South Australia · Postcode 5266

Bunbury postcode and suburb data

South Australia · Phone area code 08 · 186 km from Adelaide

Outer Regional
3
Population (2021)
$450
Household income/wk
65
Median age
8/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Bunbury 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

5266 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
3 People Resident population, Census 2021
Coorong Council area 35 suburbs, 9 postcodes
65 Median age Years, Census 2021
$450/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 8/10 SEIFA advantage Above average advantage

Benchmarks against SA

Household income
$450/wk
71% 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
65 years
20.0 years older than SA average
Resident median age

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

Where Bunbury ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of SA suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in SA.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

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

MetricBunburySA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $450 -SA $1,545 $1,836
Median age 65 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 8/10 +SA 5.0/10 6.0/10

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.

Bunbury is a locality 186 km from Adelaide in South Australia, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 5266. It falls within the South Australia - South East region. The local government area is Coorong.

According to the 2021 Census, Bunbury has a population of 3 with a median age of 65. The median weekly household income is $450, below the SA average.

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

Bunbury is part of the Murray and Mallee statistical area in South Australia.

Bunbury details

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

Postcode5266
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)3
Median Age65 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$450/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$225/week
Average Household Size2 persons
Area221.0 km²
Population Density0/km²
Australian Citizens100.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile8/10 (above average)
Latitude-36.1640404
Longitude139.9801574
Distance from Adelaide186 km
Region (SA4)South Australia - South East
Area (SA3)Murray and Mallee
Local GovernmentCoorong
Federal ElectorateBarker
State ElectorateMackillop
Time ZoneACST (UTC+9:30), Australia/Adelaide (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)
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45–64 years0 (0.0%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Bunbury 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.
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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.