Waikerie SA 5330
Waikerie sits 182 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 2 hours 5 minutes by car. Census data records 2,681 residents with a median age of 49 and a median household income of $49,608 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $200 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,000. The area shows high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Of 3 schools within the town boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Waikerie a good town?
Waikerie scores a B (50/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on schools and transit, weaker on community.
Above the state average
3 schools · 1 above peer schools
Very walkable
Walkability 75/100 · 181.6 km · 123 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $411K
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 68/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 49 · 2,681 residents
Liveability Rating
50 / 100 · Ranked #260 in SAEach bar is Waikerie's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
50 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataWaikerie's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $411,000, about 6% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$411,000
Based on 98 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 58 days — median across 32 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 6 sales $330K
- 3 bed 63 sales $409K
- 4 bed 22 sales $528K
Land
$242,950
Based on only 4 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Waikerie are currently listed at around $529,000 on average. Based on 29 houses listed in the past six months.
$529K
29 houses listed in the last 6 months.
30 of the suburb's 1,121 dwellings (2.7%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Waikerie rent for around $462 a week on average, based on 10 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$462/wk
10 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
10 rentals advertised against an estimated 348 rented homes (2.9%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- 3-bed houses
- $385/wk
- 10 bonds
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025140 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 21% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5330.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$462/week ($24,000 a year) on a $529,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Waikerie safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Waikerie sits in the moderate band, with 128 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 21% on the prior year.
128 offences
20.8% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20259 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
Three schools serve Waikerie, and performance is broadly at peer-suburb levels with one standout. Waikerie High School leads the pack.
- • 566 students across 3 schools (avg 189)
- • Sectors: 2 Government, 1 Independent
- • ICSEA 962-976, median 974 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Waikerie High School (301 students)
Primary
Secondary
Walkability
Waikerie is very walkable on foot — at 75/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the town there are 2 supermarkets, 1 park and 4 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Waikerie.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 26%
- Premises covered
- 1,630
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Loxton Waikerie: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 9 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this town rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Waikerie is home to about 2,700 residents, with a median age of 49, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $50,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.2%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
2,681
Median Age
49
Median Household Income
$49,608/yr
Census Median Rent
$200/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,000/mo
Avg Household Size
2.2
Median Personal Income
$30,212/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.2%
Unoccupied Dwellings
13.3%
Total Dwellings
1,121
Owner-Occupier Rate
69.0%
Houses
85.9%
Rental Stress
21.0%
Mortgage Stress
24.2%
Work From Home
6.8%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
51 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 28 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 318 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 79.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 85.0%
- Employment Rate
- 48.2%
- Completed Year 12
- 27.6%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
75 residents (2.8%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
6.1% of residents (155) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Adelaide (125).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 2,532 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,871 a year through Loxton Waikerie based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 91%
- Environmental 5%
- Residential 3%
- Zones under 1% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the town around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Loxton Waikerie
In the year to August 2026, 46 new dwellings were approved across Loxton Waikerie. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are down 30.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Setting
- Elevation
- 51 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
Elevation is the ground at the town centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 2.2 kmWine and Other Alcoholic Beverage ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol
EV adoption
In postcode 5330, 4 of 3,619 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.8% (66 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5330, 1,131 rooftop-solar systems totalling 7.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,594 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 55 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Tony Pasin Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tony Pasin | 37.0% | 63.0% | +3.6 |
| 2022 | Tony Pasin | 33.4% | 66.6% | -2.3 |
| 2019 | Tony Pasin | 31.1% | 68.9% | +5.1 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Tim Whetstone Liberal Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tim Whetstone LP | 56.0% |
| 2022 | Tim Whetstone LP | 67.2% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Waikerie?
Every figure above is a town average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 2,681 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Waikerie
Is Waikerie a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Waikerie is moderate (68/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Waikerie?
Waikerie has no recorded bushfire history. These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Waikerie a good place to live?
Waikerie has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (50/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Waikerie?
Waikerie, SA had a population of 2,681 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Waikerie, SA?
The postcode for Waikerie, SA is 5330.
How far is Waikerie from Adelaide?
Waikerie is 182 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 123 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Waikerie?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Waikerie was $49,608 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Waikerie?
The median advertised rent in Waikerie is $462 a week for houses (10 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Waikerie?
The median age of residents in Waikerie was 49 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Waikerie?
There are 3 schools inside the Waikerie boundary: 1 above and 2 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Waikerie walkable?
Waikerie scores 75/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Waikerie?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Waikerie belong to?
Waikerie sits within the Loxton Waikerie local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Waikerie?
The average residential rates bill through Loxton Waikerie is $1,871 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Waikerie?
Across Loxton Waikerie, 46 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 30.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Waikerie in?
Waikerie sits within the federal Division of Barker, currently held by Tony Pasin (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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