Suburb in Flinders Ranges

Hawker, SA

Hawker had a population of 301 at the 2021 Census (−11.7% since 2016). Median age 52.3. Median weekly household income $1,438. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Hawker at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In South Australia - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Hawker's population shrank by 11.7% to 301, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 52.3, it is older than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 13.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 20.6%.

33.9% of households rent, a larger share than the SA average of 27.9%. 43.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 121 households.

The median household earns $1,438 a week, in line with the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $164 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $617 a month.

14.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 13.6% use a language other than English at home. 43.5% report no religion, lower than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Hawker beside SA and Australia.

MeasureHawkerSAAustralia
Population3011,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016−11.7%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age52.340.938.2
Households121691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting33.9%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright43.2%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,438$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$164$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$617$1,505$1,866
Born overseas14.3%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home13.6%18.7%23.6%
No religion43.5%48.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−11.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3232011
  2. 3412016
  3. 3012021

Age

Median age 52.3, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Hawker South Australia
Share of people by age, Hawker and South Australia
0–913.3%
10–194.0%
20–298.3%
30–397.6%
40–4913.0%
50–5915.6%
60–6919.3%
70–7913.6%
80+7.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Hawker at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English42.1%
  2. Australian36.3%
  3. Australian Aboriginal15.1%
  4. Scottish8.6%
  5. Irish8.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages8.0%
  2. Nepali1.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.2%
  2. New Zealand1.4%
  3. Nepal1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Hawker

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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