Mimili SA 0872

Mimili sits 1,198 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 15 hours 25 minutes by car. Census data records 277 residents with a median age of 27 and a median household income of $66,872 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 14.0% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $78 per week. The area shows high bushfire risk and high crime risk. 1 school sits within the locality boundary, and walkability is low.

This locality is too small to rate.

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Is Mimili safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Mimili sits in the high band, with 64 incidents recorded in 2026 — up about 8% on the prior year.

64 offences

8.5% since 2025
Assault 30 (46.9%)
Property Damage 23 (35.9%)
Break & Enter 10 (15.6%)
Theft 1 (1.6%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

1 crash

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality 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 serves Mimili, but none have published comparable ratings yet.

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No rated schools
1 school in this locality
1 unrated
  • • 75 students in one school (avg 75)

Combined

Government · R-12 · 75 students

Walkability

Mimili is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 3% in SA
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Mimili.

15
connectivity score / 100
Bottom 2% in SA
Most common
Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
22
Technology mix
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 100%

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

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
None
Sport & Recreation
1 in locality
Beaches
None
Waterways
None
Childcare
1 in locality
GPs
1 in locality
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
1 in locality
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
1 in locality

Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara: council population

The whole council area, not just Mimili · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
2,668
+0.6% in a year
Change
+15
people since 2024
Density
0.0
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+5
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+8
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+2
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
1/10
1/10 within SA
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
1/10
1/10 within SA
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
2/10
2/10 within SA
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Mimili is home to 277 residents, and skews young, with a median age of 27 against the national 38. Median household income runs at $67,000 a year, with unemployment at 26.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

277

14.0% since 2016

Median Age

27

3.6% since 2016

Median Household Income

$66,872/yr

31.4% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$78/wk

20.0% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

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Avg Household Size

3.8

8.6% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$18,512/yr

35.4% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

26.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

21.9%

125.8% since 2016

Total Dwellings

64

3.2% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

—

Houses

90.6%

9.4% since 2016

Rental Stress

6.1%

7.6% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

—

Work From Home

4.7%

7.8% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 58 (90.6%)
Townhouses 9 (14.1%)

Property Ownership

Renting 54 (100.0%)
Of those rentals, social housing 45 (83.3%)

31 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 14 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 54 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.

Demographics

Born in Australia
94.9%
English Spoken at Home
14.1%
Employment Rate
35.9%
0.3% since 2016
Completed Year 12
17.7%

Occupations

Professionals 26 (34.2%)
Community & Personal Service 20 (26.3%)
Managers 11 (14.5%)
Labourers 8 (10.5%)
Clerical & Administrative 4 (5.3%)
Technicians & Trades 3 (3.9%)

Religion

No Religion 137 (49.5%)
Christianity 80 (28.9%)
Other Religions 34 (12.3%)
Islam 3 (1.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 30 (10.8%)
5-14 40 (14.4%)
15-19 30 (10.8%)
20-24 23 (8.3%)
25-34 67 (24.2%)
35-44 31 (11.2%)
45-54 30 (10.8%)
55-64 20 (7.2%)
65-74 4 (1.4%)
75-84 3 (1.1%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 33 (49.3%)
One Parent Families 19 (28.4%)
Lone Person 8 (11.9%)
Other Families 4 (6.0%)
Group Household 3 (4.5%)

Commute to Work

Walked Only 42 (65.6%)
Car (driver) 16 (25.0%)
Car (passenger) 3 (4.7%)
Worked from Home 3 (4.7%)

Education

Bachelor Degree 16 (5.8%)
Certificate III & IV 7 (2.5%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4 (1.4%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 31 (50.0%)
1 car 17 (27.4%)
2 cars 13 (21.0%)
3 cars 3 (4.8%)
4+ cars 3 (4.8%)

How this land is zoned

Share of Mimili's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 100%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara

The whole council area, not just Mimili · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 9 new dwellings were approved across Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses.

Trailing 12 months
9dwellings
Houses
9
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Setting

Elevation
492 m
above sea level, at the locality centre

Elevation is the ground at the locality 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

0.0%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021

In postcode 0872, 0 of 1,883 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.4% (8 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 0.4%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.00%
2024
0.00%
2025
0.00%

Rooftop solar

8
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 15.0 kW each

In postcode 0872, 324 rooftop-solar systems totalling 4.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 4,133 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 16 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.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
16
2020
17
2021
66
2022
33
2023
14
2024
20
2025
17
2026
5

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.

Verify eligibility with RevenueSA

Federal Electorate

Division of Grey

Currently held by Tom Venning Liberal

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Tom Venning 45.4% 54.6% +5.4
2022 Rowan Ramsey 39.9% 60.1% -3.2
2019 Rowan Ramsey 36.7% 63.3% +5.6

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Stuart District

Currently held by Geoff Brock Independent

Next state election: 16 March 2030.

Year Winner Won with
2026 Geoff Brock IND 56.9%
2022 Geoff Brock IND 67.1%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.

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Common questions about Mimili

Is Mimili a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Mimili is high (96/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.

What natural hazards affect Mimili?

Mimili has a high recorded bushfire history (99/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Mimili?

Mimili, SA had a population of 277 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Mimili, SA?

The postcode for Mimili, SA is 0872.

How far is Mimili from Adelaide?

Mimili is 1,198 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 927 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Mimili?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Mimili was $66,872 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 Mimili?

There are too few current rental listings in Mimili for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $78, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Mimili?

The median age of residents in Mimili was 27 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Mimili at risk of bushfire?

Mimili has a high recorded bushfire history (99/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality 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 Mimili?

There is 1 school inside the Mimili boundary, none of which has enough NAPLAN and ICSEA data for a quality band.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Mimili?

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 Mimili belong to?

Mimili sits within the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much is being built near Mimili?

Across Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, 9 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Mimili in?

Mimili sits within the federal Division of Grey, currently held by Tom Venning (Liberal).

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