Munno Para West SA 5115
Located in South Australia, Munno Para West sits 40 km from Adelaide CBD, around 35 minutes by car. The suburb has 7,577 residents, a median age of 27, and a median household income of $81,484 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 28.2% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $315 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,319. The area shows high flood risk and high crime risk. Walkability is low.
Is Munno Para West a good suburb?
Munno Para West scores a D (23/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices, weaker on transit, safety, and community.
Car-dependent
Walkability 20/100 · 40.4 km · 35 min drive to Adelaide
More affordable than most
Median $688K · More affordable than 91% of SA
High flood risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 68/100 · Flood 81/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 27 · 7,577 residents
Liveability Rating
23 / 100 · Ranked #492 in SAEach bar is Munno Para West's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
23 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataMunno Para West's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $688,000, roughly 11% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$688,000
In line with its 5 neighbours (median $700,000)
Based on 291 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 21 days — median across 161 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 164 sales $660K
- 4 bed 108 sales $740K
- 5 bed 12 sales $790K
Land
$658,900
Based on 28 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 23 days — median across 17 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Munno Para West are currently listed at around $715,000 on average. Based on 99 houses listed in the past six months.
$715K
99 houses listed in the last 6 months.
101 of the suburb's 2,595 dwellings (3.9%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Munno Para West rent for around $590 a week on average, based on 140 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$590/wk
In line with its 5 neighbours (median $600/wk)
140 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
141 rentals advertised against an estimated 1,087 rented homes (13.0%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- 3-bed houses
- $550/wk
- 70 bonds
- +58% 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$590/week ($31,000 a year) on a $715,000 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 West safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Munno Para West sits in the moderate band, with 333 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 30% on the prior year.
333 offences
30.1% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20256 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
Walkability
Munno Para West is very car-dependent on foot — at 20/100, nearly all errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Munno Para West.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 27.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 16.6 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 0.9 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 17.2 hours
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 West.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 71%
- Premises covered
- 3,242
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 15 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 West is home to about 7,600 residents, and skews young, with a median age of 27 against the national 38. Median household income runs at $81,000 a year, with unemployment at 6.8%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
7,577
Median Age
27
Median Household Income
$81,484/yr
Census Median Rent
$315/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,319/mo
Avg Household Size
2.8
Median Personal Income
$43,368/yr
Unemployment Rate
6.8%
Unoccupied Dwellings
4.5%
Total Dwellings
2,595
Owner-Occupier Rate
58.1%
Houses
98.5%
Rental Stress
20.1%
Mortgage Stress
19.4%
Work From Home
5.4%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
7 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 8 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 1,073 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 81.3%
- English Spoken at Home
- 83.1%
- Employment Rate
- 67.8%
- Completed Year 12
- 34.6%
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.
161 residents (2.1%) 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 6,691 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
8% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (288 of 3,639).
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 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 — 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, 6.6 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Edinburgh RAAF, 7.4 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 37 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 15.4 km
- 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.
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 2026-10-27 — 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
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Munno Para West
Is Munno Para West a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Munno Para West is moderate (68/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Munno Para West?
Munno Para West 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 West a good place to live?
Munno Para West has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (23/100), 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 West?
Munno Para West, SA had a population of 7,577 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Munno Para West, SA?
The postcode for Munno Para West, SA is 5115.
How far is Munno Para West from Adelaide?
Munno Para West is 40 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 35 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 West?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Munno Para West was $81,484 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 West?
The median advertised rent in Munno Para West is $590 a week for houses (140 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Munno Para West?
The median age of residents in Munno Para West was 27 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Munno Para West walkable?
Munno Para West scores 20/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. 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 West?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Munno Para West (Elizabeth) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.5 µg/m³ and PM10 of 18.7 µg/m³. That puts Munno Para West 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 West?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Munno Para West, Edinburgh RAAF (7.4 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 West?
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 West belong to?
Munno Para West 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 West?
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 West?
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 West in?
Munno Para West 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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