Waterloo vs Manoora

Waterloo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 51 in Manoora. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Waterloo tends to suit families with children and couples, while Manoora suits 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

Manoora

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (91% vs 79%)
  • But Waterloo carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 61/100)

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

First-home buyers

Waterloo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Waterloo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($73/wk vs $188/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Manoora

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (91 min vs 97 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (122.7 km vs 128.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Waterloo

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (21% vs 9%)
  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 61/100)
  • But Manoora has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 15%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Waterloo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.0% vs -10.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Waterloo Manoora
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.

Waterloo Manoora
Walkability 0 / 0
Waterloo — Walkability: 0/100 Manoora — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 39
Waterloo — Safety: 71/100 Manoora — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 72 / 88
Waterloo — Low fire risk: 72/100 Manoora — Low fire risk: 88/100

Demographics

Manoora rents higher ($188/wk vs $73/wk); Manoora has more residents (134 vs 82).

Waterloo Manoora
Population 82 134
+63% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -10.1%
Median age 36 51
Median household income $44,148/yr $59,904/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $73/wk $188/wk
+158% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Waterloo Manoora
0-4 3.7% / 4.5%
Waterloo — 0-4: 3.7% Manoora — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 15.9% / 6.7%
Waterloo — 5-14: 15.9% Manoora — 5-14: 6.7%
15-19 9.8% / 3.0%
Waterloo — 15-19: 9.8% Manoora — 15-19: 3.0%
20-24 11.0% / 5.2%
Waterloo — 20-24: 11.0% Manoora — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 6.1% / 13.4%
Waterloo — 25-34: 6.1% Manoora — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 13.4% / 9.0%
Waterloo — 35-44: 13.4% Manoora — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 18.3% / 11.9%
Waterloo — 45-54: 18.3% Manoora — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 8.5% / 17.2%
Waterloo — 55-64: 8.5% Manoora — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 14.6% / 19.4%
Waterloo — 65-74: 14.6% Manoora — 65-74: 19.4%
75-84 — / 6.0%
Waterloo — 75-84: not among its largest Manoora — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ — / 2.2%
Waterloo — 85+: not among its largest Manoora — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

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.

Waterloo Manoora
England 3.7% / 4.5%
Waterloo — England: 3.7% Manoora — England: 4.5%
Scotland — / 2.2%
Waterloo — Scotland: not among its largest Manoora — Scotland: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Waterloo 50.0% lone person
Waterloo — Lone Person: 50.0% Waterloo — Couple Families: 50.0% Waterloo — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Manoora 52.9% lone person
Manoora — Lone Person: 52.9% Manoora — Couple Families: 35.3% Manoora — One Parent Families: 11.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Waterloo 79.4% houses
Waterloo — Houses: 79.4% Waterloo — Flats / Apartments: 20.6%
Manoora 91.1% houses
Manoora — Houses: 91.1% Manoora — Flats / Apartments: 8.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Waterloo Manoora
Certificate III & IV 23.2% / 20.1%
Waterloo — Certificate III & IV: 23.2% Manoora — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree 4.9% / 7.5%
Waterloo — Bachelor Degree: 4.9% Manoora — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.5%
Waterloo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Manoora — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.0%
Waterloo — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Manoora — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Waterloo 14.8% renting
Waterloo — Owned Outright: 48.1% Waterloo — Mortgage: 37.0% Waterloo — Renting: 14.8%
Manoora 19.2% renting
Manoora — Owned Outright: 44.2% Manoora — Mortgage: 36.5% Manoora — Renting: 19.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Waterloo Manoora
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

Waterloo Manoora
New dwellings approved 28
across Clare and Gilbert Valleys
same for both
Approvals change year on year +20%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Waterloo Manoora
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 9% of SA Higher than 27% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 7% of SA Higher than 21% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 35% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 26% of SA Higher than 36% of SA

Liveability

Waterloo Manoora
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Waterloo carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 12); Manoora carries more crime risk (61 vs 29).

Waterloo Manoora
Bushfire Low
28/100
 Low
12/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Moderate
61/100
Flood — Low
22/100
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

Waterloo Manoora
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Waterloo

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

Schools in Manoora

  • Manoora Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Waterloo Manoora
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 7 0

Mobility

Waterloo sits further from the CBD (128.7 km vs 122.7 km).

Waterloo Manoora
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 128.7 km
+5% vs other
 122.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 97 min 91 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 5413
 0.0%
postcode 5414
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 5413
 —

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.

Waterloo Manoora
Car (driver) 41.4% / 66.1%
Waterloo — Car (driver): 41.4% Manoora — Car (driver): 66.1%
Worked from Home 41.4% / 28.8%
Waterloo — Worked from Home: 41.4% Manoora — Worked from Home: 28.8%
Walked Only 17.2% / 5.1%
Waterloo — Walked Only: 17.2% Manoora — Walked Only: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.1%).

Setting

Waterloo Manoora
Elevation 481 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 428 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Waterloo Manoora
Connectivity score 16/100 25/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
11 premises
 0%
63 premises

Climate

Waterloo Manoora
Annual rainfall 420 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Waterloo Manoora
Average residential rate $1,830/yr
same for both
Council Clare and Gilbert Valleys
same for both

Federal electorate

Waterloo Manoora
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Waterloo Manoora
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Waterloo

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Manoora

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