Suburb in Mount Remarkable

Weeroona Island, SA

Weeroona Island had a population of 117 at the 2021 Census (+6.4% since 2016). Median age 65.1. Median weekly household income $820. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Weeroona Island at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Barossa - Yorke - Mid North

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Weeroona Island's population grew by 6.4% to 117, in step with South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 65.1, it is older than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 3.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 18.8%.

18.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 63.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 61 households.

The median household earns $820 a week, below the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $250 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,224 a month.

15.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 3.6% use a language other than English at home. 48.2% report no religion, close to the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Weeroona Island beside SA and Australia.

MeasureWeeroona IslandSAAustralia
Population1171,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016+6.4%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age65.140.938.2
Households61691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting18.0%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright63.9%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$820$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$250$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,224$1,505$1,866
Born overseas15.9%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home3.6%18.7%23.6%
No religion48.2%48.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+6.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 832011
  2. 1102016
  3. 1172021

Age

Median age 65.1, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Weeroona Island South Australia
Share of people by age, Weeroona Island and South Australia
0–93.4%
10–196.0%
20–290.0%
30–394.3%
40–498.5%
50–596.0%
60–6942.7%
70–7916.2%
80+2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Weeroona Island at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English46.8%
  2. Australian44.0%
  3. Scottish11.9%
  4. Greek7.3%
  5. Irish7.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Filipino3.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand5.4%
  2. England3.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Weeroona Island

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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