Dismal Swamp vs Mingbool

Dismal Swamp is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Mingbool. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Dismal Swamp tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Mingbool suits couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Mingbool

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 76%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 58%)
  • But Dismal Swamp carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 40/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Dismal Swamp

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $263/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Dismal Swamp has a shorter drive in (294 min vs 312 min)
  • Mingbool sits closer to the CBD (428.8 km vs 432.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Dismal Swamp carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 40/100)
  • Mingbool has more residents already 65 and over (15% vs 6%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Dismal Swamp

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.5% vs -9.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Dismal Swamp and Mingbool drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Dismal Swamp Mingbool
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Dismal Swamp Mingbool
Walkability 0 / 0
Dismal Swamp — Walkability: 0/100 Mingbool — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 74 / 60
Dismal Swamp — Safety: 74/100 Mingbool — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 14 / 85
Dismal Swamp — Low fire risk: 14/100 Mingbool — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Mingbool has more residents (123 vs 63); Mingbool rents higher ($263/wk vs $150/wk).

Dismal Swamp Mingbool
Population 63 123
+95% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.5% -9.6%
Median age 40 43
Median household income $99,632/yr
+11% vs other
 $88,816/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $263/wk
+75% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dismal Swamp Mingbool
0-4 9.5% / 4.9%
Dismal Swamp — 0-4: 9.5% Mingbool — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 19.0% / 18.7%
Dismal Swamp — 5-14: 19.0% Mingbool — 5-14: 18.7%
15-19 9.5% / 4.9%
Dismal Swamp — 15-19: 9.5% Mingbool — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 7.9% / 8.9%
Dismal Swamp — 20-24: 7.9% Mingbool — 20-24: 8.9%
25-34 6.3% / 8.1%
Dismal Swamp — 25-34: 6.3% Mingbool — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 7.9% / 13.0%
Dismal Swamp — 35-44: 7.9% Mingbool — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 20.6% / 17.1%
Dismal Swamp — 45-54: 20.6% Mingbool — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 11.1% / 14.6%
Dismal Swamp — 55-64: 11.1% Mingbool — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 — / 8.9%
Dismal Swamp — 65-74: not among its largest Mingbool — 65-74: 8.9%
75-84 6.3% / 6.5%
Dismal Swamp — 75-84: 6.3% Mingbool — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ — / —
Dismal Swamp — 85+: not among its largest Mingbool — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dismal Swamp 57.9% couple families
Dismal Swamp — Couple Families: 57.9% Dismal Swamp — Lone Person: 42.1%
Mingbool 73.7% couple families
Mingbool — Couple Families: 73.7% Mingbool — Lone Person: 26.3%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dismal Swamp 43.8% renting
Dismal Swamp — Owned Outright: 37.5% Dismal Swamp — Mortgage: 18.8% Dismal Swamp — Renting: 43.8%
Mingbool 0.0% renting
Mingbool — Owned Outright: 54.5% Mingbool — Mortgage: 45.5% Mingbool — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dismal Swamp 76.2% houses
Dismal Swamp — Houses: 76.2% Dismal Swamp — Flats / Apartments: 23.8%
Mingbool 100.0% houses
Mingbool — Houses: 100.0% Mingbool — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Dismal Swamp Mingbool
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 16.3%
Dismal Swamp — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Mingbool — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 14.3% / 13.8%
Dismal Swamp — Bachelor Degree: 14.3% Mingbool — Bachelor Degree: 13.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 7.3%
Dismal Swamp — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Mingbool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Zoning mix

Dismal Swamp Mingbool
Rural and farming 97% 99%
Environmental 3% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Dismal Swamp Mingbool
New dwellings approved 39
across Grant
same for both
Approvals change year on year +300%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Dismal Swamp Mingbool
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of SA Higher than 68% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of SA Higher than 34% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of SA Higher than 19% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of SA Higher than 47% of SA

Liveability

Dismal Swamp Mingbool
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Dismal Swamp carries more bushfire risk (86 vs 15); Mingbool carries more crime risk (40 vs 26).

Dismal Swamp Mingbool
Bushfire High
86/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Dismal Swamp Mingbool
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Dismal Swamp Mingbool
Parks & reserves 3 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Dismal Swamp sits further from the CBD (432.2 km vs 428.8 km).

Dismal Swamp Mingbool
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 432.2 km 428.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 294 min 312 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5291
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 5291
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Dismal Swamp Mingbool
Car (driver) 51.5% / 72.3%
Dismal Swamp — Car (driver): 51.5% Mingbool — Car (driver): 72.3%
Worked from Home 24.2% / 13.8%
Dismal Swamp — Worked from Home: 24.2% Mingbool — Worked from Home: 13.8%
Walked Only 15.2% / 9.2%
Dismal Swamp — Walked Only: 15.2% Mingbool — Walked Only: 9.2%
Car (passenger) 9.1% / 4.6%
Dismal Swamp — Car (passenger): 9.1% Mingbool — Car (passenger): 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.3%).

Setting

Dismal Swamp Mingbool
Elevation 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 36.3 km 36.9 km

NBN connectivity

Dismal Swamp Mingbool
Connectivity score 26/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
20 premises
 0%
63 premises

Climate

Dismal Swamp Mingbool
Annual rainfall 724 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Dismal Swamp Mingbool
Average residential rate $1,458/yr
same for both
Council Grant
same for both

Federal electorate

Dismal Swamp Mingbool
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dismal Swamp Mingbool
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dismal Swamp

Family Rural Young Families

Mingbool

Family Rural

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