Waitpinga is a sparsely populated locality in South Australia within the Victor Harbor local government area (postcode 5211). With a population of 374, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $79K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.8% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 23 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 11 in planning as at 2 October 2024, 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 healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $590. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,821.
The crime rate in the Victor Harbor LGA is low at 1,604 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.