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Wistow SA 5251

150 addresses · 23 streets

Mayo Electorate › Mount Barker LGA › Wistow · 34 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Wistow is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 285 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,524 a week, with median rent near $295 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

285Population
50Median age
$1,524Median household income / wk
$295Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Mount Barker Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Wistow itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Adelaide Airport, 38.4 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 7.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Wistow

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

Tree cover measures, Wistow SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202117.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.8% · Labour-force participation 57.3%

Population by age in Wistow
Population by age, Wistow SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-49
5-1428
15-1924
20-247
25-3417
35-4418
45-5449
55-6444
65-7458
75-8418
85+4
Dwelling types in Wistow
Dwelling types, Wistow SA (ABS Census 2021)
House106
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Wistow
Households by weekly income, Wistow SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65012
$650-1,49928
$1,500-2,99922
$3,000+17
Top ancestries in Wistow
Top ancestries, Wistow SA (ABS Census 2021)
English122
Australian113
German30
Scottish28
Irish26
Dutch17
Housing tenure in Wistow
Housing tenure, Wistow SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned51
Mortgage40
Rented7
Other0
Cars per household in Wistow
Cars per household, Wistow SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
118
244
322
4+17
Commute to work in Wistow
Commute to work, Wistow SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car86
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home15
Top countries of birth in Wistow
Top countries of birth, Wistow SA (ABS Census 2021)
England22
Netherlands5
United States5
Scotland3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,860 bird observations recorded near Wistow — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Wistow

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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