Postal Codes

5550 Postcode

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Postcode 5550 covers Beaufort, 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
958
Median age
42
Median household income
A$1,174
Median rent
A$223
Degree or higher
8.1%
Unemployment
5.1%
Population by age
MenWomen0-45-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+

Where 5550 is

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

People
Residents958
Median age42
Born overseas18.2%174
Speaks a language other than English at home12.8%123
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander4.3%41
Australian citizens806
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Income and work
Median household income, weeklyA$1,174
The same, over a yearA$61,048
Median personal income, weeklyA$712
Median family income, weeklyA$1,474
Unemployment rate5.1%
Labour force participation56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.1%
Housing
Dwellings393
Median rent, weeklyA$223
Median mortgage, monthlyA$867
Owned outright31.6%
Owned with a mortgage24.4%
Rented32.3%
Average household size2.3
People per bedroom0.8
Against the national median
Median age42The same, over a yearA$61,048Median rentA$223Unemployment5.1%Degree or higher8.1%

The tick is the national median.

Housing
Owned outright31.6%
Owned with a mortgage24.4%
Rented32.3%
People
Born overseas18.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.8%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander4.3%

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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