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The quick read on
Mount Wedge
SA 5670 · Elliston
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 17
- Postcode
- 5670
ABS 2021
Mount Wedge, South Australia
Property market insights for Mount Wedge
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Mount Wedge SA
Crime and safety
Is Mount Wedge safe?
The overall rate for Mount Wedge is 1,381 offences per 100,000 residents — 55% below the Rest of SA benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Mount Wedge.
Overall crime rate
1,381
offences per 100,000 residents
55% belowRest of SA
Mount WedgeRest of SA: 3,055
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Mount Wedge?
Mount Wedge SA 5670 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
17 people call Mount Wedge home, with an average of 5 people per household and a median household income of $1,999 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 17
- Median age
- 28 years
- Median mortgage
- $0 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $0 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1558.8%Above
15–3423.5%Above
35–5423.5%In line
55–7435.3%Above
75 and over0.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses125.0%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car0.0%Below
Two cars80.0%Above
Three or more0.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home233.3%Above
Drove to work100.0%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Mount Wedge
233.3% of workers in Mount Wedge worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of SA.
58.8% of people in Mount Wedge described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Mount Wedge
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Mount Wedge SA 5670.
Is Mount Wedge family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
58.8% of Mount Wedge's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about twice the Rest of SA rate.
3 family households lived in Mount Wedge; 100.0% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.
0.0% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Mount Wedge?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Mount Wedge had 17 residents at the 2021 Census.
47.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
35.3% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Mount Wedge?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 125.0% of occupied private dwellings in Mount Wedge.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
How large are households in Mount Wedge?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Mount Wedge had 5.0 people.
One-person households made up 0.0% of occupied homes. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Two-person households represented 0.0%, while 60.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Mount Wedge?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
233.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of SA rate.
100.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Mount Wedge?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
One-car households formed 0.0% of the total.
80.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Mount Wedge, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
100.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 0.0% reported a different address.
0.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Mount Wedge?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
105.9% of residents used only English at home.
0.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Mount Wedge residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
0.0% of Mount Wedge's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 100.0% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 100.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Mount Wedge?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 29.4% of ancestry responses in Mount Wedge.
Australian ancestry made up 29.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Mount Wedge?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
0.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Managers accounted for 166.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Mount Wedge?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 60.0%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
37.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 0.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Mount Wedge show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
35.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
0.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
17.6% reported asthma, 0.0% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Mount Wedge?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,999 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $0.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $0 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Mount Wedge
Is Mount Wedge good for families?
The Census counted 3 local families, and 58.8% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Mount Wedge?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Mount Wedge
15 streets in Mount Wedge
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Birdseye Highway
- Birdseye Hwy
- Cocata Hill Road
- Diamond Valley Rd
- Hoods Ln
- Kooringal Rd
- Kyancutta-Mount Wedge Rd
- Larne Drive
- Mount Damper Rd
- Mount Damper Road
- Mount Wedge Rd
- Okeltabie Rd
- Rocky Valley Rd
- Warna Well Rd
- Wombat Flat Rd
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