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Hawthorn, SA Family Guide

SA 5062 · City of Mitcham

Discover Hawthorn with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.

Explore kids’ activitiesDirectory data rebuilt 22 Oct 2026
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Schools23within 3 kmActivities99within 5 kmUpcoming events0shown within 5 kmHomes1for sale within 5 km

Find something they love

Tennis21 within 5 kmFootball (AFL)19 within 5 kmMartial arts14 within 5 kmSoccer12 within 5 kmOther sports12 within 5 km
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Basketball7 within 5 kmGymnastics & cheer5 within 5 kmAthletics4 within 5 kmNetball4 within 5 kmSwimming4 within 5 kmCricket2 within 5 kmArts & dance20 within 5 kmMusic10 within 5 kmKids' activities & play9 within 5 kmTutoring & STEM8 within 5 kmYoga & wellbeing3 within 5 km
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Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.

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Sports & local clubs around Hawthorn

Tennis around Hawthorn

21 listed within 5 km of Hawthorn · 1 in Hawthorn

Hawthorn Tennis Club

Hawthorn

Tennis

In Hawthorn

Denman Tennis Club

Lower Mitcham

TennisTutoring

0.3 km from central Hawthorn

Reade Park Lawn Tennis Club

Colonel Light Gardens

ParkTennis

1.3 km from central Hawthorn

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Football (AFL) around Hawthorn

19 listed within 5 km of Hawthorn · 2 in Hawthorn

Mitcham Football Club

Hawthorn

AFLSoccer

In Hawthorn

Mitcham FC Auskick Centre

Hawthorn

AFLAuskick

In Hawthorn

Unley Football Club

Kingswood

AFLKeyboardSoccer
Ages 5–12*

0.7 km from central Hawthorn

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Martial arts around Hawthorn

14 listed within 5 km of Hawthorn · 1 in Hawthorn

Chidokan Karate - Hawthorn Dojo

Hawthorn

Karate

In Hawthorn

Dynamic Taekwon-do Australia - Colonel Lights Garden

Colonel Light Gardens

Taekwondo

1.7 km from central Hawthorn

Japan Karate Assoc of South Australia

Netherby

Karate

1.7 km from central Hawthorn

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Soccer around Hawthorn

12 listed within 5 km of Hawthorn · 1 in Hawthorn

"Life. Be in it" - Sport for All

Netherby

Play centreBasketballFutsal

1.1 km from central Hawthorn

Cumberland United Football Club

Clarence Gardens

Soccer

2.4 km from central Hawthorn

Southern Suburbs Rugby Union Football Club

Clarence Gardens

AthleteSoccer

2.4 km from central Hawthorn

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Arts & dance around Hawthorn

20 listed within 5 km of Hawthorn

Pelican Productions

Lower Mitcham

Dancing SchoolMusicDrama
Ages 7–18*

0.3 km from central Hawthorn

Jamie Adam Music

Torrens Park

MusicDramaLearning Centre

0.3 km from central Hawthorn

Kingswood Tennis Club

Westbourne Park

TennisEvent EntertainmentPainting

1.7 km from central Hawthorn

Not finding it in Hawthorn? Listed in Lower Mitcham (1 · 0.3 km), Cumberland Park (1 · 2 km), Clarence Gardens (2 · 2.4 km)

See all 20 within 5 km

Music around Hawthorn

10 listed within 5 km of Hawthorn

Colonel Light Kindergym

Cumberland Park

GymnasticsPlay centreDancing School

2 km from central Hawthorn

Trinity Baptist Basketball Club

Colonel Light Gardens

BasketballAFLSinging

2.1 km from central Hawthorn

Callum Cunningham-Byrne

Belair

MusicLearning CentreDrama

2.9 km from central Hawthorn

Not finding it in Hawthorn? Listed in Lower Mitcham (1 · 0.3 km), Kingswood (1 · 0.7 km), Cumberland Park (1 · 2 km)

See all 10 within 5 km

Schools within 3 km of Hawthorn

Explore school profiles, admissions and nearby activities.

23 schools within 3 km of the Hawthorn centre, none with a Hawthorn address.

Check official school-zone boundaries on each school profile; proximity is not eligibility. Check a specific address

Parks, playgrounds & community places

Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.

Playgrounds (verified features) (4 of 5)

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Libraries (2)

Sports grounds (4 of 7)

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Parks (4)

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What's coming up

One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.

No upcoming events are listed near this suburb right now. Explore nearby guides or check back for new events.

Activities by age around Hawthorn

Ages as the provider or event states them. * Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.

At a glance

This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Hawthorn: 99 kids' activities within 5 km and parks and playgrounds.

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Your council & community

Hawthorn within City of Mitcham

4 of the council area’s 59 activity providers · 4th of 20 suburbs by number of providers

City of Mitcham guide

Libraries & community placesParks & playgroundsPools & recreationLocal events

Council-wide information and places near this suburb have different geographic scopes.

Homes with family context

Homes in and around Hawthorn

A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.

$1.67m

Median, houses

1

For sale within 5 km

For sale within 5 km of Hawthorn

18 O'Halloran Street (1/1)

18 O'Halloran Street

4.4km

Adelaide, SA 5000

$775,000

311House

Recently sold within 5 km of Hawthorn

Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.

2 Aboyne Road (1/1)
Sold
House
2 Aboyne Road1.0km

Lower Mitcham, SA 5062

3
2
2
3/67 Balham Avenue (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
3/67 Balham Avenue1.1km

Kingswood, SA 5062

2
1
1
14 Flinders Avenue (1/1)
Sold
House
14 Flinders Avenue1.3km

Colonel Light Gardens, SA 5041

4
2
2
33 Murray Street (1/1)
Sold
House
33 Murray Street1.3km

Lower Mitcham, SA 5062

5
3
8
76 Price Avenue (1/1)
Sold
House
76 Price Avenue1.4km

Clapham, SA 5062

2
1
2
80 Price Avenue (1/1)
Sold
House
80 Price Avenue1.4km

Clapham, SA 5062

4
1
2

Medians are of settled sales (2025-Q4). Source: Metro Median House Sales © Government of South Australia, CC BY

Nearby suburbs

Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.

Netherby

3 activity providers · 1.7 km

Compare activities, schools & parks
  • Hawthorn

    Football (AFL) 2, Tennis 1, Martial arts 1, Soccer 1

    0 schools · 0 parks

  • Lower Mitcham0.3 km · same council

    Tennis 2, Arts & dance 1, Kids' activities & play 1, Tutoring & STEM 1 +1

    0 schools · 1 park

  • Kingswood0.7 km · same council

    Football (AFL) 1, Music 1, Soccer 1, Swimming 1

    3 schools · 2 parks

  • Netherby1.7 km · same council

    Football (AFL) 1, Basketball 1, Kids' activities & play 1, Martial arts 1 +2

    2 schools · 1 park

  • Springfield1.7 km · same council

    Football (AFL) 1, Martial arts 1

    1 school · 1 park

  • Cumberland Park2 km · same council

    Arts & dance 1, Basketball 1, Gymnastics & cheer 1, Kids' activities & play 1 +3

    1 school · 0 parks

Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.

Explore nearby family guides

Lower Mitcham family guide · 0.3 kmKingswood family guide · 0.7 kmNetherby family guide · 1.7 kmSpringfield family guide · 1.7 kmCumberland Park family guide · 2 kmColonel Light Gardens family guide · 2.1 kmClarence Gardens family guide · 2.4 kmBelair family guide · 2.9 kmMalvern family guide · 1.8 kmMelrose Park family guide · 3.3 kmPasadena family guide · 3.6 km

Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 21 Oct 2026.

Recorded offences in Hawthorn

SuburbRecorded offences (12 months)
Hawthorn97
Ashford46
Belair134
Black Forest84
Brown Hill Creek7
Clapham44
Clarence Gardens88
Clarence Park118
Clovelly Park121
Colonel Light Gardens66
Cumberland Park235
Daw Park61

Recorded offences, 12 months to 2025-06 · Source: South Australia Police, CC BY · source

Kids activities across City of Mitcham

59 kids activities listed
on AroundSchools, in City of Mitcham
Sports49Creative Arts13Entertainment8Music8Academic5Health2

Local guides & reading

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School, activity and family guides for readers exploring Hawthorn.

We don’t have an article specifically about Hawthorn yet.

Broader reading: SA-wide and national guides

Junior Soccer in South Australia (2026/27): Ages, Season and Where to Play

Kids in South Australia can start organised soccer from about age four — Football South Australia runs MiniRoos competitions from Under 6 to Under 11 (with grading at U10 and U11), plus Coles…

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What Kids Actually Do in South Australia (Boys and Girls, 2025 Data)

The most common organised activity for children in South Australia is Swimming, which 20% of all children take part in outside school hours. For boys the most common is Swimming (19.4%), and for…

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Before School Care: Start Times, Fees and What CCS Covers

Before school care opens between 6am and 7am at almost every service, and the session ends when children are taken to class. That makes it the shortest session of care you will buy — anywhere from 55…

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All kids' activities listed in Hawthorn

Grouped by kind; only listings whose address is in Hawthorn.

* Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.