Bright Postcode

South Australia

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
5381
Postcode for Bright, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 124 km from Adelaide · Pop. 18
18
Population
27
Median Age
$425
Household Income/wk
$250
Median Rent/wk
1/10
SEIFA Advantage
116.3
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 Bright ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of SA suburbs; SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Bright Compares

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

MetricBrightSA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $425 -SA $1,545 $1,836
Rent/wk $250 -SA $308 $390
Mortgage/month $975 -SA $1,558 $1,958
Median age 27 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 1/10 -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.

Bright is a locality 124 km from Adelaide in South Australia, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 5381. It falls within the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North region. The local government area is Goyder.

According to the 2021 Census, Bright has a population of 18 with a median age of 27. The median weekly household income is $425, below the SA average.

Housing in Bright includes a median weekly rent of $250, median monthly mortgage repayment of $975, with 11 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below 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, Bright scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

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

Bright Details

Postcode5381
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)18
Median Age27 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$425/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$450/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$250
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$975
Average Household Size2.4 persons
Area116.3 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings11
Australian Citizens105.6%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-33.90168
Longitude139.1329173
Distance from Adelaide124 km
Region (SA4)Barossa - Yorke - Mid North
Area (SA3)Lower North
Local GovernmentGoyder
Federal ElectorateGrey

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (61.1%) 25–44 (16.7%) 45–64 (33.3%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years11 (61.1%)
25–44 years3 (16.7%)
45–64 years6 (33.3%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (69.2%) Mortgaged (30.8%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 1 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma4 (22.2%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle3 (37.5%)
2 vehicles5 (62.5%)
3+ vehicles0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Bright

Same Postcode (5381)

More Bright Data

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.