Beaumont vs Hazelwood Park

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Beaumont, most households are couple families. In Hazelwood Park, about half of households are couple families. Hazelwood Park is closer to the city centre: 6.3 km, against 8.2 km.

Beaumont and Hazelwood Park are both affluent Adelaide suburbs with similar socio-economic standing, but they suit different priorities. Hazelwood Park is closer to the CBD (6.3 km versus 8.2 km), more walkable (82 versus 63), and has a higher liveability score (82 versus 67), making it better suited to those valuing convenience and urban amenities. Beaumont offers higher median household income ($134,004 versus $119,600) and significantly lower bushfire risk (86 versus 0), though it carries higher flood risk (29 versus 81). Property prices are comparable, with Beaumont's median house price slightly higher at $1,797,500 compared to $1,741,000.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Beaumont

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 63%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Hazelwood Park

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($820,000 vs $1,488,260)
  • has cheaper units ($610,000 vs $757,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hazelwood Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($345/wk vs $450/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Hazelwood Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 63/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hazelwood Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 14%)
  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 63/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Beaumont and Hazelwood Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
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.

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
Walkability 63 / 82
Beaumont — Walkability: 63/100 Hazelwood Park — Walkability: 82/100
Safety 75 / 73
Beaumont — Safety: 75/100 Hazelwood Park — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 14 / 100
Beaumont — Low fire risk: 14/100 Hazelwood Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 71 / 19
Beaumont — Low flood risk: 71/100 Hazelwood Park — Low flood risk: 19/100

Demographics

Beaumont has more residents (2,731 vs 1,953); Beaumont rents higher ($450/wk vs $345/wk).

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
Population 2,731
+28% vs other
 1,953
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.0% +4.2%
Median age 45 43
Median household income $134,004/yr
+11% vs other
 $119,600/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+23% vs other
 $345/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
0-4 4.4% / 5.0%
Beaumont — 0-4: 4.4% Hazelwood Park — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 13.6% / 15.0%
Beaumont — 5-14: 13.6% Hazelwood Park — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 7.4% / 5.5%
Beaumont — 15-19: 7.4% Hazelwood Park — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 5.2% / 5.4%
Beaumont — 20-24: 5.2% Hazelwood Park — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 6.6% / 8.7%
Beaumont — 25-34: 6.6% Hazelwood Park — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 12.4% / 13.1%
Beaumont — 35-44: 12.4% Hazelwood Park — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 13.6% / 14.0%
Beaumont — 45-54: 13.6% Hazelwood Park — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 14.4% / 13.3%
Beaumont — 55-64: 14.4% Hazelwood Park — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 12.9% / 11.7%
Beaumont — 65-74: 12.9% Hazelwood Park — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 6.7% / 6.9%
Beaumont — 75-84: 6.7% Hazelwood Park — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ 2.4% / 2.5%
Beaumont — 85+: 2.4% Hazelwood Park — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beaumont 62.0% couple families
Beaumont — Couple Families: 62.0% Beaumont — Lone Person: 26.3% Beaumont — One Parent Families: 9.3% Beaumont — Group Household: 1.3% Beaumont — Other Families: 1.0%
Hazelwood Park 52.2% couple families
Hazelwood Park — Couple Families: 52.2% Hazelwood Park — Lone Person: 33.8% Hazelwood Park — One Parent Families: 10.6% Hazelwood Park — Group Household: 3.4% Hazelwood Park — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beaumont 10.6% renting
Beaumont — Owned Outright: 49.6% Beaumont — Mortgage: 39.8% Beaumont — Renting: 10.6%
Hazelwood Park 17.7% renting
Hazelwood Park — Owned Outright: 45.2% Hazelwood Park — Mortgage: 37.1% Hazelwood Park — Renting: 17.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
China 6.0% / 6.7%
Beaumont — China: 6.0% Hazelwood Park — China: 6.7%
England 5.0% / 5.8%
Beaumont — England: 5.0% Hazelwood Park — England: 5.8%
India 2.3% / 1.4%
Beaumont — India: 2.3% Hazelwood Park — India: 1.4%
Malaysia 2.2% / 1.3%
Beaumont — Malaysia: 2.2% Hazelwood Park — Malaysia: 1.3%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.1%
Beaumont — New Zealand: 1.4% Hazelwood Park — New Zealand: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

Qualifications

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

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
Bachelor Degree 24.8% / 26.9%
Beaumont — Bachelor Degree: 24.8% Hazelwood Park — Bachelor Degree: 26.9%
Postgraduate Degree 13.7% / 11.9%
Beaumont — Postgraduate Degree: 13.7% Hazelwood Park — Postgraduate Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 7.6%
Beaumont — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Hazelwood Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Certificate III & IV 5.0% / 5.8%
Beaumont — Certificate III & IV: 5.0% Hazelwood Park — Certificate III & IV: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 3.3%
Beaumont — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Hazelwood Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beaumont 86.2% houses
Beaumont — Houses: 86.2% Beaumont — Townhouses: 13.3% Beaumont — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Hazelwood Park 76.3% houses
Hazelwood Park — Houses: 76.3% Hazelwood Park — Townhouses: 19.8% Hazelwood Park — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
Median house price $1,720,000 $1,850,000
Median unit price $757,500 $610,000
Median land price $1,488,260 $820,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 34 sales
 22 days
from 18 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
3 bed $1.61M / $1.55M
Beaumont — 3 bed: $1.61M (33 sales) Hazelwood Park — 3 bed: $1.55M (22 sales)

33 vs 22 sales

4 bed $2.05M / $2.06M
Beaumont — 4 bed: $2.05M (31 sales) Hazelwood Park — 4 bed: $2.06M (17 sales)

31 vs 17 sales

Zoning mix

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
Residential 91% 98%
Environmental 8% 0%
Commercial 0% 2%
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

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
New dwellings approved 250
across Burnside
same for both
Approvals change year on year +32%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
Houses 2.3%
$900/wk on $2.06M
 —
Units — 4.5%
$590/wk on $675K

Ranking within SA

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
House price Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Income Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
Affordability Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 49% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 99% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 5% of SA —
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 51% of SA

Liveability

Hazelwood Park is more walkable (82 vs 63); Hazelwood Park scores higher overall (82 vs 67).

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
Grade A
same for both
Score 67/100 82/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Beaumont carries more bushfire risk (86 vs 0); Hazelwood Park carries more flood risk (81 vs 29).

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
Bushfire High
86/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
25/100
 Low
27/100
Flood Low
29/100
 High
81/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
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
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 4.8 km
 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 3.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.1% 3.5%

Amenities in the suburb

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 5 7
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 5

Mobility

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
Walkability score 63/100 82/100
Distance to Adelaide 8.2 km
+23% vs other
 6.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 14 min 11 min
Public transport score 68/100
Bus
 76/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 21.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 29.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.8%
postcode 5066
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 5066
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.

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
Car (driver) 69.5% / 68.3%
Beaumont — Car (driver): 69.5% Hazelwood Park — Car (driver): 68.3%
Worked from Home 19.2% / 19.3%
Beaumont — Worked from Home: 19.2% Hazelwood Park — Worked from Home: 19.3%
Bus 4.7% / 4.9%
Beaumont — Bus: 4.7% Hazelwood Park — Bus: 4.9%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 4.2%
Beaumont — Car (passenger): 5.1% Hazelwood Park — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Bicycle 1.0% / 2.5%
Beaumont — Bicycle: 1.0% Hazelwood Park — Bicycle: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.5%).

Setting

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
Elevation 189 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 115 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.7 km
same for both

NBN connectivity

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
Connectivity score 70/100 72/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
1,124 premises
 31%
920 premises

Climate

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
Average residential rate $2,410/yr
same for both
Council Burnside
same for both

Federal electorate

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
Division Sturt
same for both
Member Claire Clutterham
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Beaumont Hazelwood Park
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Beaumont

Inner Large Blocks Parks Premium Professionals Quiet

Hazelwood Park

Inner Parks Premium Professionals River

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