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Hamley Bridge, 5401

Est. population · Jun 2025

706

Growth (1 yr)

+0.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+3.7%

Median age

47

Median income

$1,008/wk

Employment rate

44.2%

University qualified

6.2%

Work from home

7.8%

Languages at home

3.3%non-English

Most common: Tagalog

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

36.7/100
Below average

481st in SA

Verified 93% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Agricultural
  • Heritage area
  • Hills
  • Rural living
What Hamley Bridge is known for: Agricultural, Heritage area, Hills, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Hamley Bridge is a semi-rural locality near Adelaide, in Wakefield Council, characterised by heritage streetscapes. It is close to the Light River and the River Light Railway Bridge.

Rents sit a little below those in comparable places, with median rents 14% below the peer median. The suburb has an unusually high concentration of heritage listings, placing it among the highest-ranked semi-rural and lifestyle localities, and recorded road crashes are a relative strength, with recorded road crashes 48% below the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. The main trade-offs are lower school ICSEA scores and lower socio-economic advantage.

Overall, Hamley Bridge suits people prioritising heritage character and lower rents over school quality.

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

  • The suburb has an unusually high concentration of heritage listings
  • Rents sit a little below those in comparable places
  • Recorded road crashes are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • School ICSEA scores are a relative weakness
  • Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places

What stands out

  • Heritage streetscapes
  • Light River
  • River Light Railway Bridge
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Hamley Bridge compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$500/wk

Population (ERP)

706

+0.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

13.1%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#106

among Country & regional · Mature

Crime rate

31st

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

50th

percentile in SA

Rented dwellings

21%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

21st

percentile among schools with ICSEA

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

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
36.7/100 — Below average
National rank
5258th in Australia
State rank
481st in SA
Peer rank
#106 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#161 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
93%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$500

Median weekly rent from SA Housing Authority rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Median house sale prices cover metropolitan Adelaide and selected fringe councils (19 LGAs, including Adelaide Hills and Gawler), not all of regional South Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

  • SA rent report & metro median house sales — Government of South Australia · 1 January - 31 March 2026 · Updated · Quarterly; metro-fringe sales only

Population

Estimated resident population

706(June 2025)

+0.3% annual · +3.7% over 5 years · 50th percentile in SA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.3%
5-year growth
+3.7%
Change in 1 year
+2
Change in 5 years
+25
Growth rank in SA
50th 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 (~750), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
709
Median age
47
Median household income / week
$1,008
Dwelling vacancy
13.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
40 of 305
Median monthly mortgage
$1,018
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$220
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
35.2% / 44.1% / 20.7%
Employment rate
44.2%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
7.8% / 0% / 77.8%
Walked or cycled to work
3.9%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
261 / 8 / 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

6.2% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 21.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified6.2% · 22.6% SA
  • Diploma qualified7.3% · 8.6% SA
  • Trade / vocational21.5% · 17.5% SA
  • Year 12 or below65.1% · 51.2% SA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Engineering and related technologies19.6%
  • Society and culture16.7%
  • Management and commerce16.3%
  • Health12.2%
  • Architecture and building8.2%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services8.2%
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)
$55,232

55th percentile in SA · -6% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$59,700

58th percentile in SA · -8% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
12.0%

43rd percentile in SA · -13% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$66,024

33rd percentile in SA · +4% vs Australia

Residents with business income
11.0%

50th percentile in SA · +6% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5401 — 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
483
Taxpayers reporting net rent
56
Median net rent
$408
Taxpayers reporting business income
54
Taxable income vs state median
+2%
Salary / wages vs state median
+4%
Rental investment vs state median
0%
Super vs state median
-15%
Business income vs state median
0%

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

9.3% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 4.0× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 3.8% across South Australia.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
9.3%

49th percentile in SA · +304% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
24
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 5401

Occupation mix in this industry

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

  • Managers11

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 5401 (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 Barossa - Yorke - Mid North (SA4 405), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12142,701
  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12131,420
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 12121,021
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415393
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8416368
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211305
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412140
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 841957
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841310

Barossa - Yorke - Mid North 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: 257 · AFF share +145% 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

3.3% speak a language other than English at home; 16.3% born overseas

Language at home
646 English only · 22 other
Non-English at home
3.3%
Born overseas
107 (16.3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
21 (3%)
Australian citizens
619
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).

  • Tagalog4 · 100%

Religion

57%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 57%, while Christianity accounts for 33.4%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion57%45.2%
Christianity33.4%40%
Other / not stated9.6%14.7%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic11.3%15.5%
Anglican8.6%7.2%
Uniting Church6.8%4.8%
Lutheran2%2.4%

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)
15
Against the person
4
Against property
11
Rate per 1,000 residents
21.2
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 177 residents
State crime-rate percentile
31th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
5
Decrease (daily rate)
-16.7%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
17
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
24.08

Most common offence types

  • Damage Or Destroy Property1
  • Obtain Benefit By Deception3
  • Other Unlawful Entry With Intent1
  • Serious Assault4
  • Theft From A Person5

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

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1 (1 schools, 1 preschools)
Median school ICSEA
940
Median ICSEA percentile
21th
School list
  • Hamley Bridge Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 940 · 21th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 33 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Hamley Bridge Kindergarten13 Florence StreetPreschools

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

3 mapped amenities

1 swimming pools · 1 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.41
Sport & outdoors(2)
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • Hamley Bridge Sport and Community Grounds RV FriendlyCampground

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

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

Sporting clubs

2 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Hamley Bridge Football Club

    Australian Rules Football

  • Hamley Bridge Netball Club

    Netball

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap and the SA Sports Vouchers venue list, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0.1%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
1
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
Riverton District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital (22.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Public Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
1
Residential aged-care places
52

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

Aged-care services
  • Walara Hamley BridgeHAMLEY BRIDGEResidential

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
25
Participants per 1,000 residents
35.4

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° / 13°
Rainfall
69 mm · ~9 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
22° / 9°
Rainfall
80 mm · ~10 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
14° / 5°
Rainfall
142 mm · ~18 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
21° / 8°
Rainfall
125 mm · ~16 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· 14 proposals

  • August 2026

  • Restoration work to State Heritage Place, replacement outbuilding and ancillary accommodation.
    15 -17 GILBERT ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Under Assessment
  • Outbuilding (9M x 9M x 3.6M)
    13 ALBERT ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made

  • July 2026

  • Outbuilding (10m x 9m x 3m)
    1 GILBERT ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made

  • June 2026

  • Domestic Outbuilding
    8 MAKIN ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made
  • install new verandah to rear of residence
    53 MAKIN ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made
  • Installation of above ground spa and associated safety features.
    53 MAKIN ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made

  • May 2026

  • Roof replacement to a State Heritage Place
    9 RAILWAY TCE HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made
  • Single Storey Dwelling
    LOT 12 COOPER ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made

  • March 2026

  • Four single storey residential living units (dwellings) with associated communal open space and car parking
    12 ALBERT ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Under Assessment
  • Outbuilding (garage)
    8 ARCHER ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made
  • Installation of roof mounted solar panels on a State Heritage Place
    9 RAILWAY TCE HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made

  • January 2026

  • Domestic outbuilding (storage shed) 12m x 9m x 3.6m high
    7 COOPER ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Under Assessment
  • Freestanding Verandah
    461 GREGORY RD HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made
  • Shed
    7 BARRY ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made
2025· 20 proposals

  • December 2025

  • Freestanding verandah
    13 HILL ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made

  • November 2025

  • Extension to existing shed 9.1m x 7.0m x 4.2m.
    25 GILBERT ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made

  • October 2025

  • Single storey detached dwelling
    3 COOPER ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Under Assessment
  • Installation of 30m wide nets and 8m high powder coated steel posts located behind the goal posts, associated with recreational facility.
    LOT 302 TWIN RIVERS RD HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made

  • September 2025

  • Outbuilding (garage)
    43 GILBERT ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made
  • Freestanding Pergola
    176 MCKENZIE RD HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made

  • August 2025

  • Alterations and additions to dwelling
    LOT 302 SOUTH ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Under Assessment

  • July 2025

  • Change of use to a dwelling, building alterations to local heritage place, outbuilding, carport, deck and swimming pool and safety barrier and masonry fence.
    18 GILBERT ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Under Assessment
  • Construction of agricultural building (hay and machinery) in association with existing farming activities
    746 NEWMAN RD HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made

  • June 2025

  • Land Division 2 into 2 allotments
    189 CARRIG RD HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401;LOT 65 LIGHT RIVER RD HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Under Assessment
  • Land Division 2 into 2 allotments
    189 CARRIG RD HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401;LOT 65 LIGHT RIVER RD HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Under Assessment
  • Domestic outbuilding ancillary to dwelling
    11 HOSPICE RD HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made

  • May 2025

  • Outbuilding
    8 BARRY ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made

  • March 2025

  • Single storey detached dwelling, attached verandah and deck.
    24 STOCKPORT RD HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made
  • Domestic storage shed ancillary to dwelling
    31 MAKIN ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made
  • attached pergola
    329 FIDGE RD HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made
  • Construction of a single storey detached dwelling
    116 HARTNETT RD HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made

  • February 2025

  • Construction of outbuilding in association with existing dwelling
    171 HARTNETT RD HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made
  • Outbuilding ancillary to dwelling
    12 ARCHER ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made

  • January 2025

  • Outbuilding ancillary to dwelling
    2 ANNIE ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made
2024· 8 proposals

  • December 2024

  • Freestanding Carport and Ancillary accommodation
    5 SOUTH ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Under Assessment

  • November 2024

  • Outbuilding and carport ancillary to dwelling
    LOT 11 ANNIE ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made
  • Outbuilding ancillary to dwelling
    LOT 1 ANNIE ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made

  • October 2024

  • Restoration of Former kiln chimney (State Heritage Place)
    LOT 150 GILBERT ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made

  • July 2024

  • Attached Verandah
    16 HILL ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made
  • Single storey detached dwelling with attached carport
    10 SOUTH ST HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made

  • May 2024

  • Outbuilding (21m x 12m) ancillary to dwelling and Agricultural building (15m x12m)
    47 SANDOW RD HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made
  • Outbuilding and Parking of Truck (10.3 tonne) in association with residential use of the land
    145 RONAN RD HAMLEY BRIDGE SA 5401Decision Made

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

23 heritage places

  • St Benedict's Church site, Monument & CemeteryRosnan Road near Hamley Bridge HAMLEY BRIDGELocal heritage
  • Bridge over the River Light [Metal Truss]Hamley Bridge Road HAMLEY BRIDGEState heritage
  • Durdin's (former HJ Charlton's, former JT Quinn's) Brickyard (Ruin)HAMLEY BRIDGEState heritage
  • Dwelling - Attached Houses15 - 17 Gilbert Street HAMLEY BRIDGEState heritage
  • Former Hamley Bridge Masonic Hall14 Makin Street HAMLEY BRIDGELocal heritage
  • Former Hamley Bridge Railway Station, including main station building, two water tanks, underground tank, station-master's house, signal cabin, two platforms, platform shelters and craneRailway Terrace HAMLEY BRIDGEState heritage
  • Former Methodist Church26 Gilbert Street HAMLEY BRIDGELocal heritage
  • General Store3 Light Street HAMLEY BRIDGELocal heritage
  • Hamley Bridge Bungalow21 Gilbert Street HAMLEY BRIDGELocal heritage
  • Hamley Bridge CemetaryHAMLEY BRIDGELocal heritage

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Bushfire safer places
1
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
Grey
Member of Parliament
Tom VENNING (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
128,707
Turnout (2025)
89.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+5.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 54.6%Labor 45.4%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 29.9 km away).

Coalition 49.8%Labor 50.2%

4.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -0.2 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • Hamley BridgeLabor 52.3% · Coalition 47.7% TPP (2025)3.5 km away
  • OwenLabor 42.0% · Coalition 58.0% TPP (2025)12.7 km away
  • TarleeLabor 35.2% · Coalition 64.8% TPP (2025)13.6 km away
  • WasleysLabor 51.9% · Coalition 48.1% TPP (2025)14.3 km away
  • MallalaLabor 42.3% · Coalition 57.7% TPP (2025)16.2 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)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

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)

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