Willamulka ^{SA 5554}

Family Professionals Rural

Willamulka is a rural locality in South Australia, 164 km from Adelaide CBD, around 1 hour 55 minutes by car. Population is 65; the median age is 34 and the median household income is $107,224 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the lower-middle tier nationally. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $150 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $628. The area shows no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.

This locality is too small to rate.

The Liveability Rating is calculated for suburbs of 500 residents or more, and this one has 65. Below that the school, census and safety figures behind the score cover too few people to rank fairly against the rest of the state. The individual measures further down this page are still shown.

Rental Market

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

126 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 24% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5554.

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 Willamulka safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Willamulka sits in the low band, with 1 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 67% on the prior year.

1 offences

66.7% since 2025

Property Damage 1 (100.0%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Willamulka killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Willamulka is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

out of 100

Very Car-Dependent

Public Transport within 1 km not measured

Schools within 1.5 km 0

Parks within 800 m 0

Supermarkets within 1 km 0

GPs within 1 km 0

Pharmacies within 1 km 0

Childcare within 1 km 0

Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Willamulka.

connectivity score / 100

Most common

Fixed wireless

Full-fibre (FTTP) share: 0%
Premises covered: 27

Technology mix

Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 96%

Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 4%

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

No amenities mapped in this locality boundary.

Copper Coast: council population

The whole council area, not just Willamulka · estimated residents

at 30 June 2025

Residents

16,601

+1.6% in a year

Change

+265

people since 2024

Density

people per km² across the council area

What drove the change

Natural increase

-61

births minus deaths

Net internal migration

+304

moves within Australia

Net overseas migration

+22

arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state

2021 census

Advantage and disadvantage

3/10

4/10 within SA

income, education, jobs and housing together

Economic resources

6/10

7/10 within SA

income against housing cost and household size

Education and occupation

3/10

3/10 within SA

qualifications and job type, income excluded

Willamulka is home to 65 residents, with a median age of 34, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $107,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

no change since 2016

Median Age

17.1% since 2016

Median Household Income

$107,224/yr

79.5% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$150/wk

Census Median Mortgage

$628/mo

Avg Household Size

3.0

15.4% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$46,020/yr

20.1% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

20.0%

33.3% since 2016

Total Dwellings

25.0% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

87.0%

1.1% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

7.3%

Mortgage Stress

7.0%

Work From Home

36.4%

5.9% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 25 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 17 (73.9%)

Mortgage 3 (13.0%)

Renting 3 (13.0%)

Demographics

Born in Australia: 89.2%
English Spoken at Home: 98.5%
Employment Rate: 74%
Completed Year 12: 29.2%

Occupations

Professionals 10 (30.3%)

Managers 10 (30.3%)

Labourers 7 (21.2%)

Clerical & Administrative 4 (12.1%)

Community & Personal Service 3 (9.1%)

Religion

No Religion 34 (52.3%)

Christianity 33 (50.8%)

Age Distribution

0-4 3 (4.6%)

5-14 16 (24.6%)

15-19 10 (15.4%)

25-34 9 (13.8%)

35-44 5 (7.7%)

45-54 9 (13.8%)

55-64 12 (18.5%)

75-84 3 (4.6%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 10 (52.6%)

One Parent Families 5 (26.3%)

Lone Person 4 (21.1%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 18 (54.5%)

Worked from Home 12 (36.4%)

Walked Only 3 (9.1%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 15 (23.1%)

Bachelor Degree 7 (10.8%)

Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3 (4.6%)

Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3 (4.6%)

Cars per Dwelling

2 cars 8 (32.0%)

3 cars 4 (16.0%)

4+ cars 7 (28.0%)

Council Rates

Copper Coast

FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,817 a year through Copper Coast based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate

$1,817/yr

About the SA average ($1,863) · median of 68 councils

Valuation basis

Capital Value

land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Willamulka's area by planning zone

2026-09

Rural and farming 100%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Copper Coast

The whole council area, not just Willamulka · new residential dwellings

to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 232 new dwellings were approved across Copper Coast. That mix is 204 houses and 28 units. Approvals are up 142.3% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months

232dwellings

+142.3% YoY

Houses

204

detached dwellings

Units

townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Price, 44.6 km

Dry climate — warm summers, cool winters.

Elevation: 49 m; above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean: 18.2 km
Annual rainfall: 295 mm; 44 rainy days
Summer max (Jan): 27.8°C
Winter min (Jul): 7.2°C

Elevation is the ground at the locality 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.

EV adoption

0.1%

of light vehicles are electric

Up from 0.06% in 2021

Bottom 1% in SA

In postcode 5554, 4 of 5,438 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.1% (112 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.1%.

Electric share, year by year

2021

0.06%

2022

0.00%

2023

0.08%

2024

0.07%

2025

0.07%

Rooftop solar

systems per 100 dwellings

Averaging 6.9 kW each

In postcode 5554, 1,645 rooftop-solar systems totalling 11.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,396 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 107 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.

Systems installed, year by year

2019

2020

119

2021

129

2022

2023

108

2024

2025

2026

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.

Verify eligibility with RevenueSA

Federal Electorate

Division of Grey

Currently held by Tom Venning Liberal

Year	Winner	2PP ALP	2PP LNP	Swing
2025	Tom Venning	45.4%	54.6%	+5.4
2022	Rowan Ramsey	39.9%	60.1%	-3.2
2019	Rowan Ramsey	36.7%	63.3%	+5.6

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Narungga District

Currently held by Chantelle Thomas Pauline Hanson's One Nation

Next state election: 16 March 2030.

Year	Winner	Won with
2026	Chantelle Thomas ON	50.1%
2022	Fraser Ellis IND	58.3%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.

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Common questions about Willamulka

Is Willamulka a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Willamulka is low (25/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Willamulka?

Willamulka has no recorded bushfire history. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Willamulka?

Willamulka, SA had a population of 65 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Willamulka, SA?

The postcode for Willamulka, SA is 5554.

How far is Willamulka from Adelaide?

Willamulka is 164 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 117 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Willamulka?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Willamulka was $107,224 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 Willamulka?

There are too few current rental listings in Willamulka for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $150, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Willamulka?

The median age of residents in Willamulka was 34 at the 2021 ABS Census.

What is the weather like in Willamulka?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Willamulka, Price (44.6 km away), summer days average 27.8°C, winter nights 7.2°C, and 295 mm of rain a year over 44 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Willamulka?

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 Willamulka belong to?

Willamulka sits within the Copper Coast local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Willamulka?

The average residential rates bill through Copper Coast is $1,817 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Willamulka?

Across Copper Coast, 232 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 142.3% 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 Willamulka in?

Willamulka sits within the federal Division of Grey, currently held by Tom Venning (Liberal).

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