Paratoo Postcode

South Australia

Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA

5422

Postcode for Paratoo, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 258 km from Adelaide · Pop. 5

Population

Median Age

$N/A

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

2/10

SEIFA Advantage

393.0

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 Paratoo ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of SA suburbs; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Paratoo Compares

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

Metric	Paratoo	SA avg	AU avg
Median age	16	45.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	2/10 -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.

Paratoo is a remote community in South Australia, with postcode 5422. It lies roughly 258 km from Adelaide, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Peterborough.

According to the 2021 Census, Paratoo has a population of 5 with a median age of 16.

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

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

Paratoo Details

Postcode	5422
State	South Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code	08
Population (2021)	5
Median Age	16 years
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$1,124/week
Area	393.0 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Australian Citizens	180.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	2/10 (well below average)
Latitude	-32.6691416
Longitude	139.2274248
Distance from Adelaide	258 km
Region (SA4)	Barossa - Yorke - Mid North
Area (SA3)	Mid North
Local Government	Peterborough
Federal Electorate	Grey

Age Profile

60.0%

0–14 (60.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)

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0–14 years	3 (60.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	0 (0.0%)
45–64 years	0 (0.0%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Suburbs Near Paratoo

Nackara 14.7 km Cavenagh 15.7 km Waroonee 18.4 km Dawson 27.1 km Minburra Plain 28.4 km Oodla Wirra 28.7 km Grampus 32.2 km Yunta 32.7 km Hardy 36.3 km Erskine 36.7 km Parnaroo 37.9 km Melton Station 41.1 km

Same Postcode (5422)

Cavenagh Dawson Erskine Hardy Mannanarie Minvalara Oodla Wirra Parnaroo Peterborough Sunnybrae Ucolta Waroonee Yatina

More Paratoo Data

Peterborough LGA 47 suburbs, 3 postcodes, 1,641 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Port Pirie (126.2 km)

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.