South Australia · Postcode 5720

Purple Downs postcode and suburb data

South Australia · Phone area code 08 · 482 km from Adelaide

Very Remote

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Purple Downs at a glance

Key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals for Purple Downs.

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5720 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
0 People Resident population, Census 2021
Unincorporated SA Council area 211 suburbs, 40 postcodes

Purple Downs is a very remote community in South Australia, with postcode 5720. It lies roughly 482 km from Adelaide, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Unincorporated SA.

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

Purple Downs details

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

Postcode5720
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Latitude-30.8479
Longitude136.853
Distance from Adelaide482 km
Region (SA4)South Australia - Outback
Area (SA3)Outback - North and East
Local GovernmentUnincorporated SA
Federal ElectorateGrey
State ElectorateGiles
Time ZoneACST (UTC+9:30), Australia/Adelaide (standard time)

Suburbs Near Purple Downs

Roxby Downs Station 30.3 km Roxby Downs 32.1 km Arcoona 32.3 km Wirraminna 32.7 km Woomera 35.5 km Andamooka Station 41.6 km Olympic Dam 45.3 km Pimba 45.8 km Andamooka 53.0 km Bosworth 64.4 km Parakylia 68.5 km Island Lagoon 69.6 km

Same Postcode (5720)

Arcoona Billa Kalina Bosworth Millers Creek Mount Eba Mount Vivian Parakylia Pimba Stuarts Creek Woomera

More Purple Downs Data

Unincorporated SA LGA 211 suburbs, 40 postcodes, 2,874 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Marree (177.4 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Unincorporated SA LGA

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.