South Australia · Postcode 0872

Umuwa postcode and suburb data

South Australia · Phone area code 08 · 1130 km from Adelaide

Very Remote

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Umuwa at a glance

Key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals for Umuwa.

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0872 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
0 People Resident population, Census 2021
Laverton Council area Local Government Area

Umuwa is a very remote community in South Australia, with postcode 0872. It lies roughly 1130 km from Adelaide, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Laverton.

Umuwa is part of the Barkly statistical area in South Australia.

Umuwa details

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

Postcode0872
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Latitude-26.4662
Longitude132.041
Distance from Adelaide1130 km
Region (SA4)Northern Territory - Outback
Area (SA3)Barkly
Local GovernmentLaverton
State ElectorateNamatjira
Time ZoneACST (UTC+9:30), Australia/Adelaide (standard time)

Suburbs Near Umuwa

Watinuma 17.1 km Pukatja 22.7 km Kaltjiti 33.3 km Yunyarinyi 43.3 km Mimili 89.5 km Iwantja 137.6 km Indulkana (Iwantja) 137.6 km Indulkana 137.6 km Mintabie 156.4 km Tieyon 181.8 km Marla 182.2 km Nyapari 184.2 km

Same Postcode (0872)

Aherrenge Ali Curung Amata Amoonguna Ampilatwatja Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Anatye Anmatjere Antewenegerrde Areyonga Atitjere Ayers Range South Ayers Rock Barrow Creek Burt Plain Canteen Creek Chilla Well Costello Davenport De Rose Hill Docker River Engawala Erldunda Ernabella Ernabella (Pukatja) Finke Fregon Ghan Gibson Desert North Gibson Desert South Haasts Bluff Hale Hart Hart Range Hermannsburg Hugh Imampa Imanpa Indulkana Indulkana (Iwantja) Ininti Store Irrunytju Iwantja Jay Creek Kalka Kaltjiti Kaltukatjara Kanpa Kanpi Kings Creek Station Kintore Kiwirrkurra Kulgera Kunparrka Lake Mackay Lambina Laramba Macdonnell Range Mantamaru Mereenie Mimili Mount Liebig Mount Zeil Mulga Bore Murputja Murputja Homelands Mutitjulu Namatjira Napperby Station Ngaanyatjarra-Giles Nyapari Nyirripi Papulankutja Papunya Patjarr Petermann Pipalyatjara Pitjantjatjara Homelands Pukatja Sandover Santa Teresa Simpson Tanami Tara Telegraph Station Thangkenharenge Ti Tree Tieyon Titjikala Tjirrkarli Tjukurla Uluru Umpangara Urapuntja Wallace Rockhole Wanarn Warakurna Watarru Watinuma Willowra Wilora Wingellina Wutunugurra Yuelamu Yuendumu Yulara Yunyarinyi

More Umuwa Data

Climate & Weather Closest station: Yulara (172.2 km)

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.