Suburb in Mount Remarkable

Wirrabara, SA

Wirrabara had a population of 353 at the 2021 Census (−12.4% since 2016). Median age 60.1. Median weekly household income $796. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Wirrabara at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Barossa - Yorke - Mid North

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Wirrabara's population shrank by 12.4% to 353, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 60.1, it is older than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 2.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 18.4%.

9.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 59.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 175 households.

The median household earns $796 a week, below the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $168 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $780 a month.

9.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 0.9% use a language other than English at home. 46.7% report no religion, lower than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Wirrabara beside SA and Australia.

MeasureWirrabaraSAAustralia
Population3531,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016−12.4%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age60.140.938.2
Households175691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting9.4%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright59.6%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$796$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$168$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$780$1,505$1,866
Born overseas9.5%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home0.9%18.7%23.6%
No religion46.7%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

−12.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4062011
  2. 4032016
  3. 3532021

Age

Median age 60.1, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Wirrabara South Australia
Share of people by age, Wirrabara and South Australia
0–92.5%
10–1910.2%
20–294.8%
30–396.2%
40–496.8%
50–5918.7%
60–6931.4%
70–7914.4%
80+4.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Wirrabara at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English52.3%
  2. Australian36.3%
  3. German20.5%
  4. Scottish8.5%
  5. Irish6.9%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.4%
  2. the Netherlands0.9%

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

Around Wirrabara

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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