South Australia · Postcode 5355

Ebenezer postcode and suburb data

South Australia · Phone area code 08 · 69 km from Adelaide

Inner Regional Above SA income
183
Population (2021)
$2,083
Household income/wk
$244
Median rent/wk
37
Median age
6/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Ebenezer 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

5355 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
183 People Resident population, Census 2021
Light Council area 36 suburbs, 11 postcodes
37 Median age Years, Census 2021
$2,083/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 6/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against SA

Household income
$2,083/wk
35% above SA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$244/wk
21% below SA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
6/10
1.0 deciles above SA average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
37 years
8.0 years younger than SA average
Resident median age
Unemployment
0.0%
6.0 pts below SA average
Census labour-force rate

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

Where Ebenezer ranks: household income is in the top 25% of SA suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

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

MetricEbenezerSA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,083 +SA $1,545 $1,836
Rent/wk $244 -SA $308 $390
Mortgage/month $1,550 ≈SA $1,558 $1,958
Median age 37 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.

Ebenezer is a locality 69 km from Adelaide in South Australia, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 5355. It falls within the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North region. The local government area is Light.

According to the 2021 Census, Ebenezer has a population of 183 with a median age of 37. The median weekly household income is $2,083, above the SA average. The Indigenous population is 4 (2.2% of residents).

Housing in Ebenezer includes a median weekly rent of $244, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,550, with 62 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the SA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 74.6% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Ebenezer scores in decile 6 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Ebenezer is part of the Barossa statistical area in South Australia.

Ebenezer details

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

Postcode5355
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)183
Median Age37 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,083/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$864/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$244
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,550
Average Household Size2.9 persons
Area29.1 km²
Population Density6/km²
Total Dwellings62
Australian Citizens97.3%
Indigenous Population4 (2.2%)
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile6/10 (average)
Latitude-34.4105069
Longitude139.0231989
Distance from Adelaide69 km
Region (SA4)Barossa - Yorke - Mid North
Area (SA3)Barossa
Local GovernmentLight
Federal ElectorateBarker
State ElectorateSchubert
Time ZoneACST (UTC+9:30), Australia/Adelaide (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (20.2%) 15–24 (15.3%) 25–44 (24.6%) 45–64 (23.5%) 65+ (15.3%)
Show counts
0–14 years37 (20.2%)
15–24 years28 (15.3%)
25–44 years45 (24.6%)
45–64 years43 (23.5%)
65+ years28 (15.3%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (39.0%) Mortgaged (35.6%) Rented (25.4%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Ebenezer is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 6 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis13 (7.1%)
Heart Disease12 (6.6%)
Asthma11 (6.0%)
Diabetes8 (4.4%)
Cancer5 (2.7%)

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 vehicle8 (13.6%)
2 vehicles15 (25.4%)
3+ vehicles36 (61.0%)

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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.