Woomera SA 5720
870 addresses · 38 streets
Grey Electorate › Unincorporated SA LGA › Woomera · 446 km from Adelaide
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Living Here
Woomera is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 132 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,829 a week, with median rent near $103 a week. Most homes are houses. About 0% of households own their home and 54% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Outback statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Woomera itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
2 parks
1 post office
Getting around. Airport: RAAF Woomera Airfield, 6.1 km north.
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: 0% 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 | 0.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 0.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.2% · Labour-force participation 77.6%
Population by age in Woomera
| 0-4 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 6 |
| 15-19 | 7 |
| 20-24 | 6 |
| 25-34 | 19 |
| 35-44 | 21 |
| 45-54 | 26 |
| 55-64 | 30 |
| 65-74 | 5 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Woomera
| House | 65 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 3 |
| Apartment | 3 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Woomera
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 23 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 48 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Woomera
| Australian | 54 |
|---|---|
| English | 54 |
| German | 14 |
| Ancestry NS | 14 |
| Scottish | 12 |
| Other | 12 |
Housing tenure in Woomera
| Owned | 0 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 37 |
| Other | 31 |
Cars per household in Woomera
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 37 |
| 2 | 22 |
| 3 | 7 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in Woomera
| Car | 47 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 27 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 4 |
Top countries of birth in Woomera
| England | 5 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
728 bird observations recorded near Woomera — most often seen:
- Nankeen Kestrel (43)
- Emu (36)
- Southern Magpie-lark (35)
- Eastern Little Corella (30)
- Little Crow (30)
- Yellow-throated Miner (29)
- Rock Dove (28)
- Central White-plumed Honeyeater (27)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (27)
- Inland Yellow-throated Miner (27)
- Inland Singing Honeyeater (26)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (26)
- Grey Teal (25)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Woomera
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (24)
- Magpie-lark (23)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (23)
- Black-fronted Dotterel (22)
- Eurasian Coot (22)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (21)
- White-faced Heron (21)
- Eastern Australian Raven (20)
- Australian Magpie (19)
- Australian Pipit (19)
- Eastern Galah (19)
- Galah (18)
- Little Corella (18)
- Pacific Black Duck (18)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (18)
- Black Swan (17)
- Eastern Australian Reed-warbler (17)
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 Woomera:
- Arcoona (28.8 km)
- Purple Downs (45.3 km)
- Andamooka Station (52.2 km)
- Wirraminna (56.6 km)
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Streets
- Baangal Crescent (36)
- Bahlaka Street (6)
- Banool Avenue (53)
- Barakee Street (1)
- Bellata Street (41)
- Biara Street (39)
- Bool Street (1)
- Booreen Street (20)
- Booromi Street (28)
- Boorong Street (18)
- Boorook Street (14)
- Boorri Street (27)
- Borral Street (31)
- Bundilla Crescent (39)
- Burrimul Street (32)
- Carinya Street (30)
- Carriwan Street (41)
- Coolaroo Street (33)
- Cooraki Street (12)
- Dardurr Street (1)
- Dewrang Avenue (72)
- Gilghi Street (28)
- Gogarrah Street (2)
- Goonda Street (8)
- Goornan Street (27)
- Gooyong Street (46)
- Gundawarra Street (25)
- Guruwa Street (35)
- Karnang Street (2)
- Kennella Street (28)
- Killara Avenue (2)
- Kilpa Street (14)
- Kinka Street (3)
- Kotara Place (1)
- Kungkawora Crescent (5)
- Pimba Road (1)
- Tech Area Road (1)
- Wirruna Avenue (67)
