Wirrulla SA 5661
121 addresses · 17 streets
Grey Electorate › Streaky Bay LGA › Wirrulla · 469 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Wirrulla is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 107 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $979 a week, with median rent near $111 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the West Coast (SA) statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Wirrulla itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
1 post office
1 service station
1 golf club
1 mechanic
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Streaky Bay Airport, 53.5 km south-west.
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: 2.9% 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 | 2.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 3.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 44.9%
Population by age in Wirrulla
| 0-4 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 25 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 12 |
| 35-44 | 11 |
| 45-54 | 13 |
| 55-64 | 12 |
| 65-74 | 18 |
| 75-84 | 6 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Wirrulla
| House | 29 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Wirrulla
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 15 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 6 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Wirrulla
| Australian | 51 |
|---|---|
| English | 43 |
| Ancestry NS | 22 |
| Aboriginal | 6 |
| Other | 6 |
| Dutch | 4 |
Housing tenure in Wirrulla
| Owned | 17 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 9 |
| Rented | 3 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Wirrulla
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 13 |
| 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 9 |
| 4+ | 8 |
Commute to work in Wirrulla
| Car | 19 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 6 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 4 |
Top countries of birth in Wirrulla
| New Zealand | 7 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
151 bird observations recorded near Wirrulla — most often seen:
- Common Starling (14)
- Red Wattlebird (14)
- Galah (13)
- Crested Pigeon (12)
- House Sparrow (8)
- Nankeen Kestrel (8)
- Yellow-throated Miner (8)
- Southern Weebill (6)
- Grey Butcherbird (5)
- Willie Wagtail (5)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (4)
- Eastern Galah (4)
- Magpie-lark (4)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Wirrulla
- Weebill (4)
- Welcome Swallow (4)
- Australian Magpie (3)
- Australian Raven (3)
- Australian Ringneck (3)
- Common Bronzewing (3)
- Inland Grey Butcherbird (3)
- Inland Singing Honeyeater (3)
- Inland Yellow-throated Miner (3)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (3)
- Australian Owlet-nightjar (2)
- Birds (2)
- Black-faced Woodswallow (2)
- Eastern Australian Raven (2)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (2)
- Little Crow (2)
- Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (2)
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 Wirrulla:
- Pimbaacla (9.5 km)
- Wallala (10.9 km)
- Yantanabie (12.9 km)
- Petina (16.1 km)
- Koolgera (19.2 km)
- Chilpenunda (21.1 km)
- Nunjikompita (22.4 km)
- Cungena (25.9 km)
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Streets
- Arnold Terrace (16)
- Chapman Terrace (15)
- Davis Terrace (9)
- Dewar Street (2)
- Dickinson Street (35)
- Eyre Highway (4)
- Fairway Road (1)
- Gawler Ranges Road (7)
- Hay Terrace (21)
- Nungi Road (1)
- Nunji Road (1)
- Pearson Road (2)
- Pearsons Road (2)
- Pimby Road (1)
- Station Road (2)
- Walker Terrace (1)
- Wirrulla Road (1)
