Meningie SA 5264
Meningie is a town in South Australia, 149 km from Adelaide CBD, around 1 hour 45 minutes by car. Population is 1,118; the median age is 55 and the median household income is $53,144 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $200 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,000. 1 school sits within the town boundary, and walkability is moderate.
Is Meningie a good town?
Meningie scores a C (43/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on community.
Mixed results
1 school
Some car dependence
Walkability 53/100 · 149.4 km · 105 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $462K
Moderate crime risk
Fire 10/100 · Crime 49/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 55 · 1,118 residents
Liveability Rating
43 / 100 · Ranked #339 in SAEach bar is Meningie's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
How do you rate the liveability in Meningie?
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Our score
43 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataMeningie's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $462,000, about 8% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$462,000
Based on 36 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 77 days — median across 14 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 22 sales $435K
- 4 bed 8 sales $669K
Land
$191,000
Based on only 6 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 69 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Meningie are currently listed at around $525,000 on average. Based on 5 houses listed in the past six months.
$525K
5 houses listed in the last 6 months.
5 of the suburb's 456 dwellings (1.1%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Is Meningie safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Meningie sits in the moderate band, with 27 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 23% on the prior year.
27 offences
22.7% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20254 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
One school serve Meningie, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 153 students in one school (avg 153)
Combined
Walkability
Meningie is somewhat walkable on foot — at 53/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Meningie.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 8%
- Premises covered
- 705
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Coorong: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 5 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 5 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this town rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Meningie is home to about 1,100 residents, with a median age of 55 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $53,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.3%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,118
Median Age
55
Median Household Income
$53,144/yr
Census Median Rent
$200/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,000/mo
Avg Household Size
2.1
Median Personal Income
$31,564/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.3%
Unoccupied Dwellings
29.6%
Total Dwellings
456
Owner-Occupier Rate
73.6%
Houses
96.5%
Rental Stress
19.6%
Mortgage Stress
22.6%
Work From Home
16.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
18 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 9 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 111 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 78.5%
- English Spoken at Home
- 83.7%
- Employment Rate
- 47.7%
- Completed Year 12
- 26.0%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
6 residents (0.5%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
4.9% of residents (53) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Adelaide (48).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,074 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,465 a year through Coorong based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 95%
- Environmental 3%
- Zones under 1% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the town around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Coorong
In the year to August 2026, 28 new dwellings were approved across Coorong. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are down 50.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Meningie, 0.2 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 6 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 13.2 km
- Annual rainfall
- 460 mm
- 82 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 26.5°C
- 15 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 7.0°C
- 1 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the town centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 5264, 0 of 1,479 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.9% (13 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 0.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5264, 431 rooftop-solar systems totalling 3.0 MW have been installed since 2001, against 749 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 18 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Tony Pasin Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tony Pasin | 37.0% | 63.0% | +3.6 |
| 2022 | Tony Pasin | 33.4% | 66.6% | -2.3 |
| 2019 | Tony Pasin | 31.1% | 68.9% | +5.1 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Jason Virgo Pauline Hanson's One Nation
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jason Virgo ON | 50.9% |
| 2022 | Nick McBride LP | 72.7% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Meningie?
Every figure above is a town average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 1,118 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Meningie
Is Meningie a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Meningie is moderate (49/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Meningie?
Meningie has a low recorded bushfire history (10/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Meningie a good place to live?
Meningie has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (43/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Meningie?
Meningie, SA had a population of 1,118 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Meningie, SA?
The postcode for Meningie, SA is 5264.
How far is Meningie from Adelaide?
Meningie is 149 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 105 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Meningie?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Meningie was $53,144 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Meningie?
There are too few current rental listings in Meningie for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $200, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Meningie?
The median age of residents in Meningie was 55 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Meningie at risk of bushfire?
Meningie has a low recorded bushfire history (10/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the town relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Meningie?
There is 1 school inside the Meningie boundary: 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Meningie walkable?
Meningie scores 53/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Meningie?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Meningie, Meningie (0.2 km away), summer days average 26.5°C, winter nights 7°C, 460 mm of rain a year over 82 rainy days, and 15 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Meningie?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Meningie belong to?
Meningie sits within the Coorong local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Meningie?
The average residential rates bill through Coorong is $1,465 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Meningie?
Across Coorong, 28 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 50.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Meningie in?
Meningie sits within the federal Division of Barker, currently held by Tony Pasin (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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