SA · Goyder Council

Ulooloo, 5419

  • Heritage area
What Ulooloo is known for: Heritage area

Suburb profile

Ulooloo is a quieter smaller community in Goyder Council, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with plenty of residents in steady employment. The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing.

Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub. Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here than in denser, more walkable pockets.

Property prices are middling for the area: fair relative to what is nearby. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

At a glance

Ulooloo snapshot

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

No data available

Median rent

No data available

Population (ERP)

No data available

Dwelling vacancy

No data available

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Population

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
0
Median age
62
Median household income / week
$8,000
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 0
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
100%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Family & Lifestyle

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Health access

Nearest hospital
Jamestown Hospital and Health Service (31.9 km)
Nearest hospital type
Public Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

  • Hospitals & GP Plus clinics (SA)SA Health · current · Updated

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
1
Participants per 1,000 residents
30.3

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
30° / 14°
Rainfall
76 mm · ~10 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
23° / 9°
Rainfall
61 mm · ~8 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
15° / 3°
Rainfall
85 mm · ~11 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
23° / 8°
Rainfall
92 mm · ~12 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.

1 planning-related records

2022· 1 proposal
  • August 2022

  • Construction of two meteorological masts (wind monitoring masts to a height of 130 metres in a guyed lattice design) for an operational period of 5 years.
    106 SECOND ST WHYTE YARCOWIE SA 5420;LOT 11 PIDGEON BOX RD ULOOLOO SA 5419Decision Made

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Ulooloo Homesteads, Dairies & Hutnear HALLETTState heritage

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Safer places from CFS designated locations.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Grey
Member of Parliament
Tom VENNING (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
128,707
Turnout (2025)
89.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+5.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 54.6%Labor 45.4%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 51.5 km away).

Coalition 64.6%Labor 35.4%

10.0 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +1.0 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • HallettLabor 27.2% · Coalition 72.8% TPP (2025)12.2 km away
  • TerowieLabor 52.4% · Coalition 47.6% TPP (2025)18.0 km away
  • BooborowieLabor 27.9% · Coalition 72.1% TPP (2025)32.6 km away
  • JamestownLabor 26.7% · Coalition 73.3% TPP (2025)33.2 km away
  • SpaldingLabor 36.2% · Coalition 63.8% TPP (2025)37.7 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

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