Mintaro, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Mintaro is a small heritage town in the eastern Clare Valley of South Australia, about 126 kilometres north of Adelaide and roughly 18 kilometres south-east of Clare. The Ngadjuri people are recorded as the original inhabitants of the Clare Valley, and the town's name is now generally thought to be Aboriginal, perhaps from a word meaning netted water. Europeans settled from 1841, and the township was laid out in 1849 by Joseph and Henry Gilbert; it grew as a stop for teams hauling copper ore from the Burra mines. Slate quarried nearby from the 1850s is still worked today, and the whole village became a state heritage area in 1984. Mintaro is also known for Martindale Hall, a grand mansion used in the film Picnic at Hanging Rock. Tourism, slate and wine sustain it.
More advantaged than the national average
Mintaro is more socio-economically advantaged than about 70% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1022, 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.
Mintaro at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 218
- Median age
- 52
- Median weekly household income
- $1,437
- SEIFA score
- 1022
- Coordinates
- -33.9328, 138.7653
Mintaro demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mintaro 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 31%, 8% of homes are rented, and 13% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 30 | 13% |
| Youth (15–24) | 16 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 41 | 18% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 71 | 31% |
| Seniors (65+) | 68 | 30% |
Share of the 226 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 36 | 46% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 27 | 34% |
| Rented | 6 | 8% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 84 | 97% |
| Townhouses & semis | 3 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 87 occupied private dwellings in Mintaro.
- Median weekly rent
- $295
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,475
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,833
- Median weekly personal income
- $759
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 27 (13%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 4 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 103 (56%)
- Labour-force participation
- 61.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Employed full-time
- 56
- Employed part-time
- 53
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.
Common questions about Mintaro
Where is Mintaro?
Mintaro is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Mintaro?
At the 2021 Census, Mintaro had a population of about 218.
Is Mintaro an advantaged area?
Mintaro has an ABS SEIFA score of 1022, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 70 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 70% of Australian suburbs.
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