Bagot Well vs Hamilton

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hamilton, most households are couple families. On these figures, Hamilton tends to suit couples.

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

Bagot Well

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 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 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $450/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 24%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Bagot Well

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (70 min vs 80 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (94 km vs 103.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bagot Well

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 55/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Hamilton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.0% vs -20.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bagot Well 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.

Bagot Well Hamilton
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Bagot Well Hamilton
Walkability 0 / 0
Bagot Well — Walkability: 0/100 Hamilton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 63 / 45
Bagot Well — Safety: 63/100 Hamilton — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 100 / 73
Bagot Well — Low fire risk: 100/100 Hamilton — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Bagot Well rents higher ($450/wk vs $100/wk); Bagot Well has higher household incomes ($97,448 vs $66,092).

Bagot Well Hamilton
Population 67 82
+22% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -20.2% +0.0%
Median age 52 51
Median household income $97,448/yr
+32% vs other
 $66,092/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+78% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bagot Well Hamilton
0-4 — / 6.1%
Bagot Well — 0-4: not among its largest Hamilton — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 9.0% / 9.8%
Bagot Well — 5-14: 9.0% Hamilton — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 7.5% / 4.9%
Bagot Well — 15-19: 7.5% Hamilton — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 — / —
Bagot Well — 20-24: not among its largest Hamilton — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.4% / 8.5%
Bagot Well — 25-34: 10.4% Hamilton — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 14.9% / 11.0%
Bagot Well — 35-44: 14.9% Hamilton — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 11.9% / 11.0%
Bagot Well — 45-54: 11.9% Hamilton — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 20.9% / 13.4%
Bagot Well — 55-64: 20.9% Hamilton — 55-64: 13.4%
65-74 13.4% / 20.7%
Bagot Well — 65-74: 13.4% Hamilton — 65-74: 20.7%
75-84 4.5% / 6.1%
Bagot Well — 75-84: 4.5% Hamilton — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 6.0% / —
Bagot Well — 85+: 6.0% Hamilton — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

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.

Bagot Well Hamilton
England 7.5% / 7.3%
Bagot Well — England: 7.5% Hamilton — England: 7.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bagot Well 44.4% couple families
Bagot Well — Couple Families: 44.4% Bagot Well — Lone Person: 33.3% Bagot Well — One Parent Families: 22.2%
Hamilton 60.0% couple families
Hamilton — Couple Families: 60.0% Hamilton — Lone Person: 40.0% Hamilton — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bagot Well 100.0% houses
Bagot Well — Houses: 100.0%
Hamilton 100.0% houses
Hamilton — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bagot Well Hamilton
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 18.3%
Bagot Well — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Hamilton — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 16.4% / 3.7%
Bagot Well — Bachelor Degree: 16.4% Hamilton — Bachelor Degree: 3.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 4.9%
Bagot Well — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Hamilton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 6.1%
Bagot Well — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Hamilton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bagot Well 0.0% renting
Bagot Well — Owned Outright: 66.7% Bagot Well — Mortgage: 33.3% Bagot Well — Renting: 0.0%
Hamilton 9.4% renting
Hamilton — Owned Outright: 40.6% Hamilton — Mortgage: 50.0% Hamilton — Renting: 9.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Bagot Well 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

Bagot Well Hamilton
New dwellings approved 278
across Light
same for both
Approvals change year on year +43%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Bagot Well Hamilton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 33% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% 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 38% of SA Higher than 30% of SA

Liveability

Bagot Well Hamilton
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Hamilton carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 0); Hamilton carries more crime risk (55 vs 37).

Bagot Well Hamilton
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Low
37/100
 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

Bagot Well 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

Bagot Well Hamilton
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Hamilton sits further from the CBD (103.2 km vs 94 km).

Bagot Well Hamilton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 94 km 103.2 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 70 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.

Bagot Well Hamilton
Car (driver) 58.8% / 64.9%
Bagot Well — Car (driver): 58.8% Hamilton — Car (driver): 64.9%
Worked from Home 41.2% / 13.5%
Bagot Well — Worked from Home: 41.2% Hamilton — Worked from Home: 13.5%
Walked Only — / 21.6%
Bagot Well — Walked Only: not among its largest Hamilton — Walked Only: 21.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.9%).

Setting

Bagot Well Hamilton
Elevation 290 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 369 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bagot Well Hamilton
Connectivity score 27/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
40 premises
 0%
22 premises

Climate

Bagot Well Hamilton
Annual rainfall 460 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bagot Well Hamilton
Average residential rate $2,297/yr
same for both
Council Light
same for both

Federal electorate

Bagot Well Hamilton
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bagot Well Hamilton
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bagot Well

Rural

Hamilton

Retirees Rural

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