Hamley Postcode

South Australia

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
5558
Postcode for Hamley, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 131 km from Adelaide · Pop. 31
31
Population
61
Median Age
$966
Household Income/wk
$N/A
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
0.6
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 Hamley ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of SA suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in SA; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Hamley Compares

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

MetricHamleySA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $966 -SA $1,545 $1,836
Mortgage/month $718 -SA $1,558 $1,958
Median age 61 45.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -SA 5.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 0.0% -SA 6.0% 5.0%

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.

Hamley is a locality 131 km from Adelaide in South Australia, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 5558. It falls within the Barossa - Yorke - Mid North region. The local government area is Copper Coast.

According to the 2021 Census, Hamley has a population of 31 with a median age of 61. The median weekly household income is $966, below the SA average.

Housing in Hamley includes a median monthly mortgage repayment of $718, 14 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below 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, Hamley scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Hamley is part of the Yorke Peninsula statistical area in South Australia.

Hamley Details

Postcode5558
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)31
Median Age61 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$966/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$574/week
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$718
Average Household Size2 persons
Area0.6 km²
Population Density50/km²
Total Dwellings14
Australian Citizens67.7%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-34.0833762
Longitude137.6000161
Distance from Adelaide131 km
Region (SA4)Barossa - Yorke - Mid North
Area (SA3)Yorke Peninsula
Local GovernmentCopper Coast
Federal ElectorateGrey

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (16.1%) 25–44 (16.1%) 45–64 (67.7%) 65+ (19.4%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years5 (16.1%)
25–44 years5 (16.1%)
45–64 years21 (67.7%)
65+ years6 (19.4%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (55.6%) Mortgaged (44.4%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis5 (16.1%)
Diabetes5 (16.1%)

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 vehicle5 (31.2%)
2 vehicles8 (50.0%)
3+ vehicles3 (18.8%)

Suburbs Near Hamley

Kooroona 0.9 km Moonta Mines 0.9 km East Moonta 1.9 km Moonta 2.1 km Yelta 2.7 km Cross Roads 3.0 km North Moonta 3.3 km North Yelta 3.8 km Boors Plain 4.6 km Moonta Bay 4.8 km Paramatta 4.9 km Port Hughes 5.0 km

Same Postcode (5558)

Agery Cross Roads East Moonta Kooroona Moonta Moonta Bay Moonta Mines Nalyappa North Moonta North Yelta Paramatta Port Hughes Yelta

More Hamley Data

Copper Coast LGA 28 suburbs, 5 postcodes, 15,042 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Clare (97.3 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Copper Coast 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.