Located in South Australia within the Light local government area, Wasleys is a small locality (postcode 5400). With a population of 885, the suburb has a young professional demographic with a median age of 30. Households earn a median income of $88K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, clerical & administrative, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.
The median weekly rent is $280 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,451.
Wasleys is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1022, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Light LGA is low at 1,017 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.5% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.