Middleback Range Postcode

South Australia

Remote
5609
Postcode for Middleback Range, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 235 km from Adelaide · Pop. 3
3
Population
32
Median Age
$N/A
Household Income/wk
$N/A
Median Rent/wk
7/10
SEIFA Advantage
1291.9
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 Middleback Range ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of SA suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in SA.

How Middleback Range Compares

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

MetricMiddleback RangeSA avgAU avg
Median age 32 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 7/10 +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.

Middleback Range is a remote community in South Australia, with postcode 5609. It lies roughly 235 km from Adelaide, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Unincorporated SA.

According to the 2021 Census, Middleback Range has a population of 3 with a median age of 32.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Middleback Range scores in decile 7 out of 10, which is above the national average.

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

Middleback Range Details

Postcode5609
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)3
Median Age32 years
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$3,500/week
Average Household Size4 persons
Area1291.9 km²
Population Density0/km²
Australian Citizens100.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile7/10 (above average)
Latitude-33.0963
Longitude137.339
Distance from Adelaide235 km
Region (SA4)South Australia - Outback
Area (SA3)Eyre Peninsula and South West
Local GovernmentUnincorporated SA
Federal ElectorateGrey

Age Profile

0–14 (100.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (100.0%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years3 (100.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years3 (100.0%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 7 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Suburbs Near Middleback Range

Cowleds Landing 11.1 km Myola Station 14.7 km Whyalla Jenkins 17.7 km Whyalla Stuart 18.6 km Mullaquana 19.3 km Iron Baron 20.1 km Whyalla Norrie 20.4 km Whyalla Norrie North 20.4 km Whyalla Norrie East 20.4 km Whyalla Playford 21.9 km Whyalla 23.0 km Murninnie Beach 24.8 km

Same Postcode (5609)

Cowleds Landing Murninnie Beach Whyalla Jenkins

More Middleback Range Data

Unincorporated SA LGA 211 suburbs, 40 postcodes, 2,874 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Whyalla (18.4 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Unincorporated SA LGA

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.