Backy Point, SA 5601
Outback - North and EastAll suburbs in postcode 5601
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What to know about Backy Point
Backy Point (5601) sits in the Outback - North and East region of South Australia.
Backy Point has roughly 88 residents, with a retiree-heavy demographic. Households are dominated by renters. Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Backy Point scores 0/100 on walkability, which makes it car-dependent with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 32°C (hot), winter mornings around 6°C (cool). Annual rainfall lands at about 300 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schooling within or near the suburb covers 12 government primary, 2 government secondary, 2 Catholic, 2 independent.
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Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 0/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 0/100
Very car dependent. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
The 2021 Census put Backy Point's population at 88, with a median age of 66. That sits as a retiree-heavy demographic.
- Population
- 88
- Median age
- 66
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 300 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 32.3°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 5.8°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Backy Point
- What is the Backy Point postcode?
- Backy Point is in the 5601 postcode, in SA, in the Outback - North and East region.
- Where is Backy Point?
- Backy Point is a suburb in the Outback - North and East area, SA 5601.
- What schools are in Backy Point?
- There are 20 schools serving Backy Point on this page, including Whyalla Town Primary School, Memorial Oval Primary School, Samaritan College.
- How walkable is Backy Point?
- Backy Point has a Walk Score of 0 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 0.
- What suburbs are near Backy Point?
- Backy Point is close to Douglas Point South, Fitzgerald Bay, Port Bonython, Douglas Point, Point Lowly North.
- What is the population of Backy Point?
- The population of Backy Point is approximately 88 (2021 Census). The median age is 66.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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