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Waterfall Gully SA 5066

70 addresses · 2 streets

Sturt Electorate › Burnside LGA › Waterfall Gully · 8 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Waterfall Gully is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 161 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $3,600 a week, with median rent near $468 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,295,000.

161Population
40Median age
$3,600Median household income / wk
$468Median rent / wk
3.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Glenside - Beaumont statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Waterfall Gully itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Belair, 5.8 km south-west · Bus interchange: Blackwood Interchange, 8.5 km south-west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 13.2 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs10/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$1,295,000House · 2026 1Q

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 69.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Waterfall Gully

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

Tree cover measures, Waterfall Gully SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202069.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202194.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.6% · Labour-force participation 70.7%

Population by age in Waterfall Gully
Population by age, Waterfall Gully SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-48
5-1426
15-1917
20-2412
25-3410
35-4415
45-5442
55-6419
65-748
75-846
85+0
Dwelling types in Waterfall Gully
Dwelling types, Waterfall Gully SA (ABS Census 2021)
House43
Townhouse4
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Waterfall Gully
Households by weekly income, Waterfall Gully SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4990
$1,500-2,9990
$3,000+28
Top ancestries in Waterfall Gully
Top ancestries, Waterfall Gully SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian49
English49
Other19
Chinese18
Scottish18
Irish15
Housing tenure in Waterfall Gully
Housing tenure, Waterfall Gully SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned18
Mortgage24
Rented5
Other0
Cars per household in Waterfall Gully
Cars per household, Waterfall Gully SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
18
219
39
4+5
Commute to work in Waterfall Gully
Commute to work, Waterfall Gully SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car58
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home14
Top countries of birth in Waterfall Gully
Top countries of birth, Waterfall Gully SA (ABS Census 2021)
England9
China8
Ireland7
Malaysia6
Languages used at home in Waterfall Gully
Languages used at home, Waterfall Gully SA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin8
Korean5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

36,643 bird observations recorded near Waterfall Gully — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Waterfall Gully

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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