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Wirrabara SA 5481

446 addresses · 56 streets

Grey Electorate › Mount Remarkable LGA › Wirrabara · 212 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Wirrabara is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 353 people, with a median age of 60. The typical household earns around $900 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

353Population
60Median age
$900Median household income / wk
$150Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Peterborough - Mount Remarkable statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Wirrabara itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Port Pirie Airport, 33 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs5/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 32.8% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 8.6% · Labour-force participation 50.3%

Population by age in Wirrabara
Population by age, Wirrabara SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-1431
15-1915
20-249
25-3418
35-4420
45-5441
55-6493
65-7491
75-8435
85+10
Dwelling types in Wirrabara
Dwelling types, Wirrabara SA (ABS Census 2021)
House173
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other4
Households by weekly income in Wirrabara
Households by weekly income, Wirrabara SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65058
$650-1,49950
$1,500-2,99939
$3,000+8
Top ancestries in Wirrabara
Top ancestries, Wirrabara SA (ABS Census 2021)
English173
Australian120
German68
Scottish28
Irish23
Ancestry NS22
Housing tenure in Wirrabara
Housing tenure, Wirrabara SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned102
Mortgage51
Rented16
Other8
Cars per household in Wirrabara
Cars per household, Wirrabara SA (ABS Census 2021)
05
151
256
335
4+26
Commute to work in Wirrabara
Commute to work, Wirrabara SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car78
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked12
Bicycle0
Home24
Top countries of birth in Wirrabara
Top countries of birth, Wirrabara SA (ABS Census 2021)
England11
Netherlands3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,158 bird observations recorded near Wirrabara — most often seen:

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Streets

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