South Australia · Postcode 5432

Moockra postcode and suburb data

South Australia · Phone area code 08 · 275 km from Adelaide

Remote
12
Population (2021)
$725
Household income/wk
35
Median age
5/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Moockra at a glance vs SA

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

5432 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
12 People Resident population, Census 2021
Flinders Ranges Council area 10 suburbs, 3 postcodes
35 Median age Years, Census 2021
$725/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 5/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against SA

Household income
$725/wk
53% below SA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
5/10
matches SA average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
35 years
10.0 years younger than SA average
Resident median age
Unemployment
0.0%
6.0 pts below SA average
Census labour-force rate

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Moockra ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of SA suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Moockra vs the SA average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricMoockraSA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $725 -SA $1,545 $1,836
Mortgage/month $1,083 -SA $1,558 $1,958
Median age 35 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 5/10 ≈SA 5.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 0.0% -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.

Moockra is a remote community in South Australia, with postcode 5432. It lies roughly 275 km from Adelaide, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Flinders Ranges.

According to the 2021 Census, Moockra has a population of 12 with a median age of 35. The median weekly household income is $725, below the SA average.

Housing in Moockra includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,083, 3 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the SA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Moockra scores in decile 5 out of 10, which is around the national average.

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

Moockra details

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

Postcode5432
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)12
Median Age35 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$725/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$574/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,083
Average Household Size2 persons
Area327.5 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings3
Australian Citizens100.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-32.4623991
Longitude138.4191743
Distance from Adelaide275 km
Region (SA4)South Australia - Outback
Area (SA3)Outback - North and East
Local GovernmentFlinders Ranges
Federal ElectorateGrey
State ElectorateStuart
Time ZoneACST (UTC+9:30), Australia/Adelaide (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (33.3%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years4 (33.3%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years0 (0.0%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Moockra is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 5 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles3 (100.0%)
3+ vehicles0 (0.0%)

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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.