Wakefield - Barunga West

Wakefield - Barunga West is a stable region in SA with 9,786 residents.

SA2 code: 405021119
State: SA

Population

9,786

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+1.9%

3yr: +0.3% · 10yr: +2.1%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$220/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,092/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Wakefield - Barunga West (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +0.3%5yr: +1.9%10yr: +2.1%Total: +6.4%

Population grew from 9,198 to 9,786 over 24 years, averaging 0.3% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 0.6%

Almost entirely detached houses (94%), owner-occupied (72.8%), built for families (51% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 94.0%

3,547 houses208 townhouses19 apartments

Tenure

Owned 44.4%

Mortgage 28.4%

Renting 20.2%

Owned 44.4%Mortgage 28.4%Renting 20.2%Other / NS 7.0%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

126 (3.4%)

2 bed

645 (17.2%)

3 bed

1,926 (51.4%)

4 bed

896 (23.9%)

5 bed

124 (3.3%)

6+ bed

29 (0.8%)