Willunga sits 47 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 45 minutes by car. Census data records 2,445 residents with a median age of 47 and a median household income of $87,412 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 5.9% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $330 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,683. Of 3 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is moderate.
Is Willunga a good suburb?
Willunga scores a A (66/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, safety, and community.
Mixed results
3 schools · 1 above peer schools
Very walkable
Walkability 65/100 · 46.6 km · 45 min drive to Adelaide
Around the state median
Median $1.09M
Low all-round risk
Fire 35/100 · Crime 30/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 8/10 · median age 47 · 2,445 residents
Liveability Rating
66 / 100 · Ranked #106 in SAEach bar is Willunga's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
66 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataWillunga's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.09 million, roughly 17% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$1,090,000
Based on 80 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 32 days — median across 30 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 42 sales $958K
- 4 bed 24 sales $1.18M
- 5 bed 7 sales $1.2M
Land
$885,000
Based on 11 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 80 days — median across 4 sales that recorded a listing period
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Willunga rent for around $650 a week on average, based on 3 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$650/wk
3 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
3 rentals advertised against an estimated 140 rented homes (2.1%) in the last 6 months.
Is Willunga safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Willunga sits in the low band, with 33 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 11% on the prior year.
33 offences
10.8% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202511 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 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.
Schools
Three schools serve Willunga, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Willunga Waldorf School leads the pack.
- • 1,429 students across 3 schools (avg 476)
- • Sectors: 2 Government, 1 Independent
- • ICSEA 994-1072, median 1027 (above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Willunga High School (693 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Walkability
Willunga is somewhat walkable on foot — at 65/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car. Within the suburb there are 1 supermarket, 4 parks and 5 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Willunga.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 30.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 19.6 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 11.9 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 16.6 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Willunga.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 90%
- Premises covered
- 1,195
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
Onkaparinga: 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 7 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Willunga is home to about 2,400 residents, with a median age of 47, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $87,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.2%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
2,445
Median Age
47
Median Household Income
$87,412/yr
Census Median Rent
$330/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,683/mo
Avg Household Size
2.5
Median Personal Income
$40,560/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.2%
Unoccupied Dwellings
6.5%
Total Dwellings
918
Owner-Occupier Rate
84.8%
Houses
96.5%
Rental Stress
19.6%
Mortgage Stress
23.1%
Work From Home
18.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 76.0%
- English Spoken at Home
- 94.1%
- Employment Rate
- 59.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 48.5%
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.
0 residents (0.0%) 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 2,348 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
8% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (93 of 1,189).
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.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 1,000 people work here; 1,189 employed residents live here.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents (0.8 per resident). At least 14% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,008 a year through Onkaparinga based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Environmental 56%
- Rural and farming 32%
- Residential 8%
- Parks and recreation 3%
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: Onkaparinga
In the year to August 2026, 1,367 new dwellings were approved across Onkaparinga. That mix is 813 houses and 554 units. Approvals are up 58.4% on the same period a year earlier.
Air Quality
This station does not measure fine particles (PM2.5).
PM10 averaged 19.5 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.34 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 3 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Christie Downs monitoring station, 16.2 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Myponga, 15.5 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 122 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 8.5 km
- Annual rainfall
- 786 mm
- 112 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
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- 2.0 km
- 3.0 kmWine and Other Alcoholic Beverage ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol
EV adoption
In postcode 5172, 60 of 3,953 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.4% (96 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5172, 1,576 rooftop-solar systems totalling 10.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,642 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 89 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 Rebekha Sharkie Centre Alliance
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rebekha Sharkie | 55.0% | 45.0% | +3.4 |
| 2022 | Rebekha Sharkie | 51.6% | 48.4% | -4.1 |
| 2019 | Rebekha Sharkie | 47.5% | 52.5% | -0.7 |
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 Jenni Mitton Australian Labor Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jenni Mitton ALP | 56.6% |
| 2022 | Leon Bignell ALP | 63.8% |
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 Willunga?
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Nearby suburbs
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Willunga South SA 5172
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The Range SA 5172
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Common questions about Willunga
Is Willunga a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Willunga is low (30/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Willunga?
Willunga has a low recorded bushfire history (35/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Willunga a good place to live?
Willunga has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A (66/100), 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 Willunga?
Willunga, SA had a population of 2,445 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Willunga, SA?
The postcode for Willunga, SA is 5172.
How far is Willunga from Adelaide?
Willunga is 47 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 45 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Willunga?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Willunga was $87,412 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 Willunga?
The median advertised rent in Willunga is $650 a week for houses (3 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Willunga?
The median age of residents in Willunga was 47 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Willunga at risk of bushfire?
Willunga has a low recorded bushfire history (35/100). 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.
How are the schools in Willunga?
There are 3 schools inside the Willunga boundary: 1 above and 2 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Willunga walkable?
Willunga scores 65/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Willunga?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Willunga, Myponga (15.5 km away), 786 mm of rain a year over 112 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Willunga?
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 Willunga belong to?
Willunga sits within the Onkaparinga local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Willunga?
The average residential rates bill through Onkaparinga is $2,008 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Willunga?
Across Onkaparinga, 1,367 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 58.4% 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 Willunga in?
Willunga sits within the federal Division of Mayo, currently held by Rebekha Sharkie (Centre Alliance).
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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
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- 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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