Hamley Bridge, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Hamley Bridge is a town in the lower Mid North of South Australia, about 78km north of Adelaide near the junction of the Gilbert and Light rivers. It is named after Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Gilbert Hamley, an acting governor of the colony; his wife, Lady Edith Hamley, laid the bridge's foundation stone in 1868. Settlement began in the early 1860s and the township was laid out in 1868, the same year the railway arrived. From 1880 to 1927 it was a break-of-gauge station where freight was transferred between broad and narrow gauge lines, and the heritage-listed stone railway station and signal box survive from that busy era. Grain farming surrounds the town today.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Hamley Bridge is more socio-economically advantaged than about 6% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 867, 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 Bridge at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 709
- Median age
- 47
- Median weekly household income
- $1,008
- SEIFA score
- 867
- Coordinates
- -34.3488, 138.6618
Hamley Bridge demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Hamley Bridge 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 28%, 19% of homes are rented, and 16% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 122 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 78 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 145 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 202 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 165 | 23% |
Share of the 712 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 90 | 33% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 113 | 41% |
| Rented | 53 | 19% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 261 | 97% |
| Townhouses & semis | 8 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 269 occupied private dwellings in Hamley Bridge.
- Median weekly rent
- $220
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,018
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,440
- Median weekly personal income
- $585
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 107 (16%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 22 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 21 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 187 (33%)
- Labour-force participation
- 47.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.9%
- Employed full-time
- 139
- Employed part-time
- 98
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 Bridge
Where is Hamley Bridge?
Hamley Bridge is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Hamley Bridge?
At the 2021 Census, Hamley Bridge had a population of about 709.
Is Hamley Bridge an advantaged area?
Hamley Bridge has an ABS SEIFA score of 867, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 6 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 6% of Australian suburbs.
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