Hawthorn - Melbourne Suburb Guide

Hawthorn

Intro 

Hawthorn is a suburb of Melbourne and is located about 6 km east of Melbourne’s CBD. The City of Boroondara is Hawthorn’s local municipality. Post code is 3122.

Hawthorn is located very close to the CBD and has train stations that can get you the CBD easily. There are many nice schools, parks, medical centres, shopping options and restaurants around. According to residents, they are happy with the convenience of services Hawthorn has to offer. The real estate market is getting expensive as it is very close to the CBD, therefore you would expect to pay medium-high rent. 

Demographics

According to the 2016 census, the population of Hawthorn was at 23,511. 51.3% make thefemale population and 48.7% of male population. 0.2% of the population is comprised of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Median age of people in Hawthorn is 32. 

Common ancestries include 22.6% English, 17.7% of Australians, 10.0% Irish, 8.1% Scottish and 7.3% Chinese.

Major religions in this city reported No religion, Catholic, Anglican, and Hinduism - where No Religion was the largest group among these. 

The top languages spoken were English, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Hindi, Cantonese and Arabic. 

Common professions in Hawthorn are professionals, clerical and admin workers, managers, community workers, personal service workers and sales workers. . 

Median weekly individual income was at $950 and median weekly income for household showed $1813.

Weekly rent showed a median of $371 and median mortgage monthly repayments were $2167.

Schools & Universities

There are a number of schools located in Hawthorn such as;

Swinburne University of Technology and The University of Melbourne are also present in Hawthorn.

Transport 

The public transportation provides a fantastic service. You can use the Hawthorn and Glenferie train stations easily. The city is only 6km away, so you can go without a car if you are working in the CBD. 

If you are using your own vehicle, traffic is very heavy on the main roads. 

There is also a tram service (route 75) available.

Health

The Medical Clinic, Medical on Church and Lyndhurst Medical Clinic are the names of some medical centres located in Hawthorn.

There are also many dental clinics in Hawthorn such as Hawthorn Dental Care, Gentle Dental, Swinburne Private Dental and Smile Hawthorn.

Real Estate 

If you are looking to buy a house or just want general information of the median of buying a house or unit in Hawthorn following are the 2018 figures:

The demand for this market is considered as a high demand market due to its proximity to the CBD.

Shopping

Hawthorn has some nice shopping strips available. Many shops would be available on Glenferrie Rd., Riversdale Rd. and Burwood Rd. You can find stores such as Baby Bunting, supermarkets, variety shops, men’s and woman’s clothing stores, JY Sports, LawrenciaCycles Shop, Rise+Shine Bedding Hawthorn, Indian Grocery store, etc.

Things to do 

There are many parks in Hawthorn such as St James Park, Central Gardens, Fairview Parkand Yarra Bank Reserve. You can also visit the Melbourne Tram Museum. If you want to watch an Indie/Foreign Movie you can head over to Lido Cinemas.

Restaurants

Hawthorn has a great selection of restaurants which also include Asian type cuisines such as Japanese, Cantonese, etc. There are also many other cuisines available such as Italian, Mexican, Modern Australian, etc. Here is a list of some fantastic restaurants below:

What Local Residents Say

According to local residents: