Hawthorn vs Kingswood

Hawthorn is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Kingswood. In both, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Hawthorn, most homes are detached houses. On these figures, Kingswood tends to suit older residents.

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

Hawthorn

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (73% vs 53%)
  • But Kingswood has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Hawthorn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($571,083 vs $747,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hawthorn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $333/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kingswood

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (47% vs 27%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Kingswood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.5% vs 2.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hawthorn Kingswood
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.

Hawthorn Kingswood
Walkability 91 / 94
Hawthorn — Walkability: 91/100 Kingswood — Walkability: 94/100
Safety 31 / 40
Hawthorn — Safety: 31/100 Kingswood — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Hawthorn — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kingswood — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 25 / 85
Hawthorn — Low flood risk: 25/100 Kingswood — Low flood risk: 85/100

Demographics

Hawthorn has higher household incomes ($123,240 vs $98,696); Kingswood skews older (49 vs 43).

Hawthorn Kingswood
Population 2,221 2,554
+15% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.5% +10.5%
Median age 43 49
Median household income $123,240/yr
+20% vs other
 $98,696/yr
Median weekly rent $295/wk $333/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hawthorn Kingswood
0-4 4.5% / 4.2%
Hawthorn — 0-4: 4.5% Kingswood — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 12.5% / 10.6%
Hawthorn — 5-14: 12.5% Kingswood — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 6.4% / 6.1%
Hawthorn — 15-19: 6.4% Kingswood — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 6.7% / 4.7%
Hawthorn — 20-24: 6.7% Kingswood — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 10.3% / 7.7%
Hawthorn — 25-34: 10.3% Kingswood — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 11.6% / 11.1%
Hawthorn — 35-44: 11.6% Kingswood — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 13.1% / 12.6%
Hawthorn — 45-54: 13.1% Kingswood — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 14.4% / 12.2%
Hawthorn — 55-64: 14.4% Kingswood — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 13.5% / 12.8%
Hawthorn — 65-74: 13.5% Kingswood — 65-74: 12.8%
75-84 6.0% / 8.1%
Hawthorn — 75-84: 6.0% Kingswood — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ 1.4% / 8.9%
Hawthorn — 85+: 1.4% Kingswood — 85+: 8.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hawthorn 53.3% couple families
Hawthorn — Couple Families: 53.3% Hawthorn — Lone Person: 31.7% Hawthorn — One Parent Families: 10.1% Hawthorn — Group Household: 3.2% Hawthorn — Other Families: 1.7%
Kingswood 45.9% couple families
Kingswood — Couple Families: 45.9% Kingswood — Lone Person: 37.5% Kingswood — One Parent Families: 12.3% Kingswood — Group Household: 3.2% Kingswood — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hawthorn 23.9% renting
Hawthorn — Owned Outright: 40.4% Hawthorn — Mortgage: 35.7% Hawthorn — Renting: 23.9%
Kingswood 23.0% renting
Kingswood — Owned Outright: 44.3% Kingswood — Mortgage: 32.7% Kingswood — Renting: 23.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hawthorn Kingswood
Bachelor Degree 26.0% / 22.9%
Hawthorn — Bachelor Degree: 26.0% Kingswood — Bachelor Degree: 22.9%
Postgraduate Degree 10.5% / 8.7%
Hawthorn — Postgraduate Degree: 10.5% Kingswood — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 7.2%
Hawthorn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Kingswood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Certificate III & IV 6.7% / 6.5%
Hawthorn — Certificate III & IV: 6.7% Kingswood — Certificate III & IV: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.7% / 3.8%
Hawthorn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7% Kingswood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).

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.

Hawthorn Kingswood
England 4.3% / 5.1%
Hawthorn — England: 4.3% Kingswood — England: 5.1%
China 1.4% / 2.0%
Hawthorn — China: 1.4% Kingswood — China: 2.0%
India 1.5% / 1.2%
Hawthorn — India: 1.5% Kingswood — India: 1.2%
Italy — / 1.2%
Hawthorn — Italy: not among its largest Kingswood — Italy: 1.2%
Vietnam 1.0% / —
Hawthorn — Vietnam: 1.0% Kingswood — Vietnam: not among its largest
Scotland 0.9% / —
Hawthorn — Scotland: 0.9% Kingswood — Scotland: not among its largest
Malaysia — / 0.9%
Hawthorn — Malaysia: not among its largest Kingswood — Malaysia: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hawthorn 72.7% houses
Hawthorn — Houses: 72.7% Hawthorn — Flats / Apartments: 21.0% Hawthorn — Townhouses: 6.3%
Kingswood 53.3% houses
Kingswood — Houses: 53.3% Kingswood — Flats / Apartments: 25.9% Kingswood — Townhouses: 20.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Hawthorn Kingswood
Median house price $1,800,000 $1,700,000
Median unit price $571,083 $747,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 7 sales
 22 days
from 19 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Hawthorn Kingswood
3 bed $1.78M / $1.49M
Hawthorn — 3 bed: $1.78M (12 sales) Kingswood — 3 bed: $1.49M (20 sales)

12 vs 20 sales

4 bed $1.61M / $1.95M
Hawthorn — 4 bed: $1.61M (5 sales) Kingswood — 4 bed: $1.95M (18 sales)

5 vs 18 sales

Zoning mix

Hawthorn Kingswood
Residential 90% 93%
Commercial 5% 2%
Parks and recreation 4% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Hawthorn Kingswood
New dwellings approved 188
across Mitcham
same for both
Approvals change year on year +32%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Hawthorn Kingswood
Houses — 2.2%
$685/wk on $1.59M
Units — 4.4%
$605/wk on $712K

Ranking within SA

Hawthorn Kingswood
House price Higher than 91% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Income Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Schools — Higher than 97% of SA
Walkability Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 100% of SA
Affordability Higher than 25% of SA Higher than 7% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 97% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of SA Higher than 88% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 5% of SA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 39% of SA

Liveability

Kingswood scores higher overall (91 vs 75).

Hawthorn Kingswood
Grade A A+
Score 75/100 91/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Hawthorn carries more flood risk (75 vs 15).

Hawthorn Kingswood
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood High
75/100
 Low
15/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Hawthorn Kingswood
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Tonsley, 4.3 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 4.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.6% 3.7%

Schools in Hawthorn

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

Schools in Kingswood

  • Mitcham Girls High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Mitcham Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hawthorn Kingswood
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 7 1
Childcare 2 3
GPs 2 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 6 0

Mobility

Hawthorn Kingswood
Walkability score 91/100 94/100
Distance to Adelaide 6.1 km
+2% vs other
 6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 13 min 12 min
Public transport score 90/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 80.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 68.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.5%
postcode 5062
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 5062
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.

Hawthorn Kingswood
Car (driver) 67.7% / 66.8%
Hawthorn — Car (driver): 67.7% Kingswood — Car (driver): 66.8%
Worked from Home 16.6% / 16.8%
Hawthorn — Worked from Home: 16.6% Kingswood — Worked from Home: 16.8%
Bus 4.8% / 4.5%
Hawthorn — Bus: 4.8% Kingswood — Bus: 4.5%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 4.5%
Hawthorn — Car (passenger): 4.4% Kingswood — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bicycle 2.8% / 2.8%
Hawthorn — Bicycle: 2.8% Kingswood — Bicycle: 2.8%
Walked Only 1.8% / 3.5%
Hawthorn — Walked Only: 1.8% Kingswood — Walked Only: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.7%).

Setting

Hawthorn Kingswood
Elevation 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.4 km 9.3 km

NBN connectivity

Hawthorn Kingswood
Connectivity score 77/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
1,062 premises
 0%
1,089 premises

Climate

Hawthorn Kingswood
Annual rainfall 457 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Hawthorn Kingswood
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Hawthorn Kingswood
Average residential rate $2,296/yr
same for both
Council Mitcham
same for both

Federal electorate

Hawthorn Kingswood
Division Boothby
same for both
Member Louise Miller-Frost
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hawthorn Kingswood
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hawthorn

Inner Parks Premium Professionals River Transport Hub

Kingswood

Inner Parks Premium Professionals Retirees River Townhouses

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