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Wayville SA — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Wayville SA is 1,922 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Wayville is $979 per week ($50,908 per year). Median rent in Wayville is $350 per week ($1,517 per month). Wayville has a median age of 38 years, equal to the national median. Wayville has a population density of 1917.4 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Wayville is England. The most common religion is No Religion (56% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Wayville is $2,123.

There were 148 recorded offences in Wayville in 2025-26, a rate of 77 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (107 offences).

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📍 Wayville, South Australia — 34.9448°S, 138.5916°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (42)

Wayville Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Wayville Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$979/wk
$50,908 per year
#1353 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$350/wk
$1,517 per month
#3104 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
38years
Same as than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,123/mo
Avg household size: 2.3 · 0.9 per bedroom

Wayville Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.8% (940) Female 51.2% (986)

Population Density

1917.4
people per km²
1,922 people · 1.0 km²

Households

2.3
Avg household size
0.9
Persons per bedroom
$2,639
Family income/wk

Wayville 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)

Wayville Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
54.7% 211 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
45.3% 175 dwellings

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

Wayville Country of Birth

Australia
83.4%
England
5.8%
India
4.4%
China
3.1%
Brazil
1.0%
Germany
0.8%
Hong Kong
0.6%
Greece
0.5%
Bosnia & Herzegovina
0.4%

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

Wayville Religion

No Religion
56.5%
Catholic
15.4%
Anglican
7.8%
Not stated
5.7%
Eastern Orthodox
4.7%
Uniting Church
4.1%
Hinduism
3.6%
Buddhism
2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Wayville Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
83.0%
Year 11 or equivalent
10.3%
Year 10 or equivalent
5.8%
Year 9 or equivalent
0.9%

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

Wayville Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin
20.0%
Other
15.7%
Hindi
15.0%
Greek
14.3%
Spanish
11.4%
Italian
8.6%
SAL Tot
8.6%
IAL Punjabi
6.4%

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

Wayville Employment

💼
Employed full-time
40.6% 625 people
⏰
Employed part-time
25.5% 392 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.5% 54 people
🏠
Not in labour force
30.5% 469 people

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

Wayville Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
45.1%
Postgraduate Degree
21.0%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
13.4%
Certificate III/IV
13.2%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
6.0%
Certificate I/II
1.4%

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

Wayville Occupation

Professionals
46.5%
Managers
16.3%
Clerical & Administrative
9.9%
Community & Personal Service
9.9%
Technicians & Trade Workers
6.9%
Sales Workers
5.1%
Labourers
3.4%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
2.0%

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

Wayville Field of Study

Management & Commerce
24.9%
Society & Culture
17.3%
Health
14.7%
Engineering
9.8%
Education
7.4%
Creative Arts
6.9%
Natural & Physical Sciences
5.1%
Information Technology
4.9%
Architecture & Building
4.1%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
3.0%
Agriculture & Environment
2.0%

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

Wayville Dwelling Types

Separate house
78.3%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
18.2%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Wayville Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.3%
$1-$149/wk
1.2%
$150-$299/wk
0.7%
$300-$399/wk
1.3%
$400-$499/wk
2.6%
$500-$649/wk
2.2%
$650-$799/wk
4.2%
$800-$999/wk
5.6%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.1%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.9%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
13.5%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.3%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
6.3%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
4.5%
$4,000+/wk
20.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Wayville Marital Status

💍
Married
38.3% 634
↔️
Separated
2.5% 41
📋
Divorced
9.1% 150
🕊️
Widowed
6.5% 107
👤
Never married
43.8% 725

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Wayville Ancestry

English
27.9%
Australian
23.0%
Other
10.4%
Irish
8.1%
Scottish
7.6%
German
5.8%
Chinese
4.4%
Italian
3.6%
Greek
3.4%
Indian
3.4%
Dutch
1.3%
Filipino
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Wayville School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
24.4%
Vocational Education
18.4%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
14.9%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
10.4%
Secondary — Government
10.1%
Pre-school
9.8%
Secondary — Catholic
6.6%
Primary — Catholic
5.4%

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

Wayville Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
8.4% 312
✅
No need for assistance
91.6% 3,396

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

Wayville Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
20.8% 332
—
Not a volunteer
79.2% 1,264

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Wayville Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
6.3%
$300-$449/mo
2.8%
$600-$799/mo
4.9%
$800-$999/mo
2.8%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
11.8%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
17.4%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
25.0%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
13.2%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
16.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Wayville How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
55.5%
Did not go to work
12.6%
Tram/Light Rail
7.6%
Walked only
7.4%
Bus
4.7%
Bicycle
4.5%
Car (passenger)
4.4%
Train
1.0%
Taxi/Rideshare
1.0%
Other
0.8%
Truck
0.5%

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

Wayville Car Ownership

0 vehicles
8.7%
1 vehicle
45.7%
2 vehicles
34.6%
3 vehicles
7.3%
4+ vehicles
3.7%

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

Wayville Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
5.1%
2 bedrooms
39.3%
3 bedrooms
37.0%
4 bedrooms
13.8%
5 bedrooms
4.2%
6+ bedrooms
0.7%

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

Wayville Population Mobility

23.0%
moved in the last year
53.4%
moved in the last 5 years
4.6%
unemployment rate (Census)
67.8%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Wayville Indigenous Population

0.6%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
24
Indigenous residents
3,691
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Wayville Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
212
Arthritis
59
Asthma
57
Heart disease
37
Diabetes
34
Stroke
28
Lung condition
25
Dementia
20
Cancer
20
Kidney disease
17

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

Wayville Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
9.3%
$1-$149/wk
4.0%
$150-$299/wk
4.3%
$300-$399/wk
2.3%
$400-$499/wk
3.8%
$500-$649/wk
3.0%
$650-$799/wk
7.5%
$800-$999/wk
10.1%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.9%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.5%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
10.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
4.1%
$3,500+/wk
8.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Wayville Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
38.4%
Couple — no children
33.4%
Couple — no children under 15
16.8%
One parent — no children under 15
6.0%
One parent — children under 15
5.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Wayville Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.2% 3
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.2% 3
🏅
Previously served
2.2% 36
👤
Never served
97.4% 1,563

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Wayville Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
11.5% 183
—
Did not provide
88.5% 1,408

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Wayville Children Ever Born

No children
51.0%
1 child
12.9%
2 children
26.0%
3 children
7.9%
4 children
2.2%

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

Wayville When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
6
1951–1960
24
1961–1970
57
1971–1980
33
1981–1990
42
1991–2000
42
2001–2010
69
2011–2015
73
2016
35
2017
31
2018
40
2019
60
2020
23

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

Wayville Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
24.0%
5–14 hours
32.7%
15–29 hours
11.6%
30+ hours
7.1%
Did not do domestic work
24.6%

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

Wayville Household Size

1 person
28.4%
2 persons
37.0%
3 persons
16.4%
4 persons
13.7%
5 persons
3.5%
6+ persons
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Wayville Where Residents Moved From

Same address
1,420
Moved from SA
266
Moved — same area (SA2)
60
Moved from overseas
31
Moved from VIC
24
Moved from NSW
17
Moved from WA
8
Moved from QLD
7
Moved from ACT
6
Moved from NT
3

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

Wayville Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
87.8%
Step family — no other children
9.2%
Blended family — no other children
3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Wayville Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 148 total

Theft
107
Assault
12
Property Damage
11
Fraud
9
Break & Enter
5
Other Against Person
3
Robbery
1

Offence trend by year:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Wayville Schools

42
schools nearby
14
government
1100
avg ICSEA score
22,883
total students
Pulteney Grammar School Independent
Combined · R-12 · 839 students
1170
ICSEA
Annesley College Independent
Primary · R-6 · 292 students
1164
ICSEA
St Peter's College Independent
Combined · R-12 · 1,585 students
1164
ICSEA
Walford Anglican School for Girls Independent
Combined · R-12 · 400 students
1162
ICSEA
Unley Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 470 students
1154
ICSEA
Goodwood Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 408 students
1147
ICSEA
Prince Alfred College Independent
Combined · R-12 · 1,127 students
1143
ICSEA
Concordia College Independent
Combined · R-12 · 1,312 students
1140
ICSEA
St Joseph's School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 256 students
1135
ICSEA
Westbourne Park Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 480 students
1126
ICSEA
Parkside Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 331 students
1126
ICSEA
Richmond Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 362 students
1122
ICSEA
Mitcham Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 629 students
1121
ICSEA
St Thomas' School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 297 students
1116
ICSEA
Sturt Street Community School Government
Primary · R-6 · 162 students
1114
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 42 schools

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

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Wayville Rent Prices & Affordability

17%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,035/wk
Median Rent $350/wk
Rent-to-Income 17.2%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Wayville

≈ $8,818/month
Median rent $350/wk
Left after rent $1,685/wk
Rent share 17.2%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Payneham
Income: $874/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $50/wk
Underdale
Income: $830/wk Rent: $310/wk Save: $40/wk
Surrey Downs
Income: $828/wk Rent: $330/wk Save: $20/wk
Hewett
Income: $951/wk Rent: $340/wk Save: $10/wk
Black Forest
Income: $894/wk Rent: $290/wk Save: $60/wk
Glandore
Income: $799/wk Rent: $290/wk Save: $60/wk
Daw Park
Income: $797/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $50/wk
Nailsworth
Income: $925/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $50/wk

Wayville vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in SA

Milang
Pop: 962 Income: $496/wk Rent: $250/wk
Yankalilla
Pop: 963 Income: $497/wk Rent: $250/wk
Gawler West
Pop: 975 Income: $545/wk Rent: $200/wk
Cummins
Pop: 981 Income: $851/wk Rent: $180/wk
Yorketown
Pop: 997 Income: $567/wk Rent: $200/wk
Gawler Belt
Pop: 1,000 Income: $847/wk Rent: $350/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Wayville

What is the population of Wayville SA?

The population of Wayville SA is 1,922 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1917.4 people per km².Wayville is ranked #3,087 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Wayville?

The median personal income in Wayville SA is $979 per week, or $50,908 per year.The median household income is $2,035 per week.Family income is $2,639 per week.Wayville is ranked #1,353 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Wayville?

Median rent in Wayville SA is $350 per week ($1,517 per month).Rent represents 17.2% of household income, which is considered affordable.Wayville ranks #3,104 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Wayville?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Wayville SA is $2,123. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Wayville?

The median age in Wayville SA is 38 years.This is equal to the national median age of 38 years.

Is Wayville a good suburb to live in?

Wayville is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 1,922.The median income is $979/wk, which is above the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (17.2% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 41555. All dollar figures in AUD.