SA · Elliston Council
Bramfield, 5670
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- Green suburb
- Café precinct
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Bramfield is a welcoming smaller community in Elliston, with a settled community character. Far from the capital hubbub, it offers genuine distance, local character and room to live at a slower pace. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.
The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area. There is a settled, neighbourly feel to the area that rewards people who like knowing their patch.
Occasional new builds add variety while most of the suburb keeps its established look.
Population
- Population
- 31
- Median age
- 60
- Median household income / week
- $725
- Dwelling vacancy
- 38.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 10 of 26
- Median monthly mortgage
- $542
- Employment rate
- 44.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.
14 planning-related records
2026· 2 proposals
April 2026
- Commercial forestry (for the planting and retention of native vegetation and commercial use of the carbon absorption capacity of this vegetation).14488 FLINDERS HWY BRAMFIELD SA 5670;16256 FLINDERS HWY ELLISTON SA 5670;19343 BIRDSEYE HWY ELLISTON SA 5670;LOT 200 FLINDERS HWY SHERINGA SA 5607Decision Made
- Storage building76 ANDREW SCOTT DR BRAMFIELD SA 5670Under Assessment
2025· 3 proposals
December 2025
- Commercial forestry in the form of environmental plantings for carbon captureLOT 2 GROVE RD BRAMFIELD SA 5670Decision Made
July 2025
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding (store)54 ANDREW SCOTT DR BRAMFIELD SA 5670Decision Made
April 2025
- Commercial forestry (for the planting and retention of native vegetation and commercial use of the carbon absorption capacity of this vegetation)18878 BIRDSEYE HWY BRAMFIELD SA 5670;LOT 1 BIRDSEYE HWY BRAMFIELD SA 5670Decision Made
2024· 4 proposals
November 2024
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding51 PRICE MAURICE LANE BRAMFIELD SA 5670Decision Made
- Owner builder Storage shedLOT 30 SECOND ST BRAMFIELD SA 5670Decision Made
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with associated ancillary amenities blockLOT 76 MAIN ST BRAMFIELD SA 5670Decision Made
January 2024
- Construction of an open sided personal storage building (store)76 ANDREW SCOTT DR BRAMFIELD SA 5670Decision Made
2023· 2 proposals
July 2023
- Construction of an outbuilding (shed) and ancillary earthworks12 FOURTH ST BRAMFIELD SA 5670Decision Made
May 2023
- Construction of a detached dwelling and attached garage (UMR), deck and verandah51 CHICKERLOO RD BRAMFIELD SA 5670Decision Made
2022· 2 proposals
December 2022
- Commercial forestry (for the planting and retention of native vegetation and commercial use of the carbon absorption capacity of this vegetation)LOT 264 FLINDERS HWY BRAMFIELD SA 5670Decision Made
November 2022
- Commercial forestry (for the planting and retention of native vegetation and commercial use of the carbon absorption capacity of this vegetation)LOT 266 OLD COACH RD BRAMFIELD SA 5670Decision Made
2021· 1 proposal
March 2021
- Agricultural building14488 FLINDERS HWY BRAMFIELD SA 5670Decision Made
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Heritage placeState heritage
Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Safer places from CFS designated locations.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Bushfire & hazard overlays (SA) — Government of South Australia · Period: current · Updated on site
Recent changes
- Heritage placeheritageState heritage
- Agricultural buildingplanning14488 FLINDERS HWY BRAMFIELD SA 5670Lodged 31 Mar 2021 · Decision Made
- Commercial forestry (for the planting and retention of native vegetation and commercial use of the carbon absorption capacity of this vegetation)planning18878 BIRDSEYE HWY BRAMFIELD SA 5670;LOT 1 BIRDSEYE HWY BRAMFIELD SA 5670Lodged 10 Apr 2025 · Decision Made
- Commercial forestry (for the planting and retention of native vegetation and commercial use of the carbon absorption capacity of this vegetation)planningLOT 264 FLINDERS HWY BRAMFIELD SA 5670Lodged 20 Dec 2022 · Decision Made
- Commercial forestry (for the planting and retention of native vegetation and commercial use of the carbon absorption capacity of this vegetation)planningLOT 266 OLD COACH RD BRAMFIELD SA 5670Lodged 02 Nov 2022 · Decision Made
- Commercial forestry (for the planting and retention of native vegetation and commercial use of the carbon absorption capacity of this vegetation).planning14488 FLINDERS HWY BRAMFIELD SA 5670;16256 FLINDERS HWY ELLISTON SA 5670;19343 BIRDSEYE HWY ELLISTON SA 5670;LOT 200 FLINDERS HWY SHERINGA SA 5607Lodged 15 Apr 2026 · Decision Made
- Commercial forestry in the form of environmental plantings for carbon captureplanningLOT 2 GROVE RD BRAMFIELD SA 5670Lodged 22 Dec 2025 · Decision Made
- Construction of a detached dwelling and attached garage (UMR), deck and verandahplanning51 CHICKERLOO RD BRAMFIELD SA 5670Lodged 04 May 2023 · Decision Made
- Construction of a domestic outbuildingplanning51 PRICE MAURICE LANE BRAMFIELD SA 5670Lodged 12 Nov 2024 · Decision Made
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding (store)planning54 ANDREW SCOTT DR BRAMFIELD SA 5670Lodged 06 Jul 2025 · Decision Made
Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · Updated on site
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Updated on site
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