Hamilton vs Tarlee

Tarlee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 51 in Hamilton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hamilton, most households are couple families. In Tarlee, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Hamilton tends to suit people living alone.

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

Tarlee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 60%)

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

Hamilton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $260/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Tarlee

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (66 min vs 80 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (88 km vs 103.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tarlee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs 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

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

Hamilton Tarlee
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.

Hamilton Tarlee
Walkability 0 / 32
Hamilton — Walkability: 0/100 Tarlee — Walkability: 32/100
Safety 45 / 46
Hamilton — Safety: 45/100 Tarlee — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 73 / 19
Hamilton — Low fire risk: 73/100 Tarlee — Low fire risk: 19/100

Demographics

Tarlee has more residents (316 vs 82); Tarlee rents higher ($260/wk vs $100/wk).

Hamilton Tarlee
Population 82 316
+285% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +4.6%
Median age 51 46
Median household income $66,092/yr $74,724/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $100/wk $260/wk
+160% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hamilton Tarlee
0-4 6.1% / 3.5%
Hamilton — 0-4: 6.1% Tarlee — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 9.8% / 13.9%
Hamilton — 5-14: 9.8% Tarlee — 5-14: 13.9%
15-19 4.9% / 6.6%
Hamilton — 15-19: 4.9% Tarlee — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 — / 6.3%
Hamilton — 20-24: not among its largest Tarlee — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 8.5% / 7.3%
Hamilton — 25-34: 8.5% Tarlee — 25-34: 7.3%
35-44 11.0% / 9.2%
Hamilton — 35-44: 11.0% Tarlee — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 11.0% / 11.4%
Hamilton — 45-54: 11.0% Tarlee — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 13.4% / 17.1%
Hamilton — 55-64: 13.4% Tarlee — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 20.7% / 13.9%
Hamilton — 65-74: 20.7% Tarlee — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 6.1% / 7.3%
Hamilton — 75-84: 6.1% Tarlee — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ — / 1.9%
Hamilton — 85+: not among its largest Tarlee — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

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.

Hamilton Tarlee
England 7.3% / 6.3%
Hamilton — England: 7.3% Tarlee — England: 6.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hamilton 60.0% couple families
Hamilton — Couple Families: 60.0% Hamilton — Lone Person: 40.0% Hamilton — One Parent Families: 0.0% Hamilton — Other Families: 0.0%
Tarlee 54.3% couple families
Tarlee — Couple Families: 54.3% Tarlee — Lone Person: 27.1% Tarlee — One Parent Families: 14.3% Tarlee — Other Families: 4.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hamilton 100.0% houses
Hamilton — Houses: 100.0% Hamilton — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tarlee 94.4% houses
Tarlee — Houses: 94.4% Tarlee — Flats / Apartments: 5.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Hamilton Tarlee
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 21.2%
Hamilton — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Tarlee — Certificate III & IV: 21.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 4.1%
Hamilton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Tarlee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Bachelor Degree 3.7% / 3.8%
Hamilton — Bachelor Degree: 3.7% Tarlee — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 6.1% / 1.3%
Hamilton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.1% Tarlee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hamilton 9.4% renting
Hamilton — Owned Outright: 40.6% Hamilton — Mortgage: 50.0% Hamilton — Renting: 9.4%
Tarlee 10.5% renting
Tarlee — Owned Outright: 37.9% Tarlee — Mortgage: 51.6% Tarlee — Renting: 10.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Hamilton Tarlee
Median house price — $624,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 21 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Hamilton Tarlee
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Hamilton Tarlee
New dwellings approved 278
across Light
 28
across Clare and Gilbert Valleys
Approvals change year on year +43% +20%

Ranking within SA

Hamilton Tarlee
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 33% of SA Higher than 49% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 39% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of SA Higher than 63% of SA

Liveability

Tarlee is more walkable (32 vs 0).

Hamilton Tarlee
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Tarlee carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 27).

Hamilton Tarlee
Bushfire Low
27/100
 High
81/100
Crime Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood — Low
34/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Hamilton Tarlee
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Hamilton

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

Schools in Tarlee

  • Tarlee Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Hamilton Tarlee
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Hamilton sits further from the CBD (103.2 km vs 88 km).

Hamilton Tarlee
Walkability score 0/100 32/100
Distance to Adelaide 103.2 km
+15% vs other
 88 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 80 min 66 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 5373
 0.0%
postcode 5411
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 5373
 71
postcode 5411

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.

Hamilton Tarlee
Car (driver) 64.9% / 73.0%
Hamilton — Car (driver): 64.9% Tarlee — Car (driver): 73.0%
Walked Only 21.6% / 12.3%
Hamilton — Walked Only: 21.6% Tarlee — Walked Only: 12.3%
Worked from Home 13.5% / 7.4%
Hamilton — Worked from Home: 13.5% Tarlee — Worked from Home: 7.4%
Car (passenger) — / 7.4%
Hamilton — Car (passenger): not among its largest Tarlee — Car (passenger): 7.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.0%).

Setting

Hamilton Tarlee
Elevation 369 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 200 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hamilton Tarlee
Connectivity score 19/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 0%
122 premises

Climate

Hamilton Tarlee
Annual rainfall 460 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Hamilton Tarlee
Average residential rate $2,297/yr $1,830/yr
Council Light Clare and Gilbert Valleys

Federal electorate

Hamilton Tarlee
Division Barker Grey
Member Tony Pasin Tom Venning
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hamilton Tarlee
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hamilton

Retirees Rural

Tarlee

Quiet Rural

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Hamilton

Hamilton vs Kapunda Hamilton vs Riverton Hamilton vs Allendale North Hamilton vs Marrabel Hamilton vs Bagot Well Hamilton vs Buchanan

Other comparisons with Tarlee

Tarlee vs Kapunda Tarlee vs Riverton Tarlee vs Stockport Tarlee vs Alma Tarlee vs Bethel
Full data on Hamilton Full data on Tarlee
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or