Loveday Postcode

South Australia

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
5345
Postcode for Loveday, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 181 km from Adelaide · Pop. 655
655
Population
43
Median Age
$1,379
Household Income/wk
$230
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
61.7
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 Loveday ranks: SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Loveday Compares

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

MetricLovedaySA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,379 -SA $1,545 $1,836
Rent/wk $230 -SA $308 $390
Mortgage/month $1,083 -SA $1,558 $1,958
Median age 43 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -SA 5.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 4.7% -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.

Loveday is a locality 181 km from Adelaide in South Australia, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 5345. It falls within the South Australia - South East region. The local government area is Berri Barmera.

According to the 2021 Census, Loveday has a population of 655 with a median age of 43. The median weekly household income is $1,379, below the SA average. The unemployment rate is 4.7%, lower than the SA average. The Indigenous population is 12 (1.8% of residents).

Housing in Loveday includes a median weekly rent of $230, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,083, with 250 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the SA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 90.6% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Loveday scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Loveday is part of the Murray and Mallee statistical area in South Australia.

Loveday Details

Postcode5345
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)655
Median Age43 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,379/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$699/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$230
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,083
Average Household Size2.5 persons
Area61.7 km²
Population Density11/km²
Total Dwellings250
Australian Citizens91.9%
Indigenous Population12 (1.8%)
Unemployment Rate4.7%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-34.2768266
Longitude140.4162826
Distance from Adelaide181 km
Region (SA4)South Australia - South East
Area (SA3)Murray and Mallee
Local GovernmentBerri Barmera
Federal ElectorateBarker

Age Profile

0–14 (20.3%) 15–24 (8.7%) 25–44 (22.9%) 45–64 (27.0%) 65+ (20.2%)
Show counts
0–14 years133 (20.3%)
15–24 years57 (8.7%)
25–44 years150 (22.9%)
45–64 years177 (27.0%)
65+ years132 (20.2%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (41.0%) Mortgaged (49.6%) Rented (9.4%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis77 (11.8%)
Asthma59 (9.0%)
Diabetes41 (6.3%)
Heart Disease34 (5.2%)
Lung Condition17 (2.6%)
Cancer17 (2.6%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle8 (3.2%)
1 vehicle58 (23.0%)
2 vehicles93 (36.9%)
3+ vehicles93 (36.9%)

Suburbs Near Loveday

Same Postcode (5345)

More Loveday 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.