South Australia · Postcode 5717

Lake Gairdner postcode and suburb data

South Australia · Phone area code 08 · 441 km from Adelaide

Very Remote

Suburb snapshot

Lake Gairdner at a glance

Key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals for Lake Gairdner.

Quick facts

5717 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode

0 People Resident population, Census 2021

Unincorporated SA Council area 211 suburbs, 40 postcodes

Search postcode 5717 Compare with another suburb Unincorporated SA LGA map Nearest weather: Port Augusta NDIS providers in Unincorporated SA

Where Lake Gairdner ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of SA suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in SA.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Lake Gairdner is a very remote community in South Australia, with postcode 5717. It lies roughly 441 km from Adelaide, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Unincorporated SA.

Lake Gairdner is part of the Outback - North and East statistical area in South Australia.

Lake Gairdner details

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

Postcode	5717
State	South Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code	08
Area	4345.7 km²
Latitude	-31.6465
Longitude	135.943
Distance from Adelaide	441 km
Region (SA4)	South Australia - Outback
Area (SA3)	Outback - North and East
Local Government	Unincorporated SA
Federal Electorate	Grey
State Electorate	Giles
Time Zone	ACST (UTC+9:30), Australia/Adelaide (standard time)

Suburbs Near Lake Gairdner

Moonaree 36.5 km Mahanewo 44.3 km Kokatha 60.9 km Island Lagoon 73.7 km Yardea 75.7 km Lake Macfarlane 77.1 km Glendambo 77.5 km Yalymboo 77.7 km Coondambo 77.9 km Kolendo 84.2 km Nonning 86.0 km Lake Everard 87.9 km

Same Postcode (5717)

Hiltaba Kokatha Kolendo Kondoolka Lake Everard Lake Macfarlane Mahanewo Moonaree Mount Ive Siam Thurlga Uno Yardea

More Lake Gairdner Data

Unincorporated SA LGA 211 suburbs, 40 postcodes, 2,874 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Port Augusta (196.9 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Unincorporated SA LGA

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.