Hardwicke Bay vs Yorketown

Yorketown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 61 in Hardwicke Bay. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Hardwicke Bay: a median of $464,000, against $410,000 in Yorketown, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Hardwicke Bay 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

Yorketown

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (38% vs 28%)

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

First-home buyers

Yorketown

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($78,000 vs $335,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 33%)
  • has cheaper houses ($410,000 vs $464,375)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yorketown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 33%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $245/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hardwicke Bay

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (157 min vs 163 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (222.9 km vs 229.5 km)
  • But Yorketown is more walkable (49/100 vs 14/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Hardwicke Bay has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 32%)
  • Yorketown is more walkable (49/100 vs 14/100)

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

Investors

Hardwicke Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.3% vs 2.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hardwicke Bay Yorketown
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.

Hardwicke Bay Yorketown
Walkability 14 / 49
Hardwicke Bay — Walkability: 14/100 Yorketown — Walkability: 49/100
Safety 84 / 89
Hardwicke Bay — Safety: 84/100 Yorketown — Safety: 89/100
Low fire risk 100 / 58
Hardwicke Bay — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yorketown — Low fire risk: 58/100

Demographics

Yorketown has more residents (997 vs 149); Yorketown has higher household incomes ($49,348 vs $38,220).

Hardwicke Bay Yorketown
Population 149 997
+569% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.3% +2.9%
Median age 61 53
Median household income $38,220/yr $49,348/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $245/wk
+18% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hardwicke Bay Yorketown
0-4 7.4% / 5.1%
Hardwicke Bay — 0-4: 7.4% Yorketown — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 6.7% / 9.4%
Hardwicke Bay — 5-14: 6.7% Yorketown — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 — / 3.8%
Hardwicke Bay — 15-19: not among its largest Yorketown — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 2.7% / 4.3%
Hardwicke Bay — 20-24: 2.7% Yorketown — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 8.7% / 7.8%
Hardwicke Bay — 25-34: 8.7% Yorketown — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 6.7% / 8.4%
Hardwicke Bay — 35-44: 6.7% Yorketown — 35-44: 8.4%
45-54 8.7% / 13.1%
Hardwicke Bay — 45-54: 8.7% Yorketown — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 20.1% / 16.1%
Hardwicke Bay — 55-64: 20.1% Yorketown — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 27.5% / 19.7%
Hardwicke Bay — 65-74: 27.5% Yorketown — 65-74: 19.7%
75-84 7.4% / 9.3%
Hardwicke Bay — 75-84: 7.4% Yorketown — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ 4.7% / 3.0%
Hardwicke Bay — 85+: 4.7% Yorketown — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hardwicke Bay 71.4% lone person
Hardwicke Bay — Lone Person: 71.4% Hardwicke Bay — Couple Families: 22.4% Hardwicke Bay — One Parent Families: 6.1% Hardwicke Bay — Group Household: 0.0% Hardwicke Bay — Other Families: 0.0%
Yorketown 57.0% lone person
Yorketown — Lone Person: 57.0% Yorketown — Couple Families: 30.4% Yorketown — One Parent Families: 7.7% Yorketown — Group Household: 3.5% Yorketown — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hardwicke Bay 19.4% renting
Hardwicke Bay — Owned Outright: 59.7% Hardwicke Bay — Mortgage: 20.8% Hardwicke Bay — Renting: 19.4%
Yorketown 22.6% renting
Yorketown — Owned Outright: 53.8% Yorketown — Mortgage: 23.6% Yorketown — Renting: 22.6%
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.

Hardwicke Bay Yorketown
England 12.8% / 4.3%
Hardwicke Bay — England: 12.8% Yorketown — England: 4.3%
Scotland 2.0% / 0.4%
Hardwicke Bay — Scotland: 2.0% Yorketown — Scotland: 0.4%
Netherlands — / 0.9%
Hardwicke Bay — Netherlands: not among its largest Yorketown — Netherlands: 0.9%
Germany — / 0.5%
Hardwicke Bay — Germany: not among its largest Yorketown — Germany: 0.5%
Philippines — / 0.4%
Hardwicke Bay — Philippines: not among its largest Yorketown — Philippines: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.8%).

Qualifications

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

Hardwicke Bay Yorketown
Certificate III & IV 25.5% / 16.1%
Hardwicke Bay — Certificate III & IV: 25.5% Yorketown — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 3.8%
Hardwicke Bay — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Yorketown — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 3.9%
Hardwicke Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Yorketown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Hardwicke Bay — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Yorketown — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Hardwicke Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Yorketown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hardwicke Bay 100.0% houses
Hardwicke Bay — Houses: 100.0% Hardwicke Bay — Townhouses: 0.0% Hardwicke Bay — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Yorketown 95.9% houses
Yorketown — Houses: 95.9% Yorketown — Townhouses: 2.2% Yorketown — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hardwicke Bay Yorketown
Median house price $464,375 $410,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $335,000 $78,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 34 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Yorketown has more rural and farming land (99% vs 89%).

Hardwicke Bay Yorketown
Rural and farming 89% 99%
Environmental 8% 0%
Residential 2% 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

Hardwicke Bay Yorketown
New dwellings approved 97
across Yorke Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Hardwicke Bay Yorketown
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of SA Higher than 15% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 80% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 11% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of SA Higher than 72% of SA

Liveability

Yorketown is more walkable (49 vs 14).

Hardwicke Bay Yorketown
Grade — C
Score — 43/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Yorketown carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 0).

Hardwicke Bay Yorketown
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
11/100
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
same for both

Schools

Hardwicke Bay Yorketown
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Hardwicke Bay

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

Schools in Yorketown

  • St Columba's Memorial School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Yorketown Area School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hardwicke Bay Yorketown
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Yorketown sits further from the CBD (229.5 km vs 222.9 km).

Hardwicke Bay Yorketown
Walkability score 14/100 49/100
Distance to Adelaide 222.9 km 229.5 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 157 min 163 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5575
 0.0%
postcode 5576
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 5575
 66
postcode 5576

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.

Hardwicke Bay Yorketown
Car (driver) 100.0% / 72.4%
Hardwicke Bay — Car (driver): 100.0% Yorketown — Car (driver): 72.4%
Walked Only — / 14.6%
Hardwicke Bay — Walked Only: not among its largest Yorketown — Walked Only: 14.6%
Worked from Home — / 11.4%
Hardwicke Bay — Worked from Home: not among its largest Yorketown — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Car (passenger) — / 1.6%
Hardwicke Bay — Car (passenger): not among its largest Yorketown — Car (passenger): 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Hardwicke Bay Yorketown
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 167 m 11.6 km

NBN connectivity

Hardwicke Bay Yorketown
Connectivity score 30/100 41/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
252 premises
 0%
593 premises

Climate

Hardwicke Bay Yorketown
Annual rainfall 425 mm 374 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.9°C 25.2°C
Winter min (Jul) 8.1°C 7.7°C

Council rates

Hardwicke Bay Yorketown
Average residential rate $1,494/yr
same for both
Council Yorke Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Hardwicke Bay Yorketown
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hardwicke Bay Yorketown
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hardwicke Bay

Coastal Retirees Rural

Yorketown

Affordable Quiet Retirees Rural

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