South Australia · Postcode 5583

Sultana Point postcode and suburb data

South Australia · Phone area code 08 · 79 km from Adelaide

Remote
27
Population (2021)
$687
Household income/wk
$230
Median rent/wk
58
Median age
5/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Sultana Point 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

5583 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
27 People Resident population, Census 2021
Yorke Peninsula Council area 63 suburbs, 14 postcodes
58 Median age Years, Census 2021
$687/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 5/10 SEIFA advantage Middle SEIFA range

Benchmarks against SA

Household income
$687/wk
56% below SA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$230/wk
25% below SA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
5/10
matches 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 Sultana Point ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of SA suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Sultana Point vs the SA average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricSultana PointSA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $687 -SA $1,545 $1,836
Rent/wk $230 -SA $308 $390
Mortgage/month $1,475 ≈SA $1,558 $1,958
Median age 58 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 5/10 ≈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.

Sultana Point is a remote community in South Australia, with postcode 5583. It lies roughly 79 km from Adelaide, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Yorke Peninsula.

According to the 2021 Census, Sultana Point has a population of 27 with a median age of 58. The median weekly household income is $687, below the SA average.

Housing in Sultana Point includes a median weekly rent of $230, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,475, with 18 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, Sultana Point scores in decile 5 out of 10, which is around the national average.

Sultana Point is part of the Yorke Peninsula statistical area in South Australia.

Sultana Point details

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

Postcode5583
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)27
Median Age58 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$687/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$537/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$230
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,475
Average Household Size1.4 persons
Area0.2 km²
Population Density127/km²
Total Dwellings18
Australian Citizens74.1%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile5/10 (average)
Latitude-35.1139
Longitude137.759
Distance from Adelaide79 km
Region (SA4)Barossa - Yorke - Mid North
Area (SA3)Yorke Peninsula
Local GovernmentYorke Peninsula
Federal ElectorateGrey
State ElectorateNarungga
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 (59.3%) 65+ (29.6%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years16 (59.3%)
65+ years8 (29.6%)

Housing Tenure

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

SEIFA socio-economic index

Sultana Point is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 5 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)

Arthritis7 (25.9%)
Diabetes5 (18.5%)
Lung Condition3 (11.1%)

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 vehicle9 (52.9%)
2 vehicles3 (17.6%)
3+ vehicles5 (29.4%)

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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.