Located in South Australia within the Coorong local government area, Wellington East is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 5259). With a population of 291, the suburb has a more retirement-aged population with a median age of 56. Households earn a median income of $72K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 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 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 managers, clerical & administrative, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.
The median weekly rent is $310 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of -0.1% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.