Wellington SA 5259
180 addresses · 20 streets
Barker Electorate › Murray Bridge LGA › Wellington · 83 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Wellington is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 184 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $971 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Murray Bridge Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Wellington itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 parks
1 hospital
1 service station
1 place to stay
Getting around. Ferry wharf: Wellington East, 1.1 km south-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 0.8% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 2.3% · Labour-force participation 50.9%
Population by age in Wellington
| 0-4 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 16 |
| 15-19 | 6 |
| 20-24 | 8 |
| 25-34 | 11 |
| 35-44 | 7 |
| 45-54 | 23 |
| 55-64 | 58 |
| 65-74 | 34 |
| 75-84 | 20 |
| 85+ | 6 |
Dwelling types in Wellington
| House | 76 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 4 |
Households by weekly income in Wellington
| <$650 | 15 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 36 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 10 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Wellington
| English | 80 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 75 |
| Scottish | 28 |
| German | 23 |
| Italian | 12 |
| Ancestry NS | 12 |
Housing tenure in Wellington
| Owned | 47 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 18 |
| Rented | 13 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Wellington
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 22 |
| 2 | 41 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4+ | 7 |
Commute to work in Wellington
| Car | 48 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 7 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 11 |
Top countries of birth in Wellington
| England | 14 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
4,823 bird observations recorded near Wellington — most often seen:
- Australian Pelican (352)
- Pacific Black Duck (210)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (205)
- Little Raven (201)
- Whistling Kite (200)
- Great Cormorant (189)
- Eurasian Coot (185)
- Common Starling (182)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (173)
- House Sparrow (166)
- Welcome Swallow (165)
- Australasian Darter (164)
- New Holland Honeyeater (159)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Wellington
- Willie Wagtail (159)
- Southern Magpie-lark (153)
- South Australian Superb Fairy-wren (151)
- Little Black Cormorant (144)
- Magpie-lark (144)
- Red Wattlebird (141)
- Superb Fairy-wren (140)
- Little Pied Cormorant (138)
- Black Swan (135)
- Australian White Ibis (130)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (130)
- Eurasian Blackbird (127)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (123)
- Australian Magpie (118)
- Crested Pigeon (114)
- European Goldfinch (113)
- White-browed Babbler (112)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Wellington:
- Wellington East (1.6 km)
- Jervois (7.6 km)
- Nalpa (8.1 km)
- Tailem Bend (10.3 km)
- Woods Point (11.1 km)
- Elwomple (14.7 km)
- White Sands (15.2 km)
- Brinkley (16.1 km)
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Streets
- Ann Street (2)
- Bowmann Street (20)
- Chauncey Road (1)
- El Shaddai Road (5)
- Elliott Street (3)
- Fabbian Road (4)
- Ferry Road (1)
- Flagstaff Road (1)
- Jervois Road (84)
- Karpany Road (4)
- Kluske Road (1)
- Kropinyeri Street (3)
- Langhorne Creek Road (11)
- Lovelybanks Road (1)
- Mason Street (10)
- Old Punt Road (2)
- Raye Street (6)
- Skeldon Road (1)
- Starr Road (1)
- Tolmer Street (19)
