Barunga Gap Postcode

South Australia

Outer Regional Above SA income

5520

Postcode for Barunga Gap, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 130 km from Adelaide · Pop. 23

Population

Median Age

$1,749

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

6/10

SEIFA Advantage

66.1

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 Barunga Gap ranks: rents sit in the cheapest 10% in SA.

How Barunga Gap Compares

Barunga Gap vs the SA average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

Metric	Barunga Gap	SA avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,749 +SA	$1,545	$1,836
Mortgage/month	$780 -SA	$1,558	$1,958
Median age	27	45.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	6/10 ≈SA	5.0/10	6.0/10
Unemployment	0.0% -SA	6.0%	5.0%

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.

Barunga Gap is a locality 130 km from Adelaide in South Australia, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 5520. It falls within the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North region. The local government area is Wakefield.

According to the 2021 Census, Barunga Gap has a population of 23 with a median age of 27. The median weekly household income is $1,749, above the SA average.

Housing in Barunga Gap includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $780, 3 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the SA average.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Barunga Gap scores in decile 6 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Barunga Gap is part of the Lower North statistical area in South Australia.

Barunga Gap Details

Postcode	5520
State	South Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code	08
Population (2021)	23
Median Age	27 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,749/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$949/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$780
Average Household Size	3.4 persons
Area	66.1 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	3
Australian Citizens	78.3%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	6/10 (average)
Latitude	-33.8273861
Longitude	138.1391471
Distance from Adelaide	130 km
Region (SA4)	Barossa - Yorke - Mid North
Area (SA3)	Lower North
Local Government	Wakefield
Federal Electorate	Grey

Age Profile

30.4%

34.8%

0–14 (30.4%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (34.8%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)

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0–14 years	7 (30.4%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	8 (34.8%)
45–64 years	0 (0.0%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 6 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles	3 (100.0%)
3+ vehicles	0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Barunga Gap

Snowtown 8.6 km Gleeson Hill 11.1 km Lochiel 12.2 km Bumbunga 12.5 km Bute 13.4 km Wokurna 15.9 km Everard Central 18.2 km Ninnes 18.4 km Burnsfield 19.7 km Hope Gap 19.9 km Condowie 21.0 km South Hummocks 21.2 km

Same Postcode (5520)

Bumbunga Burnsfield Gleeson Hill Snowtown Wokurna

More Barunga Gap Data

Wakefield LGA 43 suburbs, 11 postcodes, 6,762 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Clare (43.5 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Wakefield LGA

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.