Walkerville vs Manningham

Manningham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 47 in Walkerville. In both, most households own their home. In Walkerville, about half of households are people living alone. In Manningham, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Walkerville: a median of $1.82 million, against $1.2 million in Manningham, and rent is higher there too. Walkerville is closer to the city centre: 5.8 km, against 7 km. On these figures, Walkerville tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Manningham suits couples and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Manningham

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 78/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (81% vs 50%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 44%)
  • But Walkerville has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Walkerville has cheaper units ($480,000 vs $578,000)
  • Manningham has cheaper houses ($1,195,000 vs $1,825,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Manningham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $373/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Walkerville

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (50% vs 19%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 16%)
  • But Manningham carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 78/100)

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

Walkerville 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.

Walkerville 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.

Walkerville Manningham
Walkability 80 / 78
Walkerville — Walkability: 80/100 Manningham — Walkability: 78/100
Safety 22 / 70
Walkerville — Safety: 22/100 Manningham — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Walkerville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Manningham — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 55 / 47
Walkerville — Low flood risk: 55/100 Manningham — Low flood risk: 47/100

Demographics

Walkerville has more residents (2,867 vs 1,391); Walkerville skews older (47 vs 39).

Walkerville Manningham
Population 2,867
+51% vs other
 1,391
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.7% +5.0%
Median age 47 39
Median household income $99,372/yr $102,492/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $373/wk
+14% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Walkerville Manningham
0-4 3.6% / 4.8%
Walkerville — 0-4: 3.6% Manningham — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 11.2% / 11.1%
Walkerville — 5-14: 11.2% Manningham — 5-14: 11.1%
15-19 4.8% / 6.5%
Walkerville — 15-19: 4.8% Manningham — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 6.1% / 6.4%
Walkerville — 20-24: 6.1% Manningham — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 11.0% / 14.2%
Walkerville — 25-34: 11.0% Manningham — 25-34: 14.2%
35-44 10.7% / 13.7%
Walkerville — 35-44: 10.7% Manningham — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 12.8% / 12.9%
Walkerville — 45-54: 12.8% Manningham — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 10.5% / 14.7%
Walkerville — 55-64: 10.5% Manningham — 55-64: 14.7%
65-74 12.7% / 8.6%
Walkerville — 65-74: 12.7% Manningham — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 10.1% / 3.9%
Walkerville — 75-84: 10.1% Manningham — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 6.9% / 3.3%
Walkerville — 85+: 6.9% Manningham — 85+: 3.3%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Walkerville 50.3% lone person
Walkerville — Lone Person: 50.3% Walkerville — Couple Families: 35.2% Walkerville — One Parent Families: 9.1% Walkerville — Group Household: 5.0% Walkerville — Other Families: 0.4%
Manningham 32.9% lone person
Manningham — Lone Person: 32.9% Manningham — Couple Families: 47.2% Manningham — One Parent Families: 12.2% Manningham — Group Household: 6.5% Manningham — Other Families: 1.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Walkerville 34.3% renting
Walkerville — Owned Outright: 40.7% Walkerville — Mortgage: 25.0% Walkerville — Renting: 34.3%
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.

Walkerville Manningham
Bachelor Degree 23.6% / 17.9%
Walkerville — Bachelor Degree: 23.6% Manningham — Bachelor Degree: 17.9%
Postgraduate Degree 10.9% / 7.9%
Walkerville — Postgraduate Degree: 10.9% Manningham — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9%
Certificate III & IV 6.2% / 11.9%
Walkerville — Certificate III & IV: 6.2% Manningham — Certificate III & IV: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 8.0%
Walkerville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Manningham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 3.4%
Walkerville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Manningham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

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.

Walkerville Manningham
India 3.8% / 5.9%
Walkerville — India: 3.8% Manningham — India: 5.9%
England 5.7% / 2.9%
Walkerville — England: 5.7% Manningham — England: 2.9%
China 3.1% / 1.3%
Walkerville — China: 3.1% Manningham — China: 1.3%
Italy 1.3% / 1.5%
Walkerville — Italy: 1.3% Manningham — Italy: 1.5%
Malaysia 1.6% / —
Walkerville — Malaysia: 1.6% Manningham — Malaysia: not among its largest
Greece — / 1.4%
Walkerville — Greece: not among its largest 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.

Walkerville 50.3% houses
Walkerville — Houses: 50.3% Walkerville — Townhouses: 29.9% Walkerville — Flats / Apartments: 19.8%
Manningham 81.2% houses
Manningham — Houses: 81.2% Manningham — Townhouses: 13.0% Manningham — Flats / Apartments: 5.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Walkerville Manningham
Median house price $1,825,000 $1,195,000
Median unit price $480,000 $578,000
Median land price — $1,020,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 16 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.

Walkerville Manningham
3 bed $1.61M / $1.06M
Walkerville — 3 bed: $1.61M (18 sales) Manningham — 3 bed: $1.06M (12 sales)

18 vs 12 sales

4 bed $2.27M / $1.19M
Walkerville — 4 bed: $2.27M (6 sales) Manningham — 4 bed: $1.19M (6 sales)

6 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Walkerville Manningham
Residential 76% 99%
Infrastructure and transport 10% 0%
Commercial 8% 1%
Parks and recreation 6% 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

Walkerville 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.

Walkerville Manningham
Houses 2.3%
$770/wk on $1.76M
 —
Units 6.8%
$650/wk on $495K
 —

Ranking within SA

Walkerville Manningham
House price Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 54% of SA
Income Higher than 78% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Schools Higher than 78% of SA —
Walkability Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 91% of SA
Affordability Higher than 8% of SA Higher than 73% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of SA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 6% of SA —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 100% of SA —

Liveability

Manningham scores higher overall (80 vs 75).

Walkerville Manningham
Grade A
same for both
Score 75/100 80/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Walkerville carries more crime risk (78 vs 30).

Walkerville Manningham
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
78/100
 Low
30/100
Flood Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
53/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 13
within 5 km

Schools

Walkerville Manningham
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 4.4 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 6.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.5% 3.5%

Schools in Walkerville

  • St Andrew's School Independent · Primary above peers
  • St Monica's Parish School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Walkerville Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Manningham

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

Amenities in the suburb

Walkerville Manningham
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 3 1
Childcare 4 1
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0

Mobility

Walkerville Manningham
Walkability score 80/100 78/100
Distance to Adelaide 5.8 km 7 km
+21% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 12 min 13 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 97.5
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.

Walkerville Manningham
Car (driver) 64.3% / 72.2%
Walkerville — Car (driver): 64.3% Manningham — Car (driver): 72.2%
Worked from Home 15.6% / 12.6%
Walkerville — Worked from Home: 15.6% Manningham — Worked from Home: 12.6%
Bus 7.7% / 6.5%
Walkerville — Bus: 7.7% Manningham — Bus: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 6.7% / 5.6%
Walkerville — Car (passenger): 6.7% Manningham — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Walked Only 3.0% / 1.6%
Walkerville — Walked Only: 3.0% Manningham — Walked Only: 1.6%

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

Setting

Walkerville Manningham
Elevation 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.3 km 10.2 km

NBN connectivity

Walkerville Manningham
Connectivity score 95/100 93/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 86%
1,570 premises
 63%
609 premises

Climate

Walkerville 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)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Walkerville

Affordable Inner Parks Professionals Retirees Townhouses

Manningham

Inner

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