Postal Codes

5600 Postcode

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Postcode 5600 covers Whyalla Dc, 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
6,150
Median age
45
Median household income
A$1,548
Median rent
A$200
Degree or higher
15.4%
Unemployment
5%
Population by age
MenWomen0-45-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+

Where 5600 is

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

People
Residents6,150
Median age45
Born overseas18.3%1,123
Speaks a language other than English at home6.6%404
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander2.5%156
Australian citizens5,485
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Income and work
Median household income, weeklyA$1,548
The same, over a yearA$80,496
Median personal income, weeklyA$793
Median family income, weeklyA$2,168
Unemployment rate5%
Labour force participation60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%
Housing
Dwellings2,559
Median rent, weeklyA$200
Median mortgage, monthlyA$1,300
Owned outright35.2%
Owned with a mortgage35.9%
Rented25.9%
Average household size2.2
People per bedroom0.7
Against the national median
Median age45The same, over a yearA$80,496Median rentA$200Unemployment5%Degree or higher15.4%

The tick is the national median.

Housing
Owned outright35.2%
Owned with a mortgage35.9%
Rented25.9%
People
Born overseas18.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.6%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander2.5%

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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