Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Wallaroo then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Wallaroo, SA (postcode 5556) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+14.6% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,227 | 3,481 | 3,699 | +472 · +14.6% |
| Median age | 50 | 53 | 57 | +7 · +14% |
| Median household income | $700/wk | $791/wk | $892/wk | +$192 · +27.4% |
| Median personal income | $380/wk | $455/wk | $506/wk | +$126 · +33.2% |
| Median rent | $189/wk | $220/wk | $245/wk | +$56 · +29.6% |
| Median mortgage | $1,083/mo | $1,192/mo | $1,169/mo | +$86 · +7.9% |
| Average household size | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | -0.1 · -4.5% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Wallaroo trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
3,699
was 3,481 in 2016
+218 · +6.3%
Median rent
$245/wk
was $220/wk in 2016
+$25 · +11.4%
Household income
$892/wk
was $791/wk in 2016
+$101 · +12.8%
Median age
57
was 53 in 2016
+4 · +7.5%
Dig deeper: Wallaroo population growth · Wallaroo then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.