SA · Peterborough Council

Hardy, 5422

    What Hardy is known for:

    Suburb profile

    In Peterborough Council, Hardy keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with a strong working population. Local shops, markets and community spots keep everyday life grounded in the town itself.

    With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk.

    Housing sits in the middle of the local market: neither cheap nor premium. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

    At a glance

    Hardy snapshot

    A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

    Median house price

    No data available

    Median rent

    No data available

    Population (ERP)

    No data available

    Dwelling vacancy

    No data available

    Risks & flags

    Quick scan — open a section below for full context

    Living here

    Population

    2021 Census figures

    2021 Census

    Population
    0
    Median age
    68
    Median household income / week
    $0
    Unoccupied private dwellings
    0 of 0
    Median monthly mortgage
    $0
    Employment rate
    100%
    Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
    0 / 0 / 0

    Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

    Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

    Data sources & freshness

    • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

      The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

    • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian 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 ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

      The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

    Family & Lifestyle

    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 insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
    • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

    Health access

    Nearest hospital
    Peterborough Soldiers' Memorial Hospital (40.8 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)
    5
    Participants per 1,000 residents
    23.8

    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

    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
    30° / 14°
    Rainfall
    76 mm · ~10 rainy days

    Autumn (Mar–May)

    Usual max / min
    23° / 9°
    Rainfall
    61 mm · ~8 rainy days

    Winter (Jun–Aug)

    Usual max / min
    15° / 3°
    Rainfall
    85 mm · ~11 rainy days

    Spring (Sep–Nov)

    Usual max / min
    23° / 8°
    Rainfall
    92 mm · ~12 rainy days

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Temperature and humidity comfort

    Data sources & freshness

    • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

    Future & Planning

    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

    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 83.4 km away).

    Coalition 58.5%Labor 41.5%

    3.9 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

    Estimated swing since 2022: +1.5 pp toward Labor

    Nearest polling places

    • TerowieLabor 52.4% · Coalition 47.6% TPP (2025)36.8 km away
    • PeterboroughLabor 53.0% · Coalition 47.0% TPP (2025)40.2 km away
    • HallettLabor 27.2% · Coalition 72.8% TPP (2025)58.2 km away
    • JamestownLabor 26.7% · Coalition 73.3% TPP (2025)65.7 km away
    • OrrorooLabor 20.2% · Coalition 79.8% TPP (2025)67.6 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

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