Western Flat vs Mundulla

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mundulla tends to suit people living alone.

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

Western Flat

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 2)
  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Western Flat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 9%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $205/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mundulla

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (184 min vs 200 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (277 km vs 300.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mundulla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)

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

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

Western Flat Mundulla
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.

Western Flat Mundulla
Walkability 0 / 34
Western Flat — Walkability: 0/100 Mundulla — Walkability: 34/100
Safety 86 / 89
Western Flat — Safety: 86/100 Mundulla — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 82 / 100
Western Flat — Low fire risk: 82/100 Mundulla — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mundulla has more residents (432 vs 121); Mundulla rents higher ($205/wk vs $100/wk).

Western Flat Mundulla
Population 121 432
+257% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -0.9%
Median age 48 50
Median household income $67,132/yr $86,892/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $100/wk $205/wk
+105% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Western Flat Mundulla
0-4 — / 5.3%
Western Flat — 0-4: not among its largest Mundulla — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 15.7% / 9.7%
Western Flat — 5-14: 15.7% Mundulla — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 5.8% / 5.1%
Western Flat — 15-19: 5.8% Mundulla — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 8.3% / 5.3%
Western Flat — 20-24: 8.3% Mundulla — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 7.4% / 10.9%
Western Flat — 25-34: 7.4% Mundulla — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 2.5% / 7.2%
Western Flat — 35-44: 2.5% Mundulla — 35-44: 7.2%
45-54 26.4% / 14.6%
Western Flat — 45-54: 26.4% Mundulla — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 14.0% / 18.5%
Western Flat — 55-64: 14.0% Mundulla — 55-64: 18.5%
65-74 14.9% / 14.8%
Western Flat — 65-74: 14.9% Mundulla — 65-74: 14.8%
75-84 5.0% / 6.5%
Western Flat — 75-84: 5.0% Mundulla — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 2.5% / 2.1%
Western Flat — 85+: 2.5% Mundulla — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Western Flat 52.2% couple families
Western Flat — Couple Families: 52.2% Western Flat — Lone Person: 30.4% Western Flat — One Parent Families: 17.4%
Mundulla 46.7% couple families
Mundulla — Couple Families: 46.7% Mundulla — Lone Person: 41.1% Mundulla — One Parent Families: 12.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Western Flat 27.3% renting
Western Flat — Owned Outright: 39.4% Western Flat — Mortgage: 33.3% Western Flat — Renting: 27.3%
Mundulla 8.9% renting
Mundulla — Owned Outright: 55.1% Mundulla — Mortgage: 36.1% Mundulla — Renting: 8.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Western Flat 100.0% houses
Western Flat — Houses: 100.0%
Mundulla 101.2% houses
Mundulla — Houses: 101.2%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Western Flat Mundulla
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 15.5%
Western Flat — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Mundulla — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.1% / 8.1%
Western Flat — Bachelor Degree: 9.1% Mundulla — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 5.1%
Western Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Mundulla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Western Flat — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mundulla — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.7%
Western Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mundulla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Property market

Western Flat Mundulla
Median house price — $545,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Western Flat Mundulla
Rural and farming 100% 99%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 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

Western Flat Mundulla
New dwellings approved 12
across Tatiara
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Western Flat Mundulla
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 65% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 44% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 4% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 20% of SA Higher than 56% of SA

Liveability

Mundulla is more walkable (34 vs 0).

Western Flat Mundulla
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Western Flat carries more bushfire risk (18 vs 0).

Western Flat Mundulla
Bushfire Low
18/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
14/100
 Low
11/100
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
same for both

Schools

Western Flat Mundulla
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Western Flat

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

Schools in Mundulla

  • Mundulla Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Western Flat Mundulla
Parks & reserves 14 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1 6

Mobility

Western Flat sits further from the CBD (300.8 km vs 277 km).

Western Flat Mundulla
Walkability score 0/100 34/100
Distance to Adelaide 300.8 km
+8% vs other
 277 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 200 min 184 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5268
 0.0%
postcode 5270
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 5268
 63
postcode 5270

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.

Western Flat Mundulla
Car (driver) 45.3% / 83.3%
Western Flat — Car (driver): 45.3% Mundulla — Car (driver): 83.3%
Worked from Home 46.9% / 10.0%
Western Flat — Worked from Home: 46.9% Mundulla — Worked from Home: 10.0%
Walked Only 7.8% / 3.3%
Western Flat — Walked Only: 7.8% Mundulla — Walked Only: 3.3%
Car (passenger) — / 3.3%
Western Flat — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mundulla — Car (passenger): 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Western Flat Mundulla
Elevation 85 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Western Flat Mundulla
Connectivity score 15/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
31 premises
 0%
212 premises

Council rates

Western Flat Mundulla
Average residential rate $1,656/yr
same for both
Council Tatiara
same for both

Federal electorate

Western Flat Mundulla
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Western Flat Mundulla
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Western Flat

Rural

Mundulla

Quiet River Rural

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