Black Hill SA 5353
55 addresses · 7 streets
Barker Electorate › Mid Murray LGA › Black Hill · 84 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Black Hill is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 45 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $669 a week, with median rent near $275 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2011 → 2021
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 9.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 9.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 19.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 11.1% · Labour-force participation 40.9%
Population by age in Black Hill
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 3 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 4 |
| 35-44 | 0 |
| 45-54 | 15 |
| 55-64 | 7 |
| 65-74 | 11 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Black Hill
| House | 25 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Black Hill
| <$650 | 7 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 6 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Black Hill
| Australian | 20 |
|---|---|
| English | 16 |
| German | 6 |
| Other | 6 |
| Dutch | 5 |
| Aboriginal | 4 |
Housing tenure in Black Hill
| Owned | 17 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 3 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Black Hill
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 11 |
| 3 | 11 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Black Hill
| Car | 15 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Black Hill
| Netherlands | 4 |
|---|---|
| England | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
367 bird observations recorded near Black Hill — most often seen:
- Galah (24)
- White-winged Chough (22)
- Australian Magpie (21)
- Little Raven (20)
- Singing Honeyeater (20)
- Weebill (19)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (18)
- Common Bronzewing (15)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (15)
- Western Striated Pardalote (14)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (13)
- Chestnut-rumped Thornbill (12)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (12)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Black Hill
- Australian Ringneck (11)
- Australian Raven (10)
- Mallee Ringneck (10)
- White-browed Babbler (10)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (9)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (9)
- Inland Grey Butcherbird (9)
- Southern Whiteface (9)
- Nankeen Kestrel (8)
- Southern Magpie-lark (8)
- Crimson Rosella (7)
- Eastern Galah (7)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (7)
- Noisy Miner (7)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (7)
- Spotted Pardalote (7)
- White-fronted Honeyeater (7)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
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Streets
- Black Hill Road (29)
- Falkenberg Road (1)
- Murraylands Road (6)
- Quarry Road (5)
- Rochow Road (8)
- Schulzs Road (5)
- Sleeper Track (1)
