South Australia · Postcode 5434

Flinders Ranges postcode and suburb data

South Australia · Phone area code 08 · 382 km from Adelaide

Remote
20
Population (2021)
$1,208
Household income/wk
60
Median age
6/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Flinders Ranges 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

5434 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
20 People Resident population, Census 2021
Unincorporated SA Council area 211 suburbs, 40 postcodes
60 Median age Years, Census 2021
$1,208/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 6/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against SA

Household income
$1,208/wk
22% 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
60 years
15.0 years older 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 Flinders Ranges ranks: rents sit in the cheapest 10% in SA.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

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

MetricFlinders RangesSA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,208 -SA $1,545 $1,836
Median age 60 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.

Flinders Ranges is a remote community in South Australia, with postcode 5434. It lies roughly 382 km from Adelaide, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Unincorporated SA.

According to the 2021 Census, Flinders Ranges has a population of 20 with a median age of 60. The median weekly household income is $1,208, below the SA average.

Housing in Flinders Ranges includes a 5 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, Flinders Ranges scores in decile 6 out of 10, which is around the national average.

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

Flinders Ranges details

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

Postcode5434
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)20
Median Age60 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,208/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,071/week
Average Household Size2.6 persons
Area2651.5 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings5
Australian Citizens85.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile6/10 (average)
Latitude-31.4933
Longitude138.49
Distance from Adelaide382 km
Region (SA4)South Australia - Outback
Area (SA3)Outback - North and East
Local GovernmentUnincorporated SA
Federal ElectorateGrey
State ElectorateStuart
Time ZoneACST (UTC+9:30), Australia/Adelaide (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (100.0%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years20 (100.0%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Flinders Ranges 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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle3 (100.0%)
2 vehicles0 (0.0%)
3+ vehicles0 (0.0%)

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More Flinders Ranges 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.