Hawthorn vs Torrens Park

In both, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Hawthorn: a median of $1.8 million, against $1.41 million in Torrens Park, though rent is higher in Torrens Park. Hawthorn is closer to the city centre: 6.1 km, against 7.3 km. On these figures, Torrens Park tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Hawthorn has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)
  • Torrens Park carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 69/100)

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

First-home buyers

Torrens Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,405,000 vs $1,800,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hawthorn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Hawthorn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 54/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Hawthorn is more walkable (91/100 vs 54/100)
  • Torrens Park carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 69/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

Hawthorn and Torrens Park 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 Torrens Park
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 Torrens Park
Walkability 91 / 54
Hawthorn — Walkability: 91/100 Torrens Park — Walkability: 54/100
Safety 31 / 44
Hawthorn — Safety: 31/100 Torrens Park — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Hawthorn — Low fire risk: 100/100 Torrens Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 25 / 31
Hawthorn — Low flood risk: 25/100 Torrens Park — Low flood risk: 31/100

Demographics

Torrens Park rents higher ($330/wk vs $295/wk).

Hawthorn Torrens Park
Population 2,221 2,687
+21% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.5% +3.5%
Median age 43
same for both
Median household income $123,240/yr
+9% vs other
 $112,580/yr
Median weekly rent $295/wk $330/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hawthorn Torrens Park
0-4 4.5% / 3.9%
Hawthorn — 0-4: 4.5% Torrens Park — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 12.5% / 12.6%
Hawthorn — 5-14: 12.5% Torrens Park — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 6.4% / 8.8%
Hawthorn — 15-19: 6.4% Torrens Park — 15-19: 8.8%
20-24 6.7% / 6.0%
Hawthorn — 20-24: 6.7% Torrens Park — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 10.3% / 10.3%
Hawthorn — 25-34: 10.3% Torrens Park — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 11.6% / 11.1%
Hawthorn — 35-44: 11.6% Torrens Park — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 13.1% / 14.0%
Hawthorn — 45-54: 13.1% Torrens Park — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 14.4% / 14.4%
Hawthorn — 55-64: 14.4% Torrens Park — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 13.5% / 11.5%
Hawthorn — 65-74: 13.5% Torrens Park — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 6.0% / 5.7%
Hawthorn — 75-84: 6.0% Torrens Park — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 1.4% / 1.8%
Hawthorn — 85+: 1.4% Torrens Park — 85+: 1.8%

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%
Torrens Park 46.3% couple families
Torrens Park — Couple Families: 46.3% Torrens Park — Lone Person: 34.8% Torrens Park — One Parent Families: 11.8% Torrens Park — Group Household: 6.0% Torrens Park — Other Families: 1.1%
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%
Torrens Park 20.1% renting
Torrens Park — Owned Outright: 41.7% Torrens Park — Mortgage: 38.2% Torrens Park — Renting: 20.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hawthorn Torrens Park
Bachelor Degree 26.0% / 24.5%
Hawthorn — Bachelor Degree: 26.0% Torrens Park — Bachelor Degree: 24.5%
Postgraduate Degree 10.5% / 11.1%
Hawthorn — Postgraduate Degree: 10.5% Torrens Park — Postgraduate Degree: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 8.3%
Hawthorn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Torrens Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Certificate III & IV 6.7% / 7.3%
Hawthorn — Certificate III & IV: 6.7% Torrens Park — Certificate III & IV: 7.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.7% / 3.7%
Hawthorn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7% Torrens Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

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 Torrens Park
England 4.3% / 6.0%
Hawthorn — England: 4.3% Torrens Park — England: 6.0%
China 1.4% / 2.2%
Hawthorn — China: 1.4% Torrens Park — China: 2.2%
India 1.5% / 1.3%
Hawthorn — India: 1.5% Torrens Park — India: 1.3%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.3%
Hawthorn — New Zealand: 0.7% Torrens Park — New Zealand: 1.3%
Vietnam 1.0% / —
Hawthorn — Vietnam: 1.0% Torrens Park — Vietnam: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.0%
Hawthorn — South Africa: not among its largest Torrens Park — South Africa: 1.0%
Scotland 0.9% / —
Hawthorn — Scotland: 0.9% Torrens Park — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

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%
Torrens Park 69.8% houses
Torrens Park — Houses: 69.8% Torrens Park — Flats / Apartments: 16.6% Torrens Park — Townhouses: 13.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Hawthorn Torrens Park
Median house price $1,800,000 $1,405,000
Median unit price $571,083 $605,500
Median land price — $1,425,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 7 sales
 21 days
from 16 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 Torrens Park
3 bed $1.78M / $1.07M
Hawthorn — 3 bed: $1.78M (12 sales) Torrens Park — 3 bed: $1.07M (16 sales)

12 vs 16 sales

4 bed $1.61M / $1.69M
Hawthorn — 4 bed: $1.61M (5 sales) Torrens Park — 4 bed: $1.69M (27 sales)

5 vs 27 sales

Zoning mix

Hawthorn Torrens Park
Residential 90%
same for both
Environmental 0% 7%
Commercial 5% 3%
Parks and recreation 4% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Hawthorn Torrens Park
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 Torrens Park
Houses —
same for both
Units — 3.0%
$440/wk on $770K

Ranking within SA

Hawthorn Torrens Park
House price Higher than 91% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
Income Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 88% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Affordability Higher than 25% of SA Higher than 11% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 97% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 1% of SA

Liveability

Hawthorn is more walkable (91 vs 54); Hawthorn scores higher overall (75 vs 68).

Hawthorn Torrens Park
Grade A
same for both
Score 75/100 68/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Hawthorn carries more crime risk (69 vs 56).

Hawthorn Torrens Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
56/100
Flood High
75/100
 Moderate
69/100
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 Torrens Park
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Tonsley, 4.3 km
 3
Tonsley, 4.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.6% 4.1%

Schools in Hawthorn

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

Schools in Torrens Park

  • Scotch College - Torrens Park Campus Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hawthorn Torrens Park
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 4
same for both
Parks & reserves 7 0
Childcare 2 0
GPs 2 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 6 9

Mobility

Hawthorn Torrens Park
Walkability score 91/100 54/100
Distance to Adelaide 6.1 km 7.3 km
+20% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 13 min 14 min
Public transport score 90/100
Rail · Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 80.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 61.2
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 Torrens Park
Car (driver) 67.7% / 67.9%
Hawthorn — Car (driver): 67.7% Torrens Park — Car (driver): 67.9%
Worked from Home 16.6% / 18.0%
Hawthorn — Worked from Home: 16.6% Torrens Park — Worked from Home: 18.0%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 4.6%
Hawthorn — Car (passenger): 4.4% Torrens Park — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Bus 4.8% / 2.7%
Hawthorn — Bus: 4.8% Torrens Park — Bus: 2.7%
Train 2.0% / 3.6%
Hawthorn — Train: 2.0% Torrens Park — Train: 3.6%
Bicycle 2.8% / 1.7%
Hawthorn — Bicycle: 2.8% Torrens Park — Bicycle: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.9%).

Setting

Hawthorn Torrens Park
Elevation 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 114 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.4 km 9.3 km

NBN connectivity

Hawthorn Torrens Park
Connectivity score 77/100 83/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 32%
1,062 premises
 34%
1,245 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Hawthorn Torrens Park
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

Torrens Park

Inner Parks Premium Professionals

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