Wild Dog Valley SA 5271
91 addresses · 21 streets
Barker Electorate › Naracoorte Lucindale LGA › Wild Dog Valley · 292 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Wild Dog Valley is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 153 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,899 a week, with median rent near $205 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Naracoorte Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Wild Dog Valley itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
1 golf club
Getting around. Airport: Naracoorte Airport, 12.1 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 15.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 15.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 15.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.7% · Labour-force participation 70.2%
Population by age in Wild Dog Valley
| 0-4 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 23 |
| 15-19 | 12 |
| 20-24 | 6 |
| 25-34 | 6 |
| 35-44 | 21 |
| 45-54 | 20 |
| 55-64 | 20 |
| 65-74 | 22 |
| 75-84 | 13 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Wild Dog Valley
| House | 49 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 5 |
Households by weekly income in Wild Dog Valley
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 7 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 27 |
| $3,000+ | 7 |
Top ancestries in Wild Dog Valley
| Australian | 73 |
|---|---|
| English | 66 |
| German | 30 |
| Scottish | 27 |
| Irish | 12 |
| Ancestry NS | 11 |
Housing tenure in Wild Dog Valley
| Owned | 28 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 13 |
| Rented | 6 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Wild Dog Valley
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 15 |
| 3 | 17 |
| 4+ | 17 |
Commute to work in Wild Dog Valley
| Car | 45 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 24 |
Top countries of birth in Wild Dog Valley
| England | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
938 bird observations recorded near Wild Dog Valley — most often seen:
- South-eastern Red-tailed Black-cockatoo (63)
- Australian Magpie (44)
- Red Wattlebird (41)
- Eurasian Blackbird (36)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (36)
- Crimson Rosella (35)
- Galah (35)
- Laughing Kookaburra (32)
- Magpie-lark (32)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (32)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (32)
- Common Bronzewing (30)
- European Goldfinch (30)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Wild Dog Valley
- Grey Shrike-thrush (30)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (30)
- Common Starling (29)
- Grey Fantail (29)
- Willie Wagtail (29)
- Long-billed Corella (28)
- Pacific Black Duck (28)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (28)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (28)
- New Holland Honeyeater (27)
- White-faced Heron (27)
- Superb Fairy-wren (26)
- House Sparrow (25)
- Grey Teal (24)
- Red-rumped Parrot (24)
- Welcome Swallow (24)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (24)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Wild Dog Valley:
- Naracoorte (9.1 km)
- Kybybolite (11.2 km)
- Hynam (11.5 km)
- Cadgee (11.6 km)
- Mount Light (13.5 km)
- Binnum (13.9 km)
- Moyhall (18.5 km)
- Stewart Range (18.9 km)
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Streets
- Atkinsons Road (2)
- Biggins Road (1)
- Boddingtons West Road (2)
- Cadgee Road (18)
- Chapples Road (7)
- Hampton Road (5)
- Hazels Road (2)
- Johnson Road (7)
- Kennys Road (6)
- Locks Road (3)
- Mattners Road (2)
- Menhennits Road (2)
- Peters Lane (3)
- Radfords Road (4)
- Riddoch Highway (8)
- Schinckel Road (6)
- Schinckels Road (6)
- Sharams Road (1)
- Valley View Road (1)
- Wardles Road (1)
- Wild Dog Valley Road (4)
