Located in South Australia, Hindmarsh Valley sits 80 km from Adelaide CBD, around 1 hour 10 minutes by car. The locality has 648 residents, a median age of 45, and a median household income of $77,220 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 36.1% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $305 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,625. Walkability is low.
Is Hindmarsh Valley a good place to live?
Hindmarsh Valley scores a B (53/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on safety and community, weaker on transit.
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 80.1 km · 71 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $1.1M
Low all-round risk
Fire 27/100 · Crime 23/100 · Flood 25/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 7/10 · median age 45 · 648 residents
Liveability Rating
53 / 100 · Ranked #222 in SAEach bar is Hindmarsh Valley's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
53 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataHindmarsh Valley's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $1.1 million, roughly 15% below where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$1,098,000
48% above its 5 neighbours (median $740,000)
Based on 20 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 36 days — median across 9 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 4 bed 15 sales $1.2M
Land
$309,880
Based on 19 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Rental Market
Rental affordability
June quarter 202593 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 32% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5211.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Is Hindmarsh Valley safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Hindmarsh Valley sits in the low band, with 8 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 38% on the prior year.
8 offences
38.5% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202514 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
Walkability
Hindmarsh Valley is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Hindmarsh Valley.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 42%
- Premises covered
- 360
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Victor Harbor: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Hindmarsh Valley is home to 648 residents, with a median age of 45, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $77,000 a year, with unemployment at 1.2%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
648
Median Age
45
Median Household Income
$77,220/yr
Census Median Rent
$305/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,625/mo
Avg Household Size
2.7
Median Personal Income
$38,324/yr
Unemployment Rate
1.2%
Unoccupied Dwellings
12.7%
Total Dwellings
220
Owner-Occupier Rate
88.7%
Houses
98.2%
Rental Stress
20.5%
Mortgage Stress
25.3%
Work From Home
19.4%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 79.2%
- English Spoken at Home
- 91.7%
- Employment Rate
- 64.2%
- Completed Year 12
- 39.7%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
3 residents (0.5%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
13.7% of residents (84) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Adelaide (75).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 613 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
3% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (11 of 336).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,533 a year through Victor Harbor based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 92%
- Environmental 3%
- Other and special use 3%
- Residential 1%
- Zones under 1% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Victor Harbor
In the year to August 2026, 347 new dwellings were approved across Victor Harbor. That mix is 308 houses and 39 units. Approvals are down 26.2% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Myponga, 15.4 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 50 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 8.1 km
- Annual rainfall
- 786 mm
- 112 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 5211, 102 of 15,235 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.4% (361 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.0%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5211, 6,891 rooftop-solar systems totalling 38.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 9,865 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 379 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
3 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 5211.
Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Rebekha Sharkie Centre Alliance
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rebekha Sharkie | 55.0% | 45.0% | +3.4 |
| 2022 | Rebekha Sharkie | 51.6% | 48.4% | -4.1 |
| 2019 | Rebekha Sharkie | 47.5% | 52.5% | -0.7 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Lou Nicholson Independent
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Lou Nicholson IND | 55.2% |
| 2022 | David Basham LP | 50.7% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Hindmarsh Valley?
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Nearby suburbs
Victor Harbor SA 5211
Port Elliot SA 5212
Hayborough SA 5211
McCracken SA 5211
Lower Inman Valley SA 5211
Chiton SA 5211
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Common questions about Hindmarsh Valley
Is Hindmarsh Valley a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Hindmarsh Valley is low (23/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Hindmarsh Valley?
Hindmarsh Valley has a low recorded bushfire history (27/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a low share of it (25/100). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Hindmarsh Valley a good place to live?
Hindmarsh Valley has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (53/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Hindmarsh Valley?
Hindmarsh Valley, SA had a population of 648 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Hindmarsh Valley, SA?
The postcode for Hindmarsh Valley, SA is 5211.
How far is Hindmarsh Valley from Adelaide?
Hindmarsh Valley is 80 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 71 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Hindmarsh Valley?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Hindmarsh Valley was $77,220 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Hindmarsh Valley?
There are too few current rental listings in Hindmarsh Valley for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $305, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Hindmarsh Valley?
The median age of residents in Hindmarsh Valley was 45 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Hindmarsh Valley at risk of bushfire?
Hindmarsh Valley has a low recorded bushfire history (27/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
What is the weather like in Hindmarsh Valley?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Hindmarsh Valley, Myponga (15.4 km away), 786 mm of rain a year over 112 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Hindmarsh Valley?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Hindmarsh Valley belong to?
Hindmarsh Valley sits within the Victor Harbor local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Hindmarsh Valley?
The average residential rates bill through Victor Harbor is $2,533 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Hindmarsh Valley?
Across Victor Harbor, 347 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 26.2% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Hindmarsh Valley in?
Hindmarsh Valley sits within the federal Division of Mayo, currently held by Rebekha Sharkie (Centre Alliance).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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