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Wallaroo

South Australia · Yorke Peninsula · Barossa - Yorke - Mid North

This profile uses the ABS Wallaroo statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Wallaroo is a locality in the Yorke Peninsula area of South Australia. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Wallaroo SA2.

Where in SA
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At a glance
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Schools
2
Top ICSEA 865 (gov)
Childcare
3
NQS-rated services
Population
4,971
+1.7% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Wallaroo SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon SA zoning

Government schools in Wallaroo

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for SA yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Wallaroo Primary School Government · 65 students
ICSEA 865

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Mary MacKillop School
Catholic 139 students
ICSEA 968 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Wallaroo

Live

ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All SA schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

Live
  • St Mary Mackillop School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Wallaroo
    Exceeding NQS
  • Wallaroo Preschool Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 38 places · Wallaroo
    Meeting NQS
  • Wallaroo Primary School & Community OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 59 places · Wallaroo
    Working Towards NQS

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

Live
GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
1
Parks
11
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Wallaroo SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
4,971
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.70%
2024→25
Net change
+83
people / yr
Density
34
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+83
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-19
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+97
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+5

Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.

Growth vs benchmarks
Wallaroo
+1.70%
SA median
+0.70%
National median
+0.80%