Postal Codes

5245 Postcode

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Postcode 5245 covers Paechtown, 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
3,252
Median age
51
Median household income
A$1,788
Median rent
A$350
Degree or higher
26.4%
Unemployment
3.3%
Population by age
MenWomen0-45-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+

Where 5245 is

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

People
Residents3,252
Median age51
Born overseas18.4%598
Speaks a language other than English at home5.2%168
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander0.8%25
Australian citizens2,956
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Income and work
Median household income, weeklyA$1,788
The same, over a yearA$92,976
Median personal income, weeklyA$781
Median family income, weeklyA$2,324
Unemployment rate3.3%
Labour force participation56.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%
Housing
Dwellings1,171
Median rent, weeklyA$350
Median mortgage, monthlyA$1,978
Owned outright44%
Owned with a mortgage35.6%
Rented15.3%
Average household size2.5
People per bedroom0.8
Against the national median
Median age51The same, over a yearA$92,976Median rentA$350Unemployment3.3%Degree or higher26.4%

The tick is the national median.

Housing
Owned outright44%
Owned with a mortgage35.6%
Rented15.3%
People
Born overseas18.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.2%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander0.8%

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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