In South Australia, there is no minimum working age , so a child of any age can technically do paid work, but school-age children have restrictions on when and how they can work. For delivering pamphlets specifically, children aged 10–12 can deliver newspapers, pamphlets, or advertising material, but they cannot work during school hours and cannot start before 6am or finish after 7pm.

Practical rule

  • Any age: South Australia does not set a general minimum age for paid work.
  • 10–12 years: Can deliver pamphlets, with the time limits above.
  • School attendance: Work must not interfere with compulsory schooling.

Important caveat

Some employers set their own higher minimum age, so even if the law allows it, a company may still require you to be older. If this is for a specific leaflet or newspaper delivery job, the employer’s policy can matter as much as the state rule.