Wirrabara (postcode 5481) is a small, quiet locality in South Australia within the Mount Remarkable local government area. With a population of 353, the suburb has a predominantly older resident base with a median age of 60. Households earn a median income of $47K per year, with an average household size of 1.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.3% 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, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.
The median weekly rent is $150 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $867.
The crime rate in the Mount Remarkable LGA is low at 1,983 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of -0.3% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.