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Mayo vs Spence

Federal Electorate comparison ≈ 66 km apart · Mayo profile · Spence profile

Mayo Spence

Spence and Mayo are two South Australian areas with very different demographics. Spence is much younger, with a typical resident aged 35 compared to 46 in Mayo. This younger profile in Spence is consistent with a much higher share of children under 15 (21.3%) and more one-parent families (22.5%). In contrast, Mayo is far older, with 24.4% of residents aged 65 and over. Mayo also has a more highly qualified workforce, with 22.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, compared to just 9.5% in Spence.

The gap in the typical age of residents has widened since 2011, growing from 6 years to 11 years. Despite these diverging age and education profiles, the two areas share similar rates of unpaid care and a nearly identical share of people in de facto relationships. While Mayo is more rural, with a typical 82-minute walk to the nearest transport stop, Spence is much more connected, with 84.9% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport.

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Where they differ most

Volunteering: 13.1 pts higher in Mayo One-parent: 10.9 pts higher in Spence Median age: 11 yrs older in Mayo Limited English: 4.5 pts higher in Spence Unemployment: 4.4 pts higher in Spence

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mayoin Spence +14,492 larger in Spence gap narrowing
173,735 68th pct 188,227 86th pct
Median age in Mayoin Spence +11 yrs older in Mayo gap widening
46 yrs 93rd pct 35 yrs 14th pct
First Nations in Mayoin Spence +2.3 pts higher in Spence gap steady
1.3% 33rd pct 3.6% 66th pct
Aged 65+ in Mayoin Spence +10.0 pts higher in Mayo gap widening
24.4% 92nd pct 14.4% 32nd pct
Under 15 in Mayoin Spence +4.2 pts higher in Spence gap widening
17.2% 39th pct 21.3% 87th pct
De facto in Mayoin Spence +0.1 pts higher in Spence gap steady
12.0% 52nd pct 12.1% 54th pct

Age structure

20.4% Young adults (25–44) +7.4 pts ▸ 27.8%
27.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.2 pts 23.4%
24.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +10.0 pts 14.4%
17.2% Children (0–14) +4.2 pts ▸ 21.3%
10.4% Youth (15–24) +2.7 pts ▸ 13.0%

Marital status

52.3% Married ◂ +12.2 pts 40.0%
29.3% Never married +11.0 pts ▸ 40.3%
10.2% Divorced ◂ +0.1 pts 10.2%
5.2% Widowed +0.2 pts ▸ 5.4%
3.0% Separated +1.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

Age & sex structure

Mayo Spence

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Mayoin Spence +7.2 pts higher in Spence gap narrowing
17.1% 32nd pct 24.4% 49th pct

Country of birth

78.1% Australia ◂ +8.0 pts 70.2%
8.4% England ◂ +2.4 pts 6.0%
0.1% Vietnam +1.2 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.3% Philippines +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.3% India +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.9% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%
0.0% Nepal +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%
0.3% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.2% China even 0.2%

Ancestry

49.1% English ◂ +9.7 pts 39.4%
38.6% Australian ◂ +5.0 pts 33.7%
11.1% Scottish ◂ +3.9 pts 7.2%
9.9% German ◂ +3.9 pts 6.0%
9.2% Irish ◂ +2.9 pts 6.2%
3.0% Italian +1.1 pts ▸ 4.1%
2.4% Dutch ◂ +0.9 pts 1.6%
0.1% Vietnamese +1.7 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.5% Filipino +1.2 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.4% Indian +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.7% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.7% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

Language

Other language in Mayoin Spence +14.6 pts higher in Spence gap narrowing
4.2% 3rd pct 18.8% 58th pct
Limited English in Mayoin Spence +4.5 pts higher in Spence gap narrowing
0.3% 2nd pct 4.8% 79th pct

Language used at home

91.5% English only ◂ +15.8 pts 75.7%
0.1% Vietnamese +1.8 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.1% Arabic +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.3% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.1% Punjabi +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.1% Tagalog +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.2% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.3% Mandarin even 0.3%
0.1% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Mayoin Spence +7.2 pts higher in Mayo gap narrowing
54.6% 100th pct 47.5% 86th pct

Religious affiliation

54.6% No religion ◂ +7.2 pts 47.5%
36.9% Christianity ◂ +1.6 pts 35.3%
6.8% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 6.9%
0.2% Islam +4.1 pts ▸ 4.2%
0.7% Buddhism +2.3 pts ▸ 3.1%
0.2% Hinduism +1.6 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.5% Other religions +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Mayoin Spence +11.5 pts higher in Mayo gap widening
54.3% 43rd pct 42.8% 21st pct
Bachelor+ in Mayoin Spence +13.1 pts higher in Mayo gap widening
22.7% 55th pct 9.5% 2nd pct
Schools/1k kids in Mayoin Spence +0.74 more in Mayo
2.28 69th pct 1.54 27th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Mayoin Spence +6 more in Mayo
68 70th pct 62 63rd pct
Students in Mayoin Spence +12,877 more in Spence
23,598 25th pct 36,475 87th pct
Avg size in Mayoin Spence +241 larger in Spence
347 23rd pct 588 71st pct
ICSEA in Mayoin Spence +77 higher in Mayo
1,033 54th pct 956 10th pct

Highest year of school

54.3% Year 12 ◂ +11.5 pts 42.8%
18.1% Year 11 +0.4 pts ▸ 18.5%
15.4% Year 10 +2.7 pts ▸ 18.1%
6.7% Year 9 or below +7.1 pts ▸ 13.9%

Highest qualification level

31.0% Certificate III / IV +11.2 pts ▸ 42.2%
24.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +9.9 pts 14.3%
16.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.9 pts 14.2%
7.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.1 pts 3.1%
4.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.3 pts 2.1%
2.2% Certificate I / II +2.0 pts ▸ 4.2%

Field of qualification

15.6% Management & commerce +0.5 pts ▸ 16.1%
14.0% Engineering & related +2.1 pts ▸ 16.1%
13.4% Society & culture +1.8 pts ▸ 15.3%
12.9% Health ◂ +3.2 pts 9.7%
9.8% Education ◂ +3.9 pts 5.9%
4.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.7 pts ▸ 6.5%
5.4% Architecture & building ◂ +0.9 pts 4.5%
3.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.9 pts 1.9%
3.5% Creative arts ◂ +1.3 pts 2.2%
3.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.7 pts 1.6%
1.6% Information technology +0.8 pts ▸ 2.4%

Income

Personal income in Mayoin Spence +$92 higher in Mayo gap widening
$727 27th pct $635 6th pct
Household income in Mayoin Spence +$190 higher in Mayo gap widening
$1,468 22nd pct $1,278 6th pct
Family income in Mayoin Spence +$367 higher in Mayo gap widening
$1,885 29th pct $1,518 3rd pct
High earners in Mayoin Spence +6.0 pts higher in Mayo gap widening
10.2% 46th pct 4.2% 2nd pct
High-income homes in Mayoin Spence +8.3 pts higher in Mayo gap widening
17.8% 32nd pct 9.5% 0th pct

Household income distribution

30.8% $650–$1,499 +3.7 pts ▸ 34.5%
27.6% $1,500–$2,999 +1.4 pts ▸ 29.0%
16.5% Under $650 +3.1 pts ▸ 19.6%
8.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.5 pts 3.5%
8.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.8 pts 6.0%

Personal income distribution

43.1% Under $650 +4.3 pts ▸ 47.4%
31.7% $650–$1,499 +3.0 pts ▸ 34.6%
15.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.7 pts 10.2%
3.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 1.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Mayoin Spence +0.1 pts higher in Spence
32.9% 83rd pct 33.0% 84th pct
Mental health in Mayoin Spence +2.3 pts higher in Spence
10.0% 65th pct 12.2% 89th pct
Needs assistance in Mayoin Spence +2.6 pts higher in Spence gap steady
5.8% 50th pct 8.4% 100th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

10.0% Mental health +2.3 pts ▸ 12.2%
11.3% Arthritis ◂ +1.0 pts 10.3%
9.1% Asthma +2.0 pts ▸ 11.1%
9.2% Other condition +0.3 pts ▸ 9.5%
5.0% Diabetes +1.8 pts ▸ 6.8%
5.2% Heart disease ◂ +1.0 pts 4.2%
3.9% Cancer ◂ +1.3 pts 2.6%
2.0% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%
0.9% Dementia even 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.5% None ◂ +1.5 pts 59.0%
21.8% One condition ◂ +1.1 pts 20.7%
7.5% Two conditions +0.1 pts ▸ 7.5%
3.6% Three or more +1.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Mayoin Spence +13.1 pts higher in Mayo gap narrowing
23.2% 100th pct 10.1% 20th pct
Unpaid carers in Mayoin Spence +0.9 pts higher in Mayo gap steady
14.3% 96th pct 13.3% 80th pct
Unpaid child care in Mayoin Spence +0.2 pts higher in Mayo gap narrowing
28.3% 71st pct 28.1% 69th pct
Defence service in Mayoin Spence +0.1 pts higher in Spence
4.0% 83rd pct 4.1% 85th pct
Housework 15h+ in Mayoin Spence +6.9 pts higher in Mayo gap narrowing
26.4% 100th pct 19.6% 38th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mayoin Spence +0.1 larger in Spence gap widening
2.5 43rd pct 2.6 57th pct
One-parent in Mayoin Spence +10.9 pts higher in Spence gap widening
11.5% 20th pct 22.5% 100th pct
Living alone in Mayoin Spence +2.2 pts higher in Spence gap narrowing
24.3% 41st pct 26.5% 57th pct

Family composition

54.9% Couples with children even 54.8%
32.9% Couples without children ◂ +11.5 pts 21.4%
11.5% One-parent families +10.9 pts ▸ 22.5%
0.7% Other families +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

39.0% 2 people ◂ +7.9 pts 31.1%
24.3% 1 person +2.2 pts ▸ 26.5%
14.1% 3 people +2.4 pts ▸ 16.5%
14.6% 4 people ◂ +0.3 pts 14.2%
5.7% 5 people +1.1 pts ▸ 6.8%
2.3% 6 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 4.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mayoin Spence +$40 higher in Mayo gap widening
$315 25th pct $275 12th pct
Mortgage in Mayoin Spence +$295 higher in Mayo gap widening
$1,595 22nd pct $1,300 5th pct
People / bedroom in Mayoin Spence +0.10 higher in Spence gap widening
0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct
Renting in Mayoin Spence +16.2 pts higher in Spence gap widening
16.9% 1st pct 33.1% 67th pct
Owned outright in Mayoin Spence +15.7 pts higher in Mayo gap widening
39.1% 87th pct 23.4% 15th pct
Separate houses in Mayoin Spence +10.6 pts higher in Mayo gap narrowing
93.8% 100th pct 83.2% 56th pct
3+ bedrooms in Mayoin Spence +2.3 pts higher in Spence gap narrowing
83.3% 75th pct 85.6% 82nd pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.0% Owned with a mortgage +0.5 pts ▸ 40.6%
39.1% Owned outright ◂ +15.7 pts 23.4%
16.9% Rented +16.2 pts ▸ 33.1%
2.8% Other tenure ◂ +1.5 pts 1.4%
1.2% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

Types of homes

93.8% Separate house ◂ +10.6 pts 83.2%
4.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +9.8 pts ▸ 14.3%
0.9% Flat or apartment +1.0 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.6% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

47.5% 3 bedrooms +10.9 pts ▸ 58.5%
29.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +6.7 pts 23.1%
13.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.8 pts 10.2%
6.0% 5 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 4.0%
2.3% 1 bedroom even 2.3%
0.3% Studio / none even 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

47.7% $200–$349 +15.1 pts ▸ 62.8%
32.7% $350–$549 ◂ +19.0 pts 13.8%
13.2% Under $200 +5.9 pts ▸ 19.1%
2.6% $550–$749 ◂ +2.1 pts 0.4%
0.6% $750 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.5% $1,000–$1,799 +13.5 pts ▸ 51.0%
27.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +12.3 pts 15.3%
20.2% Under $1,000 +5.6 pts ▸ 25.7%
10.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +7.2 pts 3.1%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Mayoin Spence +5.5 pts higher in Spence gap narrowing
3.1% 6th pct 8.6% 77th pct
Work from home in Mayoin Spence +7.7 pts higher in Mayo gap widening
13.0% 41st pct 5.3% 3rd pct
PT commute in Mayoin Spence +0.6 pts higher in Spence gap narrowing
1.6% 36th pct 2.3% 46th pct
PT stops in Mayoin Spence +131 more in Spence
836 59th pct 967 79th pct
Stops/1k in Mayoin Spence +0.33 more in Spence
4.81 53rd pct 5.14 65th pct
Departures/1k in Mayoin Spence +576.7 more in Spence
489.9 24th pct 1,066.6 49th pct
PT routes in Mayoin Spence +33 more in Mayo
111 87th pct 78 78th pct
Stop walk in Mayoin Spence +80 longer in Mayo
82 100th pct 2 14th pct
Drive to city in Mayoin Spence +20 longer in Mayo
50 71st pct 30 53rd pct

How people get to work

63.3% Car (driver) +8.4 pts ▸ 71.7%
13.0% Worked at home ◂ +7.7 pts 5.3%
3.5% Car (passenger) +1.5 pts ▸ 5.1%
2.3% Walked ◂ +1.1 pts 1.2%
1.3% Bus +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.3% Train ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%
0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

40.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +5.1 pts 35.3%
31.2% 1 vehicle +5.4 pts ▸ 36.6%
15.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.0 pts 12.4%
9.9% 4 or more ◂ +2.8 pts 7.1%
3.1% No vehicle +5.5 pts ▸ 8.6%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Mayoin Spence +2.4 pts higher in Spence gap widening
35.4% 21st pct 37.8% 37th pct
Recent arrivals in Mayoin Spence +6.5 pts higher in Spence gap narrowing
4.7% 0th pct 11.2% 36th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Mayoin Spence +4.4 pts higher in Spence gap steady
4.0% 14th pct 8.4% 87th pct
Participation in Mayoin Spence +1.4 pts higher in Mayo gap widening
58.6% 34th pct 57.2% 28th pct
Full-time in Mayoin Spence +4.9 pts higher in Spence gap steady
53.5% 14th pct 58.4% 49th pct

Industries people work in

15.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.4 pts 15.2%
9.3% Retail trade +2.1 pts ▸ 11.4%
6.6% Manufacturing +3.7 pts ▸ 10.3%
9.9% Construction ◂ +0.7 pts 9.2%
9.5% Education & training ◂ +3.0 pts 6.5%
6.5% Public administration & safety +0.5 pts ▸ 7.0%
6.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.0 pts 5.6%
6.5% Professional & technical ◂ +3.4 pts 3.0%
2.8% Transport & warehousing +3.2 pts ▸ 6.0%
4.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +2.1 pts 2.9%
3.6% Administrative & support +1.1 pts ▸ 4.8%
4.0% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

Occupations people work in

21.7% Professionals ◂ +10.5 pts 11.3%
9.9% Labourers +5.5 pts ▸ 15.5%
15.4% Managers ◂ +6.4 pts 9.1%
12.6% Community & personal service +2.5 pts ▸ 15.1%
14.4% Technicians & trades +0.2 pts ▸ 14.6%
11.6% Clerical & administrative +0.7 pts ▸ 12.3%
4.5% Machinery operators & drivers +6.2 pts ▸ 10.7%
8.3% Sales workers +1.0 pts ▸ 9.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Mayoin Spence +1.5 higher in Spence
3.5 12th pct 5.0 38th pct
Types ≤15 min in Mayoin Spence +1.3 more in Spence
3.5 11th pct 4.8 38th pct
15-min city in Mayoin Spence +20.9 pts higher in Spence
37.4% 10th pct 58.3% 43rd pct
Walk to shops in Mayoin Spence +17.1 pts higher in Spence
37.1% 8th pct 54.2% 37th pct
Walk to transit in Mayoin Spence +32.5 pts higher in Spence
52.4% 14th pct 84.9% 43rd pct
Walk to school in Mayoin Spence +34.6 pts higher in Spence
32.7% 0th pct 67.3% 44th pct
Walk to a park in Mayoin Spence +20.0 pts higher in Spence
72.6% 15th pct 92.6% 44th pct
Walk to health in Mayoin Spence +6.2 pts higher in Spence
30.2% 13th pct 36.3% 29th pct
Amenities/1k in Mayoin Spence +7.6 more in Mayo
18.1 73rd pct 10.6 11th pct
Intersections/km² in Mayoin Spence +47 higher in Spence
3 19th pct 49 46th pct
Mean slope in Mayoin Spence +3.5 pts higher in Mayo
6.8% 76th pct 3.3% 8th pct

Compare Mayo with nearby areas

Kingston Boothby Sturt Adelaide Makin Hindmarsh Spence Barker

Compare Spence with nearby areas

Makin Sturt Adelaide Hindmarsh Boothby Kingston Mayo Barker

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mayo vs Spence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ced/CED408/mayo/vs/CED409/spence