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Suburb profile ·Copper Coast LGA · SA ·5554

Willamulka SA 5554

Willamulka is in Copper Coast LGA, SA, postcode 5554, with population 65.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$150/wk
Market rent signal
D2 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
16,601
17K via Copper Coast LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,628
99 added 12mo · 11MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$628
Median rent · wk$150

Affordability

7%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $628/mo, while renters pay about $650/mo — renting runs $22/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$107K
Median rent · wk
$150
Owner mortgage · mo
$628

Household income

$107K household · yr+42.4% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$46K
Family
$114K
Household
$107K
Crime 2024-25
3
4,615 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,615
Total incidents3· 2024-25
  • Assault0
  • Break And Enter0
  • Drug Offences0
  • Fraud0

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

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Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

5,589 people · 20225,679 by 2032 (+1.6%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Kadina SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Willamulka SA — Property Data and Demographics

Willamulka is a small, quiet locality in South Australia within the Copper Coast local government area (postcode 5554). The area has roughly 65 residents and a blend of families and working-age professionals, with a median age of 34. Households earn a median income of $107K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +1.6% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.

The median weekly rent is $150 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $628.

The crime rate in the Copper Coast LGA is moderate at 4,615 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$628
Rent · wk(Census)$150
Population growth · Copper Coast LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)16,601
5-year growth+1.9% CAGR
YoY change+1.6%
20012025
Development · Copper Coast LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)183
Houses 92%Units 8%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Copper Coast LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)7.4%
YoY change+1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5554ATO
Negatively geared4.8%
149 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,721/yr
Landlords (rental income)376
Reported capital gains249
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population65
Median age34
Household size3
HH income · wk$2,062
Personal income · wk$885
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,149 → $2,062
Change+79.5%
vs SA median+60.7 pp
gentrifyingvs SA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Copper Coast LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Northern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Wallaroo)public
Aged care · Copper Coast LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places170
Parkview Aged Care77 places
Estia Health Kadina72 places
Star Of The Sea Home For The Aged21 places
Childcare · Copper Coast LGAACECQA
Services9
Approved places404
Exceeding NQS2
Community Kids Kadina Early Education Centre80 places
Wallaroo Primary School & Community OSHC59 places
Kadina Child Care Centre53 places
Harvest Christian College OSHC45 places
Kadina Preschool Centre44 places
Wallaroo Preschool Centre38 places
+3 more in Copper Coast LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Willamulka depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
SA metropolitan median house sales · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Willamulka is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Willamulka feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

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pop same · rent same $

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Boors Plain most similar
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pop same · rent +$50/wk

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Matta Flat most similar
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pop same · rent -$25/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Willamulka FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Willamulka in?

    Willamulka is in the Copper Coast Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5554. Council-level context for Copper Coast LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Willamulka?

    The median weekly rent in Willamulka is $150/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Willamulka a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Willamulka show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Willamulka?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Willamulka data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.