Wistow ^{SA 5251}

Outer Retirees

Wistow sits 44 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 45 minutes by car. Census data records 285 residents with a median age of 50 and a median household income of $79,248 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 4.0% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $295 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,015. 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 285. 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

99 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 30% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5251.

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 Wistow safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Wistow sits in the low band, with 4 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 60% on the prior year.

4 offences

60.0% since 2025

Theft 4 (100.0%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Wistow 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

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

out of 100

Very Car-Dependent

Bottom 6% in SA

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 Wistow.

connectivity score / 100

Most common

Fixed wireless

Full-fibre (FTTP) share: 0%
Premises covered: 126

Technology mix

Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%

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.

Mount Barker: council population

The whole council area, not just Wistow · estimated residents

at 30 June 2025

Residents

45,111

+3.2% in a year

Change

+1,400

people since 2024

Density

people per km² across the council area

What drove the change

Natural increase

+245

births minus deaths

Net internal migration

+963

moves within Australia

Net overseas migration

+192

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

7/10

8/10 within SA

income, education, jobs and housing together

Economic resources

7/10

8/10 within SA

income against housing cost and household size

Education and occupation

6/10

6/10 within SA

qualifications and job type, income excluded

Wistow is home to 285 residents, with a median age of 50 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $79,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.1%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

285

4.0% since 2016

Median Age

2.0% since 2016

Median Household Income

$79,248/yr

13.7% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$295/wk

391.7% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,015/mo

13.8% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.5

3.8% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$34,528/yr

8.4% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

no change since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

10.4%

18.2% since 2016

Total Dwellings

106

3.9% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

92.9%

2.3% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

1.0% since 2016

Rental Stress

19.4%

470.6% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

30.5%

0.3% since 2016

Work From Home

14.9%

65.6% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 106 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 51 (52.0%)

Mortgage 40 (40.8%)

Renting 7 (7.1%)

Demographics

Born in Australia: 79.6%
English Spoken at Home: 93.7%
Employment Rate: 55.7%
Completed Year 12: 44.2%

Occupations

Professionals 31 (22.6%)

Managers 22 (16.1%)

Technicians & Trades 22 (16.1%)

Community & Personal Service 21 (15.3%)

Labourers 13 (9.5%)

Sales 11 (8.0%)

Clerical & Administrative 7 (5.1%)

Machinery Operators & Drivers 3 (2.2%)

Religion

Christianity 136 (47.7%)

No Religion 134 (47.0%)

Other Religions 3 (1.1%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 22 (7.7%)

Netherlands 5 (1.8%)

Scotland 3 (1.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 9 (3.2%)

5-14 28 (9.8%)

15-19 24 (8.4%)

20-24 7 (2.5%)

25-34 17 (6.0%)

35-44 18 (6.3%)

45-54 49 (17.2%)

55-64 44 (15.4%)

65-74 58 (20.4%)

75-84 18 (6.3%)

85+ 4 (1.4%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 29 (48.3%)

Lone Person 24 (40.0%)

One Parent Families 7 (11.7%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 86 (85.1%)

Worked from Home 15 (14.9%)

12% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (16 of 137).

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

Certificate III & IV 51 (17.9%)

Bachelor Degree 30 (10.5%)

Advanced Diploma / Diploma 20 (7.0%)

Postgraduate Degree 14 (4.9%)

Graduate Diploma / Certificate 9 (3.2%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 18 (17.0%)

2 cars 44 (41.5%)

3 cars 22 (20.8%)

4+ cars 17 (16.0%)

Council Rates

Mount Barker

FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,485 a year through Mount Barker based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate

$2,485/yr

33% above the SA average of $1,863 · median of 68 councils

Valuation basis

Capital Value

land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Wistow's area by planning zone

2026-09

Rural and farming 96%
Industrial 2%
Residential 2%

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: Mount Barker

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

to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 657 new dwellings were approved across Mount Barker. That mix is 575 houses and 82 units. Approvals are down 7.2% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months

657dwellings

-7.2% YoY

Houses

575

detached dwellings

Units

townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Mount Barker, 7.7 km

Moderate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.

Elevation: 293 m; above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean: 37.2 km
Near high-voltage lines: 3.5% of addresses; 6 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
Annual rainfall: 730 mm; 100 rainy days
Summer max (Jan): 27.8°C; 16 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul): 5.7°C; 4 frost days ≤ 0°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

1.1%

of light vehicles are electric

Up from 0.02% in 2021

+0.5 points this year

Top 20% in SA

In postcode 5251, 199 of 17,583 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.9% (680 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.0%.

Electric share, year by year

2021

0.02%

2022

0.08%

2023

0.25%

2024

0.63%

2025

1.13%

Rooftop solar

systems per 100 dwellings

Averaging 7.7 kW each

In postcode 5251, 6,450 rooftop-solar systems totalling 49.5 MW have been installed since 2001, against 7,844 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 594 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

376

2020

590

2021

610

2022

514

2023

566

2024

527

2025

501

2026

354

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 Mayo

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 locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Kavel District

Currently held by Matt Schultz Independent

Next state election: 16 March 2030.

Year	Winner	Won with
2026	Matt Schultz IND	60.6%
2022	Dan Cregan IND	75.5%

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 Wistow

Is Wistow a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Wistow is low (24/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Wistow?

Wistow has a moderate recorded bushfire history (58/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a low share of it (19/100). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Wistow?

Wistow, SA had a population of 285 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Wistow, SA?

The postcode for Wistow, SA is 5251.

How far is Wistow from Adelaide?

Wistow is 44 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 Wistow?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Wistow was $79,248 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 Wistow?

There are too few current rental listings in Wistow for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $295, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Wistow?

The median age of residents in Wistow was 50 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Wistow at risk of bushfire?

Wistow has a moderate recorded bushfire history (58/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality 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.

What is the weather like in Wistow?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Wistow, Mount Barker (7.7 km away), summer days average 27.8°C, winter nights 5.7°C, 730 mm of rain a year over 100 rainy days, and 16 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Wistow?

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 Wistow belong to?

Wistow sits within the Mount Barker local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Wistow?

The average residential rates bill through Mount Barker is $2,485 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Wistow?

Across Mount Barker, 657 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 7.2% 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 Wistow in?

Wistow sits within the federal Division of Mayo, currently held by Rebekha Sharkie (Centre Alliance).

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