Hackney SA 5069
517 addresses · 17 streets
Sturt Electorate › Norwood Payneham and St Peters LGA › Hackney · 2 km from Adelaide
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Living Here
Hackney is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 575 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,107 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 38% of households own their home and 45% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. 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 St Peters - Marden statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Hackney itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
11 childcare & kindergartens
Getting around. Train station: Adelaide, 1.8 km south-west · Tram stop: Botanic Gardens, 950 m south-west · Bus interchange: Klemzig Interchange, 3.8 km north-east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 8.2 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: 16.1% 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 | 16.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 23.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 9.8% · Labour-force participation 48.7%
Population by age in Hackney
| 0-4 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 44 |
| 15-19 | 67 |
| 20-24 | 39 |
| 25-34 | 86 |
| 35-44 | 60 |
| 45-54 | 55 |
| 55-64 | 71 |
| 65-74 | 65 |
| 75-84 | 49 |
| 85+ | 36 |
Dwelling types in Hackney
| House | 68 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 94 |
| Apartment | 77 |
| Other | 17 |
Households by weekly income in Hackney
| <$650 | 73 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 74 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 56 |
| $3,000+ | 44 |
Top ancestries in Hackney
| English | 230 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 191 |
| Scottish | 72 |
| Other | 55 |
| Irish | 48 |
| German | 47 |
Housing tenure in Hackney
| Owned | 70 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 27 |
| Rented | 115 |
| Other | 42 |
Cars per household in Hackney
| 0 | 53 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 120 |
| 2 | 64 |
| 3 | 13 |
| 4+ | 11 |
Commute to work in Hackney
| Car | 99 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 12 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 39 |
| Bicycle | 15 |
| Home | 30 |
Top countries of birth in Hackney
| England | 41 |
|---|---|
| China | 22 |
| Wales | 9 |
| Malta | 5 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 |
| Croatia | 4 |
Languages used at home in Hackney
| Mandarin | 23 |
|---|---|
| Greek | 10 |
| Cantonese | 4 |
| Italian | 4 |
| Polish | 4 |
| Arabic | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
111,883 bird observations recorded near Hackney — most often seen:
- Noisy Miner (8,343)
- Australian Magpie (7,458)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (6,197)
- Australian Wood Duck (5,537)
- Rock Dove (5,475)
- Galah (5,022)
- Magpie-lark (4,618)
- Southern Magpie-lark (3,756)
- Pacific Black Duck (3,714)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (3,712)
- Little Raven (3,695)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (3,618)
- Dusky Moorhen (3,605)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Hackney
- Australian White Ibis (3,456)
- Crested Pigeon (3,226)
- Eastern Rosella (3,208)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (3,156)
- Musk Lorikeet (2,869)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (2,862)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (2,810)
- Welcome Swallow (2,751)
- Masked Lapwing (2,737)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (2,646)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (2,624)
- Eurasian Coot (2,565)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (2,564)
- Giinbaywarraymal (2,485)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2,418)
- Crimson Rosella (2,397)
- European Common Starling (2,359)
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 Hackney:
- College Park (0.5 km)
- Kent Town (0.9 km)
- St Peters (1.2 km)
- Stepney (1.3 km)
- Gilberton (1.4 km)
- Norwood (1.7 km)
- North Adelaide (1.8 km)
- Joslin (1.9 km)
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Streets
- Athelney Avenue (8)
- Bertram Street (14)
- Botanic Street (22)
- Bruton Street (1)
- Cambridge Street (20)
- Eton Lane (6)
- Hackney Road (172)
- Hatswell Street (13)
- North Terrace (75)
- Osborne Street (28)
- Oxford Street (24)
- Palm Place (4)
- Regent Street (24)
- Richmond Street (41)
- Rugby Street (1)
- Vailima Court (26)
- Westbury Street (38)
