Waterloo Corner Postcode

South Australia

Inner Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
5110
Postcode for Waterloo Corner, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 22 km from Adelaide · Pop. 1,103
1,103
Population
58
Median Age
$936
Household Income/wk
$225
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
26.5
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Waterloo Corner ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of SA suburbs; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Waterloo Corner Compares

Waterloo Corner vs the SA average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricWaterloo CornerSA avgAU avgGreater Adelaide
Household income/wk $936 -SA $1,545 $1,836 $1,620
Rent/wk $225 -SA $308 $390 $329
Mortgage/month $1,695 ≈SA $1,558 $1,958 $1,666
Median age 58 45.0 45.0 42.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -SA 5.0/10 6.0/10 7.0/10
Unemployment 5.3% -SA 6.0% 5.0% 6.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the SA average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Waterloo Corner is a locality 22 km from Adelaide in South Australia, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 5110. It falls within the Adelaide - North region. The local government area is Playford.

According to the 2021 Census, Waterloo Corner has a population of 1,103 with a median age of 58. The median weekly household income is $936, below the SA average. The unemployment rate is 5.3%, lower than the SA average. The Indigenous population is 12 (1.1% of residents).

Housing in Waterloo Corner includes a median weekly rent of $225, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,695, with 421 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the SA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 87.3% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Waterloo Corner scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Waterloo Corner is part of the Salisbury statistical area in South Australia.

Waterloo Corner Details

Postcode5110
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)1,103
Median Age58 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$936/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$486/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$225
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,695
Average Household Size2.3 persons
Area26.5 km²
Population Density42/km²
Total Dwellings421
Australian Citizens83.6%
Indigenous Population12 (1.1%)
Unemployment Rate5.3%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-34.7296627
Longitude138.5759347
Distance from Adelaide22 km
Region (SA4)Adelaide - North
Area (SA3)Salisbury
Local GovernmentPlayford
Federal ElectorateSpence

Age Profile

0–14 (10.9%) 15–24 (8.8%) 25–44 (15.0%) 45–64 (25.8%) 65+ (39.9%)
Show counts
0–14 years120 (10.9%)
15–24 years97 (8.8%)
25–44 years166 (15.0%)
45–64 years285 (25.8%)
65+ years440 (39.9%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (68.1%) Mortgaged (19.2%) Rented (12.7%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis192 (17.4%)
Diabetes136 (12.3%)
Asthma111 (10.1%)
Heart Disease93 (8.4%)
Cancer48 (4.4%)
Lung Condition45 (4.1%)
Dementia18 (1.6%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle18 (4.3%)
1 vehicle182 (44.0%)
2 vehicles124 (30.0%)
3+ vehicles90 (21.7%)

Suburbs Near Waterloo Corner

Same Postcode (5110)

More Waterloo Corner Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.