Hewett SA 5118
Hewett sits 54 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 43 minutes by car. Census data records 2,961 residents with a median age of 38 and a median household income of $126,828 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population grew 4.4% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $340 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,733. The area shows high flood risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. All 1 school within the suburb boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is moderate.
Is Hewett a good suburb?
Hewett scores a B (57/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community, weaker on safety.
Mixed results
1 school · 1 above peer schools
Some car dependence
Walkability 46/100 · 54.3 km · 43 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $964K
High flood risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 27/100 · Flood 84/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 9/10 · median age 38 · 2,961 residents
Liveability Rating
57 / 100 · Ranked #193 in SAEach bar is Hewett's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
57 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataHewett's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $964,000, roughly 11% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$963,500
Based on 41 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 38 days — median across 19 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 5 sales $788K
- 4 bed 23 sales $935K
- 5 bed 10 sales $1M
Land
$1,030,000
Based on only 8 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 56 days — median across 5 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Hewett are currently listed at around $965,000 on average. Based on 11 houses listed in the past six months.
$965K
11 houses listed in the last 6 months.
11 of the suburb's 918 dwellings (1.2%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Hewett rent for around $700 a week on average, based on 7 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$700/wk
7 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
7 rentals advertised against an estimated 109 rented homes (6.4%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025112 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 27% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5118.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$700/week ($36,000 a year) on a $965,000 median
Based on a small sample (7 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
No active Airbnb listings.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is Hewett safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Hewett sits in the low band, with 42 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 24% on the prior year.
42 offences
23.5% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20251 crash
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
One school serve Hewett, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Hewett Primary School leads the pack.
- • 400 students in one school (avg 400)
Primary
Walkability
Hewett is car-dependent on foot — at 46/100, most errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Hewett.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 12.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 5.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 0.0 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 12.1 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Hewett.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 54%
- Premises covered
- 1,008
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Light: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 8 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Hewett is home to about 3,000 residents, with a median age of 38, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $127,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.4%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
2,961
Median Age
38
Median Household Income
$126,828/yr
Census Median Rent
$340/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,733/mo
Avg Household Size
3.2
Median Personal Income
$49,452/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.4%
Unoccupied Dwellings
3.2%
Total Dwellings
918
Owner-Occupier Rate
88.1%
Houses
100.0%
Rental Stress
13.9%
Mortgage Stress
16.4%
Work From Home
10.1%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 84.2%
- English Spoken at Home
- 94.5%
- Employment Rate
- 75.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 42.0%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
34 residents (1.1%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 2,827 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
8% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (139 of 1,710).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,297 a year through Light based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 100%
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Light
In the year to August 2026, 278 new dwellings were approved across Light. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 42.9% on the same period a year earlier.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 5.5 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
PM10 averaged 18.7 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.31 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 5 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Elizabeth monitoring station, 17.2 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Edinburgh RAAF, 19.0 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 59 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 26.8 km
- Annual rainfall
- 404 mm
- 67 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 30.0°C
- 28 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.6°C
- 1 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
2 facilities within 5 km- 3.2 kmGlass and Glass Product ManufacturingTop reported: Sulfur dioxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
- 4.5 km
EV adoption
In postcode 5118, 102 of 17,166 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.3% (401 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5118, 6,058 rooftop-solar systems totalling 41.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 7,931 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 418 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
6 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 5118.
Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Matt Burnell Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Matt Burnell | 65.3% | 34.7% | +2.4 |
| 2022 | Matt Burnell | 62.9% | 37.1% | +1.2 |
| 2019 | Nick Champion | 64.1% | 35.9% | +3.0 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by David Paton Pauline Hanson's One Nation
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | David Paton ON | 57.0% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Hewett?
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Hewett
Is Hewett a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Hewett is low (27/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Hewett?
Hewett has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a high share of it (84/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Hewett a good place to live?
Hewett has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (57/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Hewett?
Hewett, SA had a population of 2,961 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Hewett, SA?
The postcode for Hewett, SA is 5118.
How far is Hewett from Adelaide?
Hewett is 54 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 43 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Hewett?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Hewett was $126,828 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Hewett?
The median advertised rent in Hewett is $700 a week for houses (7 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Hewett?
The median age of residents in Hewett was 38 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Hewett?
There is 1 school inside the Hewett boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Hewett walkable?
Hewett scores 46/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Hewett?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Hewett (Elizabeth) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.5 µg/m³ and PM10 of 18.7 µg/m³. That puts Hewett below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Hewett?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Hewett, Edinburgh RAAF (19 km away), summer days average 30°C, winter nights 6.6°C, 404 mm of rain a year over 67 rainy days, and 28 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Hewett?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Hewett belong to?
Hewett sits within the Light local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Hewett?
The average residential rates bill through Light is $2,297 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Hewett?
Across Light, 278 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 42.9% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Hewett in?
Hewett sits within the federal Division of Spence, currently held by Matt Burnell (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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