College Park vs Hackney

In College Park, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. In Hackney, about half of households rent and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in College Park: a median of $2.5 million, against $1.62 million in Hackney, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, College Park tends to suit couples, while Hackney suits renters, people living alone, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

College Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (75% vs 26%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 27%)
  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 96/100)
  • But Hackney has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • College Park leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 36%)
  • Hackney has cheaper houses ($1,620,000 vs $2,505,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hackney

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (54% vs 32%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $400/wk)
  • But College Park leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

College Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 80/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • College Park carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 96/100)
  • Hackney has more units and townhouses to downsize into (74% vs 25%)

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

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

College Park Hackney
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.

College Park Hackney
Walkability 88 / 80
College Park — Walkability: 88/100 Hackney — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 53 / 4
College Park — Safety: 53/100 Hackney — Safety: 4/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
College Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Hackney — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 17 / 25
College Park — Low flood risk: 17/100 Hackney — Low flood risk: 25/100

Demographics

College Park has higher household incomes ($127,608 vs $57,564); College Park rents higher ($400/wk vs $300/wk).

College Park Hackney
Population 755
+24% vs other
 575
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.2% +1.4%
Median age 42 41
Median household income $127,608/yr
+55% vs other
 $57,564/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+25% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

College Park Hackney
0-4 3.3% / 1.6%
College Park — 0-4: 3.3% Hackney — 0-4: 1.6%
5-14 11.0% / 7.7%
College Park — 5-14: 11.0% Hackney — 5-14: 7.7%
15-19 7.9% / 11.7%
College Park — 15-19: 7.9% Hackney — 15-19: 11.7%
20-24 6.6% / 6.8%
College Park — 20-24: 6.6% Hackney — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 11.9% / 15.0%
College Park — 25-34: 11.9% Hackney — 25-34: 15.0%
35-44 10.5% / 10.4%
College Park — 35-44: 10.5% Hackney — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 13.1% / 9.6%
College Park — 45-54: 13.1% Hackney — 45-54: 9.6%
55-64 15.4% / 12.3%
College Park — 55-64: 15.4% Hackney — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 11.9% / 11.3%
College Park — 65-74: 11.9% Hackney — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 6.0% / 8.5%
College Park — 75-84: 6.0% Hackney — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ 0.9% / 6.3%
College Park — 85+: 0.9% Hackney — 85+: 6.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

College Park 32.0% lone person
College Park — Lone Person: 32.0% College Park — Couple Families: 51.7% College Park — One Parent Families: 11.3% College Park — Group Household: 4.9%
Hackney 66.2% lone person
Hackney — Lone Person: 66.2% Hackney — Couple Families: 17.2% Hackney — One Parent Families: 9.6% Hackney — Group Household: 7.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

College Park 31.7% renting
College Park — Owned Outright: 43.7% College Park — Mortgage: 24.6% College Park — Renting: 31.7%
Hackney 54.2% renting
Hackney — Owned Outright: 33.0% Hackney — Mortgage: 12.7% Hackney — Renting: 54.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

College Park Hackney
Bachelor Degree 23.0% / 21.9%
College Park — Bachelor Degree: 23.0% Hackney — Bachelor Degree: 21.9%
Postgraduate Degree 12.6% / 11.0%
College Park — Postgraduate Degree: 12.6% Hackney — Postgraduate Degree: 11.0%
Certificate III & IV 7.0% / 7.3%
College Park — Certificate III & IV: 7.0% Hackney — Certificate III & IV: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 5.6%
College Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Hackney — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.0% / 4.0%
College Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.0% Hackney — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

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.

College Park Hackney
England 2.6% / 7.1%
College Park — England: 2.6% Hackney — England: 7.1%
China 2.8% / 3.8%
College Park — China: 2.8% Hackney — China: 3.8%
India 2.4% / —
College Park — India: 2.4% Hackney — India: not among its largest
Germany 0.7% / 0.7%
College Park — Germany: 0.7% Hackney — Germany: 0.7%
Malaysia 1.3% / —
College Park — Malaysia: 1.3% Hackney — Malaysia: not among its largest
Greece 1.2% / —
College Park — Greece: 1.2% Hackney — Greece: not among its largest
Sri Lanka — / 0.9%
College Park — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Hackney — Sri Lanka: 0.9%
Italy — / 0.7%
College Park — Italy: not among its largest Hackney — Italy: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

College Park 75.0% houses
College Park — Houses: 75.0% College Park — Townhouses: 20.8% College Park — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Hackney 26.4% houses
Hackney — Houses: 26.4% Hackney — Townhouses: 36.4% Hackney — Flats / Apartments: 37.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

College Park Hackney
Median house price $2,505,000 $1,620,000
Median unit price — $1,166,500
Median land price — $1,740,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 13 days
from 3 sales
 19 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

College Park Hackney
Residential 97% 28%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 62%
Commercial 1% 8%
Parks and recreation 2%
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

College Park Hackney
New dwellings approved 227
across Norwood Payneham and St Peters
same for both
Approvals change year on year +141%
same for both

Ranking within SA

College Park Hackney
House price Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 100% of SA
Income Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 22% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 97% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Affordability Higher than 6% of SA Higher than 1% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 96% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 95% of SA

Liveability

College Park scores higher overall (80 vs 54); College Park is more walkable (88 vs 80).

College Park Hackney
Grade A B
Score 80/100 54/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Hackney carries more crime risk (96 vs 47).

College Park Hackney
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
47/100
 High
96/100
Flood High
83/100
 High
75/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

College Park Hackney
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 2.6 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 2.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 5.7% 3.7%

Schools in College Park

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Hackney

  • St Peter's College Independent · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

College Park Hackney
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2 1
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 1 2
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

College Park Hackney
Walkability score 88/100 80/100
Distance to Adelaide 3.7 km
+5% vs other
 3.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 9 min 10 min
Public transport score 73/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 25.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 51.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.2%
postcode 5069
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 5069
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.

College Park Hackney
Car (driver) 64.7% / 47.7%
College Park — Car (driver): 64.7% Hackney — Car (driver): 47.7%
Worked from Home 14.6% / 15.4%
College Park — Worked from Home: 14.6% Hackney — Worked from Home: 15.4%
Walked Only 7.9% / 20.0%
College Park — Walked Only: 7.9% Hackney — Walked Only: 20.0%
Bicycle 4.4% / 7.7%
College Park — Bicycle: 4.4% Hackney — Bicycle: 7.7%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 3.1%
College Park — Car (passenger): 6.1% Hackney — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Bus 2.3% / 6.2%
College Park — Bus: 2.3% Hackney — Bus: 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.7%).

Setting

College Park Hackney
Elevation 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.5 km 11.1 km

NBN connectivity

College Park Hackney
Connectivity score 89/100 86/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
375 premises
 41%
412 premises

Climate

College Park Hackney
Annual rainfall 457 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

College Park Hackney
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

College Park Hackney
Average residential rate $1,995/yr
same for both
Council Norwood Payneham and St Peters
same for both

Federal electorate

College Park Hackney
Division Sturt
same for both
Member Claire Clutterham
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

College Park

Inner Parks Professionals Townhouses

Hackney

Inner Parks Professionals Retirees Townhouses

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