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Wirrina Cove SA 5204

283 addresses · 6 streets

Mayo Electorate › Yankalilla LGA › Wirrina Cove · 72 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Wirrina Cove is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 187 people, with a median age of 61. The typical household earns around $645 a week, with median rent near $183 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 33% 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.

187Population
61Median age
$645Median household income / wk
$183Median rent / wk
1.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 8.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Wirrina Cove

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

Tree cover measures, Wirrina Cove SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.6% · Labour-force participation 39.3%

Population by age in Wirrina Cove
Population by age, Wirrina Cove SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-1413
15-196
20-245
25-349
35-449
45-5433
55-6447
65-7446
75-8425
85+0
Dwelling types in Wirrina Cove
Dwelling types, Wirrina Cove SA (ABS Census 2021)
House51
Townhouse0
Apartment43
Other11
Households by weekly income in Wirrina Cove
Households by weekly income, Wirrina Cove SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65046
$650-1,49942
$1,500-2,99912
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Wirrina Cove
Top ancestries, Wirrina Cove SA (ABS Census 2021)
English83
Australian50
Scottish21
German18
Irish16
Other13
Housing tenure in Wirrina Cove
Housing tenure, Wirrina Cove SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned47
Mortgage25
Rented36
Other0
Cars per household in Wirrina Cove
Cars per household, Wirrina Cove SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
154
232
313
4+0
Commute to work in Wirrina Cove
Commute to work, Wirrina Cove SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car38
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home7
Top countries of birth in Wirrina Cove
Top countries of birth, Wirrina Cove SA (ABS Census 2021)
England22
United States6
India5
Netherlands4
Scotland4
China3
Languages used at home in Wirrina Cove
Languages used at home, Wirrina Cove SA (ABS Census 2021)
Greek5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,804 bird observations recorded near Wirrina Cove — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Wirrina Cove

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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