Chinaman Wells Postcode

South Australia

Outer Regional Top 10% SEIFA

5573

Postcode for Chinaman Wells, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 119 km from Adelaide · Pop. 4

Population

Median Age

$500

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

9/10

SEIFA Advantage

3.3

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 Chinaman Wells ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of SA suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in SA; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Chinaman Wells Compares

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

Metric	Chinaman Wells	SA avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$500 -SA	$1,545	$1,836
Median age	59	45.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	9/10 +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.

Chinaman Wells is a locality 119 km from Adelaide in South Australia, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 5573. It falls within the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North region. The local government area is Yorke Peninsula.

According to the 2021 Census, Chinaman Wells has a population of 4 with a median age of 59. The median weekly household income is $500, below the SA average.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Chinaman Wells scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Chinaman Wells is part of the Yorke Peninsula statistical area in South Australia.

Chinaman Wells Details

Postcode	5573
State	South Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code	08
Population (2021)	4
Median Age	59 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$500/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$350/week
Average Household Size	1.5 persons
Area	3.3 km²
Population Density	1/km²
Australian Citizens	100.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	9/10 (well above average)
Latitude	-34.3798322
Longitude	137.4803039
Distance from Adelaide	119 km
Region (SA4)	Barossa - Yorke - Mid North
Area (SA3)	Yorke Peninsula
Local Government	Yorke Peninsula
Federal Electorate	Grey

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

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Suburbs Near Chinaman Wells

Chinamen Wells 0.0 km Balgowan 6.7 km Point Pearce 7.9 km Port Victoria 13.0 km South Kilkerran 17.2 km Maitland 17.7 km Urania 18.7 km Yorke Valley 20.5 km Nalyappa 21.6 km Weetulta 23.7 km Wauraltee 28.1 km Port Rickaby 28.5 km

Same Postcode (5573)

Balgowan Chinamen Wells Maitland Point Pearce Port Victoria South Kilkerran Urania Wauraltee Weetulta Yorke Valley

More Chinaman Wells Data

Yorke Peninsula LGA 63 suburbs, 14 postcodes, 11,618 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Adelaide (119.3 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Yorke Peninsula 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.