South Australia · Postcode 5431

Walloway postcode and suburb data

South Australia · Phone area code 08 · 255 km from Adelaide

Remote Above SA income
8
Population (2021)
$2,250
Household income/wk
$100
Median rent/wk
49
Median age
8/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Walloway 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

5431 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
8 People Resident population, Census 2021
Orroroo Carrieton Council area 16 suburbs, 3 postcodes
49 Median age Years, Census 2021
$2,250/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 8/10 SEIFA advantage Above average advantage

Benchmarks against SA

Household income
$2,250/wk
46% above SA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$100/wk
68% below SA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
8/10
3.0 deciles above SA average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
49 years
4.0 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 Walloway ranks: household income is in the top 10% of SA suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

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

MetricWallowaySA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,250 +SA $1,545 $1,836
Rent/wk $100 -SA $308 $390
Median age 49 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 8/10 +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.

Walloway is a remote community in South Australia, with postcode 5431. It lies roughly 255 km from Adelaide, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Orroroo Carrieton.

According to the 2021 Census, Walloway has a population of 8 with a median age of 49. The median weekly household income is $2,250, above the SA average.

Housing in Walloway includes a median weekly rent of $100, 3 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, Walloway scores in decile 8 out of 10, which is above the national average.

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

Walloway details

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

Postcode5431
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)8
Median Age49 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,250/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,249/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$100
Average Household Size2 persons
Area83.5 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings3
Australian Citizens100.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile8/10 (above average)
Latitude-32.6359319
Longitude138.5876434
Distance from Adelaide255 km
Region (SA4)Barossa - Yorke - Mid North
Area (SA3)Mid North
Local GovernmentOrroroo Carrieton
Federal ElectorateGrey
State ElectorateStuart
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 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years0 (0.0%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

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

SEIFA socio-economic index

Walloway is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 8 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

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles0 (0.0%)
3+ vehicles3 (100.0%)

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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.