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Williamstown SA 5351

1,359 addresses · 88 streets

Barker Electorate › Barossa LGA › Williamstown · 39 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Williamstown is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,981 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,782 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

2,981Population
42Median age
$1,782Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Adelaide Airport, 44.3 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources8/10
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: 26.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Williamstown

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

Tree cover measures, Williamstown SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202026.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202150.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 67.4%

Population by age in Williamstown
Population by age, Williamstown SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4152
5-14444
15-19186
20-24153
25-34307
35-44357
45-54452
55-64440
65-74316
75-84120
85+62
Dwelling types in Williamstown
Dwelling types, Williamstown SA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,055
Townhouse10
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Williamstown
Households by weekly income, Williamstown SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650120
$650-1,499288
$1,500-2,999355
$3,000+223
Top ancestries in Williamstown
Top ancestries, Williamstown SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,461
Australian1,329
German378
Scottish292
Irish213
Other115
Housing tenure in Williamstown
Housing tenure, Williamstown SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned344
Mortgage569
Rented118
Other16
Cars per household in Williamstown
Cars per household, Williamstown SA (ABS Census 2021)
014
1242
2415
3221
4+160
Commute to work in Williamstown
Commute to work, Williamstown SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,174
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked17
Bicycle0
Home138
Top countries of birth in Williamstown
Top countries of birth, Williamstown SA (ABS Census 2021)
England276
Scotland36
Germany24
New Zealand22
Netherlands11
South Africa11
Languages used at home in Williamstown
Languages used at home, Williamstown SA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian9
German8
French7
Spanish5
Afrikaans4
Polish4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

9,055 bird observations recorded near Williamstown — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Williamstown

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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