Echunga vs Hahndorf

Echunga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 51 in Hahndorf. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Echunga, most households are couple families. In Hahndorf, about half of households are couple families. Hahndorf is closer to the city centre: 26.9 km, against 36 km. On these figures, Hahndorf tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

Echunga

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 86%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 61%)
  • But Hahndorf has more childcare (6 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Echunga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper land ($1,700,000 vs $2,160,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Echunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hahndorf

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (68/100 vs 17/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (30 min vs 42 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (26.9 km vs 36 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hahndorf

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 2%)
  • is more walkable (68/100 vs 17/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 17%)

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

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

Echunga Hahndorf
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.

Echunga Hahndorf
Walkability 17 / 68
Echunga — Walkability: 17/100 Hahndorf — Walkability: 68/100
Safety 85 / 78
Echunga — Safety: 85/100 Hahndorf — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 35 / 31
Echunga — Low fire risk: 35/100 Hahndorf — Low fire risk: 31/100
Low flood risk 84 / 52
Echunga — Low flood risk: 84/100 Hahndorf — Low flood risk: 52/100

Demographics

Hahndorf has more residents (2,814 vs 1,219); Hahndorf skews older (51 vs 41).

Echunga Hahndorf
Population 1,219 2,814
+131% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.9% +5.4%
Median age 41 51
Median household income $108,680/yr
+17% vs other
 $90,220/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk $350/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Echunga Hahndorf
0-4 7.1% / 4.2%
Echunga — 0-4: 7.1% Hahndorf — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 11.1% / 10.9%
Echunga — 5-14: 11.1% Hahndorf — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 6.5% / 5.9%
Echunga — 15-19: 6.5% Hahndorf — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 5.4% / 4.2%
Echunga — 20-24: 5.4% Hahndorf — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 10.3% / 5.8%
Echunga — 25-34: 10.3% Hahndorf — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 13.9% / 10.2%
Echunga — 35-44: 13.9% Hahndorf — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 15.3% / 14.0%
Echunga — 45-54: 15.3% Hahndorf — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 14.0% / 13.2%
Echunga — 55-64: 14.0% Hahndorf — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 12.0% / 14.5%
Echunga — 65-74: 12.0% Hahndorf — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 3.8% / 10.2%
Echunga — 75-84: 3.8% Hahndorf — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ 1.1% / 6.9%
Echunga — 85+: 1.1% Hahndorf — 85+: 6.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Echunga 55.6% couple families
Echunga — Couple Families: 55.6% Echunga — Lone Person: 23.6% Echunga — One Parent Families: 13.9% Echunga — Group Household: 5.6% Echunga — Other Families: 1.4%
Hahndorf 49.3% couple families
Hahndorf — Couple Families: 49.3% Hahndorf — Lone Person: 36.5% Hahndorf — One Parent Families: 11.4% Hahndorf — Group Household: 2.8% Hahndorf — 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.

Echunga 11.4% renting
Echunga — Owned Outright: 37.0% Echunga — Mortgage: 51.6% Echunga — Renting: 11.4%
Hahndorf 16.7% renting
Hahndorf — Owned Outright: 46.9% Hahndorf — Mortgage: 36.4% Hahndorf — Renting: 16.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Echunga Hahndorf
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 15.2%
Echunga — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Hahndorf — Certificate III & IV: 15.2%
Bachelor Degree 15.9% / 14.6%
Echunga — Bachelor Degree: 15.9% Hahndorf — Bachelor Degree: 14.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 9.7%
Echunga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Hahndorf — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 4.8%
Echunga — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Hahndorf — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 2.2%
Echunga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Hahndorf — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

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.

Echunga Hahndorf
England 5.1% / 8.2%
Echunga — England: 5.1% Hahndorf — England: 8.2%
Germany 0.3% / 1.7%
Echunga — Germany: 0.3% Hahndorf — Germany: 1.7%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.9%
Echunga — New Zealand: 0.7% Hahndorf — New Zealand: 0.9%
China 0.5% / 0.5%
Echunga — China: 0.5% Hahndorf — China: 0.5%
South Africa 0.2% / 0.8%
Echunga — South Africa: 0.2% Hahndorf — South Africa: 0.8%
Scotland — / 0.8%
Echunga — Scotland: not among its largest Hahndorf — Scotland: 0.8%
Ireland 0.7% / —
Echunga — Ireland: 0.7% Hahndorf — Ireland: not among its largest
Canada 0.4% / —
Echunga — Canada: 0.4% Hahndorf — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Echunga 97.9% houses
Echunga — Houses: 97.9% Echunga — Flats / Apartments: 2.1% Echunga — Townhouses: 0.0%
Hahndorf 85.5% houses
Hahndorf — Houses: 85.5% Hahndorf — Flats / Apartments: 7.5% Hahndorf — Townhouses: 7.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Echunga Hahndorf
Median house price $1,127,250 $1,220,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,700,000 $2,160,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 60 days
from 8 sales
 32 days
from 22 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.

Echunga Hahndorf
3 bed $756K / $1.04M
Echunga — 3 bed: $756K (10 sales) Hahndorf — 3 bed: $1.04M (22 sales)

10 vs 22 sales

4 bed $1.26M / $1.3M
Echunga — 4 bed: $1.26M (9 sales) Hahndorf — 4 bed: $1.3M (19 sales)

9 vs 19 sales

Zoning mix

Echunga Hahndorf
Rural and farming 98% 91%
Residential 1% 6%
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

Echunga Hahndorf
New dwellings approved 657
across Mount Barker
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
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.

Echunga Hahndorf
Houses — 3.5%
$750/wk on $1.12M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Echunga Hahndorf
House price Higher than 7% of SA Higher than 38% of SA
Income Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 69% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
Affordability Higher than 97% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 80% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 30% of SA

Liveability

Hahndorf is more walkable (68 vs 17).

Echunga Hahndorf
Grade B
same for both
Score 58/100 56/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Hahndorf carries more flood risk (48 vs 16).

Echunga Hahndorf
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Low
22/100
Flood Low
16/100
 Moderate
48/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Echunga Hahndorf
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Echunga

  • Echunga Primary and Preschool Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Hahndorf

  • Hahndorf Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Michael's Lutheran School, Hahndorf Inc Independent · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Echunga Hahndorf
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 20
Parks & reserves 3 5
Childcare 2 6
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Echunga sits further from the CBD (36 km vs 26.9 km).

Echunga Hahndorf
Walkability score 17/100 68/100
Distance to Adelaide 36 km
+25% vs other
 26.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 30 min
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 5153
 1.1%
postcode 5245
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 86
postcode 5153
 73
postcode 5245

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.

Echunga Hahndorf
Car (driver) 73.8% / 68.0%
Echunga — Car (driver): 73.8% Hahndorf — Car (driver): 68.0%
Worked from Home 16.0% / 19.6%
Echunga — Worked from Home: 16.0% Hahndorf — Worked from Home: 19.6%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 3.8%
Echunga — Car (passenger): 4.2% Hahndorf — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 3.9% / 3.9%
Echunga — Walked Only: 3.9% Hahndorf — Walked Only: 3.9%
Bus 0.9% / 4.4%
Echunga — Bus: 0.9% Hahndorf — Bus: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.8%).

Setting

Echunga Hahndorf
Elevation 397 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 340 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.0 km 26.7 km

NBN connectivity

Echunga Hahndorf
Connectivity score 30/100 60/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
464 premises
 32%
1,298 premises

Climate

Echunga Hahndorf
Annual rainfall 730 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Echunga Hahndorf
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

Echunga Hahndorf
Average residential rate $2,485/yr
same for both
Council Mount Barker
same for both

Federal electorate

Echunga Hahndorf
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Echunga Hahndorf
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Echunga

Acreage Outer Quiet

Hahndorf

Acreage Cafe Culture Outer Retirees Village Feel

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