South Australia · Postcode 5602

Port Gibbon postcode and suburb data

South Australia · Phone area code 08 · 208 km from Adelaide

Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA Above SA income
8
Population (2021)
$1,949
Household income/wk
58
Median age
2/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Port Gibbon 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

5602 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
8 People Resident population, Census 2021
Franklin Harbour Council area 7 suburbs, 1 postcodes
58 Median age Years, Census 2021
$1,949/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 2/10 SEIFA advantage Lower SEIFA advantage

Benchmarks against SA

Household income
$1,949/wk
26% above SA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
2/10
3.0 deciles below SA average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
58 years
13.0 years older 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 Port Gibbon ranks: household income is in the top 25% of SA suburbs; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

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

MetricPort GibbonSA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,949 +SA $1,545 $1,836
Mortgage/month $1,900 +SA $1,558 $1,958
Median age 58 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.

Port Gibbon is a remote community in South Australia, with postcode 5602. It lies roughly 208 km from Adelaide, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Franklin Harbour.

According to the 2021 Census, Port Gibbon has a population of 8 with a median age of 58. The median weekly household income is $1,949, above the SA average.

Housing in Port Gibbon includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,900, 4 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, Port Gibbon scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Port Gibbon is part of the Eyre Peninsula and South West statistical area in South Australia.

Port Gibbon details

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

Postcode5602
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)8
Median Age58 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,949/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$725/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,900
Average Household Size1.5 persons
Area8.0 km²
Population Density1/km²
Total Dwellings4
Australian Citizens125.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-33.8024998
Longitude136.7938116
Distance from Adelaide208 km
Region (SA4)South Australia - Outback
Area (SA3)Eyre Peninsula and South West
Local GovernmentFranklin Harbour
Federal ElectorateGrey
State ElectorateFlinders
Time ZoneACST (UTC+9:30), Australia/Adelaide (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (100.0%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years8 (100.0%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

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

SEIFA socio-economic index

Port Gibbon is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 2 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 vehicle4 (100.0%)
2 vehicles0 (0.0%)
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.