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Wattle Flat SA 5203

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Mayo Electorate › Yankalilla LGA › Wattle Flat · 59 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Wattle Flat is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 149 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,562 a week, with median rent near $305 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

149Population
49Median age
$1,562Median household income / wk
$305Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Adelaide Airport, 55.7 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 4.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Wattle Flat

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

Tree cover measures, Wattle Flat SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.2% · Labour-force participation 72.2%

Population by age in Wattle Flat
Population by age, Wattle Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-44
5-1417
15-199
20-249
25-3410
35-4414
45-5431
55-6432
65-7419
75-843
85+0
Dwelling types in Wattle Flat
Dwelling types, Wattle Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
House54
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Wattle Flat
Households by weekly income, Wattle Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,49917
$1,500-2,99920
$3,000+10
Top ancestries in Wattle Flat
Top ancestries, Wattle Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian74
English64
Scottish22
Other12
Dutch10
German9
Housing tenure in Wattle Flat
Housing tenure, Wattle Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned22
Mortgage31
Rented6
Other0
Cars per household in Wattle Flat
Cars per household, Wattle Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
15
222
318
4+6
Commute to work in Wattle Flat
Commute to work, Wattle Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car52
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home15
Top countries of birth in Wattle Flat
Top countries of birth, Wattle Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
England12
Netherlands7
Scotland4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,210 bird observations recorded near Wattle Flat — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Wattle Flat

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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