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Hindmarsh vs Makin
Federal Electorate comparison ≈ 19 km apart · Hindmarsh profile · Makin profile
Hindmarsh Makin
Makin and Hindmarsh are two nearby South Australian areas with similar populations, but they offer different lifestyles. Makin is more suburban, with detached houses being far higher at 86.7% compared to 68.2% in Hindmarsh. This is reflected in the homes, where those with three or more bedrooms are far higher in Makin (86.3% versus 71.1%). Hindmarsh is more urban and accessible; it is very walkable and has a far higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services (71.3% versus 53.2%) and groceries (89.8% versus 75.4%).
Everyday life shares many commonalities across both areas, including very similar typical weekly household incomes of around $1,520. Both areas also have about the same share of people who use another language at home. While Hindmarsh has a noticeably older typical resident at 42 compared to 39 in Makin, the gap in the proportion of people aged 65 and over has narrowed since 2011. Other differences, such as the higher share of renters in Hindmarsh and the higher proportion of separate houses in Makin, have also narrowed over time.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 137,653
- First area, 2016: 151,243
- First area, 2021: 172,532
- Second area, 2011: 133,047
- Second area, 2016: 149,513
- Second area, 2021: 173,757
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 39 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 Hindmarsh: 1.2% males, 2.0% females; 85+ in Makin: 0.9% males, 1.3% females
- 80–84 in Hindmarsh: 1.1% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Makin: 1.1% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Hindmarsh: 1.7% males, 2.0% females; 75–79 in Makin: 1.7% males, 2.0% females
- 70–74 in Hindmarsh: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 70–74 in Makin: 2.3% males, 2.7% females
- 65–69 in Hindmarsh: 2.6% males, 3.0% females; 65–69 in Makin: 2.4% males, 2.7% females
- 60–64 in Hindmarsh: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 60–64 in Makin: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 55–59 in Hindmarsh: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 55–59 in Makin: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 50–54 in Hindmarsh: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Makin: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Hindmarsh: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Makin: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Hindmarsh: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 40–44 in Makin: 3.3% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Hindmarsh: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 35–39 in Makin: 3.6% males, 3.6% females
- 30–34 in Hindmarsh: 3.5% males, 3.6% females; 30–34 in Makin: 3.3% males, 3.5% females
- 25–29 in Hindmarsh: 3.4% males, 3.4% females; 25–29 in Makin: 3.5% males, 3.1% females
- 20–24 in Hindmarsh: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Makin: 3.5% males, 3.0% females
- 15–19 in Hindmarsh: 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 15–19 in Makin: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in Hindmarsh: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 10–14 in Makin: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Hindmarsh: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 5–9 in Makin: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Hindmarsh: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in Makin: 2.9% males, 2.7% 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, 2011: $569
- First area, 2016: $643
- First area, 2021: $776
- Second area, 2011: $556
- Second area, 2016: $619
- Second area, 2021: $722
- First area, 2011: $1,056
- First area, 2016: $1,244
- First area, 2021: $1,520
- Second area, 2011: $1,150
- Second area, 2016: $1,305
- Second area, 2021: $1,515
- First area, 2011: $1,447
- First area, 2016: $1,699
- First area, 2021: $2,049
- Second area, 2011: $1,377
- Second area, 2016: $1,556
- Second area, 2021: $1,848
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.2
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $285
- First area, 2021: $315
- Second area, 2011: $250
- Second area, 2016: $300
- Second area, 2021: $320
- First area, 2011: $1,733
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2011: $1,500
- Second area, 2016: $1,500
- Second area, 2021: $1,500
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Hindmarsh vs Makin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ced/CED405/hindmarsh/vs/CED407/makin