Hartley vs Langhorne Creek
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hartley, most households are couple families. In Langhorne Creek, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Hartley: a median of $1.1 million, against $645,000 in Langhorne Creek, though rent is higher in Langhorne Creek. On these figures, Hartley tends to suit couples, while Langhorne Creek suits buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Langhorne Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($645,000 vs $1,100,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Hartley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Hartley sits closer to the CBD (64.8 km vs 76.7 km)
- Langhorne Creek is more walkable (25/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Langhorne Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (25/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Langhorne Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.0% vs -3.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hartley and Langhorne Creek drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Langhorne Creek has more residents (444 vs 149); Langhorne Creek rents higher ($200/wk vs $150/wk).
| Hartley | Langhorne Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 149 | 444 +198% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.2% | +4.0% |
| Median age | 50 | 49 |
| Median household income | $101,816/yr +15% vs other | $87,048/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk | $200/wk +33% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Hartley | Langhorne Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,100,000 | $645,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 41 days from 4 sales |
Zoning mix
| Hartley | Langhorne Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 98% |
| Environmental | 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
| Hartley | Langhorne Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 429 across Alexandrina same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +25% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Hartley | Langhorne Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 81% of SA | Higher than 65% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% of SA | Higher than 74% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 64% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of SA | Higher than 50% of SA |
Liveability
Langhorne Creek is more walkable (25 vs 0).
| Hartley | Langhorne Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Hartley | Langhorne Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 22/100 | Low 29/100 |
| Flood | — | High 77/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Hartley | Langhorne Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Hartley
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Langhorne Creek
- Eastern Fleurieu R-12 School - Langhorne Creek R-6 Campus Government · Combined
Amenities in the suburb
| Hartley | Langhorne Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 4 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Langhorne Creek sits further from the CBD (76.7 km vs 64.8 km).
| Hartley | Langhorne Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 25/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 64.8 km | 76.7 km +18% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 59 min | 60 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 5255 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 85 postcode 5255 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.1%).
Setting
| Hartley | Langhorne Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 66 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 24 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 40.5 km | 31.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Hartley | Langhorne Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 75 premises | 0% 230 premises |
Climate
| Hartley | Langhorne Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 466 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Hartley | Langhorne Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,523/yr same for both | |
| Council | Alexandrina same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Hartley | Langhorne Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mayo same for both | |
| Member | Rebekha Sharkie same for both | |
| Party | Centre Alliance same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hartley | Langhorne Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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