Towns and suburbs in South Australia whose postcode is in a Distribution Priority Area (DPA), with each one's Modified Monash (MM) class. DPA matters if you're restricted under section 19AB. Status is set per area, so confirm any exact address on the Health Workforce Locator.
Search and filter this list in the DPA Checker| Town or suburb | Postcode | DPA | MM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Gambier | 5290 | DPA | MM3 |
| Mount Barker | 5251 | DPA | MM3 |
| Murray Bridge | 5253 | DPA | MM3 |
| Port Lincoln | 5606 | DPA | MM6 |
| Happy Valley | 5159 | DPA | MM1 |
| Aberfoyle Park | 5159 | DPA | MM1 |
| Aldinga Beach | 5173 | DPA | MM1 |
| Flagstaff Hill | 5159 | DPA | MM1 |
| Munno Para West | 5115 | DPA | MM1 |
| Strathalbyn | 5255 | DPA | MM varies |
| Nuriootpa | 5355 | DPA | MM4 |
| Whyalla Stuart | 5608 | DPA | MM3 |
| Port Augusta | 5700 | DPA | MM4 |
| Whyalla Norrie | 5608 | DPA | MM3 |
| Naracoorte | 5271 | DPA | MM varies |
| Seaford Rise | 5169 | DPA | MM1 |
| Gawler East | 5118 | DPA | MM1 |
| Nairne | 5252 | DPA | MM3 |
| Encounter Bay | 5211 | DPA | MM3 |
| Seaford Meadows | 5169 | DPA | MM1 |
| Millicent | 5280 | DPA | MM5 |
| Munno Para | 5115 | DPA | MM1 |
| Tanunda | 5352 | DPA | MM4 |
| Renmark | 5341 | DPA | MM5 |
| Loxton | 5333 | DPA | MM5 |
| Victor Harbor | 5211 | DPA | MM3 |
| Seaford | 5169 | DPA | MM1 |
| Coromandel Valley | 5051 | DPA | MM1 |
| Blackwood | 5051 | DPA | MM1 |
| Evanston Park | 5116 | DPA | MM1 |
| Berri | 5343 | DPA | MM5 |
| Port Augusta West | 5700 | DPA | MM4 |
| Angle Vale | 5117 | DPA | MM1 |
| Port Pirie South | 5540 | DPA | MM4 |
| Risdon Park | 5540 | DPA | MM4 |
| Bridgewater | 5155 | DPA | MM1 |
| Wallaroo | 5556 | DPA | MM5 |
| Roxby Downs | 5725 | DPA | MM6 |
| Whyalla | 5600 | DPA | MM3 |
| Aldgate | 5154 | DPA | MM1 |
| Willaston | 5118 | DPA | MM1 |
| Hawthorndene | 5051 | DPA | MM1 |
| Moana | 5169 | DPA | MM1 |
| Littlehampton | 5250 | DPA | MM3 |
| Lewiston | 5501 | DPA | MM varies |
| Clare | 5453 | DPA | MM5 |
| Two Wells | 5501 | DPA | MM varies |
| Craigburn Farm | 5051 | DPA | MM1 |
| Bordertown | 5268 | DPA | MM5 |
| Stirling | 5152 | DPA | MM1 |
| Eden Hills | 5050 | DPA | MM1 |
| Williamstown | 5351 | DPA | MM varies |
| Hewett | 5118 | DPA | MM1 |
| Kadina | 5554 | DPA | MM5 |
| Mannum | 5238 | DPA | MM5 |
| Kapunda | 5373 | DPA | MM5 |
| Barmera | 5345 | DPA | MM5 |
| Hahndorf | 5245 | DPA | MM2 |
| Stirling North | 5710 | DPA | MM4 |
| Virginia | 5120 | DPA | MM varies |
| Sellicks Beach | 5174 | DPA | MM1 |
| Bellevue Heights | 5050 | DPA | MM1 |
| Freeling | 5372 | DPA | MM3 |
| Woodside | 5244 | DPA | MM varies |
| Waikerie | 5330 | DPA | MM5 |
| Moonta Bay | 5558 | DPA | MM5 |
| Gawler South | 5118 | DPA | MM1 |
| Port Pirie West | 5540 | DPA | MM4 |
| Evanston | 5116 | DPA | MM1 |
| Goolwa | 5214 | DPA | MM3 |
| Whyalla Playford | 5600 | DPA | MM3 |
| Lobethal | 5241 | DPA | MM5 |
| Willunga | 5172 | DPA | MM varies |
| Evanston Gardens | 5116 | DPA | MM1 |
| Risdon Park South | 5540 | DPA | MM4 |
| Port Elliot | 5212 | DPA | MM3 |
| Goolwa Beach | 5214 | DPA | MM3 |
| Hayborough | 5211 | DPA | MM3 |
| Angaston | 5353 | DPA | MM varies |
| Lyndoch | 5351 | DPA | MM varies |
| Balaklava | 5461 | DPA | MM5 |
| Mccracken | 5211 | DPA | MM3 |
| Crafers | 5152 | DPA | MM1 |
| Kingscote | 5223 | DPA | MM7 |
| Normanville | 5204 | DPA | MM5 |
| Whyalla Jenkins | 5609 | DPA | MM3 |
| Ceduna | 5690 | DPA | MM7 |
| Hindmarsh Island | 5214 | DPA | MM3 |
| Port Willunga | 5173 | DPA | MM1 |
| Tumby Bay | 5605 | DPA | MM6 |
| Balhannah | 5242 | DPA | MM2 |
| Meadows | 5201 | DPA | MM varies |
| Tailem Bend | 5260 | DPA | MM5 |
| Penola | 5277 | DPA | MM5 |
| Mount Compass | 5210 | DPA | MM varies |
| Coober Pedy | 5723 | DPA | MM7 |
| Jamestown | 5491 | DPA | MM5 |
| Crystal Brook | 5523 | DPA | MM5 |
| Peterborough | 5422 | DPA | MM5 |
| Streaky Bay | 5680 | DPA | MM7 |
| Moorak | 5291 | DPA | MM varies |
| Keith | 5267 | DPA | MM varies |
| Macclesfield | 5153 | DPA | MM varies |
| Birdwood | 5234 | DPA | MM5 |
| Renmark West | 5341 | DPA | MM5 |
| Kingston Se | 5275 | DPA | MM5 |
| Maitland | 5573 | DPA | MM5 |
| Crafers West | 5152 | DPA | MM1 |
| Goolwa North | 5214 | DPA | MM3 |
| Port Broughton | 5522 | DPA | MM5 |
| Worrolong | 5291 | DPA | MM varies |
| New Town | 5554 | DPA | MM5 |
| Ardrossan | 5571 | DPA | MM5 |
| Middleton | 5213 | DPA | MM3 |
| Robe | 5276 | DPA | MM5 |
| Quorn | 5433 | DPA | MM5 |
| Echunga | 5153 | DPA | MM varies |
| Maslin Beach | 5170 | DPA | MM1 |
| Murray Bridge East | 5253 | DPA | MM3 |
| Greenock | 5360 | DPA | MM4 |
| Boston | 5607 | DPA | MM6 |
| Paringa | 5340 | DPA | MM5 |
| Burra | 5417 | DPA | MM5 |
| Cowell | 5602 | DPA | MM varies |
| Kersbrook | 5231 | DPA | MM varies |
| Monash | 5342 | DPA | MM5 |
| Meningie | 5264 | DPA | MM5 |
| Solomontown | 5540 | DPA | MM4 |
| Seaford Heights | 5169 | DPA | MM1 |
| Heathfield | 5153 | DPA | MM varies |
| Mylor | 5153 | DPA | MM varies |
| Mount Pleasant | 5235 | DPA | MM5 |
| Mallala | 5502 | DPA | MM varies |
| Riverton | 5412 | DPA | MM5 |
| Roseworthy | 5371 | DPA | MM varies |
| Goolwa South | 5214 | DPA | MM3 |
| Minlaton | 5575 | DPA | MM varies |
| Upper Sturt | 5156 | DPA | MM1 |
| Gawler Belt | 5118 | DPA | MM1 |
| Yorketown | 5576 | DPA | MM6 |
| Gawler West | 5118 | DPA | MM1 |
| Cummins | 5631 | DPA | MM6 |
| Yankalilla | 5203 | DPA | MM5 |
| Cleve | 5640 | DPA | MM6 |
| Milang | 5256 | DPA | MM5 |
| Glossop | 5344 | DPA | MM5 |
| Kangarilla | 5157 | DPA | MM varies |
| Loxton North | 5333 | DPA | MM5 |
| Wasleys | 5400 | DPA | MM3 |
| Oakbank | 5243 | DPA | MM2 |
Showing the 150 biggest. See all 1,616 in the DPA Checker.
Data: Department of Health “Distribution Priority Area (for GPs)” and “Postal Areas (2021) by Modified Monash Model (2023)” on data.gov.au (CC BY), towns from ABS 2021 suburbs and localities, and DPA review decisions published by the department. Guidance, not a determination.