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Loxton Waikerie

11,971 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 7,764 km², 52 suburbs. Council website: loxtonwaikerie.sa.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

11,971

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · -0.1% in a year

Density

1.5/km²

7,764 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$360k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$493

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

5.0 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

3 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

52

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
48
Median household income
$1,169/week
Median rent
$204/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,083/month
Households renting
22.9%
Average household
2.3 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 3 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 4 of 10

Suburbs

52 suburbs where Loxton Waikerie holds most residents, plus 2 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)IRSAD
Loxton4,677All2
Waikerie2,681All1
Loxton North897All4
Sunlands356All2
Kingston On Murray312All3
Golden Heights271All3
Taylorville26394%4
Pyap175All6
Moorook171All3
Moorook South166All1
Bookpurnong157All9
Ramco135All3
Ramco Heights135All5
Holder (SA)123All2
Murbko10536%4
Paisley96All5
New Residence95All6
Pata81All2
Woodleigh (SA)73All6
Taldra57All6
Wunkar51All6
Qualco47All2
Taplan41All2
Wigley Flat41All3
Meribah39All2
Bugle Hut38All9
Markaranka37All4
Kanni36All5
Paruna36All2
Peebinga35All2
Pyap West35All6
Good Hope Landing30All3
Alawoona25All2
Yinkanie24All6
Lowbank22All5
New Well21All5
Mantung1843%2
Stockyard Plain17All5
Wappilka17All6
Veitch16All2
Woolpunda16All3
Maggea15All5
Devlins Pound13All4
Holder Siding13All5
Boolgun11All5
Malpas9All2
Pooginook8All4
Schell Well8All2
Bakara Well6All2
Caliph3All6
Kringin3All2
BilliattAll
NaidiaAll
Notts WellAll

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Observed surface water (1986–present)

5%

Over 54 of 54 member suburbs

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Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Barker · Tony PASIN (LP)100%

State districts

  • Chaffey · Tim Whetstone (LIB)100%

Neighbouring councils

Councils whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, councils it splits a suburb with, and councils across the state or territory border whose boundaries meet it.

Across the border

Compare it with every South Australia council on the council map or the South Australia council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.