Milendella vs Palmer

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Palmer tends to suit people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Milendella carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 45/100)
  • Palmer has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

Milendella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Palmer

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (72.5 km vs 83.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (71 min vs 81 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Milendella

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 45/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 16%)
  • But Palmer is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Palmer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.4% vs -6.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Milendella Palmer
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.

Milendella Palmer
Walkability 0 / 27
Milendella — Walkability: 0/100 Palmer — Walkability: 27/100
Safety 71 / 55
Milendella — Safety: 71/100 Palmer — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 100 / 51
Milendella — Low fire risk: 100/100 Palmer — Low fire risk: 51/100

Demographics

Palmer rents higher ($250/wk vs $0/wk); Palmer has more residents (215 vs 56).

Milendella Palmer
Population 56 215
+284% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.7% +6.4%
Median age 49 50
Median household income $66,248/yr $65,676/yr
Median weekly rent — $250/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Milendella Palmer
0-4 — / 2.3%
Milendella — 0-4: not among its largest Palmer — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 7.1% / 8.8%
Milendella — 5-14: 7.1% Palmer — 5-14: 8.8%
15-19 5.4% / 5.1%
Milendella — 15-19: 5.4% Palmer — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 7.1% / 7.9%
Milendella — 20-24: 7.1% Palmer — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 7.1% / 9.3%
Milendella — 25-34: 7.1% Palmer — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 16.1% / 7.4%
Milendella — 35-44: 16.1% Palmer — 35-44: 7.4%
45-54 10.7% / 20.5%
Milendella — 45-54: 10.7% Palmer — 45-54: 20.5%
55-64 23.2% / 22.8%
Milendella — 55-64: 23.2% Palmer — 55-64: 22.8%
65-74 21.4% / 14.4%
Milendella — 65-74: 21.4% Palmer — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 — / 1.4%
Milendella — 75-84: not among its largest Palmer — 75-84: 1.4%
85+ — / —
Milendella — 85+: not among its largest Palmer — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Milendella 29.4% lone person
Milendella — Lone Person: 29.4% Milendella — Couple Families: 35.3% Milendella — One Parent Families: 17.6% Milendella — Other Families: 17.6%
Palmer 38.6% lone person
Palmer — Lone Person: 38.6% Palmer — Couple Families: 26.3% Palmer — One Parent Families: 28.1% Palmer — Other Families: 7.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Milendella 0.0% renting
Milendella — Owned Outright: 64.0% Milendella — Mortgage: 36.0% Milendella — Renting: 0.0%
Palmer 8.6% renting
Palmer — Owned Outright: 38.3% Palmer — Mortgage: 53.1% Palmer — Renting: 8.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Milendella 100.0% houses
Milendella — Houses: 100.0% Milendella — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Palmer 98.8% houses
Palmer — Houses: 98.8% Palmer — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Milendella Palmer
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 22.8%
Milendella — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Palmer — Certificate III & IV: 22.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 6.0%
Milendella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Palmer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 4.7%
Milendella — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Palmer — Bachelor Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 8.9% / —
Milendella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 8.9% Palmer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Milendella — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Palmer — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Property market

Milendella Palmer
Median house price — $515,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $185,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 79 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Milendella Palmer
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

Milendella Palmer
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid Murray
same for both
Approvals change year on year -42%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Milendella Palmer
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of SA Higher than 33% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of SA Higher than 74% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 67% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of SA Higher than 46% of SA

Liveability

Palmer is more walkable (27 vs 0).

Milendella Palmer
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Palmer carries more bushfire risk (49 vs 0); Palmer carries more crime risk (45 vs 29).

Milendella Palmer
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
49/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Moderate
45/100
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

Milendella Palmer
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Milendella

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Palmer

  • Palmer Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Milendella Palmer
Parks & reserves 0 4
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Milendella sits further from the CBD (83.3 km vs 72.5 km).

Milendella Palmer
Walkability score 0/100 27/100
Distance to Adelaide 83.3 km
+13% vs other
 72.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 81 min 71 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 5237
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 77
postcode 5237
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.

Milendella Palmer
Car (driver) 75.0% / 80.9%
Milendella — Car (driver): 75.0% Palmer — Car (driver): 80.9%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 10.6%
Milendella — Worked from Home: 25.0% Palmer — Worked from Home: 10.6%
Car (passenger) — / 4.3%
Milendella — Car (passenger): not among its largest Palmer — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only — / 4.3%
Milendella — Walked Only: not among its largest Palmer — Walked Only: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.9%).

Setting

Milendella Palmer
Elevation 151 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 194 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Milendella Palmer
Connectivity score 25/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
21 premises
 0%
114 premises

Climate

Milendella Palmer
Annual rainfall 337 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Milendella Palmer
Average residential rate $2,037/yr
same for both
Council Mid Murray
same for both

Federal electorate

Milendella Palmer
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Milendella Palmer
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Milendella

Rural

Palmer

Quiet Rural

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