Ucolta Postcode

South Australia

Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA Above SA income
5422
Postcode for Ucolta, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 222 km from Adelaide · Pop. 13
13
Population
37
Median Age
$2,250
Household Income/wk
$50
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
296.8
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 Ucolta ranks: household income is in the top 10% of SA suburbs; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Ucolta Compares

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

MetricUcoltaSA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,250 +SA $1,545 $1,836
Rent/wk $50 -SA $308 $390
Median age 37 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.

Ucolta is a remote community in South Australia, with postcode 5422. It lies roughly 222 km from Adelaide, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Peterborough.

According to the 2021 Census, Ucolta has a population of 13 with a median age of 37. The median weekly household income is $2,250, above the SA average.

Housing in Ucolta includes a median weekly rent of $50, 5 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the SA average. Rental properties account for 100.0% of dwellings.

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

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

Ucolta Details

Postcode5422
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)13
Median Age37 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,250/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,312/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$50
Average Household Size2 persons
Area296.8 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings5
Australian Citizens69.2%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-32.9488505
Longitude138.925478
Distance from Adelaide222 km
Region (SA4)Barossa - Yorke - Mid North
Area (SA3)Mid North
Local GovernmentPeterborough
Federal ElectorateGrey

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (30.8%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (23.1%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years4 (30.8%)
45–64 years0 (0.0%)
65+ years3 (23.1%)

Housing Tenure

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

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles3 (42.9%)
3+ vehicles4 (57.1%)

Suburbs Near Ucolta

Same Postcode (5422)

More Ucolta Data

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.