Hackham vs Huntfield Heights

Huntfield Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 40 in Hackham. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Hackham has cheaper units ($545,000 vs $622,500)
  • Huntfield Heights has cheaper land ($363,000 vs $842,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hackham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Hackham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.0% vs 3.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hackham Huntfield Heights
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.

Hackham Huntfield Heights
Walkability 63 / 63
Hackham — Walkability: 63/100 Huntfield Heights — Walkability: 63/100
Safety 36 / 36
Hackham — Safety: 36/100 Huntfield Heights — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 81 / 100
Hackham — Low fire risk: 81/100 Huntfield Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 72 / 47
Hackham — Low flood risk: 72/100 Huntfield Heights — Low flood risk: 47/100

Demographics

Hackham skews older (40 vs 37).

Hackham Huntfield Heights
Population 4,491
+7% vs other
 4,199
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.0% +3.9%
Median age 40 37
Median household income $60,216/yr $64,428/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $297/wk
+2% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hackham Huntfield Heights
0-4 6.0% / 6.0%
Hackham — 0-4: 6.0% Huntfield Heights — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 11.4% / 14.2%
Hackham — 5-14: 11.4% Huntfield Heights — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 5.2% / 6.2%
Hackham — 15-19: 5.2% Huntfield Heights — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 5.9% / 5.7%
Hackham — 20-24: 5.9% Huntfield Heights — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 13.8% / 14.8%
Hackham — 25-34: 13.8% Huntfield Heights — 25-34: 14.8%
35-44 12.5% / 13.1%
Hackham — 35-44: 12.5% Huntfield Heights — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 11.1% / 11.9%
Hackham — 45-54: 11.1% Huntfield Heights — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 10.6% / 11.6%
Hackham — 55-64: 10.6% Huntfield Heights — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 12.6% / 9.1%
Hackham — 65-74: 12.6% Huntfield Heights — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 7.6% / 5.2%
Hackham — 75-84: 7.6% Huntfield Heights — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 3.1% / 2.1%
Hackham — 85+: 3.1% Huntfield Heights — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hackham 42.8% lone person
Hackham — Lone Person: 42.8% Hackham — Couple Families: 29.8% Hackham — One Parent Families: 22.4% Hackham — Group Household: 4.2% Hackham — Other Families: 0.8%
Huntfield Heights 36.5% lone person
Huntfield Heights — Lone Person: 36.5% Huntfield Heights — Couple Families: 33.3% Huntfield Heights — One Parent Families: 24.2% Huntfield Heights — Group Household: 4.6% Huntfield Heights — Other Families: 1.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hackham 23.9% renting
Hackham — Owned Outright: 28.1% Hackham — Mortgage: 48.1% Hackham — Renting: 23.9%
Huntfield Heights 31.7% renting
Huntfield Heights — Owned Outright: 21.1% Huntfield Heights — Mortgage: 47.2% Huntfield Heights — Renting: 31.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Hackham Huntfield Heights
England 8.1% / 7.7%
Hackham — England: 8.1% Huntfield Heights — England: 7.7%
Philippines 1.4% / 1.2%
Hackham — Philippines: 1.4% Huntfield Heights — Philippines: 1.2%
Scotland 1.0% / 0.9%
Hackham — Scotland: 1.0% Huntfield Heights — Scotland: 0.9%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.1%
Hackham — New Zealand: 0.7% Huntfield Heights — New Zealand: 1.1%
Germany 0.9% / 0.7%
Hackham — Germany: 0.9% Huntfield Heights — Germany: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

Qualifications

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

Hackham Huntfield Heights
Certificate III & IV 20.9% / 19.9%
Hackham — Certificate III & IV: 20.9% Huntfield Heights — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 5.8%
Hackham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Huntfield Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 4.7%
Hackham — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Huntfield Heights — Bachelor Degree: 4.7%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 0.8%
Hackham — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Huntfield Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.9%
Hackham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Huntfield Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hackham 87.5% houses
Hackham — Houses: 87.5% Hackham — Townhouses: 12.4% Hackham — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Huntfield Heights 96.3% houses
Huntfield Heights — Houses: 96.3% Huntfield Heights — Townhouses: 1.1% Huntfield Heights — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hackham Huntfield Heights
Median house price $737,000 $740,000
Median unit price $545,000 $622,500
Median land price $842,000 $363,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 21 days
from 35 sales
 22 days
from 33 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.

Hackham Huntfield Heights
3 bed $735K / $735K
Hackham — 3 bed: $735K (66 sales) Huntfield Heights — 3 bed: $735K (76 sales)

66 vs 76 sales

4 bed $755K / $758K
Hackham — 4 bed: $755K (17 sales) Huntfield Heights — 4 bed: $758K (20 sales)

17 vs 20 sales

Zoning mix

Hackham Huntfield Heights
Residential 86% 98%
Industrial 7% 0%
Environmental 6% 0%
Parks and recreation 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

Hackham Huntfield Heights
New dwellings approved 1,367
across Onkaparinga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +58%
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.

Hackham Huntfield Heights
Houses 4.3%
$600/wk on $721K
 4.1%
$600/wk on $769K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Hackham Huntfield Heights
House price Higher than 12% of SA
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of SA Higher than 32% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of SA
same for both
Affordability Higher than 57% of SA Higher than 66% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 50% of SA Higher than 51% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of SA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 62% of SA

Liveability

Hackham Huntfield Heights
Grade C
same for both
Score 40/100 38/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Hackham carries more bushfire risk (19 vs 0); Huntfield Heights carries more flood risk (53 vs 28).

Hackham Huntfield Heights
Bushfire Low
19/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
same for both
Flood Low
28/100
 Moderate
53/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Hackham Huntfield Heights
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Hackham

  • Hackham East Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Huntfield Heights

  • Huntfield Heights School P-6 Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hackham Huntfield Heights
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 6 1
Parks & reserves 3 1
Childcare 2 4
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Hackham Huntfield Heights
Walkability score 63/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 32.5 km
+4% vs other
 31.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 39 min 35 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 63.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 30.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 5163
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 5163
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.

Hackham Huntfield Heights
Car (driver) 82.0% / 82.8%
Hackham — Car (driver): 82.0% Huntfield Heights — Car (driver): 82.8%
Worked from Home 7.6% / 6.6%
Hackham — Worked from Home: 7.6% Huntfield Heights — Worked from Home: 6.6%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 5.9%
Hackham — Car (passenger): 4.8% Huntfield Heights — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Train 1.7% / 3.0%
Hackham — Train: 1.7% Huntfield Heights — Train: 3.0%
Bus 2.6% / 1.1%
Hackham — Bus: 2.6% Huntfield Heights — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.8%).

Setting

Hackham Huntfield Heights
Elevation 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.8 km 3.9 km

NBN connectivity

Hackham Huntfield Heights
Connectivity score 70/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 46%
2,307 premises
 45%
1,843 premises

Climate

Hackham Huntfield Heights
Annual rainfall 394 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Hackham Huntfield Heights
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 19.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.34 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Hackham Huntfield Heights
Average residential rate $2,008/yr
same for both
Council Onkaparinga
same for both

Federal electorate

Hackham Huntfield Heights
Division Kingston
same for both
Member Amanda Rishworth
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hackham Huntfield Heights
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hackham

Large Blocks Outer Quiet

Huntfield Heights

Large Blocks Outer Quiet

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