Karkoo Postcode

South Australia

Very Remote Top 10% SEIFA Above SA income

5607

Postcode for Karkoo, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 281 km from Adelaide · Pop. 52

Population

Median Age

$1,875

Household Income/wk

$150

Median Rent/wk

9/10

SEIFA Advantage

245.5

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 Karkoo ranks: household income is in the top 25% of SA suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Karkoo Compares

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

Metric	Karkoo	SA avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,875 +SA	$1,545	$1,836
Rent/wk	$150 -SA	$308	$390
Median age	32	45.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	9/10 +SA	5.0/10	6.0/10
Unemployment	10.3% +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.

Karkoo is a very remote community in South Australia, with postcode 5607. It lies roughly 281 km from Adelaide, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Lower Eyre Peninsula.

According to the 2021 Census, Karkoo has a population of 52 with a median age of 32. The median weekly household income is $1,875, above the SA average. The unemployment rate is 10.3%, higher than the SA average. The Indigenous population is 3 (5.8% of residents).

Housing in Karkoo includes a median weekly rent of $150, 15 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the SA average. Rental properties account for 43.8% of dwellings.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Karkoo scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

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

Karkoo Details

Postcode	5607
State	South Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code	08
Population (2021)	52
Median Age	32 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,875/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$1,041/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$150
Average Household Size	2.8 persons
Area	245.5 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	15
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Indigenous Population	3 (5.8%)
Unemployment Rate	10.3%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	9/10 (well above average)
Latitude	-34.0295011
Longitude	135.7300404
Distance from Adelaide	281 km
Region (SA4)	South Australia - Outback
Area (SA3)	Eyre Peninsula and South West
Local Government	Lower Eyre Peninsula
Federal Electorate	Grey

Age Profile

32.7%

9.6%

28.8%

13.5%

0–14 (32.7%) 15–24 (9.6%) 25–44 (28.8%) 45–64 (13.5%) 65+ (13.5%)

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0–14 years	17 (32.7%)
15–24 years	5 (9.6%)
25–44 years	15 (28.8%)
45–64 years	7 (13.5%)
65+ years	7 (13.5%)

Housing Tenure

56.2%

43.8%

Owned outright (56.2%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (43.8%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 9 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Heart Disease

3 (5.8%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles	9 (60.0%)
3+ vehicles	6 (40.0%)

Suburbs Near Karkoo

Brooker 8.7 km Yeelanna 13.6 km Mitchell 18.9 km Peachna 19.9 km Tooligie 23.0 km Kapinnie 24.6 km Moody 25.6 km Cummins 26.0 km Mount Hope 30.2 km Hincks 30.8 km Cockaleechie 31.2 km Yallunda Flat 34.1 km

Same Postcode (5607)

More Karkoo Data

Lower Eyre Peninsula LGA 37 suburbs, 4 postcodes, 5,864 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Port Lincoln (78.8 km)

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.