Leigh Creek Station Postcode

South Australia

Very Remote
5731
Postcode for Leigh Creek Station, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 505 km from Adelaide · Pop. 8
8
Population
57
Median Age
$749
Household Income/wk
$N/A
Median Rent/wk
3/10
SEIFA Advantage
0.8
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 Leigh Creek Station ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of SA suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in SA.

How Leigh Creek Station Compares

Leigh Creek Station vs the SA average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricLeigh Creek StationSA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $749 -SA $1,545 $1,836
Median age 57 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 3/10 -SA 5.0/10 6.0/10

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.

Leigh Creek Station is a very remote community in South Australia, with postcode 5731. It lies roughly 505 km from Adelaide, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Unincorporated SA.

According to the 2021 Census, Leigh Creek Station has a population of 8 with a median age of 57. The median weekly household income is $749, below the SA average. The Indigenous population is 6 (75.0% of residents).

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Leigh Creek Station scores in decile 3 out of 10, which is below the national average.

Leigh Creek Station is part of the Outback - North and East statistical area in South Australia.

Leigh Creek Station Details

Postcode5731
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)8
Median Age57 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$749/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$425/week
Average Household Size2.5 persons
Area0.8 km²
Population Density10/km²
Australian Citizens100.0%
Indigenous Population6 (75.0%)
SEIFA IRSAD Decile3/10 (below average)
Latitude-30.3901
Longitude138.505
Distance from Adelaide505 km
Region (SA4)South Australia - Outback
Area (SA3)Outback - North and East
Local GovernmentUnincorporated SA
Federal ElectorateGrey

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (62.5%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years5 (62.5%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 3 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Suburbs Near Leigh Creek Station

Copley 14.8 km Burr Well 15.7 km Lyndhurst 17.0 km Myrtle Springs 24.4 km Leigh Creek 24.5 km North Moolooloo 27.6 km Mount Serle 27.8 km Manners Well 33.4 km Puttapa 36.9 km Farina Station 42.3 km Yankaninna 44.6 km Angepena 44.9 km

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More Leigh Creek Station Data

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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.