Median price trend for houses
Based on 61 sales in the preceding 12 months
$421,000
Up 2.9% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $385k
- 3 bed
- $417k
- 4 bed
- $530k
- 5+ bed
- $490k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Waikerie
SA 5330 · Loxton Waikerie
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $421,000
- Population
- 2,681
- Postcode
- 5330
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Waikerie, South Australia
Property market insights for Waikerie
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Waikerie SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 15 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$420 per week
Up 20.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Waikerie, SA is currently $421,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Waikerie has a 12-month growth rate of 2.9% for houses and -4.7% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $385,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $417,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $530,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $490,000 in Waikerie.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Waikerie is $420 per week. The median house rent has increased 20.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Waikerie safe?
The overall rate for Waikerie is 2,319 offences per 100,000 residents — 24% 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 Waikerie.
Overall crime rate
2,319
offences per 100,000 residents
24% belowRest of SA
WaikerieRest 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 Waikerie?
Waikerie SA 5330 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
2,681 people call Waikerie home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $954 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,681
- Median age
- 49 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,000 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $200 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.1%Below
15–3420.0%In line
35–5419.8%Below
55–7429.5%Above
75 and over14.8%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses86.1%Below
Townhouses13.4%Above
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright42.5%Above
Paying a mortgage26.6%Below
Renting31.0%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car6.8%Above
One car38.5%Above
Two cars33.6%Below
Three or more20.9%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home6.0%Below
Drove to work67.9%Above
Train, tram or bus0.5%In line
Walked or cycled7.0%Above
What stands out in Waikerie
6.0% of workers in Waikerie worked from home on Census day.
3.2% of Waikerie residents were born in England.
39.9% of people in Waikerie described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Waikerie
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Waikerie SA 5330.
Is Waikerie family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.1% of Waikerie's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
718 family households lived in Waikerie; 30.1% were couple families and 15.5% were one-parent families.
30.4% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Waikerie?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Waikerie had 2,681 residents at the 2021 Census.
19.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
44.4% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Waikerie?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 86.1% of occupied private dwellings in Waikerie.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 13.4% 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.
Do people own or rent in Waikerie?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
42.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
26.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
31.0% rented their home. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Waikerie?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Waikerie had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 34.3% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
Two-person households represented 38.7%, while 15.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Waikerie?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
6.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
67.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
0.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 7.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Waikerie?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
6.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
One-car households formed 38.5% of the total.
54.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Waikerie, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
64.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 35.6% reported a different address.
12.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Waikerie?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
85.0% of residents used only English at home.
8.5% used a language other than English at home.
0.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Waikerie residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
12.8% of Waikerie's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 87.2% was born in Australia.
0.2% of residents were born in China.
2.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Waikerie?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 37.7% of ancestry responses in Waikerie.
Australian ancestry made up 40.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.9% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Waikerie?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
10.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Managers accounted for 12.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 8.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.4% of workers, and education and training employed 7.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Waikerie?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 50.6%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
27.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.6%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Waikerie show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
52.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.1% reported asthma, 13.5% arthritis and 7.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Waikerie?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
13.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 45.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Waikerie?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $954 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,000.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $200 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Waikerie compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 6.0% in Waikerie, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 42.5% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Renting accounted for 31.0% in Waikerie, against 26.0% across Rest of SA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Waikerie
Is Waikerie expensive?
The median house price is $421,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Waikerie good for families?
The Census counted 718 local families, and 16.1% 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 Waikerie?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $530,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
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 Waikerie
114 streets in Waikerie
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Allen St
- Andrew St
- Armstrong Rd
- Arnold St
- Baldock Rd
- Ballantine Rd
- Barclay St
- Benlow Rd
- Blake Rd
- Blazinic Ln
- Blight St
- Burns St
- Campbell Tce
- Cates Ave
- Checker Rd
- Civic Ave
- Cliff St
- Club Ln
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- Coombe Tce
- Crush Tce
- Curtis Rd
- D Channel Rd
- De Vito Dr
- Don Elliott Dr
- Dowling St
- Dunning St
- Dunstan Rd
- Dunstone Dr
- Edgar Bartlett Dr
- Edwards Cr
- Ekins Rd
- Elders
- Emil Lochert Cr
- Francis Rd
- Francis St
- Frank Hart Ct
- Frisby Ln
- Fulwood St
- Gaeta Rd
- Goodchild St
- Hall Cr
- Harden St
- Hardy Rd
- Heinemann Cr
- Hein Rd
- Heming St
- Henderson St
- Holder Bottom Rd
- Howell St
- Hunter Rd
- Ian Oliver Dr
- Jacobs St
- Jemison St
- Kent Cr
- Kirby St
- Kleemann St
- Kruesler Rd
- Lambert St
- Lawrie Tce
- Leonard Norman Dr
- Maggea Rd
- Marks Tce
- Marschall St
- Mary Starr Dr
- Matthews St
- Mattner Rd
- Mccoy St
- Mccutcheon St
- Mcintosh St
- Miller St
- New Well Centre Rd
- Nicol Cr
- Noble Rd
- Ohlmeyer Rd
- Old Blanchetown Rd
- O'Loughlin St
- Parkes Ln
- Peake Tce
- Penaluna Cr
- Pflaum Tce
- Pickering Rd
- Pope Rd
- Railway South Tce
- Railway Tce
- Rainey Rd
- Ramco Rd
- Range Rd
- Ricciuto Rd
- Ross St
- Rotary Dr
- Rowe St
- Searle Rd
- Segneri Rd
- Sichler St
- Smith Dr
- Spencer St
- Stanley St
- Strangman Rd
- Sturt Highway
- Sturt Hwy
- The Avenue
- Thomas St
- Thompson St
- Tiller Cr
- Vasey Rd
- Virgo Rd
- Walter Rd
- Watkins Rd
- Webber St
- West Rd
- White St
- Wilton Ct
- Wohling St
- Wuttke Rd
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