall 457 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Vale Park Manningham
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Vale Park Manningham
Average residential rate $2,674/yr $1,311/yr
Council Walkerville Port Adelaide Enfield

Federal electorate

Vale Park Manningham
Division Adelaide
same for both
Member Steve Georganas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Vale Park Manningham
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Vale Park

Inner Premium Professionals

Manningham

Inner

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