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Suburb Insights · SA 5275

Wangolina, SA 5275 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Wangolina is a regional centre in South Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 69, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 252 km from the Adelaide CBD, Wangolina is a regional area in South Australia. The median household income is $73,632 per year.

Investment Score

30 / 100 Weak

Wangolina has a solid income profile that supports reliable occupancy rates. As a regional location, growth prospects depend on local economic conditions and infrastructure investment.

Location

Adelaide
Wangolina
South Australia · 5275
252 km from Adelaide CBD
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Key Indicators

Postcode
5275

Official Australia Post postcode for Wangolina. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.

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Population
69

Usual resident population at the most recent census.

Median weekly rent
N/A

Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.

Median household income
$73,632/yr

Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.

Distance to CBD
252 km

Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.

Lifestyle & Amenities

Schools nearby
1

Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.

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Parks & green spaces
1

Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.

Median monthly mortgage
$1,083/mo

Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.

Home type
62% houses

Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.

Investment Insight

Wangolina is a smaller community of 69 — about 2% of the South Australia suburb median (3,699) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Household income of $73,632/year is 9% below the South Australia median of $80,964, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Wangolina is 252 km from Adelaide, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.

Wangolina vs South Australia Median

How Wangolina stacks up against the median of all South Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Wangolina sits above the state median; negative means below.

MetricWangolinaSA medianΔ vs state
Population693,699-98%
Median household income$73,632/yr$80,964/yr-9%
Median mortgage (monthly)$1,083$1,616-33%
Distance to CBD252 km13 km+1838%
Separate houses62%73%-11pp

Investor Checklist

Pre-inspection briefing for Wangolina — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.

Investment Strategy

Buy & Hold

Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 69 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider South Australia market over full cycles.

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Rental Yield

Median rental data was not captured for Wangolina. Use current realestate.com.au and Domain listings to triangulate a realistic weekly rent before committing, then feed that number into our rental yield calculator.

Renovation / Flip

Only 62% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 73% SA median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.

Risk Factors

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2026 Outlook

Growth: Low Rental Demand: Low Investor Sentiment: Low

Capital-growth expectations for Wangolina are modest for 2026 — incomes 9% below the SA median of $80,964 and a population of 69 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental fundamentals will need to be verified against live listings, as a clean median rent was not recorded for Wangolina. The EquitySight investment score of 30/100 places Wangolina in the lower tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Wangolina a good suburb for investment?

Wangolina scores 30/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 69, median household income of $73,632/year. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.

What drives property demand in Wangolina?

The main demand drivers in Wangolina are a median household income of $73,632/year, a dwelling mix that is 62% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.

What is the population of Wangolina?

Wangolina has a usual resident population of approximately 69, compared with a South Australia suburb median of 3,699 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.

How far is Wangolina from the Adelaide CBD?

Wangolina sits 252 km straight-line from the Adelaide CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.

What is the median rent in Wangolina?

A reliable median rent was not captured for Wangolina. Benchmark expected weekly rent on realestate.com.au and Domain, or the state rental tribunal's rent dashboard. Most Australian investors target a 4–5% gross yield as a baseline.

What is the typical mortgage repayment in Wangolina?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Wangolina is $1,083, or approximately $12,996/year (vs $1,616/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.

Is Wangolina cash-flow positive for investors?

Census data was not complete enough in Wangolina to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.

What are the main risks of investing in Wangolina?

The main risks are a thin buyer pool (69 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,083 median mortgage, the broader South Australia market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.

How we built this Wangolina profile

Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.

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