South Australia · Postcode 5453

Benbournie postcode and suburb data

South Australia · Phone area code 08 · 125 km from Adelaide

Outer Regional
11
Population (2021)
$725
Household income/wk
$235
Median rent/wk
46
Median age
8/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Benbournie at a glance vs SA

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

5453 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
11 People Resident population, Census 2021
Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council area 39 suburbs, 11 postcodes
46 Median age Years, Census 2021
$725/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 8/10 SEIFA advantage Above average advantage

Benchmarks against SA

Household income
$725/wk
53% below SA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$235/wk
24% below SA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
8/10
3.0 deciles above SA average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
46 years
1.0 years older than SA average
Resident median age
Unemployment
0.0%
6.0 pts below SA average
Census labour-force rate

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

Where Benbournie ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of SA suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Benbournie vs the SA average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricBenbournieSA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $725 -SA $1,545 $1,836
Rent/wk $235 -SA $308 $390
Median age 46 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 8/10 +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.

Benbournie is a locality 125 km from Adelaide in South Australia, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 5453. It falls within the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North region. The local government area is Clare and Gilbert Valleys.

According to the 2021 Census, Benbournie has a population of 11 with a median age of 46. The median weekly household income is $725, below the SA average.

Housing in Benbournie includes a median weekly rent of $235, 4 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the SA average.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Benbournie scores in decile 8 out of 10, which is above the national average.

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

Benbournie details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode5453
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)11
Median Age46 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$725/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$362/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$235
Average Household Size3 persons
Area12.2 km²
Population Density1/km²
Total Dwellings4
Australian Citizens109.1%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile8/10 (above average)
Latitude-33.8062987
Longitude138.5521802
Distance from Adelaide125 km
Region (SA4)Barossa - Yorke - Mid North
Area (SA3)Lower North
Local GovernmentClare and Gilbert Valleys
Federal ElectorateGrey
State ElectorateNarungga
Time ZoneACST (UTC+9:30), Australia/Adelaide (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (54.5%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (36.4%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years6 (54.5%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years4 (36.4%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Benbournie is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 8 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

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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.