Murray Town Postcode

South Australia

Outer Regional Top 10% SEIFA

5481

Postcode for Murray Town, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 224 km from Adelaide · Pop. 58

Population

Median Age

$900

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

9/10

SEIFA Advantage

26.2

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 Murray Town ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of SA suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Murray Town Compares

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

Metric	Murray Town	SA avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$900 -SA	$1,545	$1,836
Mortgage/month	$750 -SA	$1,558	$1,958
Median age	55	45.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	9/10 +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.

Murray Town is a locality 224 km from Adelaide in South Australia, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 5481. It falls within the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North region. The local government area is Mount Remarkable.

According to the 2021 Census, Murray Town has a population of 58 with a median age of 55. The median weekly household income is $900, below the SA average.

Housing in Murray Town includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $750, 22 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, Murray Town scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Murray Town is part of the Mid North statistical area in South Australia.

Murray Town Details

Postcode	5481
State	South Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code	08
Population (2021)	58
Median Age	55 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$900/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$524/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$750
Average Household Size	2.3 persons
Area	26.2 km²
Population Density	2/km²
Total Dwellings	22
Australian Citizens	86.2%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	9/10 (well above average)
Latitude	-32.9319891
Longitude	138.2401303
Distance from Adelaide	224 km
Region (SA4)	Barossa - Yorke - Mid North
Area (SA3)	Mid North
Local Government	Mount Remarkable
Federal Electorate	Grey

Age Profile

12.1%

10.3%

39.7%

29.3%

0–14 (12.1%) 15–24 (5.2%) 25–44 (10.3%) 45–64 (39.7%) 65+ (29.3%)

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0–14 years	7 (12.1%)
15–24 years	3 (5.2%)
25–44 years	6 (10.3%)
45–64 years	23 (39.7%)
65+ years	17 (29.3%)

Housing Tenure

50.0%

Owned outright (50.0%) Mortgaged (50.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 9 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis	15 (25.9%)
Heart Disease	6 (10.3%)
Cancer	5 (8.6%)
Diabetes	4 (6.9%)
Asthma	3 (5.2%)
Lung Condition	3 (5.2%)

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	9 (37.5%)
2 vehicles	11 (45.8%)
3+ vehicles	4 (16.7%)

Suburbs Near Murray Town

Wongyarra 2.6 km Bangor 7.7 km Wirrabara 11.3 km Booleroo Centre 13.7 km Melrose 15.2 km Telowie 18.6 km Tarcowie 19.3 km Baroota 21.2 km Appila 22.0 km Stone Hut 22.4 km Nelshaby 23.8 km Port Germein 24.4 km

Same Postcode (5481)

Bangor Wirrabara Wongyarra

More Murray Town Data

Mount Remarkable LGA 29 suburbs, 12 postcodes, 2,861 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Port Pirie (34.4 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Mount Remarkable LGA

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.