Koolywurtie SA 5575
51 addresses · 16 streets
Grey Electorate › Yorke Peninsula LGA › Koolywurtie · 96 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Koolywurtie is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 101 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,562 a week, with median rent near $208 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. 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 Yorke Peninsula - North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Koolywurtie itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
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: 1.7% 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 | 1.7% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 2.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.7% · Labour-force participation 81.1%
Population by age in Koolywurtie
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 22 |
| 15-19 | 10 |
| 20-24 | 7 |
| 25-34 | 4 |
| 35-44 | 14 |
| 45-54 | 12 |
| 55-64 | 15 |
| 65-74 | 10 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Koolywurtie
| House | 37 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Koolywurtie
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 11 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 9 |
| $3,000+ | 4 |
Top ancestries in Koolywurtie
| Australian | 50 |
|---|---|
| English | 48 |
| Irish | 15 |
| German | 6 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
| Chinese | 0 |
Housing tenure in Koolywurtie
| Owned | 18 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 3 |
| Rented | 3 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Koolywurtie
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 13 |
| 3 | 12 |
| 4+ | 9 |
Commute to work in Koolywurtie
| Car | 28 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 20 |
Top countries of birth in Koolywurtie
| England | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
152 bird observations recorded near Koolywurtie — most often seen:
- Variegated Fairy-wren (21)
- Diamond Firetail (19)
- Little Raven (8)
- Common Starling (7)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (6)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (5)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (5)
- House Sparrow (5)
- Bluebonnet (4)
- Eastern Barn Owl (4)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (4)
- Mulga Parrot (4)
- Singing Honeyeater (4)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Koolywurtie
- South-eastern Singing Honeyeater (4)
- Southern Rufous Whistler (4)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (4)
- White-browed Babbler (4)
- Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (4)
- Australian Magpie (3)
- Black-capped Sittella (3)
- Brown Falcon (3)
- Galah (3)
- Jacky Winter (3)
- Magpie-lark (3)
- Red Wattlebird (3)
- Restless Flycatcher (3)
- Southern Boobook (3)
- Weebill (3)
- Western Red Wattlebird (3)
- Western Striated Pardalote (3)
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 Koolywurtie:
- Port Rickaby (9.4 km)
- Wauraltee (9.6 km)
- Minlaton (11.4 km)
- Curramulka (11.5 km)
- Bluff Beach (12.5 km)
- Parsons Beach (14 km)
- Urania (17.2 km)
- Ramsay (18.3 km)
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Streets
- Barkers Rocks Road (2)
- Butler Road (2)
- Clift Road (1)
- Didlyamulka Road (6)
- Gun Club Road (5)
- Koolywurtie Church Road (5)
- Mason Road (1)
- Mount Rat Road (5)
- Mount Rat Wells Road (1)
- Murch Road (1)
- Rocky Glen Road (3)
- Roses Lane (1)
- Sparrow Road (1)
- Spencer Highway (13)
- Spicer Road (2)
- Tomney Road (2)
