Concordia vs Hewett

Hewett is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 53 in Concordia. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hewett, most households are couple families. On these figures, Concordia tends to suit people living alone, share households, and older residents, while Hewett suits 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

Hewett

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (87% vs 45%)
  • But Concordia carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 27/100)

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

First-home buyers

Hewett

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 31%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Hewett

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Hewett

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (46/100 vs 4/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (43 min vs 52 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (54.3 km vs 58.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Concordia

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 9%)
  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 27/100)
  • But Hewett is more walkable (46/100 vs 4/100)

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

Investors

Hewett

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.4% vs -5.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Concordia Hewett
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.

Concordia Hewett
Walkability 4 / 46
Concordia — Walkability: 4/100 Hewett — Walkability: 46/100
Safety 88 / 73
Concordia — Safety: 88/100 Hewett — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Concordia — Low fire risk: 100/100 Hewett — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 67 / 16
Concordia — Low flood risk: 67/100 Hewett — Low flood risk: 16/100

Demographics

Hewett has more residents (2,961 vs 153); Hewett has higher household incomes ($126,828 vs $84,500).

Concordia Hewett
Population 153 2,961
+1835% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.6% +4.4%
Median age 53 38
Median household income $84,500/yr $126,828/yr
+50% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk $340/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Concordia Hewett
0-4 11.1% / 4.5%
Concordia — 0-4: 11.1% Hewett — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 6.5% / 18.8%
Concordia — 5-14: 6.5% Hewett — 5-14: 18.8%
15-19 3.9% / 8.4%
Concordia — 15-19: 3.9% Hewett — 15-19: 8.4%
20-24 3.3% / 6.8%
Concordia — 20-24: 3.3% Hewett — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 11.8% / 7.6%
Concordia — 25-34: 11.8% Hewett — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 12.4% / 15.1%
Concordia — 35-44: 12.4% Hewett — 35-44: 15.1%
45-54 9.2% / 17.8%
Concordia — 45-54: 9.2% Hewett — 45-54: 17.8%
55-64 19.6% / 12.0%
Concordia — 55-64: 19.6% Hewett — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 11.1% / 5.6%
Concordia — 65-74: 11.1% Hewett — 65-74: 5.6%
75-84 11.8% / 2.7%
Concordia — 75-84: 11.8% Hewett — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ — / 0.3%
Concordia — 85+: not among its largest Hewett — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Concordia 35.5% couple families
Concordia — Couple Families: 35.5% Concordia — Lone Person: 35.5% Concordia — One Parent Families: 9.7% Concordia — Group Household: 19.4%
Hewett 73.5% couple families
Hewett — Couple Families: 73.5% Hewett — Lone Person: 11.4% Hewett — One Parent Families: 13.5% Hewett — Group Household: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Concordia 15.4% renting
Concordia — Owned Outright: 40.4% Concordia — Mortgage: 44.2% Concordia — Renting: 15.4%
Hewett 11.9% renting
Hewett — Owned Outright: 26.1% Hewett — Mortgage: 62.0% Hewett — Renting: 11.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Concordia Hewett
Certificate III & IV 24.2% / 18.8%
Concordia — Certificate III & IV: 24.2% Hewett — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.1% / 8.6%
Concordia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1% Hewett — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 9.6%
Concordia — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Hewett — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.2%
Concordia — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Hewett — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Concordia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Hewett — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

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.

Concordia Hewett
England 11.1% / 7.2%
Concordia — England: 11.1% Hewett — England: 7.2%
New Zealand 2.6% / 0.8%
Concordia — New Zealand: 2.6% Hewett — New Zealand: 0.8%
Ireland 2.0% / —
Concordia — Ireland: 2.0% Hewett — Ireland: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.7%
Concordia — South Africa: not among its largest Hewett — South Africa: 0.7%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Concordia — Scotland: not among its largest Hewett — Scotland: 0.7%
Germany — / 0.4%
Concordia — Germany: not among its largest Hewett — Germany: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Concordia 100.0% houses
Concordia — Houses: 100.0%
Hewett 100.0% houses
Hewett — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Concordia Hewett
Median house price — $963,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,030,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 38 days
from 19 sales

Zoning mix

Concordia has more rural and farming land (62% vs 0%).

Concordia Hewett
Residential 37% 100%
Rural and farming 62% 0%
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

Concordia Hewett
New dwellings approved 180
across Barossa
 278
across Light
Approvals change year on year -48% +43%

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.

Concordia Hewett
Houses — 3.8%
$700/wk on $965K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Concordia Hewett
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 60% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of SA Higher than 80% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 56% of SA Higher than 57% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 85% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 40% of SA

Liveability

Hewett is more walkable (46 vs 4).

Concordia Hewett
Grade — B
Score — 57/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Hewett carries more flood risk (84 vs 33); Hewett carries more crime risk (27 vs 12).

Concordia Hewett
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
12/100
 Low
27/100
Flood Low
33/100
 High
84/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Concordia Hewett
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Concordia

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

Schools in Hewett

  • Hewett Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Concordia Hewett
Childcare 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Concordia sits further from the CBD (58.8 km vs 54.3 km).

Concordia Hewett
Walkability score 4/100 46/100
Distance to Adelaide 58.8 km
+8% vs other
 54.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 52 min 43 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 5118
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 5118
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.

Concordia Hewett
Car (driver) 80.4% / 83.3%
Concordia — Car (driver): 80.4% Hewett — Car (driver): 83.3%
Worked from Home 10.7% / 10.1%
Concordia — Worked from Home: 10.7% Hewett — Worked from Home: 10.1%
Car (passenger) 8.9% / 4.3%
Concordia — Car (passenger): 8.9% Hewett — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Bus — / 1.3%
Concordia — Bus: not among its largest Hewett — Bus: 1.3%
Walked Only — / 0.7%
Concordia — Walked Only: not among its largest Hewett — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Concordia Hewett
Elevation 128 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 29.6 km 26.8 km

NBN connectivity

Concordia Hewett
Connectivity score 48/100 74/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
74 premises
 54%
1,008 premises

Climate

Concordia Hewett
Annual rainfall 404 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Concordia Hewett
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.31 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Concordia Hewett
Average residential rate $2,247/yr $2,297/yr
Council Barossa Light

Federal electorate

Concordia Hewett
Division Spence
same for both
Member Matt Burnell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Concordia Hewett
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Concordia

Outer Young Families

Hewett

Family Large Blocks Outer River

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