Minnipa SA 5654
217 addresses · 33 streets
Grey Electorate › Wudinna LGA › Minnipa · 394 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Minnipa is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 174 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,124 a week, with median rent near $110 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Le Hunte - Elliston statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Minnipa itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
1 childcare centre
1 post office
3 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: Minnipa Airport, 250 m north-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 7.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 7.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 32.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 56.7%
Population by age in Minnipa
| 0-4 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 20 |
| 15-19 | 6 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 16 |
| 35-44 | 16 |
| 45-54 | 28 |
| 55-64 | 32 |
| 65-74 | 9 |
| 75-84 | 18 |
| 85+ | 6 |
Dwelling types in Minnipa
| House | 62 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Minnipa
| <$650 | 18 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 13 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 22 |
| $3,000+ | 6 |
Top ancestries in Minnipa
| English | 70 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 62 |
| Ancestry NS | 29 |
| German | 22 |
| Scottish | 21 |
| Aboriginal | 11 |
Housing tenure in Minnipa
| Owned | 34 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 10 |
| Rented | 7 |
| Other | 9 |
Cars per household in Minnipa
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 16 |
| 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 15 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Minnipa
| Car | 45 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 13 |
Top countries of birth in Minnipa
| England | 3 |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
673 bird observations recorded near Minnipa — most often seen:
- Common Starling (45)
- Crested Pigeon (35)
- Australian Raven (32)
- Eastern Galah (31)
- Inland Yellow-throated Miner (29)
- Little Raven (28)
- Western Red Wattlebird (28)
- Galah (25)
- Inland Grey Butcherbird (25)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (22)
- Inland Singing Honeyeater (22)
- South-western Australian Pipit (22)
- Southern Weebill (22)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Minnipa
- Western Striated Pardalote (22)
- Yellow-throated Miner (21)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (20)
- Port Lincoln Parrot (20)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (20)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (19)
- White-winged Chough (19)
- Grey Butcherbird (18)
- Singing Honeyeater (18)
- White-browed Babbler (18)
- House Sparrow (17)
- Nankeen Kestrel (17)
- Mulga Parrot (16)
- South Australian White-winged Chough (16)
- South-eastern Yellow-rumped Thornbill (16)
- Southern White-browed Babbler (16)
- Common Bronzewing (14)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Minnipa:
- Yaninee (17 km)
- Karcultaby (19.5 km)
- Mount Damper (29.9 km)
- Pygery (29.9 km)
- Poochera (31.5 km)
- Gawler Ranges (34.2 km)
- Kaldoonera (36.9 km)
- Wudinna (37.3 km)
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Streets
- Bockelberg Road (4)
- Chaplains Road (3)
- Chaplin Road (1)
- Clive Street (2)
- Crabb Road (1)
- Elefsen Road (2)
- Eyre Highway (7)
- Gerschwitz Road (3)
- Government Road (4)
- Hardy Hill Road (1)
- Hebberman Road (3)
- James Street (28)
- Karger Road (2)
- King Road (1)
- Kwaterski Road (1)
- Mckenzie Road (21)
- Mcnamara Road (8)
- Moseley Terrace (5)
- Mount Damper Road (6)
- Phillips Road (3)
- Pildappa Road (3)
- Princes Highway (1)
- Railway Terrace (48)
- Redding Road (2)
- Rowan Road (2)
- Rowen Road (1)
- Shackleford Road (1)
- Smart Road (1)
- Thomas Street (39)
- Travers Terrace (7)
- Verco Street (1)
- Yardea Road (4)
- Yates Road (1)
