Coomunga vs Hawson

Coomunga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 49 in Hawson. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Coomunga 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

Hawson

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 53/100)

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

Coomunga

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $238/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Hawson

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (428 min vs 442 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (652.4 km vs 661 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hawson

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 53/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Coomunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.0% vs -1.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coomunga Hawson
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.

Coomunga Hawson
Walkability 0 / 0
Coomunga — Walkability: 0/100 Hawson — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 73
Coomunga — Safety: 47/100 Hawson — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 50 / 100
Coomunga — Low fire risk: 50/100 Hawson — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Hawson skews older (49 vs 35); Hawson rents higher ($238/wk vs $175/wk).

Coomunga Hawson
Population 133
+11% vs other
 119
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.0% -1.7%
Median age 35 49
Median household income $86,112/yr
+17% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $175/wk $238/wk
+36% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coomunga Hawson
0-4 8.3% / 6.7%
Coomunga — 0-4: 8.3% Hawson — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 12.8% / 5.9%
Coomunga — 5-14: 12.8% Hawson — 5-14: 5.9%
15-19 12.0% / 8.4%
Coomunga — 15-19: 12.0% Hawson — 15-19: 8.4%
20-24 2.3% / —
Coomunga — 20-24: 2.3% Hawson — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 11.3% / 2.5%
Coomunga — 25-34: 11.3% Hawson — 25-34: 2.5%
35-44 12.0% / 12.6%
Coomunga — 35-44: 12.0% Hawson — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 9.0% / 19.3%
Coomunga — 45-54: 9.0% Hawson — 45-54: 19.3%
55-64 9.8% / 17.6%
Coomunga — 55-64: 9.8% Hawson — 55-64: 17.6%
65-74 9.0% / 13.4%
Coomunga — 65-74: 9.0% Hawson — 65-74: 13.4%
75-84 4.5% / 5.9%
Coomunga — 75-84: 4.5% Hawson — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ — / —
Coomunga — 85+: not among its largest Hawson — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coomunga 70.8% couple families
Coomunga — Couple Families: 70.8% Coomunga — Lone Person: 16.7% Coomunga — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Hawson 56.7% couple families
Hawson — Couple Families: 56.7% Hawson — Lone Person: 23.3% Hawson — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coomunga 0.0% renting
Coomunga — Owned Outright: 51.4% Coomunga — Mortgage: 48.6% Coomunga — Renting: 0.0%
Hawson 9.1% renting
Hawson — Owned Outright: 52.3% Hawson — Mortgage: 38.6% Hawson — Renting: 9.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coomunga 100.0% houses
Coomunga — Houses: 100.0%
Hawson 100.0% houses
Hawson — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Coomunga Hawson
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 12.6%
Coomunga — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Hawson — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 12.6%
Coomunga — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Hawson — Bachelor Degree: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 6.7%
Coomunga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Hawson — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Zoning mix

Coomunga Hawson
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

Coomunga Hawson
New dwellings approved 39
across Lower Eyre Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Coomunga Hawson
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 64% of SA Higher than 42% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 55% of SA Higher than 2% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 4% of SA Higher than 1% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of SA Higher than 50% of SA

Liveability

Coomunga Hawson
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Coomunga carries more bushfire risk (50 vs 0); Coomunga carries more crime risk (53 vs 27).

Coomunga Hawson
Bushfire Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Low
27/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Coomunga Hawson
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

Coomunga Hawson
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Coomunga sits further from the CBD (661 km vs 652.4 km).

Coomunga Hawson
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 661 km
+1% vs other
 652.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 442 min 428 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5607
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 5607
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.

Coomunga Hawson
Car (driver) 66.0% / 81.1%
Coomunga — Car (driver): 66.0% Hawson — Car (driver): 81.1%
Worked from Home 20.0% / 13.2%
Coomunga — Worked from Home: 20.0% Hawson — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Walked Only 6.0% / 5.7%
Coomunga — Walked Only: 6.0% Hawson — Walked Only: 5.7%
Car (passenger) 8.0% / —
Coomunga — Car (passenger): 8.0% Hawson — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.1%).

Setting

Coomunga Hawson
Elevation 122 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.4 km 6.2 km

NBN connectivity

Coomunga Hawson
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 0%
53 premises

Council rates

Coomunga Hawson
Average residential rate $1,789/yr
same for both
Council Lower Eyre Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Coomunga Hawson
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coomunga Hawson
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coomunga

Rural

Hawson

Rural

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