Buchanan vs Hampden
Buchanan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 47 in Hampden. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Buchanan, the large majority of households are couple families. In Hampden, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Buchanan tends to suit families with children and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Buchanan is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 59%)
- Hampden carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 71/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Buchanan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 20%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Hampden
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Buchanan
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (79 min vs 96 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (106.1 km vs 116.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Hampden
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 71/100)
Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Buchanan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.9% vs 2.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Buchanan and Hampden 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
Hampden skews older (47 vs 29); Hampden has more residents (75 vs 51).
| Buchanan | Hampden | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 51 | 75 +47% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +15.9% | +2.7% |
| Median age | 29 | 47 |
| Median household income | $68,224/yr +30% vs other | $48,048/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +20% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
Zoning mix
| Buchanan | Hampden | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Buchanan | Hampden | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Goyder same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Buchanan | Hampden | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 38% of SA | Higher than 14% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 45% of SA | Higher than 29% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 34% of SA | Higher than 36% of SA |
Liveability
| Buchanan | Hampden | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Buchanan carries more crime risk (71 vs 22).
| Buchanan | Hampden | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 71/100 | Low 22/100 |
| 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
| Buchanan | Hampden | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Mobility
Hampden sits further from the CBD (116.1 km vs 106.1 km).
| Buchanan | Hampden | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 106.1 km | 116.1 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 79 min | 96 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5374 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 64 postcode 5374 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 (78.9%).
Setting
| Buchanan | Hampden | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 361 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 440 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Buchanan | Hampden | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 23/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 13 premises | 0% 33 premises |
Climate
| Buchanan | Hampden | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 420 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Buchanan | Hampden | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,395/yr same for both | |
| Council | Goyder same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Buchanan | Hampden | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Buchanan | Hampden | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.