Hawson vs Tiatukia
Tiatukia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 49 in Hawson. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Tiatukia tends to suit families with children and 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
Tiatukia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 27/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tiatukia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Hawson
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($238/wk vs $320/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tiatukia
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (421 min vs 428 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (645.2 km vs 652.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Hawson has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 12%)
- Tiatukia carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 27/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tiatukia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (35.9% vs -1.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Hawson and Tiatukia 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
Tiatukia has more residents (367 vs 119); Tiatukia has higher household incomes ($111,644 vs $71,500).
| Hawson | Tiatukia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 119 | 367 +208% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.7% | +35.9% |
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $111,644/yr +56% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $238/wk | $320/wk +34% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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%).
Property market
| Hawson | Tiatukia | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $440,000 |
Zoning mix
| Hawson | Tiatukia | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| Environmental | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Hawson | Tiatukia | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 39 across Lower Eyre Peninsula same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +29% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Hawson | Tiatukia | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 42% of SA | Higher than 87% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 2% of SA | Higher than 41% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of SA | Higher than 3% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 50% of SA | Higher than 64% of SA |
Liveability
| Hawson | Tiatukia | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Hawson carries more crime risk (27 vs 17).
| Hawson | Tiatukia | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 27/100 | Low 17/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Hawson | Tiatukia | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Hawson | Tiatukia | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Hawson sits further from the CBD (652.4 km vs 645.2 km).
| Hawson | Tiatukia | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 652.4 km +1% vs other | 645.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 428 min | 421 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5607 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 59 postcode 5607 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 (81.1%).
Setting
| Hawson | Tiatukia | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 77 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 114 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 6.2 km | 2.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Hawson | Tiatukia | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 53 premises | 0% 119 premises |
Council rates
| Hawson | Tiatukia | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,789/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lower Eyre Peninsula same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Hawson | Tiatukia | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Hawson | Tiatukia | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.