Walker Flat is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Mid Murray local government area (postcode 5238). It is home to about 92 residents, with a more retirement-aged population and a median age of 61. Households earn a median income of $42K per year, with an average household size of 1.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.8% 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 labourers, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.
The median weekly rent is $213 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,011.
The crime rate in the Mid Murray LGA is below average at 3,261 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Population growth of +0.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.