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Waikerie SA 5330

2,026 addresses · 111 streets

Barker Electorate › Loxton Waikerie LGA › Waikerie · 151 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Waikerie is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,681 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $954 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,681Population
49Median age
$954Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Waikerie statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Waikerie itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Waikerie, 1.2 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 4.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Waikerie

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Waikerie SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202122.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.6% · Labour-force participation 50.6%

Population by age in Waikerie
Population by age, Waikerie SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4149
5-14282
15-19135
20-24118
25-34284
35-44247
45-54283
55-64338
65-74454
75-84263
85+135
Dwelling types in Waikerie
Dwelling types, Waikerie SA (ABS Census 2021)
House963
Townhouse150
Apartment0
Other9
Households by weekly income in Waikerie
Households by weekly income, Waikerie SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650305
$650-1,499425
$1,500-2,999215
$3,000+87
Top ancestries in Waikerie
Top ancestries, Waikerie SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,075
English1,012
German444
Other200
Scottish191
Ancestry NS186
Housing tenure in Waikerie
Housing tenure, Waikerie SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned436
Mortgage273
Rented318
Other43
Cars per household in Waikerie
Cars per household, Waikerie SA (ABS Census 2021)
074
1419
2365
3144
4+83
Commute to work in Waikerie
Commute to work, Waikerie SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car808
Train0
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked68
Bicycle8
Home65
Top countries of birth in Waikerie
Top countries of birth, Waikerie SA (ABS Census 2021)
England85
India64
Malaysia44
New Zealand23
Fiji10
Germany10
Languages used at home in Waikerie
Languages used at home, Waikerie SA (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi80
Mandarin12
Italian10
Vietnamese10
Sinhalese9
Indonesian8

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

14,504 bird observations recorded near Waikerie — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Waikerie

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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