Hynam SA 5262
110 addresses · 26 streets
Barker Electorate › Naracoorte Lucindale LGA › Hynam · 304 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Hynam is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 198 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,708 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Naracoorte Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Hynam itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
Getting around. Airport: Naracoorte Airport, 13.9 km 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: 5.1% 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 | 5.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 7.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 0.9% · Labour-force participation 73.2%
Population by age in Hynam
| 0-4 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 33 |
| 15-19 | 3 |
| 20-24 | 6 |
| 25-34 | 10 |
| 35-44 | 28 |
| 45-54 | 30 |
| 55-64 | 30 |
| 65-74 | 36 |
| 75-84 | 4 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Hynam
| House | 73 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Hynam
| <$650 | 13 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 22 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 24 |
| $3,000+ | 14 |
Top ancestries in Hynam
| Australian | 93 |
|---|---|
| English | 90 |
| Scottish | 34 |
| German | 16 |
| Irish | 9 |
| Other | 5 |
Housing tenure in Hynam
| Owned | 32 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 25 |
| Rented | 12 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Hynam
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 25 |
| 3 | 20 |
| 4+ | 15 |
Commute to work in Hynam
| Car | 61 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 33 |
Top countries of birth in Hynam
| England | 5 |
|---|---|
| Samoa | 4 |
Languages used at home in Hynam
| Samoan | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
167 bird observations recorded near Hynam — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (16)
- Red Wattlebird (13)
- Western Striated Pardalote (12)
- Long-billed Corella (11)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (8)
- South-eastern Red-rumped Parrot (8)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (8)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (8)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (7)
- Crimson Rosella (5)
- Galah (5)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (5)
- White-necked Heron (5)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Hynam
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (5)
- Australian Wood Duck (4)
- Eastern Galah (4)
- Little Raven (4)
- Noisy Miner (4)
- Australian Hobby (3)
- Bush Stone-curlew (3)
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (3)
- Eurasian Blackbird (3)
- European Common Starling (3)
- House Sparrow (3)
- South-eastern Crimson Rosella (3)
- Southern Forest Raven (3)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (3)
- Southern Rufous Whistler (3)
- White-faced Heron (3)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (2)
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 Hynam:
- Laurie Park (8.7 km)
- Kybybolite (9.5 km)
- Koppamurra (11.1 km)
- Mount Light (11.3 km)
- Wild Dog Valley (11.5 km)
- Naracoorte (11.7 km)
- Struan (16.7 km)
- Binnum (17.4 km)
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Streets
- Biggins Road (3)
- Burgess Road (3)
- Cromper Road (1)
- Frances Road (8)
- Hynam Caves Road (10)
- Jessie Road (8)
- Jim Bowes Road (1)
- Jim Rowes Road (1)
- Lobbans Road (2)
- Mcgowans Road (2)
- Miles Road (7)
- Nolans Road (4)
- Pallants Road (3)
- Parsons Lane (2)
- Peake Terrace (1)
- Penders Road (3)
- Pondam Road (4)
- Richmond Street (1)
- Rochow Wrays Road (8)
- Schinckel Road (1)
- Schinckels Road (2)
- Schultzs Road (2)
- Smith Terrace (1)
- Toms Road (1)
- Walla-walla Road (1)
- Wimmera Highway (30)
