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Cradock vs Hawker
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 24 km apart · Cradock profile · Hawker profile
Cradock Hawker
Hawker (SA) and Cradock are two nearby South Australian areas with very different profiles. Hawker (SA) has a larger population and is more diverse, with 15.9% of residents identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and 12.3% using a language other than English at home. It also has a higher proportion of people working or looking for work (64.6%). In contrast, Cradock is sparsely populated and sees much higher shares of people in de facto relationships (39.1%) and children under 15 (27.3%). Cradock also has a higher proportion of high earners, with 19.4% of people earning $2,000 or more a week.
Daily life in both places shares similar financial foundations, with typical weekly household incomes sitting around $1,125 to $1,160. Both areas are also heavily car-dependent, though Hawker (SA) offers more convenience with over half of its homes within a 15-minute walk of schools, health services, and groceries. While both are rural, Hawker (SA) has seen more movement, with 27.8% of people moving in the last five years compared to no one in Cradock.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 35
- First area, 2021: 44
- Second area, 2011: 492
- Second area, 2016: 341
- Second area, 2021: 301
- First area, 2016: 55 yrs
- First area, 2021: 53 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 51 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Cradock: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Hawker: 2.7% males, 1.7% females
- 80–84 in Cradock: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Hawker: 2.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Cradock: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Hawker: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 70–74 in Cradock: 9.1% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Hawker: 4.7% males, 4.7% females
- 65–69 in Cradock: 0.0% males, 9.1% females; 65–69 in Hawker: 4.3% males, 6.7% females
- 60–64 in Cradock: 9.1% males, 12.1% females; 60–64 in Hawker: 3.3% males, 2.3% females
- 55–59 in Cradock: 0.0% males, 12.1% females; 55–59 in Hawker: 2.3% males, 5.4% females
- 50–54 in Cradock: 9.1% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Hawker: 6.4% males, 1.3% females
- 45–49 in Cradock: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Hawker: 2.3% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Cradock: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Hawker: 5.7% males, 1.0% females
- 35–39 in Cradock: 0.0% males, 15.2% females; 35–39 in Hawker: 2.3% males, 3.7% females
- 30–34 in Cradock: 12.1% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Hawker: 1.0% males, 2.0% females
- 25–29 in Cradock: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Hawker: 2.7% males, 4.3% females
- 20–24 in Cradock: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Hawker: 3.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Cradock: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Hawker: 1.0% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Cradock: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Hawker: 1.7% males, 1.0% females
- 5–9 in Cradock: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Hawker: 4.0% males, 2.0% females
- 0–4 in Cradock: 0.0% males, 12.1% females; 0–4 in Hawker: 3.0% males, 2.0% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2016: $725
- First area, 2021: $724
- Second area, 2011: $569
- Second area, 2016: $612
- Second area, 2021: $705
- First area, 2016: $1,125
- First area, 2021: $1,125
- Second area, 2011: $900
- Second area, 2016: $1,091
- Second area, 2021: $1,160
- First area, 2016: $1,375
- First area, 2021: $1,625
- Second area, 2011: $1,419
- Second area, 2016: $1,352
- Second area, 2021: $1,778
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2016: 2.0
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.2
- Second area, 2016: 2.0
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $60
- First area, 2021: $250
- Second area, 2011: $100
- Second area, 2016: $123
- Second area, 2021: $144
- First area, 2021: $780
- Second area, 2011: $1,083
- Second area, 2016: $693
- Second area, 2021: $685
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cradock vs Hawker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40321/cradock/vs/SAL40572/hawker