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Wattle Park SA 5066

837 addresses · 34 streets

Sturt Electorate › Burnside LGA › Wattle Park · 7 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Wattle Park is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,885 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $2,305 a week, with median rent near $470 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, 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 $1,851,000.

1,885Population
46Median age
$2,305Median household income / wk
$470Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Adelaide, 7.3 km west · Bus interchange: Klemzig Interchange, 5.6 km north-west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 13.2 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
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

$1,851,000House · 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: 24.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Wattle Park

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

Tree cover measures, Wattle Park SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202024.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202164.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 61.7%

Population by age in Wattle Park
Population by age, Wattle Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-479
5-14259
15-19128
20-24109
25-34114
35-44234
45-54270
55-64272
65-74204
75-84149
85+65
Dwelling types in Wattle Park
Dwelling types, Wattle Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
House589
Townhouse57
Apartment29
Other0
Households by weekly income in Wattle Park
Households by weekly income, Wattle Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65083
$650-1,499134
$1,500-2,999173
$3,000+240
Top ancestries in Wattle Park
Top ancestries, Wattle Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
English577
Australian451
Chinese334
Other189
Scottish154
Italian148
Housing tenure in Wattle Park
Housing tenure, Wattle Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned322
Mortgage259
Rented68
Other26
Cars per household in Wattle Park
Cars per household, Wattle Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
013
1185
2307
3109
4+54
Commute to work in Wattle Park
Commute to work, Wattle Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car626
Train0
Bus28
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle17
Home141
Top countries of birth in Wattle Park
Top countries of birth, Wattle Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
China150
England95
India52
Malaysia46
Italy35
Hong Kong33
Languages used at home in Wattle Park
Languages used at home, Wattle Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin199
Cantonese75
Italian43
Greek33
Korean28
German25

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

30,057 bird observations recorded near Wattle Park — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Wattle Park

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.