Minnipa vs Poochera

Poochera is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 49 in Minnipa. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Minnipa, most households are people living alone. In Poochera, most households are couple families. On these figures, Minnipa tends to suit people living alone, while Poochera suits families with children, couples, and older residents.

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

Minnipa

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (15 vs 1)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (91% vs 65%)
  • But Poochera is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 38%)

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

Poochera

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $110/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Minnipa

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 14/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (603.8 km vs 637.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (395 min vs 416 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Poochera

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (35% vs 9%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 19%)
  • But Minnipa is more walkable (28/100 vs 14/100)

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

Investors

Poochera

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.6% vs -1.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Minnipa Poochera
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.

Minnipa Poochera
Walkability 28 / 14
Minnipa — Walkability: 28/100 Poochera — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 45 / 39
Minnipa — Safety: 45/100 Poochera — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 66 / 100
Minnipa — Low fire risk: 66/100 Poochera — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Minnipa rents higher ($110/wk vs $0/wk); Minnipa has more residents (174 vs 67).

Minnipa Poochera
Population 174
+61% vs other
 67
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.7% +13.6%
Median age 49 38
Median household income $58,448/yr
+6% vs other
 $55,224/yr
Median weekly rent $110/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Minnipa Poochera
0-4 5.2% / 6.0%
Minnipa — 0-4: 5.2% Poochera — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 11.5% / 16.4%
Minnipa — 5-14: 11.5% Poochera — 5-14: 16.4%
15-19 3.4% / —
Minnipa — 15-19: 3.4% Poochera — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 2.3% / —
Minnipa — 20-24: 2.3% Poochera — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.2% / 13.4%
Minnipa — 25-34: 9.2% Poochera — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 9.2% / 17.9%
Minnipa — 35-44: 9.2% Poochera — 35-44: 17.9%
45-54 16.1% / 6.0%
Minnipa — 45-54: 16.1% Poochera — 45-54: 6.0%
55-64 18.4% / 11.9%
Minnipa — 55-64: 18.4% Poochera — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 5.2% / 19.4%
Minnipa — 65-74: 5.2% Poochera — 65-74: 19.4%
75-84 10.3% / 9.0%
Minnipa — 75-84: 10.3% Poochera — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ 3.4% / —
Minnipa — 85+: 3.4% Poochera — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Qualifications

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

Minnipa Poochera
Certificate III & IV 5.2% / 19.4%
Minnipa — Certificate III & IV: 5.2% Poochera — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 9.0%
Minnipa — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Poochera — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Minnipa 38.5% couple families
Minnipa — Couple Families: 38.5% Minnipa — Lone Person: 61.5%
Poochera 73.3% couple families
Poochera — Couple Families: 73.3% Poochera — Lone Person: 26.7%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Minnipa 13.7% renting
Minnipa — Owned Outright: 66.7% Minnipa — Mortgage: 19.6% Minnipa — Renting: 13.7%
Poochera 0.0% renting
Poochera — Owned Outright: 68.4% Poochera — Mortgage: 31.6% Poochera — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Minnipa 91.2% houses
Minnipa — Houses: 91.2% Minnipa — Flats / Apartments: 8.8%
Poochera 65.4% houses
Poochera — Houses: 65.4% Poochera — Flats / Apartments: 34.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Minnipa has more land zoned for conservation (10% vs 0%).

Minnipa Poochera
Rural and farming 89% 99%
Environmental 10% 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

Minnipa Poochera
New dwellings approved 1
across Wudinna
 25
across Streaky Bay
Approvals change year on year -100% -25%

Ranking within SA

Minnipa Poochera
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 23% of SA Higher than 20% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 68% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 23% of SA
same for both

Liveability

Minnipa is more walkable (28 vs 14).

Minnipa Poochera
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Minnipa carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 0).

Minnipa Poochera
Bushfire Low
34/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
61/100
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

Minnipa Poochera
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

Minnipa Poochera
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 15 1
Childcare 1 0
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
EV chargers 0 1

Mobility

Poochera sits further from the CBD (637.4 km vs 603.8 km).

Minnipa Poochera
Walkability score 28/100 14/100
Distance to Adelaide 603.8 km 637.4 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 395 min 416 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5654
 0.0%
postcode 5655
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 5654
 —

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.

Minnipa Poochera
Car (driver) 77.6% / 57.1%
Minnipa — Car (driver): 77.6% Poochera — Car (driver): 57.1%
Worked from Home 22.4% / 25.0%
Minnipa — Worked from Home: 22.4% Poochera — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Walked Only — / 17.9%
Minnipa — Walked Only: not among its largest Poochera — Walked Only: 17.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.6%).

Setting

Minnipa Poochera
Elevation 156 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 86 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Minnipa Poochera
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
10 premises

Council rates

Minnipa Poochera
Average residential rate $1,465/yr $1,943/yr
Council Wudinna Streaky Bay

Federal electorate

Minnipa Poochera
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Minnipa Poochera
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Minnipa

Parks Quiet Rural

Poochera

Family Quiet Retirees Rural
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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