Denial Bay Postcode

South Australia

Very Remote
5690
Postcode for Denial Bay, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 563 km from Adelaide · Pop. 153
153
Population
46
Median Age
$1,024
Household Income/wk
$265
Median Rent/wk
5/10
SEIFA Advantage
59.9
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 Denial Bay ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of SA suburbs.

How Denial Bay Compares

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

MetricDenial BaySA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,024 -SA $1,545 $1,836
Rent/wk $265 -SA $308 $390
Mortgage/month $1,248 -SA $1,558 $1,958
Median age 46 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 5/10 ≈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.

Denial Bay is a very remote community in South Australia, with postcode 5690. It lies roughly 563 km from Adelaide, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Ceduna.

According to the 2021 Census, Denial Bay has a population of 153 with a median age of 46. The median weekly household income is $1,024, below the SA average. The Indigenous population is 14 (9.2% of residents).

Housing in Denial Bay includes a median weekly rent of $265, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,248, with 66 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the SA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 81.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Denial Bay scores in decile 5 out of 10, which is around the national average.

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

Denial Bay Details

Postcode5690
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)153
Median Age46 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,024/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$601/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$265
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,248
Average Household Size2.3 persons
Area59.9 km²
Population Density3/km²
Total Dwellings66
Australian Citizens91.5%
Indigenous Population14 (9.2%)
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-32.0870114
Longitude133.5707563
Distance from Adelaide563 km
Region (SA4)South Australia - Outback
Area (SA3)Eyre Peninsula and South West
Local GovernmentCeduna
Federal ElectorateGrey

Age Profile

0–14 (24.8%) 15–24 (4.6%) 25–44 (20.3%) 45–64 (24.2%) 65+ (25.5%)
Show counts
0–14 years38 (24.8%)
15–24 years7 (4.6%)
25–44 years31 (20.3%)
45–64 years37 (24.2%)
65+ years39 (25.5%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (46.6%) Mortgaged (34.5%) Rented (19.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 5 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis18 (11.8%)
Heart Disease10 (6.5%)
Diabetes8 (5.2%)
Asthma8 (5.2%)
Cancer4 (2.6%)

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 vehicle26 (41.3%)
2 vehicles26 (41.3%)
3+ vehicles11 (17.5%)

Suburbs Near Denial Bay

Same Postcode (5690)

More Denial Bay 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.