Suburb in Yorke Peninsula

Hardwicke Bay, SA

Hardwicke Bay had a population of 149 at the 2021 Census (+18.3% since 2016). Median age 61.4. Median weekly household income $1,219. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Hardwicke Bay at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Barossa - Yorke - Mid North

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Hardwicke Bay's population grew by 18.3% to 149, faster than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 61.4, it is older than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 10.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 24.2%.

19.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 59.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 72 households.

The median household earns $1,219 a week, below the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $257 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,074 a month.

15.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 48.1% report no religion, close to the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Hardwicke Bay beside SA and Australia.

MeasureHardwicke BaySAAustralia
Population1491,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016+18.3%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age61.440.938.2
Households72691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting19.4%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright59.7%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,219$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$257$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,074$1,505$1,866
Born overseas15.9%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%18.7%23.6%
No religion48.1%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

+18.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1402011
  2. 1262016
  3. 1492021

Age

Median age 61.4, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Hardwicke Bay South Australia
Share of people by age, Hardwicke Bay and South Australia
0–910.1%
10–194.7%
20–292.7%
30–3910.1%
40–4910.7%
50–596.7%
60–6932.2%
70–7915.4%
80+8.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Hardwicke Bay at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English50.4%
  2. Australian36.3%
  3. German11.1%
  4. Irish8.9%
  5. Scottish6.7%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England14.5%
  2. Scotland2.3%

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

Around Hardwicke Bay

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