Yaninee vs Minnipa
Yaninee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 49 in Minnipa. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are 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
Minnipa
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more parks and reserves (15 vs 1)
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
Yaninee
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 14%)
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $110/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Yaninee
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (384 min vs 395 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (587.9 km vs 603.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Minnipa
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 4%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Minnipa
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-1.7% vs -16.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Yaninee and Minnipa 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
Minnipa has more residents (174 vs 66); Yaninee has higher household incomes ($90,948 vs $58,448).
| Yaninee | Minnipa | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 66 | 174 +164% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -16.5% | -1.7% |
| Median age | 42 | 49 |
| Median household income | $90,948/yr +36% vs other | $58,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $100/wk | $110/wk +10% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).
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 (7.6%).
Zoning mix
Yaninee has more rural and farming land (100% vs 89%); Minnipa has more land zoned for conservation (10% vs 0%).
| Yaninee | Minnipa | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 89% |
| Environmental | 0% | 10% |
| 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
| Yaninee | Minnipa | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1 across Wudinna same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Yaninee | Minnipa | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 69% of SA | Higher than 23% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 72% of SA | Higher than 75% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 16% of SA | Higher than 23% of SA |
Liveability
| Yaninee | Minnipa | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Minnipa carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 0).
| Yaninee | Minnipa | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 34/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 48/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| 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
| Yaninee | Minnipa | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Yaninee | Minnipa | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 15 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Minnipa sits further from the CBD (603.8 km vs 587.9 km).
| Yaninee | Minnipa | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 22/100 | 28/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 587.9 km | 603.8 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 384 min | 395 min |
| Electric vehicle share | — | 0.0% postcode 5654 |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.6%).
Setting
| Yaninee | Minnipa | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 96 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 156 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Yaninee | Minnipa | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 15 premises | 0% 25 premises |
Climate
| Yaninee | Minnipa | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 287 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Yaninee | Minnipa | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,465/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wudinna same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Yaninee | Minnipa | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Yaninee | Minnipa | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
More comparisons
Other comparisons with Yaninee
Other comparisons with Minnipa
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.