Cockburn Postcode

South Australia

Very Remote
5440
Postcode for Cockburn, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 387 km from Adelaide · Pop. 12
12
Population
53
Median Age
$575
Household Income/wk
$140
Median Rent/wk
6/10
SEIFA Advantage
2.7
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 Cockburn ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of SA suburbs.

How Cockburn Compares

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

MetricCockburnSA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $575 -SA $1,545 $1,836
Rent/wk $140 -SA $308 $390
Median age 53 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 6/10 ≈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.

Cockburn is a very remote community in South Australia, with postcode 5440. It lies roughly 387 km from Adelaide, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Unincorporated SA.

According to the 2021 Census, Cockburn has a population of 12 with a median age of 53. The median weekly household income is $575, below the SA average.

Housing in Cockburn includes a median weekly rent of $140, 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, Cockburn scores in decile 6 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Cockburn is part of the Outback - North and East statistical area in South Australia.

Cockburn Details

Postcode5440
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)12
Median Age53 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$575/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$366/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$140
Average Household Size1 persons
Area2.7 km²
Population Density5/km²
Total Dwellings6
Australian Citizens58.3%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile6/10 (average)
Latitude-32.0785105
Longitude140.9948567
Distance from Adelaide387 km
Region (SA4)South Australia - Outback
Area (SA3)Outback - North and East
Local GovernmentUnincorporated SA
Federal ElectorateGrey

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (25.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (25.0%) 65+ (50.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years3 (25.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years3 (25.0%)
65+ years6 (50.0%)

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 6 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis3 (25.0%)

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 (100.0%)
2 vehicles0 (0.0%)
3+ vehicles0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near Cockburn

Same Postcode (5440)

More Cockburn 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.