Munno Para is an outer metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, in Playford Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. It is close to the Gawler River and the South Para River.
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. School access, parks and housing affordability are all relative strengths. Mapped flood cover is an exceptional strength, with mapped flood cover 100% below the peer median, and green cover is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for outer metropolitan suburbs. The clearer weaknesses are higher crime and lower socio-economic advantage.
Overall, Munno Para suits people prioritising schools and parks and daily services over peace and quiet.
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
Outer metropolitan suburb · compared with outer metropolitan suburbs in South Australia (64)
Strengths
School access, parks and housing affordability are all relative strengths
Mapped flood cover is a relative strength
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
Green cover is stronger than in comparable places
Weaknesses
Reported crime is well above the peer median
Socio-economic advantage sits below the peer median
What stands out
Gawler River
South Para River
North Para River
Little Para River
Who it suits
Stars are audience-fit ratings derived from Suburb.Guide data, not demographic counts or user reviews.
Families★★☆☆☆
Professionals★★☆☆☆
Retirees★☆☆☆☆
Students★★★☆☆
Budget buyers★★★☆☆
Housing, growth and risk
How Munno Para compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$700k
+15% change
Median rent
$550/wk
Houses $560 · Units $348
Population (ERP)
5,697
+8.7% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
6.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#47
among Metro Adelaide · Growth area
Crime rate
92nd
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
99th
percentile in SA
Rented dwellings
47%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
18th
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
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
36.7/100 — Below average
National rank
5259th in Australia
State rank
482nd in SA
Peer rank
#47 among Metro Adelaide · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#268 among Metro Adelaide suburbs
Data confidence
100%
Data sources & freshness
Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
Flats / units (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$347.5
Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$560
All types (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$550
Rental bonds lodged (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
125
Median house price (Q1 2026)
$700,000
Median price change
+14.8%
Median weekly rent from SA Housing Authority rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Median house sale prices cover metropolitan Adelaide and selected fringe councils (19 LGAs, including Adelaide Hills and Gawler), not all of regional South Australia.
Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band
Data sources & freshness
SA rent report & metro median house sales — Government of South Australia · 1 January - 31 March 2026; 1Q 2026 · Updated · Quarterly; metro-fringe sales only
Population
Estimated resident population
5,697(June 2025)
+8.7% annual · +41.6% over 5 years · 99th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+8.7%
5-year growth
+41.6%
Change in 1 year
+458
Change in 5 years
+1,673
Growth rank in SA
99th 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 (~7,500), extrapolated at +5.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
4,719
Median age
31
Median household income / week
$1,234
Dwelling vacancy
6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
115 of 1,901
Median monthly mortgage
$1,296
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$265
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
10.4% / 42.3% / 47.3%
Employment rate
55.1%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
4.5% / 3.3% / 76.9%
Walked or cycled to work
1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,517 / 258 / 3
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.
9.9% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 22.8% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified9.9% · 22.6% SA
Diploma qualified7.5% · 8.6% SA
Trade / vocational22.8% · 17.5% SA
Year 12 or below59.8% · 51.2% SA
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Management and commerce21%
Society and culture20.5%
Engineering and related technologies15%
Health12.3%
Food, hospitality and personal services9.8%
Education6%
How these groups are defined
Measure
Definition
University qualified
Bachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualified
Advanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocational
Certificate III + IV
Year 12
Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12
Year 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)
$58,168
69th percentile in SA · -1% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$61,828
67th percentile in SA · -5% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
5.0%
1st percentile in SA · -64% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$36,208
6th percentile in SA · -43% vs Australia
Residents with business income
8.0%
17th percentile in SA · -23% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5115 — 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
8,925
Taxpayers reporting net rent
409
Median net rent
-$900
Taxpayers reporting business income
686
Taxable income vs state median
+7%
Salary / wages vs state median
+7%
Rental investment vs state median
-58%
Super vs state median
-53%
Business income vs state median
-27%
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
Community & culture
15% speak a language other than English at home; 19.7% born overseas
Language at home
3,812 English only · 675 other
Non-English at home
15%
Born overseas
889 (19.7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
225 (4.8%)
Australian citizens
4,204
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
21
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Nepali26 · 13.8%
Punjabi23 · 12.2%
Tagalog16 · 8.5%
Arabic13 · 6.9%
Vietnamese10 · 5.3%
Australian Indigenous languages9 · 4.8%
Italian9 · 4.8%
Khmer9 · 4.8%
Religion
56.4%No religion
No religion is the most common response at 56.4%, while Christianity accounts for 29.6%.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
56.4%
45.2%
Christianity
29.6%
40%
Islam
2.3%
2.3%
Other / not stated
11.7%
12.5%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
9.9%
15.5%
Anglican
5.9%
7.2%
Christian (not further defined)
3.3%
2.6%
Uniting Church
3%
4.8%
Pentecostal
2.1%
1.1%
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)
886
Against the person
184
Against property
702
Rate per 1,000 residents
155.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 26 residents
State crime-rate percentile
91.5th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
230
Increase (daily rate)
+6.1%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
353
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
61.96
Most common offence types
Damage Or Destroy Property165
Motor Vehicle Theft And Related Offences64
Serious Assault96
Theft From A Person76
Theft From Retail Premises271
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
Adelaide North Special SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 964 · 30th percentile · LBOTE 27% · 178 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
Mark Oliphant College (B-12)Combined · Government · ICSEA 919 · 15th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 1,685 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
Munno Para Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 929 · 18th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 305 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
Disability Unit Munno Para Primary SchoolMaltarra RoadSpecialist Facilities
Mark Oliphant College Children's Centre99 Douglas DriveIntegrated Centres
Munno Para Kindergarten14 Karinga CrescentPreschools
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
7 restaurants · 1 supermarkets · 5 fast food · 1 libraries · 1 places of worship · 6 playgrounds · 1 petrol stations · 1 post offices
Local character & venue list
Local character
Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
Great for outdoor family life — 11 parks mapped in suburb, 6 playgrounds nearby
Well connected by public transport — 46 public transport stops
Strong local sport and recreation — 10 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
79/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
2.54
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.33
Food & drink(12)
Captain Chicken & SeafoodFast food
262 Curtis Road
Hungry Jack'sFast food
244 Curtis Road
KFCFast food
260 Curtis Road
McDonald'sFast food
Curtis Road
OportoFast food
248 Curtis Road
Charcoal BrothersRestaurant
Cumin Indian CuisineRestaurant
Get CurriedRestaurant
262 Curtis Road
La SaporiRestaurant
MarcellinaRestaurant
262 Curtis Road
Queen BeeRestaurant
262 Curtis Road
Rolls On The RunRestaurant
Shopping(3)
OTRConvenience store
Shopping centre
Peachey Road, Munno Para
WoolworthsSupermarket
297 Peachey Road
Everyday services(3)
Star LaundromatLaundry
BPPetrol station
Australia PostPost office
Community(4)
Stepping StoneChildcare
Playford LibraryLibrary
370 Peachey Road, Munno Para
Adelaide North Special SchoolSchool
Mark Oliphant CollegeSchool
Health & services(4)
Benson RadiologyClinic
Incredible SmilesDentist
UniHealth Playford GP SuperClinicMedical clinic
250-252 Curtis Road
Playford Vet ClinicVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(27)
BBQ
rcnCycling route
Stuart O Grady BikewayCycling route
Stuart O'Grady BikewayCycling route
North Lakes Golf CourseGolf course
Anytime FitnessGym
Unit Level 1 234 Curtis Road
Snap FitnessGym
Unit Level 1 256 Curtis Road
Curtis Stebonheath WetlandsPark
Nolan ReservePark
Park (8)
Playford Alive Town ParkPark
Picnic area
Playground (6)
Public toilets
Sports field
Transport(38)
37 bus stops · 1 train stations
Other(14)
Bench (3)
AutoPlusCar repair
Car wash (2)
Pitstop CarwashCar wash
SessionzClothes
Common
Garden (13)
Fresh Hair & BodyHairdresser
Munno Para Park 'n' RideParking
Parking (55)
Playford Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
232 Curtis Road
Shelter (10)
Water Park
Little Rockets Play CafeYes
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
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
Playford Uniting Church
232 Curtis Road
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
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.
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° / 14°
Rainfall
67 mm · ~8 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
Usual max / min
23° / 10°
Rainfall
97 mm · ~12 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
Usual max / min
16° / 6°
Rainfall
148 mm · ~18 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
Usual max / min
22° / 9°
Rainfall
119 mm · ~15 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Development applications from PlanSA register and EPA licensed activities.
2026· 191 proposals
September 2026
Detached Single Storey Dwelling
11 OLIPHANT WAY MUNNO PARA SA 5115Under Assessment
Expansion of existing Recreational Sports Facility (soccer pitch, playgrounds, pathways, seating, picnic setting and exeloo public toilet (Jupiter Triple 5m x 2m) & pump track and Tree Damaging Activity (Removal of 3 Significant Trees). Planting of 1,968 Grasses, 1,665 Groundcovers, 1,906 small shrubs & 150 trees.
LOT 8061 NEWTON BVD MUNNO PARA SA 5115Under Assessment
Installation of a new security gate to an existing Woolworths tenancy
297 PEACHEY RD MUNNO PARA SA 5115Under Assessment
Single Storey detached dwelling
42 OLIPHANT WAY MUNNO PARA SA 5115Under Assessment
Single Storey Detached Dwelling
10 VALENTINE DR MUNNO PARA SA 5115Under Assessment
Single Storey Detached Dwelling
31 FERRIER DR MUNNO PARA SA 5115Under Assessment
Single storey detached dwelling
20 OLIPHANT WAY MUNNO PARA SA 5115Under Assessment
Verandah
1 OLLEY PL MUNNO PARA SA 5115Under Assessment
Single Storey dwelling
34 FERRIER DR MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Single Storey Detached Dwelling
4 PALMER WAY MUNNO PARA SA 5115Under Assessment
August 2026
Verandah
13 PALMER WAY MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Flat roof verandah
243 NEWTON BVD MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
July 2026
Variation to DA 23031058 (alteration of approved operating hours)
LOT 203 CURTIS RD MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Land Division (1 into 3 - Torrens Title)
50 ALAWOONA RD MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Single Storey Detached Dwelling
21 WILLOW DR MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Verandah
13 JEWEL AV MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Community Title Land Division - 1 allotment into 9 with associated Common Property (Secondary) refer Torrens Title Land Division ID 26018392 (primary).
LOT 4999 DOWIE WAY MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Two (2) verandahs
LOT 6752 PALMER WAY MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Three Single Storey Detached Dwellings in a Terrace Arrangement and removal of three regulated trees
15 KARINGA CR MUNNO PARA SA 5115Under Assessment
Verandah
8 THOMSON RD MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Single storey detached dwelling
44 FERRIER DR MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
verandah
29 WILLOW DR MUNNO PARA SA 5115Under Assessment
Construction of freestanding verandahs at rear of dwelling
4 HART LANE MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
June 2026
Land Division one (1) into twenty-one (21) Torrens Title allotments
LOT 4999 DOWIE WAY MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Single Storey Detached Dwelling
988 STEBONHEATH RD MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Single Storey Detached Dwelling
49 PICKWORTH CR MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Verandah
23 PALARI CR MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Detached Dwelling
7 WHITWORTH ST MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Single Storey Detached Dwelling
LOT 9117 NEWTON BVD MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Installation of swimming pool and safety barriers
LOT 1075 BURSARIA AV MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Single Storey Detached Dwelling
21 OLIPHANT WAY MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Single storey detached dwelling
11 FERRIER DR MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Single storey detached dwelling
35 PICKWORTH CR MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Detached Dwelling
17 WRIGHT CT MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Single Storey Detached Dwelling
LOT 9117 NEWTON BVD MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Construction of a single storey detached dwelling
5 WRIGHT CT MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Single storey detached dwelling
LOT 9117 NEWTON BVD MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Single storey detached dwelling, combined fence and retaining walls
4 WRIGHT CT MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Verandah
13 LULAMA CR MUNNO PARA SA 5115Decision Made
Single storey detached dwelling with combined fencing and retaining.
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.
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.5 km away).
Coalition 29.9%Labor 70.1%
4.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +0.1 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
Munno Para WestLabor 71.8% · Coalition 28.2% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
Munno ParaLabor 65.6% · Coalition 34.4% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
Smithfield PlainsLabor 69.8% · Coalition 30.2% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
Andrews FarmLabor 69.0% · Coalition 31.0% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
BlakeviewLabor 69.4% · Coalition 30.6% TPP (2025)2.1 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.
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%)