Munno Para SA 5115
Munno Para sits 42 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 37 minutes by car. Census data records 4,719 residents with a median age of 31 and a median household income of $64,168 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The suburb grew 26.3% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $265 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,296. Munno Para is characterised by high crime risk and high flood risk. 3 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is moderate.
Is Munno Para a good suburb?
Munno Para scores a D (17/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices, weaker on schools, safety, and community.
Trailing peer schools
3 schools
Some car dependence
Walkability 51/100 · 42 km · 37 min drive to Adelaide
More affordable than most
Median $675K · More affordable than 77% of SA
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 94/100 · Flood 81/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 31 · 4,719 residents
Liveability Rating
17 / 100 · Ranked #516 in SAEach bar is Munno Para's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
17 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataMunno Para's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $675,000, roughly 11% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$675,000
In line with its 6 neighbours (median $688,000)
Based on 204 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 21 days — median across 119 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 26 sales $514K
- 3 bed 98 sales $655K
- 4 bed 71 sales $730K
- 5 bed 7 sales $740K
Land
$570,000
Based on 19 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 34 days — median across 11 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Munno Para are currently listed at around $682,000 on average. Based on 70 houses listed in the past six months.
$682K
70 houses listed in the last 6 months.
70 of the suburb's 1,783 dwellings (3.9%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Munno Para rent for around $572 a week on average, based on 82 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$572/wk
3% below its 6 neighbours (median $590/wk)
82 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
84 rentals advertised against an estimated 843 rented homes (10.0%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- 3-bed houses
- $550/wk
- 50 bonds
- +57% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025105 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5115.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$572/week ($30,000 a year) on a $682,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Munno Para safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Munno Para sits in the high band, with 831 incidents recorded in 2026.
831 offences
no change since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202510 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
Three schools serve Munno Para, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 2,168 students across 3 schools (avg 723)
- • ICSEA 919-964, median 929 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Mark Oliphant College (B-12) (1,685 students)
Primary
Combined
Walkability
Munno Para is somewhat walkable on foot — at 51/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car. Within the suburb there are 1 supermarket, 4 parks and 7 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Munno Para.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 101.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 78.8 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 39.4 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 19.2 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 30 min wait
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Munno Para.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 82%
- Premises covered
- 2,664
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Playford: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 12 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Munno Para is home to about 4,700 residents, and skews young, with a median age of 31 against the national 38. Median household income runs at $64,000 a year, with unemployment at 8.5%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
4,719
Median Age
31
Median Household Income
$64,168/yr
Census Median Rent
$265/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,296/mo
Avg Household Size
2.5
Median Personal Income
$35,620/yr
Unemployment Rate
8.5%
Unoccupied Dwellings
6.4%
Total Dwellings
1,783
Owner-Occupier Rate
52.7%
Houses
85.1%
Rental Stress
21.5%
Mortgage Stress
24.2%
Work From Home
5.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
274 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 26 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 823 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 76.6%
- English Spoken at Home
- 80.8%
- Employment Rate
- 55.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 34.1%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
135 residents (2.9%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 4,315 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
9% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (169 of 1,975).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,101 a year through Playford based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 89%
- Commercial 10%
- Industrial 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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Playford
In the year to August 2026, 2,475 new dwellings were approved across Playford. That mix is 2,182 houses and 293 units. Approvals are up 65.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 5.5 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
PM10 averaged 18.7 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.31 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 5 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Elizabeth monitoring station, 6.0 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Edinburgh RAAF, 8.0 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 38 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 16.5 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 0.2% of addresses
- 6 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 404 mm
- 67 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 30.0°C
- 28 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.6°C
- 1 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
4 facilities within 5 km- 3.7 kmWaste Treatment and Disposal ServicesTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 3.7 kmOther Electricity GenerationTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
- 4.9 kmPolymer Foam Product ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
- 4.9 kmPolymer Foam Product ManufacturingTop reported: Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate
EV adoption
In postcode 5115, 47 of 10,309 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.4% (244 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.8%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5115, 3,345 rooftop-solar systems totalling 23.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 4,871 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 308 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
2 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 4 across postcode 5115.
Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Matt Burnell Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Matt Burnell | 65.3% | 34.7% | +2.4 |
| 2022 | Matt Burnell | 62.9% | 37.1% | +1.2 |
| 2019 | Nick Champion | 64.1% | 35.9% | +3.0 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by James Agness Australian Labor Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | James Agness ALP | 51.6% |
| 2022 | Tony Piccolo ALP | 69.5% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Munno Para
Is Munno Para a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Munno Para is high (94/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Munno Para?
Munno Para has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a high share of it (81/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Munno Para a good place to live?
Munno Para has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (17/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Munno Para?
Munno Para, SA had a population of 4,719 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Munno Para, SA?
The postcode for Munno Para, SA is 5115.
How far is Munno Para from Adelaide?
Munno Para is 42 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 37 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Munno Para?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Munno Para was $64,168 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Munno Para?
The median advertised rent in Munno Para is $572 a week for houses (82 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Munno Para?
The median age of residents in Munno Para was 31 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Munno Para?
There are 3 schools inside the Munno Para boundary: 2 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Munno Para walkable?
Munno Para scores 51/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Munno Para?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Munno Para (Elizabeth) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.5 µg/m³ and PM10 of 18.7 µg/m³. That puts Munno Para below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Munno Para?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Munno Para, Edinburgh RAAF (8 km away), summer days average 30°C, winter nights 6.6°C, 404 mm of rain a year over 67 rainy days, and 28 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Munno Para?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Munno Para belong to?
Munno Para sits within the Playford local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Munno Para?
The average residential rates bill through Playford is $2,101 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Munno Para?
Across Playford, 2,475 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 65.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Munno Para in?
Munno Para sits within the federal Division of Spence, currently held by Matt Burnell (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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