Postal Codes

5556 Postcode

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Postcode 5556 covers Wallaroo, 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
4,426
Median age
56
Median household income
A$916
Median rent
A$250
Degree or higher
7.2%
Unemployment
9.6%
Population by age
MenWomen0-45-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+

Where 5556 is

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

People
Residents4,426
Median age56
Born overseas9.4%418
Speaks a language other than English at home2.7%119
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander2.7%119
Australian citizens4,031
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Income and work
Median household income, weeklyA$916
The same, over a yearA$47,632
Median personal income, weeklyA$521
Median family income, weeklyA$1,166
Unemployment rate9.6%
Labour force participation41.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.2%
Housing
Dwellings1,888
Median rent, weeklyA$250
Median mortgage, monthlyA$1,213
Owned outright42.8%
Owned with a mortgage22.9%
Rented29.4%
Average household size2.1
People per bedroom0.7
Against the national median
Median age56The same, over a yearA$47,632Median rentA$250Unemployment9.6%Degree or higher7.2%

The tick is the national median.

Housing
Owned outright42.8%
Owned with a mortgage22.9%
Rented29.4%
People
Born overseas9.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.7%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander2.7%

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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