Median price trend for houses
Based on 20 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,870,000
Up 16.0% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.77m
- 4 bed
- $2.05m
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The quick read on
Hawthorn
SA 5062 · Mitcham
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,870,000
- Median unit
- $794,000
- Population
- 2,221
- Postcode
- 5062
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ABS 2021
Hawthorn, South Australia
Property market insights for Hawthorn (SA)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Hawthorn (SA) SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 13 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$800 per week
Up 23.1% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Hawthorn (SA), SA is currently $1,870,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Hawthorn (SA) has a 12-month growth rate of 16.0% for houses and 48.3% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,770,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,050,000 in Hawthorn (SA).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Hawthorn (SA) is $800 per week. The median house rent has increased 23.1% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Hawthorn (SA) is $794,000, which has increased 48.3% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $800,000 in Hawthorn (SA). The median rent for units and apartments in Hawthorn (SA) is $538 per week and has increased 13.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Hawthorn safe?
The overall rate for Hawthorn is 3,958 offences per 100,000 residents — 5% above the Greater Adelaide 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 Hawthorn.
Overall crime rate
3,958
offences per 100,000 residents
5% aboveGreater Adelaide
HawthornGreater Adelaide: 3,761
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Hawthorn?
Hawthorn SA 5062 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
2,221 people call Hawthorn home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $2,370 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,221
- Median age
- 43 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,600 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $295 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.0%In line
15–3423.4%Below
35–5424.7%Below
55–7427.9%Above
75 and over7.4%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses72.7%Below
Townhouses6.3%Below
Apartments21.4%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright40.4%Above
Paying a mortgage35.7%Below
Renting23.9%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car6.7%Below
One car31.1%Below
Two cars41.2%Above
Three or more20.6%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home14.6%Above
Drove to work59.6%Below
Train, tram or bus4.9%In line
Walked or cycled4.0%Above
What stands out in Hawthorn
14.6% of workers in Hawthorn worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.
4.3% of Hawthorn residents were born in England.
47.7% of people in Hawthorn described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Hawthorn
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Hawthorn SA 5062.
Is Hawthorn family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.0% of Hawthorn's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
632 family households lived in Hawthorn; 50.8% were couple families and 9.7% were one-parent families.
33.2% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Hawthorn?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Hawthorn had 2,221 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
35.3% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Hawthorn?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 72.7% of occupied private dwellings in Hawthorn.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 6.3% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 21.4% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Hawthorn?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
40.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
35.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
23.9% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Hawthorn?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Hawthorn had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 23.1% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 33.2%, while 28.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Hawthorn?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
14.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
59.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
4.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Hawthorn?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
6.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 31.1% of the total.
61.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Hawthorn, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
67.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 32.9% reported a different address.
20.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Hawthorn?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
83.4% of residents used only English at home.
14.7% used a language other than English at home.
2.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.6% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Hawthorn residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
20.7% of Hawthorn's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 79.3% was born in Australia.
1.4% of residents were born in China.
1.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Hawthorn?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 43.3% of ancestry responses in Hawthorn.
Australian ancestry made up 33.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 3.9% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Hawthorn?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
39.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 17.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 21.9% of workers, and education and training employed 8.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Hawthorn?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 64.6%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
33.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 25.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.3%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Hawthorn show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
62.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.0% reported asthma, 8.2% arthritis and 3.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Hawthorn?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
43.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 17.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 14.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Hawthorn?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,370 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,600.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $295 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Hawthorn compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 14.6% in Hawthorn, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 40.4% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 23.9% in Hawthorn, against 29.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Hawthorn (SA)
Is Hawthorn (SA) expensive?
The median house price is $1,870,000, while units and apartments sit at $794,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Hawthorn (SA) good for families?
The Census counted 632 local families, and 17.0% 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 Hawthorn (SA)?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,770,000, 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 Hawthorn (SA)
34 streets in Hawthorn (SA)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abbotshall Rd
- Angas Rd
- Belair Rd
- Bernard St
- Bowillia Ave
- Cameron Rd
- Clifton St
- Cross Rd
- Denning St
- Devonshire St
- Durdin Rd
- Egmont Tce
- Frimley Gr
- Garwood St
- George St
- Godden St
- Grange Rd
- Hale Ave
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- Hampton St
- Hawthorn Cr
- Hilda Tce
- Jeffrey St
- Jervois St
- Kent St
- King Edward Ave
- Llewelyn Tce
- Monmouth Rd
- Richmond Rd
- Rosevear St
- Short Ave
- Sussex Tce
- Wemyss Ave
- William St
- Wurilba Ave
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