Wallaroo SA — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Wallaroo, South Australia. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Wallaroo SA is 3,699 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Wallaroo is $506 per week ($26,312 per year). Median rent in Wallaroo is $245 per week ($1,062 per month). Wallaroo has a median age of 57 years, older than the national median of 38. Wallaroo has a population density of 83.7 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Wallaroo is England. The most common religion is No Religion (51% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Greek. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Wallaroo is $1,169.

There were 120 recorded offences in Wallaroo in 2025-26, a rate of 32 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (45 offences).

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Wallaroo Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Wallaroo Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$506/wk
$26,312 per year
#8141 of 14,663
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Median Rent
$245/wk
$1,062 per month
#6551 of 14,663
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Median Age
57years
19 years older than national median
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Mortgage
$1,169/mo
Avg household size: 2.1 · 0.7 per bedroom

Wallaroo Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.3% (1,861) Female 49.7% (1,838)

Population Density

83.7
people per km²
3,699 people · 44.2 km²

Households

2.1
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$1,154
Family income/wk

Wallaroo Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Wallaroo Housing Tenure

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Owned outright
65.9% 677 dwellings
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Owned with mortgage
34.1% 350 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Wallaroo Country of Birth

Australia
94.5%
England
4.6%
Greece
0.7%
India
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Wallaroo Religion

No Religion
50.6%
Uniting Church
13.8%
Catholic
11.3%
Anglican
9.9%
Not stated
9.4%
Lutheran
1.8%
Christian (other)
1.7%
Eastern Orthodox
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Wallaroo Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
32.2%
Year 10 or equivalent
30.2%
Year 11 or equivalent
26.8%
Year 9 or equivalent
10.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Wallaroo Languages Spoken at Home

Greek
20.0%
Other
20.0%
Afrikaans
17.8%
IAL Punjabi
11.1%
Italian
8.9%
IAL Sinhal
8.9%
Australian Indigenous
6.7%
Urdu
6.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Wallaroo Employment

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Employed full-time
19.8% 573 people
Employed part-time
16.6% 481 people
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Unemployed
4.5% 129 people
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Not in labour force
59.1% 1,712 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Wallaroo Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
58.2%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
19.4%
Bachelor Degree
13.5%
Certificate I/II
4.5%
Postgraduate Degree
2.5%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Wallaroo Occupation

Community & Personal Service
21.9%
Professionals
19.3%
Technicians & Trade Workers
17.5%
Clerical & Administrative
11.9%
Managers
9.7%
Labourers
8.8%
Sales Workers
5.5%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
5.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Wallaroo Field of Study

Engineering
18.2%
Health
17.0%
Society & Culture
17.0%
Management & Commerce
16.9%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
9.6%
Education
8.8%
Architecture & Building
7.7%
Agriculture & Environment
2.6%
Information Technology
1.6%
Natural & Physical Sciences
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Wallaroo Dwelling Types

Separate house
93.1%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
6.4%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Wallaroo Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.9%
$1-$149/wk
0.6%
$150-$299/wk
1.8%
$300-$399/wk
4.1%
$400-$499/wk
14.0%
$500-$649/wk
7.5%
$650-$799/wk
15.3%
$800-$999/wk
10.6%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
4.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.9%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
7.5%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
4.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.2%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
0.6%
$4,000+/wk
3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Wallaroo Marital Status

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Married
47.2% 1,522
↔️
Separated
3.0% 98
📋
Divorced
13.4% 431
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Widowed
9.4% 302
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Never married
27.1% 873

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Wallaroo Ancestry

Australian
36.9%
English
36.5%
Scottish
6.4%
German
5.6%
Irish
5.0%
Other
2.5%
Aboriginal Australianralian
2.1%
Italian
1.6%
Dutch
1.4%
Greek
1.0%
Welsh
0.5%
Polish
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Wallaroo School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
33.7%
Secondary — Government
24.4%
Primary — Catholic
16.5%
Pre-school
10.0%
Vocational Education
6.5%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
4.2%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
3.5%
Secondary — Catholic
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Wallaroo Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
11.1% 765
No need for assistance
88.9% 6,148

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Wallaroo Volunteering

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Volunteer
21.4% 634
Not a volunteer
78.6% 2,328

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Wallaroo Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
6.6%
$300-$449/mo
3.5%
$450-$599/mo
3.2%
$600-$799/mo
13.2%
$800-$999/mo
10.4%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
25.9%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
17.0%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
13.9%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
4.4%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Wallaroo How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
70.5%
Did not go to work
15.6%
Car (passenger)
5.4%
Walked only
3.8%
Other
1.9%
Truck
1.7%
Bus
0.8%
Bicycle
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Wallaroo Car Ownership

0 vehicles
6.1%
1 vehicle
42.5%
2 vehicles
36.0%
3 vehicles
9.2%
4+ vehicles
6.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Wallaroo Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
3.2%
2 bedrooms
17.5%
3 bedrooms
53.1%
4 bedrooms
22.9%
5 bedrooms
3.1%
6+ bedrooms
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Wallaroo Population Mobility

14.0%
moved in the last year
40.3%
moved in the last 5 years
10.3%
unemployment rate (Census)
40.1%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Wallaroo Indigenous Population

3.1%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
213
Indigenous residents
6,727
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Wallaroo Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
485
Arthritis
294
Diabetes
212
Asthma
191
Heart disease
188
Lung condition
149
Cancer
103
Stroke
80
Kidney disease
67
Dementia
27

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Wallaroo Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
8.1%
$1-$149/wk
3.5%
$150-$299/wk
9.2%
$300-$399/wk
11.2%
$400-$499/wk
9.9%
$500-$649/wk
5.9%
$650-$799/wk
12.4%
$800-$999/wk
10.0%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
5.8%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
4.6%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
2.9%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
4.2%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.0%
$3,500+/wk
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Wallaroo Family Structure

Couple — no children
46.6%
Couple — children under 15
24.2%
One parent — children under 15
11.5%
Couple — no children under 15
11.0%
One parent — no children under 15
6.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Wallaroo Military Service

🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 3
🏅
Previously served
5.2% 155
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Never served
94.7% 2,826

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Wallaroo Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
14.6% 432
Did not provide
85.4% 2,526

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Wallaroo Children Ever Born

No children
18.4%
1 child
11.5%
2 children
35.0%
3 children
25.2%
4 children
8.0%
5+ children
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Wallaroo When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
11
1951–1960
46
1961–1970
133
1971–1980
45
1981–1990
24
1991–2000
13
2001–2010
29
2011–2015
20
2016
4
2017
5
2018
6
2019
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Wallaroo Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
16.6%
5–14 hours
27.5%
15–29 hours
14.7%
30+ hours
12.2%
Did not do domestic work
29.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Wallaroo Household Size

1 person
33.4%
2 persons
45.2%
3 persons
9.5%
4 persons
7.4%
5 persons
2.8%
6+ persons
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Wallaroo Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,883
Moved from SA
261
Moved — same area (SA2)
143
Moved from NT
17
Moved from VIC
15
Moved from NSW
14
Moved from QLD
13
Moved from WA
10
Moved from overseas
5

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Wallaroo Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
83.0%
Step family — no other children
9.8%
Blended family — no other children
5.8%
Other couple — children only
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Wallaroo Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 120 total

Theft
45
Property Damage
26
Break & Enter
26
Assault
21
Fraud
2

Offence trend by year:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: SA Government Open Data — data.sa.gov.au

Wallaroo Schools

2
schools nearby
1
government
917
avg ICSEA score
204
total students
St Mary MacKillop School Catholic
Combined · R-9 · 139 students
968
ICSEA
Wallaroo Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 65 students
865
ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Wallaroo Rent Prices & Affordability

27%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $892/wk
Median Rent $245/wk
Rent-to-Income 27.5%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Wallaroo

≈ $3,865/month
Median rent $245/wk
Left after rent $647/wk
Rent share 27.5%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Wallaroo vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Wallaroo

What is the population of Wallaroo SA?

The population of Wallaroo SA is 3,699 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 83.7 people per km².Wallaroo is ranked #2,044 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Wallaroo?

The median personal income in Wallaroo SA is $506 per week, or $26,312 per year.The median household income is $892 per week.Family income is $1,154 per week.Wallaroo is ranked #8,141 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Wallaroo?

Median rent in Wallaroo SA is $245 per week ($1,062 per month).Rent represents 27.5% of household income, which is considered moderate.Wallaroo ranks #6,551 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Wallaroo?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Wallaroo SA is $1,169. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Wallaroo?

The median age in Wallaroo SA is 57 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Wallaroo a good suburb to live in?

Wallaroo is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 3,699.The median income is $506/wk, which is below the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (27.5% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 41518. All dollar figures in AUD.