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Wallaroo SA 5556

3,492 addresses · 145 streets

Grey Electorate › Copper Coast LGA › Wallaroo · 142 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Wallaroo is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 3,699 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $892 a week, with median rent near $245 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

3,699Population
57Median age
$892Median household income / wk
$245Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Wallaroo, 1.1 km north-west.

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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: 0.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Wallaroo

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

Tree cover measures, Wallaroo SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20200.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20210.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 10.3% · Labour-force participation 40.1%

Population by age in Wallaroo
Population by age, Wallaroo SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4146
5-14331
15-19138
20-24126
25-34242
35-44323
45-54409
55-64677
65-74759
75-84425
85+122
Dwelling types in Wallaroo
Dwelling types, Wallaroo SA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,444
Townhouse112
Apartment6
Other18
Households by weekly income in Wallaroo
Households by weekly income, Wallaroo SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650433
$650-1,499642
$1,500-2,999286
$3,000+87
Top ancestries in Wallaroo
Top ancestries, Wallaroo SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,683
English1,664
Scottish292
German254
Ancestry NS234
Irish227
Housing tenure in Wallaroo
Housing tenure, Wallaroo SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned677
Mortgage350
Rented481
Other34
Cars per household in Wallaroo
Cars per household, Wallaroo SA (ABS Census 2021)
094
1658
2557
3142
4+96
Commute to work in Wallaroo
Commute to work, Wallaroo SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car791
Train0
Bus8
Tram/ferry0
Walked40
Bicycle3
Home95
Top countries of birth in Wallaroo
Top countries of birth, Wallaroo SA (ABS Census 2021)
England155
New Zealand24
Netherlands23
Scotland21
Italy15
South Africa14
Languages used at home in Wallaroo
Languages used at home, Wallaroo SA (ABS Census 2021)
Greek19
Spanish13
Afrikaans9
Italian7
Russian5
Hindi4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

7,260 bird observations recorded near Wallaroo — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Wallaroo

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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