Chapel Hill Postcode

South Australia

Inner Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above SA income
5153
Postcode for Chapel Hill, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 23 km from Adelaide · Pop. 127
127
Population
43
Median Age
$2,833
Household Income/wk
$300
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
6.7
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 Chapel Hill 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 Chapel Hill Compares

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

MetricChapel HillSA avgAU avgGreater Adelaide
Household income/wk $2,833 +SA $1,545 $1,836 $1,620
Rent/wk $300 ≈SA $308 $390 $329
Mortgage/month $1,565 ≈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 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.

Chapel Hill is a locality 23 km from Adelaide in South Australia, classified as inner regional by the ABS. The postcode is 5153. It falls within the South Australia - South East region. The local government area is Mount Barker.

According to the 2021 Census, Chapel Hill has a population of 127 with a median age of 43. The median weekly household income is $2,833, above the SA average.

Housing in Chapel Hill includes a median weekly rent of $300, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,565, with 49 total dwellings. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

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

Chapel Hill is part of the Fleurieu - Kangaroo Island statistical area in South Australia.

Chapel Hill Details

Postcode5153
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)127
Median Age43 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,833/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$939/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$300
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,565
Average Household Size2.8 persons
Area6.7 km²
Population Density19/km²
Total Dwellings49
Australian Citizens98.4%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-35.0815464
Longitude138.7643362
Distance from Adelaide23 km
Region (SA4)South Australia - South East
Area (SA3)Fleurieu - Kangaroo Island
Local GovernmentMount Barker
Federal ElectorateMayo

Age Profile

0–14 (15.0%) 15–24 (13.4%) 25–44 (22.8%) 45–64 (27.6%) 65+ (19.7%)
Show counts
0–14 years19 (15.0%)
15–24 years17 (13.4%)
25–44 years29 (22.8%)
45–64 years35 (27.6%)
65+ years25 (19.7%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (54.5%) Mortgaged (45.5%) 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)

Arthritis12 (9.4%)
Asthma8 (6.3%)
Heart Disease7 (5.5%)
Cancer6 (4.7%)
Diabetes4 (3.1%)

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 vehicle3 (7.0%)
2 vehicles21 (48.8%)
3+ vehicles19 (44.2%)

Suburbs Near Chapel Hill

Same Postcode (5153)

More Chapel Hill 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.