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Wool Bay

SA 5575 · Yorke Peninsula

154 (2021)164 est. (2025) · Stable

12
Overall score

Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.

154
Population
Limited sales data
Median price
Data not available
Safety score
0
Transport score

Wool Bay is a stable suburb in Yorke Peninsula, SA 5575, about 80km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Wool Bay are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Wool Bay has an overall score of 12/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.

79.5 km
To Adelaide CBD
3.0 km
To coast
Data not available
Median rent (house)
69.8 km
To nearest station

Demographics

154
Population
62
Median age
1.8
Avg household

Age distribution

Housing tenure

  • Owned
  • Mortgage
  • Rented

Commute to work

  • Car
  • Public transport
  • Walk/cycle
  • Work from home
Median household income (weekly)$700
vs NSW median-62.2%
Bachelor degree or higher15.7%
Born in Australia74.7%
Dwellings: house / unit / townhouse64 / 0 / 0

Top countries of birth: England (7.14%), Croatia (2.6%)

Source: ABS Census 2021

Property

Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for SA. Median weekly rents:

Median rent — house / unitData not available / $290 wk

Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q1 2026

Residential Safety

Residential

Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.

Recorded residential incidents (latest year):

Break & enter dwellingNot reported
Steal from dwellingNot reported
Motor vehicle theftNot reported
Domestic assaultNot reported
RobberyNot reported

Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.

Area crime context

Total recorded incidents: 3 (all categories, latest year)2-yr

An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.

Source: SA Police / OCSAR (suburb-level) · Updated 2024

Schools

1
Within 10km0 in suburb
0
Govt (suburb)
0
Catholic (suburb)
0
Indep. (suburb)

Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 965 (below the national average of 1000).

No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).

Nearby (within 10km)

  • Stansbury Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.6kmICSEA 965

Source: ACARA 2023

Transport

0
CBD commute (est.)Data not available
Nearest train stationGrange Railway (69.8 km)

Source: TfNSW GTFS

Liveability

29.0°C
Summer max
15.5°C
Winter max
550mm
Rainfall/yr
7h
Sun/day

Amenities within 2–3km

Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.

00 in suburbSupermarkets
00 in suburbCafes/Rest.
00 in suburbParks
0Playgrounds
0Pools
00 in suburbGyms
0Dog parks
00 in suburbGPs
00 in suburbPharmacies
00 in suburbChildcare
00 in suburbLibraries
0Sports fields
0Vets
Nearest beachData not available
Nearest hospitalThe Queen Elizabeth Hospital (74.0 km)
Nearest vet70.2 km
Nearest airportAdelaide (73.0 km)

Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap

Population & Growth

Stable
Annual growth rate1.59%
Projected population 2041156
Projected households 2041Data not available

Source: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI

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Frequently asked questions about Wool Bay

How far is Wool Bay from Adelaide CBD?

Wool Bay is about 79.5 km from Adelaide CBD.

What schools are in Wool Bay?

Wool Bay has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.

What is public transport like in Wool Bay?

Wool Bay has a transport score of 0/100.

Data sources: ABS Census 2021 & ERP, NSW Valuer General, BOCSAR, TfNSW, ACARA, Bureau of Meteorology, OpenStreetMap, NSW DPHI. Data refreshed quarterly.

Data shown is from public sources and may not reflect current conditions. How we calculate scores.