Chain Of Ponds Postcode

South Australia

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above SA income
5231
Postcode for Chain Of Ponds, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 24 km from Adelaide · Pop. 39
39
Population
50
Median Age
$2,250
Household Income/wk
$180
Median Rent/wk
9/10
SEIFA Advantage
9.8
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 Chain Of Ponds ranks: household income is in the top 10% of SA suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Chain Of Ponds Compares

Chain Of Ponds vs the SA average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricChain Of PondsSA avgAU avgGreater Adelaide
Household income/wk $2,250 +SA $1,545 $1,836 $1,620
Rent/wk $180 -SA $308 $390 $329
Mortgage/month $2,925 +SA $1,558 $1,958 $1,666
Median age 50 45.0 45.0 42.0
SEIFA decile 9/10 +SA 5.0/10 6.0/10 7.0/10
Unemployment 0.0% -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.

Chain Of Ponds is a locality 24 km from Adelaide in South Australia, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 5231. It falls within the Adelaide - Central and Hills region. The local government area is Adelaide Hills.

According to the 2021 Census, Chain Of Ponds has a population of 39 with a median age of 50. The median weekly household income is $2,250, above the SA average.

Housing in Chain Of Ponds includes a median weekly rent of $180, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,925, with 8 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, Chain Of Ponds scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Chain Of Ponds is part of the Adelaide Hills statistical area in South Australia.

Chain Of Ponds Details

Postcode5231
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)39
Median Age50 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,250/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$762/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$180
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,925
Average Household Size3 persons
Area9.8 km²
Population Density4/km²
Total Dwellings8
Australian Citizens69.2%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile9/10 (well above average)
Latitude-34.823333
Longitude138.831667
Distance from Adelaide24 km
Region (SA4)Adelaide - Central and Hills
Area (SA3)Adelaide Hills
Local GovernmentAdelaide Hills
Federal ElectorateMayo

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (30.8%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (43.6%) 65+ (25.6%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years12 (30.8%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years17 (43.6%)
65+ years10 (25.6%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (0.0%) Mortgaged (100.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 9 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Diabetes4 (10.3%)
Asthma3 (7.7%)

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 vehicle0 (0.0%)
2 vehicles6 (54.5%)
3+ vehicles5 (45.5%)

Suburbs Near Chain Of Ponds

Millbrook 3.2 km Cudlee Creek 3.7 km Inglewood 4.2 km Gumeracha 4.7 km Kersbrook 4.8 km Lower Hermitage 5.4 km Paracombe 5.9 km Houghton 6.5 km Forreston 6.8 km Kenton Valley 7.1 km Upper Hermitage 7.7 km Castambul 8.1 km

Same Postcode (5231)

Kersbrook Millbrook

More Chain Of Ponds Data

Adelaide Hills LGA 54 suburbs, 32 postcodes, 41,441 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Hahndorf (23.1 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Adelaide Hills LGA

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.