Median price trend for houses
Based on 7 sales in the preceding 12 months
$235,000
Up 31.5% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $221k
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The quick read on
Hawker
SA 5434 · Flinders Ranges
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $235,000
- Population
- 301
- Postcode
- 5434
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Hawker, South Australia
Property market insights for Hawker (SA)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Hawker (SA) SA
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Hawker (SA), SA is currently $235,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Hawker (SA) has a 12-month growth rate of 31.5% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $221,000 in Hawker (SA).
Crime and safety
Is Hawker safe?
The overall rate for Hawker is 16,380 offences per 100,000 residents — 436% above the Rest of SA benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Hawker.
Overall crime rate
16,380
offences per 100,000 residents
436% aboveRest of SA
HawkerRest of SA: 3,055
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Hawker?
Hawker SA 5434 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
301 people call Hawker home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,160 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 301
- Median age
- 51 years
- Median mortgage
- $685 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $144 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.3%In line
15–3413.0%Below
35–5424.9%Above
55–7432.9%Above
75 and over10.6%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses88.6%In line
Townhouses4.1%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright44.3%Above
Paying a mortgage20.9%Below
Renting34.8%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car9.5%Above
One car31.9%Below
Two cars37.9%Above
Three or more25.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home11.3%Above
Drove to work50.3%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled16.6%Above
What stands out in Hawker
11.3% of workers in Hawker worked from home on Census day.
3.0% of Hawker residents were born in England.
40.2% of people in Hawker described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Hawker
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Hawker SA 5434.
Is Hawker family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.3% of Hawker's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of SA.
71 family households lived in Hawker; 33.8% were couple families and 14.1% were one-parent families.
28.2% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Hawker?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Hawker had 301 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
43.5% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Hawker?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 88.6% of occupied private dwellings in Hawker.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 4.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Hawker?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
44.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
20.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
34.8% rented their home. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Hawker?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Hawker had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 32.2% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Two-person households represented 40.5%, while 19.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Hawker?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
11.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
50.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 16.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Hawker?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
9.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
One-car households formed 31.9% of the total.
63.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Hawker, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
69.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 30.9% reported a different address.
13.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Hawker?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
78.1% of residents used only English at home.
12.3% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Hawker residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
13.3% of Hawker's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 86.7% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 86.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Hawker?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 38.9% of ancestry responses in Hawker.
Australian ancestry made up 33.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Hawker?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
11.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Managers accounted for 22.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 7.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 6.0% of workers, and education and training employed 11.9%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Hawker?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 63.5%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
36.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.4%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Hawker show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
52.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.3% reported asthma, 11.6% arthritis and 8.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Hawker?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
21.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 21.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 30.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Hawker?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,160 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $685.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $144 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Hawker compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 11.3% in Hawker, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 44.3% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
Renting accounted for 34.8% in Hawker, against 26.0% across Rest of SA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Hawker (SA)
Is Hawker (SA) expensive?
The median house price is $235,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Hawker (SA) good for families?
The Census counted 71 local families, and 16.3% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Hawker (SA)?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $221,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Hawker (SA)
59 streets in Hawker (SA)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Arkaba St
- Barndioota Rd
- Barnes Rd
- Carpenter Rd
- Cemetery Rd
- Chace View Tce
- Cradock Rd
- Creamery Rd
- Donnolly Rd
- Druid Range Dr
- Druid Vale Rd
- Dump Rd
- Eagle Hill Rd
- East Terrace
- Elder Tce
- Fifth St
- First St
- Flinders Ranges
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- Fourth St
- Glen Lyle Rd
- Heysen Ave
- Jarvis Hill Rd
- Jarvis Rd
- Maraby Rd
- Mount Little Rd
- Mount Scott Rd
- O'Brien Rd
- Old Hookina Rd
- Old Wilpena Rd
- Parawilia Gorge Rd
- Parsons Rd
- Pumpa Rd
- Railway Tce East
- Railway Tce West
- Rawnsley St
- Red Whim Rd
- R M Williams
- Second St
- Shute Rd
- Smith Rd
- South Tce West
- Telfer Rd
- The Oaks Road
- The Outback Highway
- Third St
- Three Sisters Rd
- Warcowie Rd
- Ward Rd
- Webb Rd
- West End Flat Rd
- West Terrace
- Willow Waters Rd
- Wilpena Rd
- Wirreanda Tce
- Wonoka Creek Rd
- Wonoka Station Rd
- Wonoka Tce
- Yappala Rd
- Yednalue Dr
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