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SA · Yorke Peninsula Council
Hardwicke Bay, 5575
Est. population · Jun 2025
162
Growth (1 yr)
+1.3%
Growth (5 yr)
+8.7%
Median age
61
Median income
$735/wk
Employment rate
32.8%
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- Excellent transport
Suburb profile
Hardwicke Bay is a quieter smaller community in Yorke Peninsula Council, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub.
Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield. Homes are relatively cheap compared with the wider market, which keeps entry costs lower.
Reported crime has been falling recently. Occasional new builds add variety while most of the suburb keeps its established look.
At a glance
Hardwicke Bay snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$380/wk
Population (ERP)
162
+1.3% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
74.5%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
3rd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
79th
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Housing
- Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $380
Median weekly rent from SA Housing Authority rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Median house sale prices cover metropolitan Adelaide and selected fringe councils (19 LGAs, including Adelaide Hills and Gawler), not all of regional South Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- SA rent report & metro median house sales — Government of South Australia · 1 January - 31 March 2026 · Updated · Quarterly; metro-fringe sales only
Population
Estimated resident population
162(June 2025)
+1.3% annual · +8.7% over 5 years · 79th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.3%
- 5-year growth
- +8.7%
- Change in 1 year
- +2
- Change in 5 years
- +13
- Growth rank in SA
- 79th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~150), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 149
- Median age
- 61
- Median household income / week
- $735
- Dwelling vacancy
- 74.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 204 of 274
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,038
- Employment rate
- 32.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 72 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 1
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 0
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 6.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 149 residents
- State safety percentile
- 3.4th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 12
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -79.9%
Most common offence types
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury1
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated · Financial-year releases
Family & Lifestyle
Public transport
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Progress Rd / Beach Rd - East side (Hardwicke Bay General Store)
- Progress Rd / Beach Rd - West side (Hardwicke Bay General Store)
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Adelaide Metro GTFS stops — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · current · Updated
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Southern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Yorketown) (17.9 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Public Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & GP Plus clinics (SA) — SA Health · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 3
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 18.5
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 16°
- Rainfall
- 49 mm · ~6 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 94 mm · ~12 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 16° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 161 mm · ~20 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 11°
- Rainfall
- 95 mm · ~12 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register and EPA licensed activities.
2026· 16 proposals
August 2026
- Outbuilding (Shed)8 ROYSTON RD HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Under Assessment
July 2026
- Outbuilding (domestic storage)24 FORESHORE RD HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling11 SOUTTAR TCE HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Under Assessment
- Retaining Wall7 THE LOOP HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Under Assessment
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling8 ROYSTON RD HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Under Assessment
- Memorial Wall and Retaining WallLOT 246 SOUTHSHORE RD HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Under Assessment
June 2026
- Carport and Verandah7 SOUTTAR TCE HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
May 2026
- Retaining Wall5 THE LOOP HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
- Freestanding Carport 6.765M X 5.95M X 2.7M Skillion Veranda 14.6M x 1.5M x 2.7M17 ROYSTON RD HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
April 2026
- Elevated Single Storey Detached Dwelling21 BEACH RD HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Under Assessment
- Outbuilding (shed)4 DALY TCE HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
March 2026
- Outbuilding - Garage298 ANDERSON RD HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
- Filling of Land and Retaining Wall3 NORTH SHORE RD HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
- Store12 DALY TCE HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
January 2026
- Verandah54 ESPLANADE HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
- Retaining Wall24 FORESHORE RD HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
2025· 12 proposals
December 2025
- Demolition of existing front Verandah. Dwelling Alteration & Additions including Verandah, Deck and access ramps.2 SOUTTAR TCE HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Under Assessment
November 2025
- Outbuilding (garage)16 ESPLANADE HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
September 2025
- Ancillary Accommodation17 MOORES DR HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Under Assessment
- Verandah (patio at rear of dwelling)66 ESPLANADE HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
August 2025
- Dwelling Addition4 ROYSTON RD HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
- Outbuilding - Shed54 ESPLANADE HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
July 2025
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling, Fill and Retaining Walls, Masonry Services Enclosure and Underground Water Tanks.18 SOUTHSHORE RD HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
April 2025
- Remove rear verandah, construct a lower addition with verandah and a two-storey addition with balcony, construct two carports, internal alterations50 ESPLANADE HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
March 2025
- Single storey detached dwelling including deck & verandah3 TURTON RD HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
- Return Verandah11467 YORKE HWY HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling25 MOORES DR HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
- Outbuilding (shed)3 TURTON RD HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
2024· 10 proposals
December 2024
- Single Storey Dwelling Addition11 BEACH RD HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
November 2024
- Dwelling addition27 NORTH SHORE RD HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
September 2024
- Replacement Dwelling242 CUDOOROWIE RD HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Under Assessment
- Outbuilding - Shed30 BAYVIEW RD HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
July 2024
- Two Storey Detached Dwelling16 ESPLANADE HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
- Two Storey Detached Dwelling18 BAYVIEW RD HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
May 2024
- TO ADD FREE STANDING CARPORT TO FRONT OF EXISTING SHED ALONG DRIVEWAY 3.35 mt wide 10.5 mt long 3mt high AND FREE STANDING VERANDAH TO SIDE OF SHED 3.35 mt wide 5,5mt long 3mt high141 MOORES DR HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
- Outbuilding ( Garage & Carport)12 ESPLANADE HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
March 2024
- Outbuilding (Shed)21 BEACH RD HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
January 2024
- Dwelling extension7 SOUTTAR TCE HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
2023· 5 proposals
December 2023
- 6mx6mx3m garport attached141 MOORES DR HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
- Outbuilding (shed)48 FORESHORE RD HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
October 2023
- Elevated Detached Dwelling and associated Above ground Water Tank21 BEACH RD HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
- Two Storey Detached Dwelling and Outbuilding8 ESPLANADE HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Under Assessment
August 2023
- Outbuilding - Garage14 DALY TCE HARDWICKE BAY SA 5575Decision Made
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · 2026 · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Safer places from CFS designated locations.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Bushfire & hazard overlays (SA) — Government of South Australia · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Grey
- Member of Parliament
- Tom VENNING (Liberal)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 128,707
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.4%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +5.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 54.6%Labor 45.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 32.2 km away).
Coalition 67.1%Labor 32.9%
12.5 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -2.6 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- Hardwicke BayLabor 32.9% · Coalition 67.2% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
- WarookaLabor 32.1% · Coalition 67.9% TPP (2025)12.0 km away
- YorketownLabor 33.6% · Coalition 66.4% TPP (2025)17.9 km away
- MinlatonLabor 32.6% · Coalition 67.4% TPP (2025)18.0 km away
- CoobowieLabor 38.6% · Coalition 61.4% TPP (2025)28.3 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Yorke Peninsula Council
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of South Australia.