Mingbool, South Australia

Mingbool is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 372 kilometres (231 mi) south-east of the state capital of Adelaide adjoining the border with the state of Victoria and about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north-west of the municipal seat of Mount Gambier.^[1][4]

Mingbool South Australia
Soldiers Home, May 1947
Mingbool
Coordinates	37°42′34″S 140°52′52″E[1]
Population	123 (SAL 2021)[2]
Established	1999[3]
Postcode(s)	5291[4]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
• Summer (DST)	ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location	372 km (231 mi) south-east of Adelaide 16 km (10 mi) north of Mount Gambier
LGA(s)	District Council of Grant[1]
Region	Limestone Coast[5]
County	Grey[1]
State electorate(s)	Mount Gambier[6]
Federal division(s)	Barker[7]
Mean max temp[8] Mean min temp[8] Annual rainfall[8] 19.0 °C 66 °F 8.2 °C 47 °F 710.9 mm 28 in
Suburbs around Mingbool: Tarpeena Tarpeena Pleasant Park Strathdowne Tarpeena Dismal Swamp Wandilo Mingbool Strathdowne Wandilo Mil-Lel Strathdowne
Footnotes	Locations[4][1] Adjoining localities[1][9]

Boundaries for the locality were created in February 1999 for the “long established name.”^[1][3] Its name is derived from the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Mingbool and ultimately from an aboriginal word for “water.”^[10]

Mingbool's western boundary aligns with the route of the Riddoch Highway while its eastern boundary is the state border.^[1]

The principal land use in the locality is primary production. Two parcels of land in its south-west corner located close to both the Riddoch Highway and the Mount Gambier Airport in the adjoining locality of Wandilo are zoned for industrial purposes.^[11][12]

The Mingbool homestead and stables is listed as a state heritage place on the South Australian Heritage Register.^[13]

Mingbool is located within the federal division of Barker, the state electoral district of Mount Gambier and the local government area of the District Council of Grant.^[7][6][1]