South Australia · Postcode 5015

Birkenhead postcode and suburb data

South Australia · Phone area code 08 · 14 km from Adelaide

CoastalMetro

1,798

Population (2021)

$1,598

Household income/wk

$315

Median rent/wk

Median age

4/10

SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Birkenhead 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

5015 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode

1,798 People Resident population, Census 2021

Port Adelaide Enfield Council area 54 suburbs, 17 postcodes

39 Median age Years, Census 2021

$1,598/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars

Decile 4/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

1 Schools ACARA 2025 profiles in this suburb

Benchmarks against SA

Household income

$1,598/wk

3% above SA average

Suburb median, Census 2021

Weekly rent

$315/wk

2% above SA average

Suburb median, Census 2021

SEIFA advantage

4/10

1.0 deciles below SA average

IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage

Median age

39 years

6.0 years younger than SA average

Resident median age

Unemployment

5.4%

0.6 pts below SA average

Census labour-force rate

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

Detailed comparison table

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

Metric	Birkenhead	SA avg	AU avg	Greater Adelaide
Household income/wk	$1,598 ≈SA	$1,545	$1,836	$1,620
Rent/wk	$315 ≈SA	$308	$390	$329
Mortgage/month	$1,543 ≈SA	$1,558	$1,958	$1,666
Median age	39	45.0	45.0	42.0
SEIFA decile	4/10 ≈SA	5.0/10	6.0/10	7.0/10
Unemployment	5.4% ≈SA	6.0%	5.0%	6.0%

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.

Birkenhead is a coastal suburb of Adelaide in South Australia, with postcode 5015. It sits about 14 km from the Adelaide CBD, within the Port Adelaide Enfield local government area. The suburb footprint covers roughly 0.9 square kilometres.

According to the 2021 Census, Birkenhead has a population of 1,798 with a median age of 39. The median weekly household income is $1,598, close to the SA average. The unemployment rate is 5.4%. The Indigenous population is 77 (4.3% of residents).

Housing in Birkenhead includes a median weekly rent of $315, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,543, with 763 total dwellings. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 72.3% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Birkenhead scores in decile 4 out of 10, which is below the national average.

Birkenhead is served by Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School.

Birkenhead is part of the Port Adelaide - West statistical area in South Australia.

Birkenhead details

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

Postcode	5015
State	South Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code	08
Population (2021)	1,798
Median Age	39 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,598/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$858/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$315
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$1,543
Average Household Size	2.3 persons
Area	0.9 km²
Population Density	1976/km²
Total Dwellings	763
Australian Citizens	91.5%
Indigenous Population	77 (4.3%)
Unemployment Rate	5.4%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	4/10 (below average)
Latitude	-34.8360061
Longitude	138.4999707
Distance from Adelaide	14 km
Region (SA4)	Adelaide - West
Area (SA3)	Port Adelaide - West
Local Government	Port Adelaide Enfield
Federal Electorate	Hindmarsh
State Electorate	Port Adelaide
Time Zone	ACST (UTC+9:30), Australia/Adelaide (standard time)

Age Profile

16.7%

10.3%

29.4%

29.0%

14.4%

0–14 (16.7%) 15–24 (10.3%) 25–44 (29.4%) 45–64 (29.0%) 65+ (14.4%)

Show counts

0–14 years	301 (16.7%)
15–24 years	186 (10.3%)
25–44 years	528 (29.4%)
45–64 years	521 (29.0%)
65+ years	259 (14.4%)

Housing Tenure

26.0%

46.3%

27.7%

Owned outright (26.0%) Mortgaged (46.3%) Rented (27.7%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Birkenhead is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 4 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.

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Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma	183 (10.2%)
Arthritis	180 (10.0%)
Diabetes	98 (5.5%)
Heart Disease	58 (3.2%)
Lung Condition	51 (2.8%)
Cancer	42 (2.3%)
Dementia	7 (0.4%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	72 (9.5%)
1 vehicle	288 (37.8%)
2 vehicles	272 (35.7%)
3+ vehicles	129 (17.0%)

Schools in Birkenhead

ACARA 2025 school profiles for schools located in Birkenhead. ICSEA is shown where ACARA publishes it.

Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School

Primary · Gov · ICSEA 902 · 232 students

Suburbs Near Birkenhead

Torrens Island 0.0 km Garden Island 0.0 km Peterhead 0.5 km Exeter 0.9 km Port Adelaide 1.1 km New Port 1.2 km Glanville 1.2 km Semaphore 1.5 km Ethelton 1.6 km Largs Bay 1.8 km Largs North 2.0 km Semaphore South 2.2 km

Same Postcode (5015)

Ethelton Garden Island Glanville New Port Port Adelaide Torrens Island

More Birkenhead Data

Port Adelaide Enfield LGA 54 suburbs, 17 postcodes, 133,310 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Adelaide (13.9 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Port Adelaide Enfield 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.