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The quick read on
Chain Of Ponds
SA 5231 · Adelaide Hills
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 39
- Postcode
- 5231
ABS 2021
Chain Of Ponds, South Australia
Property market insights for Chain Of Ponds
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Chain Of Ponds SA
Crime and safety
Is Chain Of Ponds safe?
The overall rate for Chain Of Ponds is 4,791 offences per 100,000 residents — 27% 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 Chain Of Ponds.
Overall crime rate
4,791
offences per 100,000 residents
27% aboveGreater Adelaide
Chain Of PondsGreater 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 Chain Of Ponds?
Chain Of Ponds SA 5231 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
39 people call Chain Of Ponds home, with an average of 3 people per household and a median household income of $2,250 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 39
- Median age
- 50 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,925 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $180 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 150.0%Below
15–3430.8%Above
35–5430.8%Above
55–7423.1%Above
75 and over15.4%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses80.0%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright0.0%Below
Paying a mortgage100.0%Above
Renting0.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car0.0%Below
Two cars75.0%Above
Three or more62.5%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home25.0%Above
Drove to work65.0%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Chain Of Ponds
25.0% of workers in Chain Of Ponds worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
7.7% of Chain Of Ponds residents were born in England.
59.0% of people in Chain Of Ponds described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Chain Of Ponds
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Chain Of Ponds SA 5231.
Is Chain Of Ponds family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
0.0% of Chain Of Ponds's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
9 family households lived in Chain Of Ponds; 33.3% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.
0.0% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Chain Of Ponds?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Chain Of Ponds had 39 residents at the 2021 Census.
0.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
38.5% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Chain Of Ponds?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 80.0% of occupied private dwellings in Chain Of Ponds.
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 Chain Of Ponds?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
0.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
100.0% 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 Chain Of Ponds?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Chain Of Ponds had 3.0 people.
One-person households made up 0.0% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Two-person households represented 62.5%, while 62.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Chain Of Ponds?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
25.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Greater Adelaide rate.
65.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Chain Of Ponds?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 0.0% of the total.
137.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Chain Of Ponds, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
61.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 38.5% reported a different address.
7.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Chain Of Ponds?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
69.2% of residents used only English at home.
0.0% 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 Chain Of Ponds residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
7.7% of Chain Of Ponds's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 92.3% 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 69.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Chain Of Ponds?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 51.3% of ancestry responses in Chain Of Ponds.
Australian ancestry made up 20.5% 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 Chain Of Ponds?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
25.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 15.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 40.0% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Chain Of Ponds?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 56.8%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
22.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 29.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.8%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Chain Of Ponds show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
46.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.7% reported asthma, 0.0% arthritis and 10.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Chain Of Ponds?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
0.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 0.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 29.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Chain Of Ponds?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,250 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,925.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $180 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Chain Of Ponds compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 25.0% in Chain Of Ponds, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 0.0% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Renting accounted for 0.0% in Chain Of Ponds, 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 Chain Of Ponds
Is Chain Of Ponds good for families?
The Census counted 9 local families. 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 Chain Of Ponds?
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 Chain Of Ponds
6 streets in Chain Of Ponds
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adelaide Gully Rd
- Newman Rd
- North East Road
- South Para Rd
- Tippett Rd
- Torrens Valley Rd
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