Buckleboo Postcode

South Australia

Remote Top 10% SEIFA

5641

Postcode for Buckleboo, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 340 km from Adelaide · Pop. 40

Population

Median Age

$1,291

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

9/10

SEIFA Advantage

1415.0

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 Buckleboo ranks: rents sit in the cheapest 10% in SA; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Buckleboo Compares

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

Metric	Buckleboo	SA avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,291 -SA	$1,545	$1,836
Median age	45	45.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	9/10 +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.

Buckleboo is a remote community in South Australia, with postcode 5641. It lies roughly 340 km from Adelaide, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Kimba.

According to the 2021 Census, Buckleboo has a population of 40 with a median age of 45. The median weekly household income is $1,291, below the SA average.

Housing in Buckleboo includes a 14 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, Buckleboo scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Buckleboo is part of the Eyre Peninsula and South West statistical area in South Australia.

Buckleboo Details

Postcode	5641
State	South Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code	08
Population (2021)	40
Median Age	45 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,291/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$687/week
Average Household Size	2.6 persons
Area	1415.0 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	14
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	9/10 (well above average)
Latitude	-32.762567
Longitude	136.0062224
Distance from Adelaide	340 km
Region (SA4)	South Australia - Outback
Area (SA3)	Eyre Peninsula and South West
Local Government	Kimba
Federal Electorate	Grey

Age Profile

17.5%

7.5%

25.0%

27.5%

15.0%

0–14 (17.5%) 15–24 (7.5%) 25–44 (25.0%) 45–64 (27.5%) 65+ (15.0%)

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0–14 years	7 (17.5%)
15–24 years	3 (7.5%)
25–44 years	10 (25.0%)
45–64 years	11 (27.5%)
65+ years	6 (15.0%)

Housing Tenure

100.0%

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

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 9 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma	6 (15.0%)
Diabetes	4 (10.0%)

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	4 (30.8%)
3+ vehicles	9 (69.2%)

Suburbs Near Buckleboo

Bungeroo 19.8 km Pinkawillinie 26.0 km Mount Ive 27.9 km Yeltana 28.6 km Cunyarie 33.9 km Thurlga 38.7 km Kolendo 40.0 km Cortlinye 43.6 km Wilcherry 45.1 km Koongawa 49.2 km Panitya 49.3 km Moseley 50.0 km

Same Postcode (5641)

Barna Bungeroo Caralue Cortlinye Cunyarie Kelly Kimba Moseley Panitya Pinkawillinie Solomon Wilcherry Yalanda Yeltana

More Buckleboo Data

Kimba LGA 25 suburbs, 4 postcodes, 1,021 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Whyalla (144.4 km)

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.