Median price trend for houses
Based on 7 sales in the preceding 12 months
$550,000
Up 69.2% over 12 months
- 4 bed
- $615k
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The quick read on
Wool Bay
SA 5575 · Yorke Peninsula
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $550,000
- Population
- 154
- Postcode
- 5575
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Wool Bay, South Australia
Property market insights for Wool Bay
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Wool Bay SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 1 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Wool Bay, SA is currently $550,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Wool Bay has a 12-month growth rate of 69.2% for houses.
Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $615,000 in Wool Bay.
Crime and safety
Is Wool Bay safe?
The overall rate for Wool Bay is 1,374 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 Wool Bay.
Overall crime rate
1,374
offences per 100,000 residents
55% belowRest of SA
Wool BayRest 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 Wool Bay?
Wool Bay SA 5575 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
154 people call Wool Bay home, with an average of 1.8 people per household and a median household income of $700 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 154
- Median age
- 62 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,062 / 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 1513.0%Below
15–344.5%Below
35–5411.7%Below
55–7446.1%Above
75 and over18.8%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses95.5%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright75.4%Above
Paying a mortgage15.4%Below
Renting9.2%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car34.3%In line
Two cars32.8%Below
Three or more16.4%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home24.3%Above
Drove to work43.2%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Wool Bay
24.3% of workers in Wool Bay worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of SA.
7.1% of Wool Bay residents were born in England.
35.7% of people in Wool Bay described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Wool Bay
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Wool Bay SA 5575.
Is Wool Bay family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
13.0% of Wool Bay's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
41 family households lived in Wool Bay; 9.8% were couple families and 9.8% were one-parent families.
9.8% 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 Wool Bay?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Wool Bay had 154 residents at the 2021 Census.
9.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
64.9% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Wool Bay?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 95.5% of occupied private dwellings in Wool Bay.
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.
Do people own or rent in Wool Bay?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
75.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Rest of SA rate.
15.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
9.2% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Wool Bay?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Wool Bay had 1.8 people.
One-person households made up 41.3% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Two-person households represented 63.5%, while 7.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Wool Bay?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
24.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of SA rate.
43.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below 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 Wool Bay?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 34.3% of the total.
49.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Wool Bay, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
70.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 30.0% reported a different address.
13.6% 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 Wool Bay?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
87.0% 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 Wool Bay residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
13.6% of Wool Bay's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 86.4% 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 87.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Wool Bay?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 40.3% of ancestry responses in Wool Bay.
Australian ancestry made up 36.4% 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 Wool Bay?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
29.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about twice the Rest of SA rate.
Managers accounted for 18.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 8.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 8.1% of workers, and education and training employed 10.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Wool Bay?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 32.8%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
8.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 7.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 18.2%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Wool Bay show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
34.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.8% reported asthma, 31.2% arthritis and 10.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Wool Bay?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
15.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of SA.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 8.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 50.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Wool Bay?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $700 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,062.
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 Wool Bay compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 24.3% in Wool Bay, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 75.4% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is about twice the Rest of SA rate.
Renting accounted for 9.2% in Wool Bay, 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 Wool Bay
Is Wool Bay expensive?
The median house price is $550,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Wool Bay good for families?
The Census counted 41 local families, and 13.0% 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 Wool Bay?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $615,000, 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 Wool Bay
26 streets in Wool Bay
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Coringle Rd
- Esplanade
- Fifth St
- First St
- Fourth St
- Goldsmith Beach Rd
- Green Flat Rd
- Hayward Park Rd
- Henry St
- Klein Point Rd
- Kooraka Rd
- Moorara Rd
- North Tce
- Oaklands Rd
- Olive Tree Rd
- Port Giles Rd
- Rocky Waterhole Rd
- Second St
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- Sixth St
- South Tce
- Stansbury Rd
- St Vincent Hwy
- Third St
- Ulonga Rd
- West Tce
- William St
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