South Australia · Postcode 5654

Mount Damper postcode and suburb data

South Australia · Phone area code 08 · 384 km from Adelaide

Very Remote Above SA income
37
Population (2021)
$2,124
Household income/wk
34
Median age
4/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Mount Damper 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

5654 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
37 People Resident population, Census 2021
Wudinna Council area 11 suburbs, 6 postcodes
34 Median age Years, Census 2021
$2,124/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 4/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against SA

Household income
$2,124/wk
37% above SA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
4/10
1.0 deciles below SA average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
34 years
11.0 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 Mount Damper ranks: household income is in the top 25% of SA suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

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

MetricMount DamperSA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,124 +SA $1,545 $1,836
Mortgage/month $4,000 +SA $1,558 $1,958
Median age 34 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 4/10 ≈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.

Mount Damper is a very remote community in South Australia, with postcode 5654. It lies roughly 384 km from Adelaide, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Wudinna.

According to the 2021 Census, Mount Damper has a population of 37 with a median age of 34. The median weekly household income is $2,124, above the SA average.

Housing in Mount Damper includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $4,000, 14 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above 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, Mount Damper scores in decile 4 out of 10, which is below the national average.

Mount Damper is part of the Eyre Peninsula and South West statistical area in South Australia.

Mount Damper details

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

Postcode5654
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)37
Median Age34 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,124/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$850/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$4,000
Average Household Size3.2 persons
Area864.1 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings14
Australian Citizens100.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile4/10 (below average)
Latitude-33.1391742
Longitude135.0419134
Distance from Adelaide384 km
Region (SA4)South Australia - Outback
Area (SA3)Eyre Peninsula and South West
Local GovernmentWudinna
Federal ElectorateGrey
State ElectorateFlinders
Time ZoneACST (UTC+9:30), Australia/Adelaide (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (21.6%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (32.4%) 45–64 (18.9%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years8 (21.6%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years12 (32.4%)
45–64 years7 (18.9%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

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

SEIFA socio-economic index

Mount Damper is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 4 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

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis3 (8.1%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles4 (57.1%)
3+ vehicles3 (42.9%)

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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.