Brown Hill Creek Postcode

South Australia

Metro Top 10% SEIFA Above SA income
5062
Postcode for Brown Hill Creek, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 8 km from Adelaide · Pop. 71
71
Population
36
Median Age
$2,833
Household Income/wk
$275
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
6.9
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 Brown Hill Creek ranks: household income is in the top 10% of SA suburbs; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Brown Hill Creek Compares

Brown Hill Creek vs the SA average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricBrown Hill CreekSA avgAU avgGreater Adelaide
Household income/wk $2,833 +SA $1,545 $1,836 $1,620
Rent/wk $275 -SA $308 $390 $329
Mortgage/month $1,750 +SA $1,558 $1,958 $1,666
Median age 36 45.0 45.0 42.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +SA 5.0/10 6.0/10 7.0/10
Unemployment 8.0% +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.

Postcode 5062 covers Brown Hill Creek, an inland suburb of Adelaide about 8 km from the city centre. It forms part of the Adelaide - South region of South Australia. Local government services are provided by Mitcham.

According to the 2021 Census, Brown Hill Creek has a population of 71 with a median age of 36. The median weekly household income is $2,833, above the SA average. The unemployment rate is 8.0%, higher than the SA average.

Housing in Brown Hill Creek includes a median weekly rent of $275, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,750, with 23 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the SA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

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

Brown Hill Creek is part of the Mitcham statistical area in South Australia.

Brown Hill Creek Details

Postcode5062
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)71
Median Age36 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,833/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,303/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$275
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,750
Average Household Size2.8 persons
Area6.9 km²
Population Density10/km²
Total Dwellings23
Australian Citizens80.3%
Unemployment Rate8.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-34.987
Longitude138.653
Distance from Adelaide8 km
Region (SA4)Adelaide - South
Area (SA3)Mitcham
Local GovernmentMitcham
Federal ElectorateBoothby

Age Profile

0–14 (5.6%) 15–24 (18.3%) 25–44 (26.8%) 45–64 (35.2%) 65+ (14.1%)
Show counts
0–14 years4 (5.6%)
15–24 years13 (18.3%)
25–44 years19 (26.8%)
45–64 years25 (35.2%)
65+ years10 (14.1%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (61.1%) Mortgaged (38.9%) Rented (0.0%)

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)

Asthma10 (14.1%)
Arthritis8 (11.3%)
Heart Disease6 (8.5%)
Diabetes4 (5.6%)
Cancer3 (4.2%)

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 vehicle4 (16.0%)
2 vehicles11 (44.0%)
3+ vehicles10 (40.0%)

Suburbs Near Brown Hill Creek

Same Postcode (5062)

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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.