Hazelwood Park, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Hazelwood Park is a gracious, upper-class suburb in the City of Burnside, about five kilometres east of central Adelaide where the plains meet the foot of the Adelaide Hills. Before European settlement the area was part of the traditional lands of the Kaurna people. A village called Knightsbridge was laid out here in 1848, and the suburb's first home, the half-buried Knightsbridge House, was built by a local grocer in 1854 to cope with the fierce summers. The leafy parkland at its centre began as the private Hazelwood estate, named for an English school, and was set aside as a public reserve in 1915. The Burnside Council later secured the park outright, and in 1966 opened the George Bolton Swimming Centre, still a summer favourite. Heritage homes and old gum trees define the suburb today.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Hazelwood Park is more socio-economically advantaged than about 98% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1127, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Hazelwood Park at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,953
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $2,300
- SEIFA score
- 1127
- Coordinates
- -34.9391, 138.6560
Hazelwood Park demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Hazelwood Park using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 27%, 17% of homes are rented, and 31% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 389 | 20% |
| Youth (15–24) | 212 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 424 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 532 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 411 | 21% |
Share of the 1,968 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 336 | 45% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 276 | 37% |
| Rented | 132 | 17% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 578 | 76% |
| Townhouses & semis | 150 | 20% |
| Flats & apartments | 30 | 4% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 758 occupied private dwellings in Hazelwood Park.
- Median weekly rent
- $345
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,329
- Average household size
- 2.6 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,983
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,158
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 587 (31%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 491 (26%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 10 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,236 (82%)
- Labour-force participation
- 64.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 3%
- Employed full-time
- 575
- Employed part-time
- 369
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Hazelwood Park
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Hazelwood Park is January (average daytime high around 29.7°C) and the coolest is July (around 14.4°C). The area receives roughly 732 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.7°C | 17°C | 34 mm |
| Feb | 28.2°C | 16.4°C | 32 mm |
| Mar | 26°C | 15.4°C | 23 mm |
| Apr | 22.1°C | 13.5°C | 54 mm |
| May | 17.7°C | 11.2°C | 83 mm |
| Jun | 15.1°C | 9.3°C | 91 mm |
| Jul | 14.4°C | 8.5°C | 102 mm |
| Aug | 15.3°C | 8.4°C | 91 mm |
| Sep | 18°C | 9.7°C | 69 mm |
| Oct | 21.9°C | 11.5°C | 59 mm |
| Nov | 24.1°C | 13°C | 57 mm |
| Dec | 27.3°C | 15°C | 37 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Hazelwood Park
Where is Hazelwood Park?
Hazelwood Park is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Hazelwood Park?
At the 2021 Census, Hazelwood Park had a population of about 1,953.
Is Hazelwood Park an advantaged area?
Hazelwood Park has an ABS SEIFA score of 1127, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 98 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 98% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Hazelwood Park?
Hazelwood Park has average daytime highs of about 21.7°C and overnight lows of about 12.4°C, with roughly 732 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Where Hazelwood Park ranks
Hazelwood Park appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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