SA · Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council

Manoora, 5414

Est. population · Jun 2025

139

Growth (1 yr)

+0.7%

Growth (5 yr)

+1.5%

Median age

51

Median income

$1,152/wk

Employment rate

59%

University qualified

12%

Work from home

24.3%

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Agricultural
  • Rural living
What Manoora is known for: Agricultural, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Manoora is a rural locality in South Australia, in Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council. It is close to the Gilbert River.

Everyday destinations are relatively walkable, well above typical levels for rural localities. Local amenities is an exceptional strength. University qualifications are a relative strength, with university qualifications 43% above the peer median, and working from home is a very strong feature of the suburb, with working from home 66% above the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are limited school access and higher recorded crash rates relative to resident population, with school access 50% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising walkability and local amenities over school access.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in South Australia (602)

Strengths

  • Everyday destinations are relatively walkable
  • Local amenity access is stronger than in most comparable places
  • University qualifications are a relative strength
  • Working from home is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • School access is relatively limited
  • Recorded crashes relative to resident population are elevated

What stands out

  • Gilbert River

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Manoora compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$188/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

139

+0.7% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

23.2%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

53rd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

62nd

percentile in SA

Rented dwellings

19%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

6/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

23rd

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Population

Estimated resident population

139(June 2025)

+0.7% annual · +1.5% over 5 years · 62th percentile in SA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.7%
5-year growth
+1.5%
Change in 1 year
+1
Change in 5 years
+2
Growth rank in SA
62th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~150), extrapolated at +0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
134
Median age
51
Median household income / week
$1,152
Dwelling vacancy
23.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
16 of 69
Median monthly mortgage
$1,083
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$188
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
44.2% / 36.5% / 19.2%
Employment rate
59%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
24.3% / 0% / 55.7%
Walked or cycled to work
4.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
51 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

12% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 23.1% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified12% · 22.6% SA
  • Diploma qualified5.1% · 8.6% SA
  • Trade / vocational23.1% · 17.5% SA
  • Year 12 or below59.8% · 51.2% SA

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies24.1%
  • Agriculture and environment22.2%
  • Education13%
  • Health11.1%
  • Society and culture11.1%
  • Architecture and building9.3%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$50,357

33rd percentile in SA · -14% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$55,621

43rd percentile in SA · -14% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
18.0%

95th percentile in SA · +30% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$58,589

23rd percentile in SA · -7% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

43rd percentile in SA · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5414 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
98
Taxpayers reporting net rent
18
Median net rent
$1,982
Taxpayers reporting business income
10
Taxable income vs state median
-7%
Salary / wages vs state median
-3%
Rental investment vs state median
+50%
Super vs state median
-25%
Business income vs state median
-9%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in SA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

37.1% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 16.1× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 3.8% across South Australia.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
37.1%

78th percentile in SA · +1513% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
26
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 5414

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Managers19

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 5414 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Barossa - Yorke - Mid North (SA4 405), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12142,701
  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12131,420
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 12121,021
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415393
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8416368
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211305
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412140
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 841957
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841310

Barossa - Yorke - Mid North is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 70 · AFF share +876% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

10.9% born overseas

Language at home
126 English only · 0 other
Non-English at home
0%
Born overseas
14 (10.9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
3 (2.2%)
Australian citizens
124

Religion

47%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 47%, while 36.6% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion36.6%45.2%
Christianity47%40%
Other / not stated16.4%14.7%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Lutheran14.9%2.4%
Catholic14.2%15.5%
Uniting Church9.7%4.8%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2025–26)
5
Against the person
2
Against property
3
Rate per 1,000 residents
36
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 67 residents
State crime-rate percentile
52.7th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
1
Increase (daily rate)
+150%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
10
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
71.94

Most common offence types

  • Damage Or Destroy Property2
  • Other Unlawful Entry With Intent1
  • Serious Assault2

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
947
Median ICSEA percentile
23th
School list
  • Manoora Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 947 · 23th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 29 students · Top SEA quarter 3%View on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

2 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Barrier Hwy / Brothers Hill Rd - West side (Manoora)
  • Barrier Hwy / Elizabeth St - East side (Manoora)

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

4 mapped amenities

1 places of worship

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
3/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Sport & outdoors(3)
  • Cricket/FootballSports field
  • Tennis/BasketballSports field
  • Lavendar Federation TrailWalking trail
Other(1)
  • Place of worship

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

2 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Mintaro Manoora Football Club

    Australian Rules Football · Netball

  • Mintaro Manoora Netball Club

    Australian Rules Football · Netball

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap and the SA Sports Vouchers venue list, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
29°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Place of worship

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Riverton District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital (19.8 km)
Nearest hospital type
Public Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
4
Participants per 1,000 residents
28.8

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
29° / 13°
Rainfall
69 mm · ~9 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
22° / 9°
Rainfall
80 mm · ~10 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
14° / 5°
Rainfall
142 mm · ~18 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
21° / 8°
Rainfall
125 mm · ~16 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PlanSA register and EPA licensed activities.

2026· 1 proposal
  • July 2026

  • Land Division (Torrens Title - 3 into 4 allotments) resulting in a dwelling excision
    1319 BROTHERS HILL RD MANOORA SA 5414;LOT 422 MIN MAN RD MANOORA SA 5414Decision Made
2025· 4 proposals
  • October 2025

  • Construct new agricultural building (farm shed) and seek retrospective approval for existing agricultural building (farm shed)
    26 BOWMANS RD MANOORA SA 5414Decision Made
  • July 2025

  • Single storey detached dwelling
    LOT 316 BROTHERS HILL RD MANOORA SA 5414Under Assessment
  • May 2025

  • Freestanding verandah
    2 ELIZABETH ST MANOORA SA 5414Decision Made
  • April 2025

  • Re-roofing and associated external works to a State Heritage Place (Manoora Institute - Heritage Number 14436)
    60 WEYMOUTH ST MANOORA SA 5414Decision Made
2024· 4 proposals
  • December 2024

  • Repairs to external wall and install air-conditioner
    60 WEYMOUTH ST MANOORA SA 5414Decision Made
  • November 2024

  • Addition to existing dwelling with attached verandah
    1161 BROTHERS HILL RD MANOORA SA 5414Decision Made
  • April 2024

  • Outbuilding (shed and carport)
    66 WEYMOUTH ST MANOORA SA 5414Decision Made
  • February 2024

  • Outbuilding (Garage)
    115 WATERLOO RD MANOORA SA 5414Decision Made
2023· 5 proposals
  • November 2023

  • Change of use of store to wellness centre/changerooms and internal alterations including the addition of wet areas
    LOT 439 WEYMOUTH ST MANOORA SA 5414Decision Made
  • October 2023

  • Agricultural building (implement storage)
    342 BOWMANS RD MANOORA SA 5414Decision Made
  • August 2023

  • Convert shed into detached dwelling with attached verandah and install above ground water tank and solar photovoltaic panels (roof mounted)
    388 PUGSLEYS RD MANOORA SA 5414Decision Made
  • May 2023

  • Outbuilding (domestic workshop, storage shed and garage building)
    72 WEYMOUTH ST MANOORA SA 5414Decision Made
  • April 2023

  • Agricultural building (implement storage) with attached lean-to
    631 PINE CREEK RD MANOORA SA 5414Decision Made
2022· 2 proposals
  • November 2022

  • Store building
    LOT 439 WEYMOUTH ST MANOORA SA 5414Decision Made
  • Outbuilding (Shed)
    212 PINDARI RD MANOORA SA 5414Decision Made
2021· 2 proposals
  • June 2021

  • Dwelling Addition
    290 OLD MANOORA RD MANOORA SA 5414Decision Made
  • February 2021

  • Domestic Outbuilding
    29 WEYMOUTH ST MANOORA SA 5414Decision Made
2020· 1 proposal
  • October 2020

  • EXTENSION OF EXISTING SHEARING SHED
    153 PALMERS RD MANOORA SA 5414Decision Made
Other· 1 proposal
  • MANOORA SEEDS PTY. LTD.
    Materials Handling and TransportationEPA licence

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

3 heritage places

  • Manoora InstituteWeymouth Street MANOORAState heritage
  • Manoora Railway Station & Yard, including Goods Shed, Water Tower, Crane and Palm TreesJohn Street MANOORAState heritage
  • Manoora Sandstone QuarryNear MANOORAState heritage

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
100% of suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Flood cover is the share of the suburb boundary overlapping current SA Planning flood overlays (flooding and evidence required). Safer places from CFS designated locations.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Grey
Member of Parliament
Tom VENNING (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
128,707
Turnout (2025)
89.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+5.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 54.6%Labor 45.4%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 23.6 km away).

Coalition 74.0%Labor 26.0%

19.4 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -3.1 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • ManooraLabor 25.0% · Coalition 75.0% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
  • SaddleworthLabor 38.1% · Coalition 61.9% TPP (2025)9.7 km away
  • AuburnLabor 47.4% · Coalition 52.6% TPP (2025)11.3 km away
  • WatervaleLabor 44.0% · Coalition 56.0% TPP (2025)15.1 km away
  • MarrabelLabor 29.8% · Coalition 70.2% TPP (2025)18.0 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
6/10
IRSD decile (2021)
6/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of South Australia.