Yorketown Postcode

South Australia

Remote Bottom 20% SEIFA
5576
Postcode for Yorketown, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 92 km from Adelaide · Pop. 997
997
Population
53
Median Age
$949
Household Income/wk
$200
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
344.6
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 Yorketown ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of SA suburbs; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Yorketown Compares

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

MetricYorketownSA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $949 -SA $1,545 $1,836
Rent/wk $200 -SA $308 $390
Mortgage/month $915 -SA $1,558 $1,958
Median age 53 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -SA 5.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 3.4% -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.

Yorketown is a remote community in South Australia, with postcode 5576. It lies roughly 92 km from Adelaide, classified by the ABS as remote Australia. The area is administered by Yorke Peninsula.

According to the 2021 Census, Yorketown has a population of 997 with a median age of 53. The median weekly household income is $949, below the SA average. The unemployment rate is 3.4%, lower than the SA average. The Indigenous population is 17 (1.7% of residents).

Housing in Yorketown includes a median weekly rent of $200, median monthly mortgage repayment of $915, with 414 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the SA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 77.4% of housing.

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

Schools in Yorketown include Yorketown Area School and St Columba's Memorial School.

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

Yorketown Details

Postcode5576
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)997
Median Age53 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$949/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$567/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$200
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$915
Average Household Size2.1 persons
Area344.6 km²
Population Density3/km²
Total Dwellings414
Australian Citizens89.7%
Indigenous Population17 (1.7%)
Unemployment Rate3.4%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-35.0184732
Longitude137.5981723
Distance from Adelaide92 km
Region (SA4)Barossa - Yorke - Mid North
Area (SA3)Yorke Peninsula
Local GovernmentYorke Peninsula
Federal ElectorateGrey

Age Profile

0–14 (14.5%) 15–24 (8.1%) 25–44 (16.2%) 45–64 (29.3%) 65+ (32.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years145 (14.5%)
15–24 years81 (8.1%)
25–44 years162 (16.2%)
45–64 years292 (29.3%)
65+ years319 (32.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (53.8%) Mortgaged (23.6%) Rented (22.6%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

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

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis166 (16.6%)
Asthma101 (10.1%)
Diabetes81 (8.1%)
Heart Disease58 (5.8%)
Cancer47 (4.7%)
Lung Condition32 (3.2%)
Dementia11 (1.1%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle27 (6.6%)
1 vehicle145 (35.5%)
2 vehicles151 (37.0%)
3+ vehicles85 (20.8%)

Schools in Yorketown

Yorketown Area School
Combined · Gov · ICSEA 940 · 220 students
St Columba's Memorial School
Primary · Cat · ICSEA 984 · 79 students

Suburbs Near Yorketown

Same Postcode (5576)

More Yorketown 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.