SA · Grant Council
Mingbool, 5291
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- Green suburb
- Café precinct
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Mingbool is a welcoming smaller community in Grant, 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. Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix.
Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer.
A trickle of new development is refreshing selected pockets without changing the overall feel.
Population
- Population
- 123
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $1,708
- Dwelling vacancy
- 24%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 12 of 50
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 71.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 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)
- 3
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 24.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 123 residents
- State safety percentile
- 34.9th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 42
- Increase (daily rate)
- +50.4%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Other Property Damage And Environmental1
- Property Damage By Fire Or Explosion1
- Serious Assault Resulting In Injury1
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.
21 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
May 2026
- Detached Dwelling and Outbuilding213 DYCER RD MINGBOOL SA 5291Under Assessment
2025· 2 proposals
July 2025
- Construction of a general industry in the form of a white wood pellet manufacturing plant, signage, eight (8) above ground water storage tanks, landscaping and associated earthworksLOT 2845 HUTCHINSON RD MINGBOOL SA 5291Under Assessment
June 2025
- Transportable building (quality lab) associated with the approved potato storage sheds500 PEWEENA RD MINGBOOL SA 5291Decision Made
2024· 2 proposals
August 2024
- Horse Keeping, Undercover Horse Arena including 6 x Stables & storage area - for Personal Use Only425 PEWEENA RD MINGBOOL SA 5291Under Assessment
February 2024
- Lithium-ion battery energy storage facility (capacity of up to 0.5 GW/1.5 GWh) with ancillary infrastructure, connected to the existing South East Substation.227 PONDA RD MINGBOOL SA 5291;634 PEWEENA RD MINGBOOL SA 5291Decision Made
2023· 4 proposals
November 2023
- Boundary Realignment to excise Dwelling763 CLEZY RD MINGBOOL SA 5291Decision Made
September 2023
- Staged construction of 5 x potato storage sheds (each 3689m2) and associated infrastructure; 5 x 200 kW solar panel systems on each potato storage shed; a machinery shed (540m2); a transportable office building (18m2); a toilet facility (4.32 m2); 2 x weighbridges; associated fire water tanks; a stormwater management system including stormwater basin; associated site civil works and landscaping500 PEWEENA RD MINGBOOL SA 5291Under Assessment
August 2023
- Agricultural Building130 KIRBY RD MINGBOOL SA 5291Decision Made
July 2023
- Land Division to excise Dwelling127 RIDGE RD MINGBOOL SA 5291Decision Made
2022· 4 proposals
May 2022
- Outbuilding805 MINGBOOL RD MINGBOOL SA 5291Decision Made
April 2022
- Outbuilding to be used as an Animal Shelter19879 RIDDOCH HWY MINGBOOL SA 5291Decision Made
March 2022
- ONE DAY MOTOCROSS EVENT (SPECIAL EVENT)LOT 10 DYCER RD MINGBOOL SA 5291Decision Made
February 2022
- Cattle UnderpassLOT 94 MINGBOOL RD MINGBOOL SA 5291Decision Made
2021· 5 proposals
December 2021
- Agricultural Building (Machinery Shed)102 MILROY RD MINGBOOL SA 5291Decision Made
July 2021
- Outbuilding for storage of equipment19879 RIDDOCH HWY MINGBOOL SA 5291Decision Made
May 2021
- One Day Motorcycle Event (Special Event)LOT 10 DYCER RD MINGBOOL SA 5291Decision Made
March 2021
- Construction and operation of an energy pellet (white pellet) manufacturing plantLOT 2845 HUTCHINSON RD MINGBOOL SA 5291Under Assessment
February 2021
- Agricultural Outbuilding (Hay Shed)157 KIRBY RD MINGBOOL SA 5291Decision Made
2020· 2 proposals
October 2020
- Agricultural Outbuilding (Machinery)452 PEWEENA RD MINGBOOL SA 5291Decision Made
August 2020
- AGRICULTURAL OUTBUILDING1365B MINGBOOL RD MINGBOOL SA 5291Decision Made
Other· 1 proposal
- G T BOBCAT PTY LTDResource Recovery Waste Disposal and RelatedEPA licence
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
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
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
2 state heritage places
- Heritage placeState heritage
- Heritage placeState heritage
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 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)
- 3
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
Recent changes
- Other Property Damage And Environmentalcrime1
- Property Damage By Fire Or Explosioncrime1
- Serious Assault Resulting In Injurycrime1
- Heritage placeheritageState heritage
- Heritage placeheritageState heritage
- AGRICULTURAL OUTBUILDINGplanning1365B MINGBOOL RD MINGBOOL SA 5291Lodged 10 Aug 2020 · Decision Made
- Agricultural Buildingplanning130 KIRBY RD MINGBOOL SA 5291Lodged 18 Aug 2023 · Decision Made
- Agricultural Building (Machinery Shed)planning102 MILROY RD MINGBOOL SA 5291Lodged 15 Dec 2021 · Decision Made
- Agricultural Outbuilding (Hay Shed)planning157 KIRBY RD MINGBOOL SA 5291Lodged 19 Feb 2021 · Decision Made
- Agricultural Outbuilding (Machinery)planning452 PEWEENA RD MINGBOOL SA 5291Lodged 28 Oct 2020 · Decision Made
Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · Updated on site
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Updated on site
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
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