Yankalilla SA 5203
686 addresses · 44 streets
Mayo Electorate › Yankalilla LGA › Yankalilla · 63 km from Adelaide
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Living Here
Yankalilla is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 963 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $982 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
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: Yankalilla itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
3 cafés & restaurants
1 supermarket
1 beach
1 pharmacy
1 library
1 service station
2 gyms & sports centres
1 bakery
1 hardware store
1 hairdresser
Getting around. Airport: Adelaide Airport, 59.8 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: 11.5% 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 | 11.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 19.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 8.3% · Labour-force participation 43.8%
Population by age in Yankalilla
| 0-4 | 24 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 85 |
| 15-19 | 45 |
| 20-24 | 35 |
| 25-34 | 64 |
| 35-44 | 71 |
| 45-54 | 115 |
| 55-64 | 144 |
| 65-74 | 192 |
| 75-84 | 125 |
| 85+ | 71 |
Dwelling types in Yankalilla
| House | 392 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 18 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 7 |
Households by weekly income in Yankalilla
| <$650 | 122 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 167 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 80 |
| $3,000+ | 28 |
Top ancestries in Yankalilla
| English | 508 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 376 |
| Irish | 108 |
| Scottish | 95 |
| German | 84 |
| Ancestry NS | 37 |
Housing tenure in Yankalilla
| Owned | 179 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 128 |
| Rented | 73 |
| Other | 27 |
Cars per household in Yankalilla
| 0 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 173 |
| 2 | 141 |
| 3 | 62 |
| 4+ | 31 |
Commute to work in Yankalilla
| Car | 221 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 11 |
| Bicycle | 3 |
| Home | 43 |
Top countries of birth in Yankalilla
| England | 89 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 14 |
| Philippines | 6 |
| Scotland | 6 |
| Wales | 6 |
| Netherlands | 5 |
Languages used at home in Yankalilla
| German | 6 |
|---|---|
| Filipino | 6 |
| Spanish | 6 |
| Italian | 5 |
| Afrikaans | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
4,292 bird observations recorded near Yankalilla — most often seen:
- Little Raven (290)
- Australian Magpie (196)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (195)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (192)
- Common Starling (181)
- House Sparrow (170)
- Giinbaywarraymal (168)
- Pacific Black Duck (167)
- Galah (164)
- Red Wattlebird (157)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (154)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (153)
- Eastern Galah (152)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Yankalilla
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (141)
- Southern Magpie-lark (137)
- Australian Wood Duck (133)
- New Holland Honeyeater (133)
- Crimson Rosella (126)
- Silver Gull (125)
- Singing Honeyeater (116)
- Superb Fairy-wren (115)
- Eurasian Coot (114)
- Western Red Wattlebird (114)
- Eurasian Blackbird (112)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (108)
- Willie Wagtail (106)
- Little Pied Cormorant (98)
- Nankeen Kestrel (94)
- White-faced Heron (92)
- Crested Pigeon (89)
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 Yankalilla:
- Normanville (3 km)
- Carrickalinga (4.2 km)
- Wattle Flat (5 km)
- Hay Flat (5.4 km)
- Bald Hills (5.8 km)
- Torrens Vale (7.5 km)
- Myponga Beach (9.6 km)
- Wirrina Cove (10.5 km)
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Streets
- Aldridge Road (1)
- Bartlett Place (8)
- Barton Street (30)
- Barunga Street (10)
- Bethel Road (3)
- Bower Road (9)
- Bungala Street (2)
- Charles Street (4)
- Coast View Court (6)
- Dairy Flat Road (2)
- Daniels Road (3)
- Doctors Hill Road (5)
- Fannyside Road (1)
- George Drive (3)
- Glebe Avenue (12)
- Graham Street (11)
- Harrison Crescent (23)
- Hay Flat Road (4)
- Hilltop Lane (5)
- Inman Valley Road (10)
- Jervois Road (26)
- Kemmiss Hill Road (25)
- Main South Road (189)
- Main Street (90)
- Malakoff Street (22)
- Manisty Drive (12)
- Marion Road (2)
- Mark Place (8)
- Martin Road (7)
- Mary Street (2)
- Mcarthur Street (3)
- Michael Street (15)
- Pam Close (7)
- Rubbish Dump Road (1)
- Salt Creek Road (5)
- Seaview Crescent (1)
- Smith Hill Road (6)
- Symonds Street (6)
- Thomas Street (26)
- Wallman Street (44)
- Wattle Flat Road (1)
- Willson Drive (18)
- Woodvale Road (10)
- Yacca Road (8)
