SA · Mid Murray Council
Mannum, 5238
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Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Mannum is a smaller suburban community in the Mid Murray area, home to around 2,919 residents (2021 Census). Available data shows 128 offences in 2024–25 (Jul–Jun) with rising year-on-year trends (+9%), roughly 43.9 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $480, 2 school and preschool sites in the area, 10 public transport stops within the suburb, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 2,919
- Median age
- 56
- Median household income / week
- $822
- Dwelling vacancy
- 17.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 270 of 1,522
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,100
- Employment rate
- 37.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 114 / 50 / 5
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $480
- Rental bonds lodged (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- 20
Median weekly rent from SA Housing Authority rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- SA Housing Authority rent & sales reports — Government of South Australia · Period: 1 January - 31 March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 128
- Against the person
- 50
- Against property
- 78
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 43.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 58 residents
- State safety percentile
- 59.3th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 52
- Increase (daily rate)
- +8.8%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Other Property Damage And Environmental28
- Other Theft29
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury34
- Serious Assault Resulting In Injury7
- Theft From Shop7
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Period: 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2 (1 schools, 1 preschools)
- Median school ICSEA
- 936
- Mannum Community CollegeCombined · ICSEA 936
- Mannum KindergartenCnr Adelaide & Male RoadsPreschools
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- Government education sites register — Government of South Australia · Period: current · Updated on site · Static register
- School ICSEA (ACARA) — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
10 public transport stops in this suburb
- Adelaide Rd / Berryman Ave - South West side (Mannum)
- Adelaide Rd / Parker St - South side (Mannum)
- Belvedere Rd / Marina Wy - North West side (Mannum)
- Ramm Rd / Reed Ave - North East side (Mannum)
- Ramm Rd / Reed Ave - South West side (Mannum)
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Adelaide Metro GTFS stops — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.
582 planning-related records
2026· 40 proposals
June 2026
- Domestic PatioLOT 34 CLIPPER PL MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Freestanding carport13 BORMANN AV MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Residential Outbuilding3 PURNONG RD MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Replace existing Vinyl Lined Swimming Pool with a Fibreglass Swimming Pool. Safety Fences remain unchanged61 IBIS DR MANNUM SA 5238Decision Made
- Store buildings, relocation of existing storage container and construction of new amenities blockLOT 1 WALKER AV MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Construction of a single storey group dwellingLOT 26 NORTH TCE MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Construction of single storey group dwelling with a garage UMRLOT 33 NORTH TCE MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Single Storey Semi-Detached Building Comprising Two (2) Dwellings and Combined Fencing and Retaining Exceeding 2.1m.19 MALE RD MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Land Division - 2 allotments into 127 allotments including the creation of public roads and a reserveLOT 123 MALE RD MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Single storey detached dwelling17 BRETAG ST MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Construction of an elevated detached dwelling with an attached covered verandah, front porch, and an undercroft store, bathroom, and carportsLOT 464 MARINA WAY MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding2829 RANDELL RD MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Construction of a domestic outbuildingLOT 35 CLIPPER PL MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with a garage and alfresco UMRLOT 344 MARINA WAY MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
May 2026
- Construction of ancillary accommodation115 DOLLARD AV MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Placement of a shipping container (domestic outbuilding) finished in the colour of pale eucalyptLOT 509 CRAWFORD CR MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Construction of a single storey residential flat building comprising two dwellings with associated garages and alfresco areas UMRLOT 52 EDWARD ST MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Construction of a single storey group dwellingLOT 4 NORTH TCE MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling, a transportable storage room (outbuilding), domestic shed (outbuilding), and the placement of two shipping containers (outbuildings)90 BARLEY DR MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Construction of ancillary accommodation1 SHEARER ST MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Shade structure (pergola)LOT CP NORTH TCE MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Construction of a domestic outbuildingLOT 86 COROWA DR MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding78 RIDLEY RD MANNUM SA 5238Decision Made
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with a garage UMR19 CRAWFORD CR MANNUM SA 5238Decision Made
- Detached DwellingLOT 71 GEMINI WAY MANNUM SA 5238Decision Made
- Freestanding carport318 FLOOD RD MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Verandah2 ARNOLD ST MANNUM SA 5238Decision Made
- Outbuilding (garage)LOT 50 CLIPPER PL MANNUM SA 5238Decision Made
- Addition of a 12m x 4m verandah fixed to existing structure. Colour bond palate will be cream poles trusses and under side of roof. Topside of roof, gutter and trims being woodland grey to match existing resistance1 BUNYIP WAY MANNUM SA 5238Decision Made
April 2026
- Land division in the form of a boundary realignment593 PURNONG RD MANNUM SA 5238Decision Made
- Residential outbuilding (shed) and verandah to existing dwelling93 SICKERDICK ST MANNUM SA 5238Decision Made
- Riverbank remediation works comprising the installation of sand containers and matting with associated earthworks and landscapingLOT 807 RIVER LANE MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Carport10 ARNOLD ST MANNUM SA 5238Decision Made
- Installation of a fibreglass swimming pool and safety features10 BUSCH ST MANNUM SA 5238Decision Made
- River Structure (Jetty)54 RIVER LANE MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with a garage and alfresco UMRLOT 351 MARINA WAY MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Construction of a two storey detached dwelling with an attached deck and associated earthworks and retaining walls2 PREISS ST MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
March 2026
- Agricultural Building238 FLOOD RD MANNUM SA 5238Decision Made
- Detached dwelling with associated retaining walls38 MARINA WAY MANNUM SA 5238Under Assessment
- Single storey detached dwellingLOT 54 CLIPPER PL MANNUM SA 5238Decision Made
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- On site
- Mannum District HospitalParker StreetPublic Hospital
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & GP Plus clinics (SA) — SA Health · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
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Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
- Bushfire safer places
- 1
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Safer places from CFS designated locations.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Bushfire & hazard overlays (SA) — Government of South Australia · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 6
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 28.8/100
- National rank
- 5394th in Australia
- State rank
- 543rd in SA
- Peer rank
- #88 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #164 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 89%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Other Property Damage And Environmentalcrime28
- Other Theftcrime29
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injurycrime34
- Serious Assault Resulting In Injurycrime7
- Theft From Shopcrime7
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Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · Updated on site
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
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