Medindie, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Medindie is a small, established suburb just north of North Adelaide, sitting against the Adelaide Park Lands about two kilometres from the South Australian capital's centre. It is bounded by Robe Terrace, Northcote Terrace, Nottage Terrace and Main North Road, and is mainly residential, known for its gracious homes and a scattering of nineteenth-century mansions. Among them is Willyama on The Avenue, named with an Aboriginal word linked to the Broken Hill district by Charles Rasp, the boundary rider who pegged the claim that founded that mining city. Nearby stands The Briars, an ornate residence built for George Hawker in 1856. The suburb is also home to Wilderness School, a long-established girls' school whose origins trace back to a small school opened by the Brown sisters in 1884.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Medindie is more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1148, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Medindie at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,175
- Median age
- 45
- Median weekly household income
- $3,750
- SEIFA score
- 1148
- Coordinates
- -34.8976, 138.6039
Medindie demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Medindie using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 32%, 11% of homes are rented, and 24% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 209 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 211 | 18% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 167 | 14% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 375 | 32% |
| Seniors (65+) | 225 | 19% |
Share of the 1,187 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 203 | 53% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 133 | 35% |
| Rented | 41 | 11% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 350 | 91% |
| Townhouses & semis | 23 | 6% |
| Flats & apartments | 10 | 3% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 383 occupied private dwellings in Medindie.
- Median weekly rent
- $625
- Median monthly mortgage
- $3,033
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $4,664
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,309
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 270 (24%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 254 (22%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 5 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 703 (81%)
- Labour-force participation
- 62.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Employed full-time
- 322
- Employed part-time
- 230
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Medindie
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Medindie is January (average daytime high around 27.9°C) and the coolest is July (around 14°C). The area receives roughly 711 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.9°C | 17.5°C | 29 mm |
| Feb | 26.5°C | 17°C | 29 mm |
| Mar | 24.7°C | 16°C | 20 mm |
| Apr | 21.4°C | 14°C | 51 mm |
| May | 17.3°C | 11.7°C | 86 mm |
| Jun | 14.8°C | 9.6°C | 100 mm |
| Jul | 14°C | 8.9°C | 104 mm |
| Aug | 14.7°C | 8.8°C | 95 mm |
| Sep | 17.2°C | 10.2°C | 62 mm |
| Oct | 20.5°C | 11.9°C | 52 mm |
| Nov | 22.7°C | 13.6°C | 52 mm |
| Dec | 25.6°C | 15.6°C | 31 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Medindie
Where is Medindie?
Medindie is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Medindie?
At the 2021 Census, Medindie had a population of about 1,175.
Is Medindie an advantaged area?
Medindie has an ABS SEIFA score of 1148, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 99 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Medindie?
Medindie has average daytime highs of about 20.6°C and overnight lows of about 12.9°C, with roughly 711 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Medindie have high household incomes?
Medindie has the highest median weekly household income of any suburb in South Australia with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($3,750 per week).
Where Medindie ranks
Medindie appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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