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Hawthorn SA 5062

1,125 addresses · 34 streets

Boothby Electorate › Mitcham LGA › Hawthorn · 5 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Hawthorn is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,221 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $2,370 a week, with median rent near $295 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $2,050,000.

2,221Population
43Median age
$2,370Median household income / wk
$295Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Mitcham (SA) statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Hawthorn itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Unley Park, 750 m north-west · Tram stop: Goodwood Road (Stop 3), 2.7 km north-west · Bus interchange: Blackwood Interchange, 5.7 km south · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 7.3 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs10/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$2,050,000House · 2026 1Q

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 17.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Hawthorn

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Hawthorn SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202017.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202143.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 64.6%

Population by age in Hawthorn
Population by age, Hawthorn SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-499
5-14278
15-19143
20-24149
25-34228
35-44257
45-54291
55-64320
65-74300
75-84134
85+31
Dwelling types in Hawthorn
Dwelling types, Hawthorn SA (ABS Census 2021)
House602
Townhouse52
Apartment177
Other5
Households by weekly income in Hawthorn
Households by weekly income, Hawthorn SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650101
$650-1,499164
$1,500-2,999194
$3,000+317
Top ancestries in Hawthorn
Top ancestries, Hawthorn SA (ABS Census 2021)
English961
Australian746
Other271
Scottish250
Irish228
German185
Housing tenure in Hawthorn
Housing tenure, Hawthorn SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned328
Mortgage290
Rented194
Other7
Cars per household in Hawthorn
Cars per household, Hawthorn SA (ABS Census 2021)
055
1255
2338
3114
4+55
Commute to work in Hawthorn
Commute to work, Hawthorn SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car726
Train15
Bus41
Tram/ferry0
Walked18
Bicycle28
Home167
Top countries of birth in Hawthorn
Top countries of birth, Hawthorn SA (ABS Census 2021)
England95
India33
China32
Vietnam23
Scotland20
Germany18
Languages used at home in Hawthorn
Languages used at home, Hawthorn SA (ABS Census 2021)
Greek57
Mandarin50
Vietnamese19
Urdu16
German14
Hindi13

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

67,875 bird observations recorded near Hawthorn — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Hawthorn

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.