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SA · Grant Council
Worrolong, 5291
Est. population · Jun 2025
1,575
Growth (1 yr)
+0.2%
Growth (5 yr)
+1.4%
Median age
36
Median income
$2,205/wk
Employment rate
73.4%
Languages at home
5.1%non-English
Most common: Cantonese, German
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Grant Council, Worrolong keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name.
With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here than in denser, more walkable pockets. Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs.
Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. A trickle of new development is refreshing selected pockets without changing the overall feel.
Desirability lands around average here: softer local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus parks and green space weighing on the result versus similar regional towns, even with community and employment holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Worrolong snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$580/wk
Population (ERP)
1,575
+0.2% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
5.4%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#11
among Country & regional · Established
Safety
4th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
49th
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
7/10
national SEIFA decile
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 46.9/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 36% of South Australia's suburbs
- National rank
- 2593rd in Australia
- State rank
- 250th in SA
- Peer rank
- #11 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #31 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 62%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $580
Median weekly rent from SA Housing Authority rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Median house sale prices cover metropolitan Adelaide and selected fringe councils (19 LGAs, including Adelaide Hills and Gawler), not all of regional South Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- SA rent report & metro median house sales — Government of South Australia · 1 January - 31 March 2026 · Updated · Quarterly; metro-fringe sales only
Population
Estimated resident population
1,575(June 2025)
+0.2% annual · +1.4% over 5 years · 49th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.2%
- 5-year growth
- +1.4%
- Change in 1 year
- +3
- Change in 5 years
- +21
- Growth rank in SA
- 49th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~1,600), extrapolated at +0.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 1,293
- Median age
- 36
- Median household income / week
- $2,205
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 24 of 441
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,625
- Employment rate
- 73.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 409 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian 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 Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 11
- Against the person
- 5
- Against property
- 6
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 259 residents
- State safety percentile
- 4.3th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 42
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -26.5%
Most common offence types
- Other Offences Against The Person Nec3
- Other Property Damage And Environmental2
- Other Unlawful Entry With Intent2
- Sct - Residence1
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury1
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated · Financial-year releases
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 insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service (3.9 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)
- 60
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 38.1
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
- 22° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 103 mm · ~13 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 186 mm · ~23 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 14° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 325 mm · ~41 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 210 mm · ~26 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register and EPA licensed activities.
2026· 21 proposals
July 2026
- Dwelling Addition and Alterations (alterations to internal areas, living area, pergola and rumpus), deck; demolition of existing garage and construction of new garage337 BISHOP RD WORROLONG SA 5291Under Assessment
- Dwelling Addition (Study, Bedroom and Ensuite)79 BILLING RD WORROLONG SA 5291Under Assessment
- To construct a detached dwelling.13 MONTBRETIA CT WORROLONG SA 5291Under Assessment
- To construct a detached dwellingLOT 116 GUMNUT CT WORROLONG SA 5291Under Assessment
June 2026
- To construct a detached dwelling36 ST ANDREWS DR WORROLONG SA 5291Under Assessment
May 2026
- To construct a detached dwelling.LOT 123 GUMNUT CT WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct a detached dwellingLOT 114 GUMNUT CT WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct a garage associated with an existing dwelling50 PINEHURST DR WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
April 2026
- Detached Dwelling46 WILLIAM RD WORROLONG SA 5291Under Assessment
- Shed Extension592 BUCHANAN RD WORROLONG SA 5291Under Assessment
- Carport21 BISHOP RD WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
- Outbuilding366 ATTAMURRA RD WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
March 2026
- Outbuilding37 MCMAHON RD WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct a detached dwellingLOT 125 GUMNUT CT WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
February 2026
- To construct a detached dwelling7 BLUEGUM CT WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
- Staged Land Division - Creating a total of 89 Allotments110 BISHOP RD WORROLONG SA 5291;LOT 102 GLADIGAU RD WORROLONG SA 5291Under Assessment
- To construct a detached dwellingLOT 120 GUMNUT CT WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct a detached dwelling.LOT 124 GUMNUT CT WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct a detached dwellingLOT 118 GUMNUT CT WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
January 2026
- To construct a detached dwellingLOT 117 GUMNUT CT WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
- Outbuilding with Mezzanine84 BUCHANAN RD WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
2025· 22 proposals
December 2025
- Outbuilding (shed)26 MONTBRETIA CT WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct a detached dwelling12 KOOYONGA CT WORROLONG SA 5291Under Assessment
November 2025
- To construct an outbuilding associated with an existing dwelling87 ST ANDREWS DR WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct an outbuilding associated with an existing dwelling (has been constructed)11 CARNOUSTIE CT WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
October 2025
- Land Division - To create 2 additional allotments45 ELDRIDGE DR WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct an outbuilding associated with an existing dwelling2 PEPPERCRESS CT WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct a detached dwelling.10 AUGUSTA CT WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
- Build a domestic storage shed on the site of an existing dwelling4 MONTBRETIA CT WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct a detached dwelling.LOT 113 GUMNUT CT WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct an outbuilding.57 -59 PINEHURST DR WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
September 2025
- Outbuilding79 BILLING RD WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct a detached dwelling.65 ST ANDREWS DR WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct an outbuilding.87 ST ANDREWS DR WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct a detached dwelling.LOT 119 GUMNUT CT WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct retaining walls along boundaries on lot 95, 96, lot 101 to 103 & lot 11226 MONTBRETIA CT WORROLONG SA 5291;3 BLUEGUM CT WORROLONG SA 5291;5 BLUEGUM CT WORROLONG SA 5291;7 BLUEGUM CT WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct an outbuilding.15 OAKMONT CT WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
- Outbuilding633 WORROLONG RD WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct an outbuilding.5 OAKMONT CT WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
August 2025
- To construct an outbuilding associated with the existing dwelling4 LIGNUM CT WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct a detached dwelling19 MONTBRETIA CT WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
July 2025
- To construct a detached dwelling20 KOOYONGA CT WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
May 2025
- Construction of a 26.0m (L) x 12.0m (W) x 6.46m (H) Store for the storage of caravan & vehicle collection incl. Truck (Prime Mover)64 BILLING RD WORROLONG SA 5291Decision Made
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · 2026 · Updated
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
- Bushfire & hazard overlays (SA) — Government of South Australia · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Barker
- Member of Parliament
- Tony PASIN (Liberal)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 127,045
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.6%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +3.6 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 63.0%Labor 37.0%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 6.4 km away).
Coalition 63.2%Labor 36.8%
0.2 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +3.2 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Mil-LelLabor 27.5% · Coalition 72.5% TPP (2025)2.9 km away
- GlenburnieLabor 28.7% · Coalition 71.3% TPP (2025)4.3 km away
- Mount Gambier ParkLabor 43.0% · Coalition 57.0% TPP (2025)5.0 km away
- Mount Gambier EastLabor 48.1% · Coalition 51.9% TPP (2025)5.2 km away
- Mount Gambier NorthLabor 49.4% · Coalition 50.6% TPP (2025)5.3 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.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
Compare with
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