Located in South Australia within the Wattle Range local government area, Wattle Range is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 5280). It is home to about 68 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $88K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% 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, sales, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median weekly rent is $175 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $434.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.1% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.