Waterloo Corner SA 5110
Waterloo Corner sits 29 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 29 minutes by car. Census data records 1,103 residents with a median age of 58 and a median household income of $48,672 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The suburb fell 10.0% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $225 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,695. Waterloo Corner is characterised by high flood risk and high crime risk. Walkability is low.
Is Waterloo Corner a good suburb?
Waterloo Corner scores a D (13/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on safety and community.
Some car dependence
Walkability 10/100 · 29.2 km · 29 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $1.36M
High crime risk
Fire 17/100 · Crime 84/100 · Flood 90/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 58 · 1,103 residents
Liveability Rating
13 / 100 · Ranked #523 in SAEach bar is Waterloo Corner's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
13 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataWaterloo Corner's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.36 million, about 3% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$1,364,000
88% above its 3 neighbours (median $725,000)
Based on 16 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 25 days — median across 6 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 4 bed 6 sales $1.54M
- 5 bed 6 sales $1.36M
Land
$2,599,992
Based on only 4 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Waterloo Corner rent for around $530 a week on average, based on 7 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$530/wk
7 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
7 rentals advertised against an estimated 53 rented homes (13.2%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202599 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 30% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5110.
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.
Is Waterloo Corner safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Waterloo Corner sits in the high band, with 98 incidents recorded in 2026 — down about 3% on the prior year.
98 offences
3.0% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202514 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 4 of them fatal
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Aircraft Noise
ANEF Contour Details
Noticeable aircraft noise
Schools
Walkability
Waterloo Corner is very car-dependent on foot — at 10/100, nearly all errands require a car.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Waterloo Corner.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 2%
- Premises covered
- 455
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
Playford: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 5 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Waterloo Corner is home to about 1,100 residents, with a median age of 58 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $49,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.3%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,103
Median Age
58
Median Household Income
$48,672/yr
Census Median Rent
$225/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,695/mo
Avg Household Size
2.3
Median Personal Income
$25,272/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.3%
Unoccupied Dwellings
14.5%
Total Dwellings
421
Owner-Occupier Rate
87.3%
Houses
96.7%
Rental Stress
24.0%
Mortgage Stress
41.8%
Work From Home
22.3%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 53.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 57.5%
- Employment Rate
- 35.6%
- Completed Year 12
- 27.8%
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.
35 residents (3.2%) 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.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,069 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
4% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (14 of 354).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,101 a year through Playford based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 84%
- Parks and recreation 8%
- Industrial 7%
- Zones under 1% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Playford
In the year to August 2026, 2,475 new dwellings were approved across Playford. That mix is 2,182 houses and 293 units. Approvals are up 65.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 5.5 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
PM10 averaged 18.7 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.31 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 5 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Elizabeth monitoring station, 9.4 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Edinburgh RAAF, 5.0 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 13 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 4.3 km
- 4.3 km to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- 404 mm
- 67 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 30.0°C
- 28 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.6°C
- 1 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb 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
2 facilities within 5 km- 3.1 kmOther Polymer Product ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Styrene (ethenylbenzene) · Acetone
- 4.1 kmPoultry ProcessingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
EV adoption
In postcode 5110, 19 of 7,651 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.9% (223 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.2%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5110, 2,361 rooftop-solar systems totalling 20.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 3,265 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 116 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 2026-10-26 — 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 Matt Burnell Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Matt Burnell | 65.3% | 34.7% | +2.4 |
| 2022 | Matt Burnell | 62.9% | 37.1% | +1.2 |
| 2019 | Nick Champion | 64.1% | 35.9% | +3.0 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Nick Champion Australian Labor Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nick Champion ALP | 54.2% |
| 2022 | Nick Champion ALP | 69.7% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Waterloo Corner?
Every figure above is a suburb 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 1,103 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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Checking the whole city?
Suburbs to avoid in Adelaide There is no list of bad suburbs, but there are hazards the state measures and publishes — recorded crime, bushfire exposure, flood overlays and aircraft noise. Adelaide suburbs ranked on them, with what the numbers do and don't mean.Nearby suburbs
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Common questions about Waterloo Corner
Is Waterloo Corner a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Waterloo Corner is high (84/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Waterloo Corner?
Waterloo Corner has a low recorded bushfire history (17/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a high share of it (90/100). Part of it sits inside an aircraft noise contour. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Waterloo Corner a good place to live?
Waterloo Corner has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (13/100), 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 Waterloo Corner?
Waterloo Corner, SA had a population of 1,103 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Waterloo Corner, SA?
The postcode for Waterloo Corner, SA is 5110.
How far is Waterloo Corner from Adelaide?
Waterloo Corner is 29 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 29 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Waterloo Corner?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Waterloo Corner was $48,672 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 Waterloo Corner?
The median advertised rent in Waterloo Corner is $530 a week for houses (7 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Waterloo Corner?
The median age of residents in Waterloo Corner was 58 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Waterloo Corner at risk of bushfire?
Waterloo Corner has a low recorded bushfire history (17/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
Is Waterloo Corner walkable?
Waterloo Corner scores 10/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Waterloo Corner?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Waterloo Corner (Elizabeth) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.5 µg/m³ and PM10 of 18.7 µg/m³. That puts Waterloo Corner below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Waterloo Corner?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Waterloo Corner, Edinburgh RAAF (5 km away), summer days average 30°C, winter nights 6.6°C, 404 mm of rain a year over 67 rainy days, and 28 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Waterloo Corner?
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 Waterloo Corner belong to?
Waterloo Corner sits within the Playford local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Waterloo Corner?
The average residential rates bill through Playford is $2,101 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Waterloo Corner?
Across Playford, 2,475 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 65.0% 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 Waterloo Corner in?
Waterloo Corner sits within the federal Division of Spence, currently held by Matt Burnell (Australian Labor Party).
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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
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- 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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