Suburb profile
Western River SA 5223
Western River is located in the South East South Australia region of South Australia, postcode 5223. It has 36 properties across 7 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Western River, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Western River
Western River, SA 5223, sits in the South East South Australia region and neighbours De Mole River, Middle River, Gosse and Duncan. Its 7 streets hold 36 properties, all of them houses.
Census figures are for Kangaroo Island, which covers the whole suburb. At the 2021 Census the area had 4,894 residents, a median age of 50 and an average household of 2.2 people. Median household income was $1,128 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,023 a month and the median rent $208 a week. Of 1,940 dwellings, 1,840 were separate houses, 49 semi-detached, 24 flats and 13 other; 844 were owned outright, 536 owned with a mortgage and 430 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Western River
- 4,894Peoplelive in the area
- 50Median ageyears
- $1,128Median household incomea week
- $208Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses1,840
- Townhouses and semis49
- Flats and apartments24
- Other13
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$1,023a month
- Household size2.2people on average
How homes are held
For sale and rent in Western River
Helen Spouse
$615,000 - $665,000
Lot 701 Western River Road, Western River SA
Helen Spouse$790,000 - $860,000
1283 Western River Road, Western River SA
Properties in Western River
Local agents in Western River
Helen Spouse
Holiday Home Management - Kangaroo Island Urban & Rural Partners
Last 12 months
- Properties sold
- 18
- Median sold price
- $520k
- Median days on market
- 60
Nigel Christie
Rural Sales Partner Urban & Rural Partners
Last 12 months
- Properties sold
- 28
- Median sold price
- $528k
- Median days on market
- 102
Agencies that specialise in Western River
Streets in Western River
Neighbouring suburbs
Addresses and streets incorporate or were developed using G-NAF © Geoscape Australia, licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under the Open Geo-coded National Address File (G-NAF) End User Licence Agreement.
Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.