Mil-Lel vs Mingbool
Mil-Lel is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Mingbool. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.
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
Mil-Lel
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 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
Mil-Lel
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 15%)
- has cheaper rent ($195/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
- Mil-Lel has a shorter drive in (297 min vs 312 min)
- Mingbool sits closer to the CBD (428.8 km vs 438.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mil-Lel
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 40/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mil-Lel
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.8% vs -9.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mil-Lel 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.
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.
Demographics
Mil-Lel has more residents (382 vs 123); Mingbool rents higher ($263/wk vs $195/wk).
| Mil-Lel | Mingbool | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 382 +68% vs other | 123 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.8% | -9.6% |
| Median age | 40 | 43 |
| Median household income | $116,376/yr +24% vs other | $88,816/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $195/wk | $263/wk +35% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Mil-Lel | Mingbool | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| 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
| Mil-Lel | Mingbool | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 39 across Grant same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +300% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Mil-Lel | Mingbool | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 89% of SA | Higher than 68% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 56% of SA | Higher than 34% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 19% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 69% of SA | Higher than 47% of SA |
Liveability
| Mil-Lel | Mingbool | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Mingbool carries more crime risk (40 vs 17); Mil-Lel carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 15).
| Mil-Lel | Mingbool | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 32/100 | Low 15/100 |
| Crime | Low 17/100 | 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Mil-Lel | Mingbool | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Mil-Lel
- Mil Lel Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Mingbool
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Mil-Lel | Mingbool | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Mil-Lel sits further from the CBD (438.7 km vs 428.8 km).
| Mil-Lel | Mingbool | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 438.7 km +2% vs other | 428.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 297 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.5%).
Setting
| Mil-Lel | Mingbool | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 66 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 70 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 29.9 km | 36.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mil-Lel | Mingbool | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 153 premises | 0% 63 premises |
Climate
| Mil-Lel | 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
| Mil-Lel | Mingbool | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,458/yr same for both | |
| Council | Grant same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mil-Lel | Mingbool | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mil-Lel | Mingbool | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.