Allendale North vs Hamilton
Allendale North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 51 in Hamilton. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Allendale North tends to suit families with children.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Allendale North
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 55/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Hamilton
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $319/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 19%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Allendale North
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (92.7 km vs 103.2 km)
- has a shorter drive in (74 min vs 80 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Allendale North carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 55/100)
- Hamilton has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 22%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Allendale North
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.2% vs 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Allendale North and Hamilton drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Allendale North rents higher ($319/wk vs $100/wk); Allendale North has more residents (162 vs 82).
| Allendale North | Hamilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 162 +49% vs other | 82 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.2% | +0.0% |
| Median age | 44 | 51 |
| Median household income | $87,724/yr +25% vs other | $66,092/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $319/wk +69% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Allendale North | Hamilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Allendale North | Hamilton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 278 across Light same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +43% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Allendale North | Hamilton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 66% of SA | Higher than 33% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 17% of SA | Higher than 34% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 39% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of SA | Higher than 30% of SA |
Liveability
| Allendale North | Hamilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Hamilton carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 0); Hamilton carries more crime risk (55 vs 16).
| Allendale North | Hamilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 27/100 |
| Crime | Low 16/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Allendale North | Hamilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Allendale North | Hamilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Hamilton sits further from the CBD (103.2 km vs 92.7 km).
| Allendale North | Hamilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 92.7 km | 103.2 km +11% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 74 min | 80 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 5373 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 75 postcode 5373 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.2%).
Setting
| Allendale North | Hamilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 319 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 369 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Allendale North | Hamilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 19/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 54 premises | 0% 22 premises |
Climate
| Allendale North | Hamilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 460 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Allendale North | Hamilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,297/yr same for both | |
| Council | Light same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Allendale North | Hamilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Allendale North | Hamilton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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