Hartley SA 5255
94 addresses · 12 streets
Mayo Electorate › Alexandrina LGA › Hartley · 49 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Hartley is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 149 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,958 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 95% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Strathalbyn Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Hartley itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
Getting around. Airport: Adelaide Airport, 53 km north-west.
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: 2% 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 | 2.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 9.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.1% · Labour-force participation 71.2%
Population by age in Hartley
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 15 |
| 15-19 | 11 |
| 20-24 | 10 |
| 25-34 | 7 |
| 35-44 | 16 |
| 45-54 | 29 |
| 55-64 | 26 |
| 65-74 | 22 |
| 75-84 | 14 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Hartley
| House | 57 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Hartley
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 10 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 21 |
| $3,000+ | 9 |
Top ancestries in Hartley
| English | 72 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 67 |
| German | 14 |
| Irish | 9 |
| Dutch | 6 |
| Scottish | 5 |
Housing tenure in Hartley
| Owned | 23 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 35 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Hartley
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 14 |
| 3 | 17 |
| 4+ | 17 |
Commute to work in Hartley
| Car | 69 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 11 |
Top countries of birth in Hartley
| England | 12 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,327 bird observations recorded near Hartley — most often seen:
- Diamond Firetail (114)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (67)
- Little Raven (66)
- Galah (65)
- Singing Honeyeater (59)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (59)
- Australian Magpie (55)
- South-eastern Red-rumped Parrot (54)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (48)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (47)
- White-browed Babbler (47)
- Common Starling (45)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (42)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Hartley
- White-plumed Honeyeater (40)
- Crimson Rosella (38)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (38)
- South-eastern Hooded Robin (37)
- Common Bronzewing (36)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (36)
- South-eastern Singing Honeyeater (35)
- Eastern Galah (34)
- House Sparrow (33)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (32)
- South-east Southern Whiteface (31)
- Tree Martin (29)
- Willie Wagtail (29)
- Australian Ringneck (28)
- Black Kite (28)
- Red Wattlebird (28)
- South Australian Superb Fairy-wren (27)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Hartley:
- Salem (5 km)
- Woodchester (6.1 km)
- Red Creek (6.8 km)
- Bletchley (7.8 km)
- Callington (8.6 km)
- Monarto South (9.9 km)
- Highland Valley (10.1 km)
- St Ives (11 km)
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Streets
- Avondale Road (2)
- Callington Road (6)
- Chaunceys Line Road (27)
- Erimar Road (1)
- Harvey Road (4)
- Jaensch Road (10)
- North Bremer Road (18)
- Pepper Tree Lane (6)
- Riverdale Lane (1)
- Sitz Road (4)
- South Bremer Road (14)
- Stanton Road (1)
