Located in South Australia within the Naracoorte Lucindale local government area, Wild Dog Valley is a small, quiet locality (postcode 5271). It is home to about 153 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $99K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.2% 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, clerical & administrative, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.
The median weekly rent is $205 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $867.
The crime rate in the Naracoorte Lucindale LGA is low at 654 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of -0.2% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.