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Willaston SA 5118

2,045 addresses · 63 streets

Spence Electorate › Gawler LGA › Willaston · 40 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Willaston is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 3,458 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,254 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $760,000.

3,458Population
42Median age
$1,254Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Gawler - North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Willaston itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Gawler Oval, 1.1 km south · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 44 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

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

$760,000House · 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: 13.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Willaston

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

Tree cover measures, Willaston SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202119.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.4% · Labour-force participation 58.5%

Population by age in Willaston
Population by age, Willaston SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4173
5-14466
15-19190
20-24178
25-34412
35-44395
45-54408
55-64482
65-74406
75-84246
85+110
Dwelling types in Willaston
Dwelling types, Willaston SA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,262
Townhouse199
Apartment5
Other0
Households by weekly income in Willaston
Households by weekly income, Willaston SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650280
$650-1,499532
$1,500-2,999426
$3,000+129
Top ancestries in Willaston
Top ancestries, Willaston SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,789
Australian1,344
German372
Irish324
Scottish298
Ancestry NS139
Housing tenure in Willaston
Housing tenure, Willaston SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned488
Mortgage591
Rented356
Other15
Cars per household in Willaston
Cars per household, Willaston SA (ABS Census 2021)
075
1577
2516
3189
4+103
Commute to work in Willaston
Commute to work, Willaston SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,192
Train0
Bus21
Tram/ferry0
Walked18
Bicycle0
Home83
Top countries of birth in Willaston
Top countries of birth, Willaston SA (ABS Census 2021)
England271
Scotland33
New Zealand25
Germany20
Netherlands16
Philippines15
Languages used at home in Willaston
Languages used at home, Willaston SA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin16
Afrikaans11
Cantonese7
Italian7
Tagalog7
Sinhalese5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

7,499 bird observations recorded near Willaston — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Willaston

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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