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The quick read on
Brown Hill Creek
SA 5062 · Mitcham
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 71
- Postcode
- 5062
ABS 2021
Brown Hill Creek, South Australia
Property market insights for Brown Hill Creek
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Brown Hill Creek SA
Crime and safety
Is Brown Hill Creek safe?
The overall rate for Brown Hill Creek is 6,843 offences per 100,000 residents — 82% above the Greater Adelaide benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Brown Hill Creek.
Overall crime rate
6,843
offences per 100,000 residents
82% aboveGreater Adelaide
Brown Hill CreekGreater Adelaide: 3,761
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Brown Hill Creek?
Brown Hill Creek SA 5062 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
71 people call Brown Hill Creek home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $2,833 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 71
- Median age
- 36 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,750 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $275 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 155.6%Below
15–3439.4%Above
35–5418.3%Below
55–7432.4%Above
75 and over4.2%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses104.5%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright61.1%Above
Paying a mortgage38.9%In line
Renting0.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car17.4%Below
Two cars47.8%Above
Three or more43.5%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home6.5%Below
Drove to work56.5%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled13.0%Above
What stands out in Brown Hill Creek
6.5% of workers in Brown Hill Creek worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Adelaide.
52.1% of people in Brown Hill Creek described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Brown Hill Creek
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Brown Hill Creek SA 5062.
Is Brown Hill Creek family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
5.6% of Brown Hill Creek's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
17 family households lived in Brown Hill Creek; 52.9% were couple families and 17.6% were one-parent families.
29.4% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Brown Hill Creek?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Brown Hill Creek had 71 residents at the 2021 Census.
26.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
36.6% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Brown Hill Creek?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 104.5% of occupied private dwellings in Brown Hill Creek.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Brown Hill Creek?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
61.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Greater Adelaide rate.
38.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
0.0% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Brown Hill Creek?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Brown Hill Creek had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 30.4% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 39.1%, while 17.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Brown Hill Creek?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
6.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
56.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 13.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Brown Hill Creek?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 17.4% of the total.
91.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Brown Hill Creek, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
77.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 22.9% reported a different address.
15.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Brown Hill Creek?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
81.7% of residents used only English at home.
11.3% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Brown Hill Creek residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
15.5% of Brown Hill Creek's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 84.5% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 80.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Brown Hill Creek?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 46.5% of ancestry responses in Brown Hill Creek.
Australian ancestry made up 28.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Brown Hill Creek?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
47.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about twice the Greater Adelaide rate.
Managers accounted for 21.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 17.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 19.6% of workers, and education and training employed 17.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Brown Hill Creek?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 73.8%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
27.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 29.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.3%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Brown Hill Creek show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
63.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
0.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
14.1% reported asthma, 11.3% arthritis and 5.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Brown Hill Creek?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
32.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 14.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 7.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 18.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Brown Hill Creek?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,833 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,750.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $275 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Brown Hill Creek compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 6.5% in Brown Hill Creek, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 61.1% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is about twice the Greater Adelaide rate.
Renting accounted for 0.0% in Brown Hill Creek, against 29.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Brown Hill Creek
Is Brown Hill Creek expensive?
There is not yet enough consistent market data for a dependable house median. The nearby suburb links make it easier to compare the wider market while local observations build.
Is Brown Hill Creek good for families?
The Census counted 17 local families, and 5.6% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Brown Hill Creek?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Brown Hill Creek
5 streets in Brown Hill Creek
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Brown Hill Creek Rd
- Emmett Rd
- Government Road
- Mount Barker Rd
- Tilleys Hill Rd
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