Postal Codes

5256 Postcode

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Postcode 5256 covers Clayton Bay, 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
1,547
Median age
56
Median household income
A$874
Median rent
A$250
Degree or higher
10.7%
Unemployment
4.9%
Population by age
MenWomen0-45-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+

Where 5256 is

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

People
Residents1,547
Median age56
Born overseas18.5%286
Speaks a language other than English at home3.2%49
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander2.9%45
Australian citizens1,344
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Income and work
Median household income, weeklyA$874
The same, over a yearA$45,448
Median personal income, weeklyA$497
Median family income, weeklyA$1,185
Unemployment rate4.9%
Labour force participation44.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%
Housing
Dwellings683
Median rent, weeklyA$250
Median mortgage, monthlyA$1,083
Owned outright47.1%
Owned with a mortgage34.7%
Rented13.5%
Average household size2
People per bedroom0.7
Against the national median
Median age56The same, over a yearA$45,448Median rentA$250Unemployment4.9%Degree or higher10.7%

The tick is the national median.

Housing
Owned outright47.1%
Owned with a mortgage34.7%
Rented13.5%
People
Born overseas18.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.2%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander2.9%

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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