Polish Hill River SA 5453
29 addresses · 9 streets
Grey Electorate › Clare and Gilbert Valleys LGA › Polish Hill River · 116 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Polish Hill River is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 38 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $2,750 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, 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 Gilbert Valley statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Polish Hill River itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 café or restaurant
1 Catholic church
1 hospital
1 golf club
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: 6% 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 | 6.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 22.2% |
Demographics
Population by age in Polish Hill River
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 3 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 0 |
| 45-54 | 4 |
| 55-64 | 7 |
| 65-74 | 7 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Polish Hill River
| House | 14 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Polish Hill River
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 0 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 3 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Polish Hill River
| English | 24 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 19 |
| Scottish | 4 |
| Ancestry NS | 4 |
| Irish | 3 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
Housing tenure in Polish Hill River
| Owned | 5 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 3 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Polish Hill River
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 5 |
| 4+ | 4 |
Commute to work in Polish Hill River
| Car | 19 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Polish Hill River
| England | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
5,872 bird observations recorded near Polish Hill River — most often seen:
- Eastern White-plumed Honeyeater (477)
- Fleurieu Adelaide Rosella (466)
- South-eastern Red-rumped Parrot (441)
- Eastern Galah (433)
- North-eastern Brown Treecreeper (380)
- Western Red Wattlebird (360)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (341)
- Little Raven (339)
- Common Starling (334)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (332)
- South-eastern Musk Lorikeet (257)
- Western Striated Pardalote (203)
- Common Bronzewing (195)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Polish Hill River
- Eastern Dusky Woodswallow (164)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (141)
- Mainland Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (110)
- House Sparrow (78)
- Purple-crowned Lorikeet (77)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (76)
- Eastern Peaceful Dove (71)
- Australian Wood Duck (68)
- Galah (68)
- Australian Magpie (66)
- South Australian White-winged Chough (64)
- Crimson Rosella (63)
- Eurasian Blackbird (62)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (57)
- Southern Magpie-lark (54)
- Red Wattlebird (52)
- Australian Sacred Kingfisher (43)
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 Polish Hill River:
- Sevenhill (4.1 km)
- Spring Farm (4.7 km)
- Penwortham (5.2 km)
- Gillentown (5.3 km)
- Mintaro (6 km)
- Stanley (7.3 km)
- Spring Gully (7.7 km)
- Clare (7.8 km)
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Streets
- Edwards Road (3)
- Jolly Way (3)
- Mount Rufus Road (1)
- Polish Hill River Road (12)
- Quarry Road (4)
- Sevenhill-mintaro Road (1)
- Spring Farm Road (2)
- Stonecutting Road (1)
- Ystalyfera Avenue (2)
