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Flaxley, 5153

Est. population · Jun 2025

199

Growth (1 yr)

+2.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+10.6%

Median age

48

Median income

$1,562/wk

Employment rate

63.5%

University qualified

30.6%

Work from home

24.7%

Languages at home

7.3%non-English

Most common: German

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Agricultural
  • Rural living
What Flaxley is known for: Agricultural, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Flaxley is a semi-rural locality near Adelaide, in Mount Barker Council. It is set against the Southern Mount Lofty Ranges and Mount Lofty Ranges. Notable landmarks include Flaxley Uniting Church, fr Methodist.

Population growth is a very strong feature of the suburb, with population growth 76% above the peer median, and university qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 110% above the peer median, and working from home is more common than in comparable places, with working from home 69% above the peer median, and green cover is stronger than in comparable places, well above typical levels for semi-rural and lifestyle localities. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. Local amenity access is relatively limited.

Flaxley is a better fit for people who value university qualifications more than local amenities.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Semi-rural locality · compared with semi-rural and lifestyle localities in South Australia (227)

Strengths

  • Population growth is a relative strength
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Working from home is more common than in comparable places
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Local amenity access is relatively limited

What stands out

  • Southern Mount Lofty Ranges
  • Mount Lofty Ranges
  • Flaxley Uniting Church, fr Methodist
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Flaxley compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$350/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

199

+2.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

16.4%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

19th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

94th

percentile in SA

Rented dwellings

14%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

8/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Population

Estimated resident population

199(June 2025)

+2.0% annual · +10.6% over 5 years · 94th percentile in SA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.0%
5-year growth
+10.6%
Change in 1 year
+4
Change in 5 years
+19
Growth rank in SA
94th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~200), extrapolated at +1.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
177
Median age
48
Median household income / week
$1,562
Dwelling vacancy
16.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
11 of 67
Median monthly mortgage
$2,030
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$350
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
48.1% / 38.5% / 13.5%
Employment rate
63.5%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
24.7% / 0% / 51.5%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
59 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

30.6% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 16.3% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified30.6% · 22.6% SA
  • Diploma qualified5.4% · 8.6% SA
  • Trade / vocational16.3% · 17.5% SA
  • Year 12 or below47.6% · 51.2% SA

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce18.1%
  • Agriculture and environment16.7%
  • Health15.3%
  • Architecture and building13.9%
  • Engineering and related technologies13.9%
  • Education9.7%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$57,294

65th percentile in SA · -2% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$60,552

60th percentile in SA · -7% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
15.0%

79th percentile in SA · +9% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$121,733

89th percentile in SA · +92% vs Australia

Residents with business income
14.0%

88th percentile in SA · +35% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5153 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
4,419
Taxpayers reporting net rent
659
Median net rent
-$216
Taxpayers reporting business income
603
Taxable income vs state median
+5%
Salary / wages vs state median
+5%
Rental investment vs state median
+25%
Super vs state median
+56%
Business income vs state median
+27%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in SA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

19.6% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 8.5× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 3.8% across South Australia.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
19.6%

65th percentile in SA · +752% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
19
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 5153

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Managers12

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 5153 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Adelaide - Central and Hills (SA4 401), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212553
  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1213541
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415344
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412304
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419233
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214117
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 721144
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841320
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841612
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110

Adelaide - Central and Hills is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 97 · AFF share +416% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

7.3% speak a language other than English at home; 17.3% born overseas

Language at home
153 English only · 12 other
Non-English at home
7.3%
Born overseas
28 (17.3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
3 (1.7%)
Australian citizens
157
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
1

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • German3 · 100%

Religion

49.2%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 49.2%, while Christianity accounts for 35%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion49.2%45.2%
Christianity35%40%
Other / not stated15.8%14.7%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Uniting Church11.3%4.8%
Anglican9.6%7.2%
Catholic5.6%15.5%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2025–26)
3
Against the person
1
Against property
2
Rate per 1,000 residents
15.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 177 residents
State crime-rate percentile
19th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
23
Decrease (daily rate)
-50%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
12
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
60.3

Most common offence types

  • Damage Or Destroy Property1
  • Serious Assault1
  • Theft From A Person1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
2.6%
Woodland / forest cover
2.6%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
29°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital (7.9 km)
Nearest hospital type
Public Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
7
Participants per 1,000 residents
35.2

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
29° / 14°
Rainfall
67 mm · ~8 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
23° / 10°
Rainfall
97 mm · ~12 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
16° / 6°
Rainfall
148 mm · ~18 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
22° / 9°
Rainfall
119 mm · ~15 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PlanSA register and EPA licensed activities.

2026· 1 proposal

  • August 2026

  • Alterations and additions to dwelling, including carport under main roof
    231 WHITES RD FLAXLEY SA 5153Under Assessment
2025· 8 proposals

  • October 2025

  • Two (2) Outbuildings
    54 DAVIDSON RD FLAXLEY SA 5153Decision Made
  • Internal alterations including the removal of load bearing wall
    171 SHOBBROOK RD FLAXLEY SA 5153Decision Made

  • August 2025

  • Tourist Accommodation
    5 SHOBBROOK RD FLAXLEY SA 5153Under Assessment

  • July 2025

  • Land Division (Boundary Realignment comprising 2 into 2 allotments)
    1792A STRATHALBYN RD FLAXLEY SA 5153;1916 STRATHALBYN RD FLAXLEY SA 5153Decision Made
  • Outbuilding
    1769 STRATHALBYN RD FLAXLEY SA 5153Decision Made

  • April 2025

  • Agricultural building (Implement shed)
    1792A STRATHALBYN RD FLAXLEY SA 5153Decision Made

  • February 2025

  • Agricultural building (farm implement storage)
    622 FLAXLEY RD FLAXLEY SA 5153Under Assessment

  • January 2025

  • Swimming pool (above ground) with associated swimming pool safety features and Deck
    77 SHOBBROOK RD FLAXLEY SA 5153Decision Made
2024· 5 proposals

  • December 2024

  • Dwelling (single storey) and conversion of existing dwelling to tourist accommodation
    1957 STRATHALBYN RD FLAXLEY SA 5153Decision Made
  • Agricultural building (farm shed) - Extension
    812 FLAXLEY RD FLAXLEY SA 5153Decision Made

  • November 2024

  • Land Division - Boundary Realignment (4 into 4 allotments)
    704 FLAXLEY RD FLAXLEY SA 5153;764 FLAXLEY RD FLAXLEY SA 5153Decision Made

  • August 2024

  • Agricultural Building (Hay Shed)
    246 STAMPS RD FLAXLEY SA 5153Decision Made

  • July 2024

  • Agricultural building (Implement storage)
    11A MONMOUTH FARM RD FLAXLEY SA 5153Decision Made
2023· 2 proposals

  • March 2023

  • Alterations and Additions to single storey dwelling (including alteration to swimming pool safety barrier)
    17 DAVIDSON RD FLAXLEY SA 5153Decision Made

  • February 2023

  • Verandah
    812 FLAXLEY RD FLAXLEY SA 5153Decision Made
2022· 5 proposals

  • October 2022

  • Dwelling addition (including underground cellar)
    73 WHITES RD FLAXLEY SA 5153Decision Made

  • May 2022

  • Outbuilding
    111 SHOBBROOK RD FLAXLEY SA 5153Decision Made
  • 35m2 extension to existing home
    2057 STRATHALBYN RD FLAXLEY SA 5153Decision Made

  • April 2022

  • Dwelling alterations/additions and partial demolition.
    171 SHOBBROOK RD FLAXLEY SA 5153Under Assessment

  • March 2022

  • General Storage Shed
    188 WHITES RD FLAXLEY SA 5153Decision Made
2021· 2 proposals

  • September 2021

  • Demolish existing and construct new outbuilding
    11 WILLIS RD FLAXLEY SA 5153Decision Made

  • July 2021

  • Partial change in land use to an excavation & earthworks depot with associated motor repair station, staff amenities building, storage shed, fuel tank, retained storage bays, retaining walls, above ground water storage tanks, car parking and landscaping.
    231 WHITES RD FLAXLEY SA 5153Decision Made

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

6 heritage places

  • 'Battunga' including House, Chapel, Stone and Timber Barn and Entrance (including gateposts, cast iron fence, masonry pillar and wing walls)Lot 757 & 769 Aldgate-Strathalbyn Road FLAXLEYState heritage
  • Carfax - house & well1767 Strathalbyn Road FLAXLEYLocal heritage
  • Davenport CemeteryAldgate-Strathalbyn Road FLAXLEYLocal heritage
  • Flaxley Uniting Church, fr MethodistAldgate-Strathalbyn Road FLAXLEYLocal heritage
  • House, fr Flaxley POAldgate-Strathalbyn Road FLAXLEYLocal heritage
  • Monmouth FarmMonmouth Farm Road FLAXLEYLocal heritage

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
100% of suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Flood cover is the share of the suburb boundary overlapping current SA Planning flood overlays (flooding and evidence required). Safer places from CFS designated locations.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Mayo
Member of Parliament
Rebekha SHARKIE (Centre Alliance)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
137,818
Turnout (2025)
94.2%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 45.0%Labor 55.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 10.6 km away).

Coalition 42.7%Labor 57.3%

2.3 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +3.0 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • MacclesfieldLabor 60.8% · Coalition 39.2% TPP (2025)4.1 km away
  • EchungaLabor 48.7% · Coalition 51.3% TPP (2025)5.1 km away
  • Mount Barker SouthLabor 66.8% · Coalition 33.2% TPP (2025)7.2 km away
  • MeadowsLabor 52.8% · Coalition 47.2% TPP (2025)7.5 km away
  • Mount BarkerLabor 60.5% · Coalition 39.5% TPP (2025)7.7 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
7/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Mount Barker Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of South Australia.