Minlaton vs Ramsay
Ramsay is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 56 in Minlaton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Minlaton, about half of households are people living alone. In Ramsay, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Minlaton tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Ramsay suits families with children and 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
Minlaton
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 44/100)
- But Ramsay is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 42%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Ramsay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 23%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Minlaton
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 12%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $220/wk)
- But Ramsay leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 19%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Minlaton
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (42/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (203.9 km vs 216.9 km)
- has a shorter drive in (143 min vs 151 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Minlaton
ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (42/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 19%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Minlaton and Ramsay 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
Minlaton has more residents (1,018 vs 74); Ramsay has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $54,392).
| Minlaton | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,018 +93% vs other | 74 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -7.4% | -2.6% |
| Median age | 56 | 47 |
| Median household income | $54,392/yr | $81,224/yr +49% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $220/wk +10% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).
Property market
| Minlaton | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $437,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 27 days from 10 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Minlaton | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 99% |
| Environmental | 1% same for both | |
| 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
| Minlaton | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 97 across Yorke Peninsula same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -18% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Minlaton | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.1% $420/wk on $530K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Minlaton | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 19% of SA | Higher than 56% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 78% of SA | Higher than 19% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 10% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 72% of SA | Higher than 37% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 67% of SA | — |
Liveability
Minlaton is more walkable (42 vs 0).
| Minlaton | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 40/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Ramsay carries more crime risk (44 vs 25).
| Minlaton | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 33/100 | Low 30/100 |
| Crime | Low 25/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 30/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Minlaton | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Minlaton
- Minlaton District School Government · Combined above peers
Schools in Ramsay
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Minlaton | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 2 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 3 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 0 |
Mobility
Ramsay sits further from the CBD (216.9 km vs 203.9 km).
| Minlaton | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 42/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 203.9 km | 216.9 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 143 min | 151 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5575 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 64 postcode 5575 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 (74.0%).
Setting
| Minlaton | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 74 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 72 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 10.9 km | 9.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Minlaton | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 42/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 630 premises | 0% 32 premises |
Climate
| Minlaton | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 425 mm | 374 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.9°C | 25.2°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 8.1°C | 7.7°C |
Council rates
| Minlaton | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,494/yr same for both | |
| Council | Yorke Peninsula same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Minlaton | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Minlaton | Ramsay | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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