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Suburb profile ·Playford LGA · SA ·5115

Munno Para Downs SA 5115

Munno Para Downs is in Playford LGA, SA, postcode 5115, with population 181.

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$575/wk
+4.1% YoY
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 5 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$580
$540
Mar 2025Mar 2026
Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$725K
House median, latest period
1.7%YoY D4 vs AU
Median rent
$575/wk
Rent context available
4.1%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
4.1%
Moderate yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
115,790
116K via Playford LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
3,236
269 added 12mo · 22MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$249/wk (-$12,955/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
9.0x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
37%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,408/mo, while renters pay about $2,492/mo — renting runs $1,084/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$725K
Household income · yr
$80K
Median rent · wk
$575
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,408
Gross yield
4.1%

Household income

$80K household · yr+6.5% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$27K
Family
$80K
Household
$80K
Crime 2024-25
32
17,680 per 100k
D10 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k17,680
Total incidents32· 2024-25
  • Assault424%
  • Break And Enter1376%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud00%

Full data detail

Munno Para Downs SA — Property Data and Demographics

Munno Para Downs is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Playford local government area (postcode 5115). It is home to about 181 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $80K per year, with an average household size of 3.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.9% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 23 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 11 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are labourers, managers, sales. Employment in the area leans toward retail trade and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Italian, English, Vietnamese.

The median house price in Munno Para Downs is $725,000, having dipped slightly by 1.7% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $575. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,408.

The crime rate in the Playford LGA is higher than average at 17,680 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 4.1%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($725K/$950K). The price-to-income ratio of 9.0x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -1.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +3.9% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield4.1%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$725K/$950K· Near Median
Affordability9.0x· Moderate
Price Momentum-1.7% Falling
Pop. Growth+3.9% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,408
Rent · wk(Census)$250
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$575
Gross yield1.8%
Price / income9.0x
Population growth · Playford LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)115,790
5-year growth+3.3% CAGR
YoY change+3.9%
20012025
Development · Playford LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1,494
Houses1,279
Units215
YoY change+0%
Employment · Playford LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)8.9%
YoY change+0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5115ATO
Negatively geared212 (2.6% of filers)
Avg rental loss$4,850/yr
Landlords (rental income)424
Reported capital gains222
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population181
Median age50
Household size3.2
HH income · wk$1,542
Personal income · wk$511
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Munno Para Downs carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
SA metropolitan median house sales · 2026-Q1 · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Market rent
SA Housing Authority / CBS · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Munno Para Downs is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Munno Para Downs feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

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Munno Para Downs FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Munno Para Downs in?

    Munno Para Downs is in the Playford Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5115. Council-level context for Playford LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Munno Para Downs?

    The current median house price in Munno Para Downs, SA is $725K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Munno Para Downs?

    The median weekly rent in Munno Para Downs is $575/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Munno Para Downs?

    Rent context available: Munno Para Downs has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Munno Para Downs a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Munno Para Downs show: Moderate Yield, Near Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Munno Para Downs?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Munno Para Downs data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.