Basket Range Postcode

South Australia

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above SA income
5138
Postcode for Basket Range, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 16 km from Adelaide · Pop. 364
364
Population
43
Median Age
$1,988
Household Income/wk
$363
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
12.0
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Basket Range ranks: household income is in the top 25% of SA suburbs; rents are among the top 10% in SA; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Basket Range Compares

Basket Range vs the SA average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricBasket RangeSA avgAU avgGreater Adelaide
Household income/wk $1,988 +SA $1,545 $1,836 $1,620
Rent/wk $363 +SA $308 $390 $329
Mortgage/month $1,907 +SA $1,558 $1,958 $1,666
Median age 43 45.0 45.0 42.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +SA 5.0/10 6.0/10 7.0/10
Unemployment 2.7% -SA 6.0% 5.0% 6.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the SA average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Basket Range is a locality 16 km from Adelaide in South Australia, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 5138. It falls within the Adelaide - Central and Hills region. The local government area is Adelaide Hills.

According to the 2021 Census, Basket Range has a population of 364 with a median age of 43. The median weekly household income is $1,988, above the SA average. The unemployment rate is 2.7%, lower than the SA average. The Indigenous population is 4 (1.1% of residents).

Housing in Basket Range includes a median weekly rent of $363, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,907, with 116 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the SA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 82.6% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Basket Range scores in decile 10 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Basket Range is served by Basket Range Primary School.

Basket Range is part of the Adelaide Hills statistical area in South Australia.

Basket Range Details

Postcode5138
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)364
Median Age43 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,988/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$892/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$363
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,907
Average Household Size2.9 persons
Area12.0 km²
Population Density30/km²
Total Dwellings116
Australian Citizens86.0%
Indigenous Population4 (1.1%)
Unemployment Rate2.7%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-34.929881
Longitude138.7743842
Distance from Adelaide16 km
Region (SA4)Adelaide - Central and Hills
Area (SA3)Adelaide Hills
Local GovernmentAdelaide Hills
Federal ElectorateMayo

Age Profile

0–14 (19.5%) 15–24 (11.0%) 25–44 (23.1%) 45–64 (31.9%) 65+ (14.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years71 (19.5%)
15–24 years40 (11.0%)
25–44 years84 (23.1%)
45–64 years116 (31.9%)
65+ years51 (14.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (37.6%) Mortgaged (45.0%) Rented (17.4%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 10 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma28 (7.7%)
Arthritis26 (7.1%)
Cancer16 (4.4%)
Heart Disease10 (2.7%)
Diabetes9 (2.5%)
Lung Condition7 (1.9%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle17 (15.5%)
2 vehicles58 (52.7%)
3+ vehicles35 (31.8%)

Schools in Basket Range

Basket Range Primary School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 1058 · 6 students

Suburbs Near Basket Range

More Basket Range Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.