Hamley, SA

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

12/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Hamley is more socio-economically advantaged than about 12% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 902, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Hamley at a glance

Population (2021): 31
Median age: 61
Median weekly household income: $966
SEIFA score: 902
Coordinates: -34.0839, 137.5994

Hamley demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Hamley using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 57%, 0% of homes are rented, and 29% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	0	0%
Youth (15–24)	5	14%
Young adults (25–44)	5	14%
Mid-life (45–64)	21	57%
Seniors (65+)	6	16%

Share of the 37 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	10	56%
Owned with a mortgage	8	44%
Rented	0	0%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	14	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 14 occupied private dwellings in Hamley.

Median monthly mortgage: $718
Average household size: 2 people
Median weekly family income: $1,937
Median weekly personal income: $574

Community and culture

Born overseas: 7 (29%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 7 (24%)
Labour-force participation: 46.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%
Employed full-time: 8
Employed part-time: 0

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Common questions about Hamley

Where is Hamley?

Hamley is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.

What is the population of Hamley?

At the 2021 Census, Hamley had a population of about 31.

Is Hamley an advantaged area?

Hamley has an ABS SEIFA score of 902, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 12 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 12% of Australian suburbs.