Blackfellows Creek Postcode

South Australia

Inner Regional

5201

Postcode for Blackfellows Creek, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 38 km from Adelaide · Pop. 28

Population

Median Age

$1,166

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

8/10

SEIFA Advantage

4.8

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 Blackfellows Creek ranks: rents sit in the cheapest 10% in SA.

How Blackfellows Creek Compares

Blackfellows Creek vs the SA average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

Metric	Blackfellows Creek	SA avg	AU avg	Greater Adelaide
Household income/wk	$1,166 -SA	$1,545	$1,836	$1,620
Mortgage/month	$2,167 +SA	$1,558	$1,958	$1,666
Median age	57	45.0	45.0	42.0
SEIFA decile	8/10 +SA	5.0/10	6.0/10	7.0/10
Unemployment	0.0% -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.

Blackfellows Creek is a locality 38 km from Adelaide in South Australia, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 5201. It falls within the South Australia - South East region. The local government area is Alexandrina.

According to the 2021 Census, Blackfellows Creek has a population of 28 with a median age of 57. The median weekly household income is $1,166, below the SA average.

Housing in Blackfellows Creek includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,167, 8 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the SA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

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

Blackfellows Creek is part of the Fleurieu - Kangaroo Island statistical area in South Australia.

Blackfellows Creek Details

Postcode	5201
State	South Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code	08
Population (2021)	28
Median Age	57 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,166/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$762/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$2,167
Average Household Size	2.2 persons
Area	4.8 km²
Population Density	6/km²
Total Dwellings	8
Australian Citizens	85.7%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	8/10 (above average)
Latitude	-35.2528748
Longitude	138.714123
Distance from Adelaide	38 km
Region (SA4)	South Australia - South East
Area (SA3)	Fleurieu - Kangaroo Island
Local Government	Alexandrina
Federal Electorate	Mayo

Age Profile

14.3%

32.1%

25.0%

0–14 (14.3%) 15–24 (14.3%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (32.1%) 65+ (25.0%)

Show counts

0–14 years	4 (14.3%)
15–24 years	4 (14.3%)
25–44 years	0 (0.0%)
45–64 years	9 (32.1%)
65+ years	7 (25.0%)

Housing Tenure

100.0%

Owned outright (0.0%) Mortgaged (100.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 8 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis	6 (21.4%)
Asthma	6 (21.4%)
Diabetes	4 (14.3%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles	8 (100.0%)
3+ vehicles	0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Blackfellows Creek

Mcharg Creek 2.7 km Kuitpo Colony 3.4 km Bull Creek 4.0 km Kyeema 4.4 km Prospect Hill 4.5 km Mount Magnificent 5.9 km Ashbourne 6.2 km Dingabledinga 6.4 km Paris Creek 6.6 km The Range 8.3 km Hope Forest 8.7 km Meadows 9.0 km

Same Postcode (5201)

Meadows Paris Creek Prospect Hill

More Blackfellows Creek Data

Alexandrina LGA 53 suburbs, 11 postcodes, 28,991 people Climate & Weather Closest station: McLaren Vale (15.3 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Alexandrina 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.