Hatherleigh vs Rendelsham
Rendelsham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 53 in Hatherleigh. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hatherleigh, about half of households are people living alone. In Rendelsham, most households are couple families. On these figures, Hatherleigh tends to suit people living alone, while Rendelsham suits couples.
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
Rendelsham
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 47%)
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
Rendelsham
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $150/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Hatherleigh
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (261 min vs 268 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (384.2 km vs 392.5 km)
- But Rendelsham is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Hatherleigh has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 22%)
- Rendelsham is more walkable (20/100 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
Hatherleigh and Rendelsham 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
Rendelsham has more residents (229 vs 154); Hatherleigh skews older (53 vs 43).
| Hatherleigh | Rendelsham | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 154 | 229 +49% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.6% | +14.5% |
| Median age | 53 | 43 |
| Median household income | $68,224/yr +8% vs other | $63,076/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk +17% vs other | $125/wk |
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 (6.5%).
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 (16.9%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Hatherleigh | Rendelsham | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $557,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Hatherleigh | Rendelsham | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% same for both | |
| Residential | 1% same for both | |
| 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
| Hatherleigh | Rendelsham | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 31 across Wattle Range same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Hatherleigh | Rendelsham | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 38% of SA | Higher than 31% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 40% of SA | Higher than 72% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 25% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of SA | Higher than 40% of SA |
Liveability
Rendelsham is more walkable (20 vs 0).
| Hatherleigh | Rendelsham | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Hatherleigh carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 19).
| Hatherleigh | Rendelsham | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 84/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 42/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| 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
| Hatherleigh | Rendelsham | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Hatherleigh
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Rendelsham
- Rendelsham Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Hatherleigh | Rendelsham | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Rendelsham sits further from the CBD (392.5 km vs 384.2 km).
| Hatherleigh | Rendelsham | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 20/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 384.2 km | 392.5 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 261 min | 268 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 5280 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 5280 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 (83.9%).
Setting
| Hatherleigh | Rendelsham | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 15 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 16 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 14.1 km | 8.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Hatherleigh | Rendelsham | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 24/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 60 premises | 0% 91 premises |
Council rates
| Hatherleigh | Rendelsham | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,537/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wattle Range same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Hatherleigh | Rendelsham | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hatherleigh | Rendelsham | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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