Canowie Belt Postcode

South Australia

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA Above SA income
5420
Postcode for Canowie Belt, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 195 km from Adelaide · Pop. 29
29
Population
45
Median Age
$2,624
Household Income/wk
$100
Median Rent/wk
1/10
SEIFA Advantage
93.7
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 Canowie Belt ranks: household income is in the top 10% of SA suburbs; SEIFA decile 1 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Canowie Belt Compares

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

MetricCanowie BeltSA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,624 +SA $1,545 $1,836
Rent/wk $100 -SA $308 $390
Median age 45 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.

Canowie Belt is a locality 195 km from Adelaide in South Australia, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 5420. It falls within the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North region. The local government area is Goyder.

According to the 2021 Census, Canowie Belt has a population of 29 with a median age of 45. The median weekly household income is $2,624, above the SA average.

Housing in Canowie Belt includes a median weekly rent of $100, 6 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, Canowie Belt scores in decile 1 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

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

Canowie Belt Details

Postcode5420
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)29
Median Age45 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,624/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,166/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$100
Average Household Size3.1 persons
Area93.7 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings6
Australian Citizens100.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile1/10 (well below average)
Latitude-33.1779363
Longitude138.780222
Distance from Adelaide195 km
Region (SA4)Barossa - Yorke - Mid North
Area (SA3)Lower North
Local GovernmentGoyder
Federal ElectorateGrey

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (10.3%) 25–44 (27.6%) 45–64 (27.6%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years3 (10.3%)
25–44 years8 (27.6%)
45–64 years8 (27.6%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

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

Heart Disease6 (20.7%)
Diabetes5 (17.2%)

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

Suburbs Near Canowie Belt

Belalie East 7.6 km Belalie North 10.2 km Whyte Yarcowie 11.7 km Mannanarie 14.4 km Jamestown 16.9 km Yongala 16.9 km Terowie 18.4 km Canowie 19.5 km Bundaleer North 20.7 km Ulooloo 21.0 km Hallett 22.8 km Peterborough 23.2 km

Same Postcode (5420)

Whyte Yarcowie

More Canowie Belt Data

Goyder LGA 52 suburbs, 11 postcodes, 4,087 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Port Pirie (70.8 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Goyder LGA

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.