The Gap Postcode

South Australia

Remote

5271

Postcode for The Gap, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 274 km from Adelaide · Pop. 26

Population

Median Age

$1,125

Household Income/wk

$300

Median Rent/wk

6/10

SEIFA Advantage

112.4

Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

How The Gap Compares

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

Metric	The Gap	SA avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,125 -SA	$1,545	$1,836
Rent/wk	$300 ≈SA	$308	$390
Median age	37	45.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	6/10 ≈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.

The Gap is a remote community in South Australia, with postcode 5271. It lies roughly 274 km from Adelaide, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Naracoorte Lucindale.

According to the 2021 Census, The Gap has a population of 26 with a median age of 37. The median weekly household income is $1,125, below the SA average.

Housing in The Gap includes a median weekly rent of $300, 7 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, The Gap scores in decile 6 out of 10, which is around the national average.

The Gap is part of the Limestone Coast statistical area in South Australia.

The Gap Details

Postcode	5271
State	South Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code	08
Population (2021)	26
Median Age	37 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,125/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$725/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$300
Average Household Size	2.9 persons
Area	112.4 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	7
Australian Citizens	57.7%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	6/10 (average)
Latitude	-36.7025254
Longitude	140.7063036
Distance from Adelaide	274 km
Region (SA4)	South Australia - South East
Area (SA3)	Limestone Coast
Local Government	Naracoorte Lucindale
Federal Electorate	Barker

Age Profile

11.5%

15.4%

61.5%

11.5%

0–14 (11.5%) 15–24 (15.4%) 25–44 (61.5%) 45–64 (11.5%) 65+ (0.0%)

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0–14 years	3 (11.5%)
15–24 years	4 (15.4%)
25–44 years	16 (61.5%)
45–64 years	3 (11.5%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

100.0%

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

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 6 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle	0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle	0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles	3 (100.0%)
3+ vehicles	0 (0.0%)

Suburbs Near The Gap

Western Flat 15.0 km Cadgee 15.4 km Keppoch 15.5 km Binnum 16.6 km Bangham 20.5 km Lochaber 21.3 km Frances 23.1 km Wild Dog Valley 23.2 km Kybybolite 24.8 km Padthaway 25.7 km Marcollat 26.5 km Naracoorte 28.8 km

Same Postcode (5271)

Bool Lagoon Cadgee Joanna Keppoch Koppamurra Laurie Park Lochaber Marcollat Mount Light Moyhall Naracoorte Padthaway Spence Stewart Range Struan Wild Dog Valley Wrattonbully

More The Gap Data

Naracoorte Lucindale LGA 26 suburbs, 5 postcodes, 8,706 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Naracoorte (28.7 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.