Postal Codes

5242 Postcode

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Postcode 5242 covers Balhannah, South Australia. Australian postcodes are four digits. The Bureau of Statistics publishes census results for Postal Areas, its own approximation of them, so the figures below describe this postcode rather than the suburb or the council.

Residents
1,756
Median age
44
Median household income
A$1,851
Median rent
A$335
Degree or higher
25.2%
Unemployment
2.6%
Population by age
MenWomen0-45-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+

Where 5242 is

Balhannah, South Australia โ€” the point recorded for this postal code. It marks the centre of the code, not its boundary.

People
Residents1,756
Median age44
Born overseas12.6%222
Speaks a language other than English at home2.3%41
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander0.7%12
Australian citizens1,617
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Income and work
Median household income, weeklyA$1,851
The same, over a yearA$96,252
Median personal income, weeklyA$843
Median family income, weeklyA$2,240
Unemployment rate2.6%
Labour force participation62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%
Housing
Dwellings622
Median rent, weeklyA$335
Median mortgage, monthlyA$1,647
Owned outright40.5%
Owned with a mortgage43.4%
Rented13.8%
Average household size2.7
People per bedroom0.8
Against the national median
Median age44The same, over a yearA$96,252Median rentA$335Unemployment2.6%Degree or higher25.2%

The tick is the national median.

Housing
Owned outright40.5%
Owned with a mortgage43.4%
Rented13.8%
People
Born overseas12.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.3%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander0.7%

Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census, published for Postal Areas — the ABS approximation of Australia Post postcodes, built from mesh blocks. Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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