The centrepiece of the suburb is a
group centre where there are many small businesses and shops like take aways, a newsagent, a motel, a hairdresser and a restaurant. The area supports three schools: Hawker Primary School, Belconnen High School and Hawker College (a
specialist senior secondary school). Combined, these schools cover students from preschool to Year 12. Hawker is a popular location for sport, and includes the multi-purpose Hawker Playing Fields; Hawker Enclosed Oval, a small
football (soccer) stadium (Robertfam Park), centres for
tennis and
lawn bowls; and the Hawker International
Softball Centre. In 2016, the median weekly household income in Hawker of $2,028 were slightly below the ACT average of $2,070. ==Geology==