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SA · Franklin Harbour Council

Minbrie, 5602

Current weather

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  • Green suburb
  • Café precinct
  • Education hub
What Minbrie is known for: Green suburb, Café precinct, Education hub

Suburb profile

Minbrie is a welcoming smaller community in Franklin Harbour, with a settled community character. Distance from the capital is noticeable, but the trade-off is space, calm and a community that knows its neighbours. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.

The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.

Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

Population

Population
33
Median age
51
Median household income / week
$1,875
Dwelling vacancy
33.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
5 of 15
Median monthly mortgage
$600
Employment rate
70.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

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.

Crime & safety

Total offences (2024–25)
1
Against the person
0
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
30.3
State safety percentile
44.3th (lower crime is better)
Family & domestic abuse offences
7
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Other Theft1

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

Planning & development

Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.

3 planning-related records

2026· 2 proposals

  • May 2026

  • Agricultural building
    LOT 112 HIDEAWAY RD MINBRIE SA 5602Decision Made
  • Commercial Forestry (for the planting and retention of vegetation and commercial use of the carbon absorption capacity of this vegetation).
    LOT 63 COWELL-KIMBA RD MINBRIE SA 5602Decision Made
2023· 1 proposal

  • April 2023

  • Detached Dwelling
    1886 COWELL-KIMBA RD MINBRIE SA 5602Decision Made

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

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

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
7/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

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

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

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

Recent changes

  • Other Theftcrime1
  • Agricultural buildingplanningLOT 112 HIDEAWAY RD MINBRIE SA 5602Lodged 19 May 2026 · Decision Made
  • Commercial Forestry (for the planting and retention of vegetation and commercial use of the carbon absorption capacity of this vegetation).planningLOT 63 COWELL-KIMBA RD MINBRIE SA 5602Lodged 07 May 2026 · Decision Made
  • Detached Dwellingplanning1886 COWELL-KIMBA RD MINBRIE SA 5602Lodged 20 Apr 2023 · Decision Made

Data sources & freshness

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