False Bay Postcode

South Australia

Outer Regional
5601
Postcode for False Bay, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 233 km from Adelaide
Where False Bay ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of SA suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in SA.

False Bay is a locality 233 km from Adelaide in South Australia, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 5601. It falls within the South Australia - Outback region. The local government area is Unincorporated SA.

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

False Bay Details

Postcode5601
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Area33.5 km²
Latitude-32.9721
Longitude137.708
Distance from Adelaide233 km
Region (SA4)South Australia - Outback
Area (SA3)Eyre Peninsula and South West
Local GovernmentUnincorporated SA
Federal ElectorateGrey

Suburbs Near False Bay

Port Bonython 3.5 km Point Lowly North 6.9 km Point Lowly 7.8 km Fitzgerald Bay 8.1 km Backy Point 9.7 km Douglas Point South 12.2 km Cultana 13.2 km Whyalla Barson 13.3 km Whyalla 14.4 km Whyalla Playford 15.2 km Douglas Point 16.6 km Whyalla Norrie East 16.7 km

Same Postcode (5601)

Backy Point Douglas Point Douglas Point South Fitzgerald Bay Iron Knob Point Lowly Point Lowly North Port Bonython Whyalla Barson

More False Bay Data

Unincorporated SA LGA 211 suburbs, 40 postcodes, 2,874 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Whyalla (18.7 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Unincorporated SA 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.