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Elliston vs Lower Eyre Peninsula

Name: Elliston vs Lower Eyre Peninsula — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 87 km apart · Elliston profile · Lower Eyre Peninsula profile

Elliston Lower Eyre Peninsula

Lower Eyre Peninsula and Elliston are both rural South Australian areas, but they differ significantly in their resources and demographics. Lower Eyre Peninsula has much higher typical weekly rents at $240 and a higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week. There are also notable differences among First Nations residents; in Lower Eyre Peninsula, they are far older and have a typical household income of $1,713, while in Elliston, the typical age is just 18 and income is much lower at $933. Additionally, 15.0% of people in Lower Eyre Peninsula speak a First Nations language, compared to 0.0% in Elliston.

Everyday life is very similar in both places, with the same typical resident age of 44 and an almost identical share of people born overseas. While both areas have no public transport stops, Elliston is more walkable, with a higher number of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and health services. Over time, some gaps have widened; more people in Elliston now own their homes outright and a larger share live alone compared to Lower Eyre Peninsula.

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Where they differ most

Population: 4,896 larger in Lower Eyre Peninsula Living alone: 11.3 pts higher in Elliston Rent: $90 higher in Lower Eyre Peninsula Household income: $422 higher in Lower Eyre Peninsula Work from home: 11.2 pts higher in Elliston

Demographics & Identity

Population in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +4,896 larger in Lower Eyre Peninsula gap widening

1,014 14th pct 5,910 36th pct

Median age in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula even gap narrowing

44 yrs 62nd pct 44 yrs 62nd pct

Age structure

29.5% Older adults (45–64) +0.6 pts ▸ 30.1%

22.1% Young adults (25–44) even 22.1%

20.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.5 pts 20.1%

19.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.4 pts 19.1%

7.9% Youth (15–24) +0.4 pts ▸ 8.3%

Marital status

51.4% Married +3.1 pts ▸ 54.4%

32.3% Never married ◂ +2.6 pts 29.8%

9.0% Divorced ◂ +0.4 pts 8.6%

5.3% Widowed ◂ +1.1 pts 4.2%

2.7% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 3.0%

Age & sex structure

Elliston Lower Eyre Peninsula

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.7% Australia +1.0 pts ▸ 85.7%

1.4% England +1.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.8% New Zealand even 0.7%

0.5% India ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.0% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% China even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

44.6% Australian ◂ +0.5 pts 44.1%

37.6% English +4.2 pts ▸ 41.8%

11.1% Irish ◂ +2.5 pts 8.6%

10.9% Scottish ◂ +1.7 pts 9.2%

10.2% German ◂ +0.7 pts 9.5%

0.9% Italian +0.9 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.9% Dutch +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Filipino +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

90.9% English only ◂ +1.8 pts 89.1%

0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.6% Christianity ◂ +7.7 pts 40.9%

40.0% No religion +6.4 pts ▸ 46.4%

10.4% Not stated +1.4 pts ▸ 11.7%

0.8% Other religions ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.3% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +1 more in Lower Eyre Peninsula

2 14th pct 3 21st pct

Schools/1k kids in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +7.04 more in Elliston

9.57 86th pct 2.53 32nd pct

Students in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +483 more in Lower Eyre Peninsula

104 9th pct 587 30th pct

Avg size in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +144 larger in Lower Eyre Peninsula

52 8th pct 196 45th pct

ICSEA in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +28 higher in Lower Eyre Peninsula

961 43rd pct 989 61st pct

Highest year of school

40.5% Year 12 +1.0 pts ▸ 41.5%

19.5% Year 11 +2.7 pts ▸ 22.2%

18.0% Year 10 +1.7 pts ▸ 19.8%

12.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +4.1 pts 8.1%

Highest qualification level

34.4% Certificate III / IV +3.8 pts ▸ 38.2%

17.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.7 pts 16.8%

15.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.7 pts 14.4%

5.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +2.3 pts 2.7%

3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 3.0%

1.7% Postgraduate degree +1.1 pts ▸ 2.8%

Field of qualification

14.2% Engineering & related +3.6 pts ▸ 17.8%

13.7% Health ◂ +3.1 pts 10.6%

8.7% Management & commerce +3.3 pts ▸ 12.0%

10.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +4.0 pts 6.8%

10.8% Education ◂ +0.5 pts 10.3%

8.9% Society & culture +0.7 pts ▸ 9.6%

3.6% Architecture & building +2.5 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.7 pts 4.8%

1.2% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.0% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Information technology +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +$127 higher in Lower Eyre Peninsula gap widening

$682 35th pct $809 65th pct

Household income in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +$422 higher in Lower Eyre Peninsula gap widening

$1,135 17th pct $1,557 63rd pct

Family income in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +$425 higher in Lower Eyre Peninsula gap widening

$1,480 22nd pct $1,905 59th pct

Household income distribution

36.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.2 pts 28.8%

24.5% $1,500–$2,999 +6.1 pts ▸ 30.6%

24.2% Under $650 ◂ +10.2 pts 14.0%

3.9% $3,000–$3,999 +5.4 pts ▸ 9.4%

3.4% $4,000 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 6.0%

Personal income distribution

43.8% Under $650 ◂ +7.6 pts 36.2%

35.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.3 pts 33.9%

10.2% $1,500–$2,999 +4.8 pts ▸ 15.1%

2.0% $3,000 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 3.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.2% Arthritis ◂ +2.4 pts 8.8%

8.5% Mental health ◂ +2.1 pts 6.4%

8.1% Asthma even 8.1%

5.5% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 5.6%

5.4% Heart disease ◂ +1.9 pts 3.5%

5.2% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 4.5%

2.8% Cancer even 2.8%

2.4% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 1.8%

1.6% Dementia ◂ +1.1 pts 0.4%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.1% None +2.7 pts ▸ 62.8%

18.6% One condition ◂ +0.8 pts 17.8%

8.1% Two conditions ◂ +2.5 pts 5.6%

3.6% Three or more ◂ +1.0 pts 2.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +141 larger in Lower Eyre Peninsula

39 9th pct 180 28th pct

Median age in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +9 yrs older in Lower Eyre Peninsula

18 yrs 0th pct 27 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +$154 higher in Lower Eyre Peninsula

$537 45th pct $691 78th pct

Household income in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +$780 higher in Lower Eyre Peninsula

$933 11th pct $1,713 75th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +0.2 larger in Lower Eyre Peninsula gap narrowing

2.3 29th pct 2.5 71st pct

Family composition

54.6% Couples with children +3.9 pts ▸ 58.5%

35.2% Couples without children ◂ +2.2 pts 33.1%

7.7% One-parent families +0.4 pts ▸ 8.1%

1.7% Other families ◂ +1.4 pts 0.4%

Household size

37.9% 2 people +2.5 pts ▸ 40.4%

33.9% 1 person ◂ +11.3 pts 22.6%

8.9% 4 people +5.3 pts ▸ 14.3%

8.9% 3 people +3.7 pts ▸ 12.6%

7.6% 5 people ◂ +0.8 pts 6.8%

2.9% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +$90 higher in Lower Eyre Peninsula gap widening

$150 14th pct $240 43rd pct

Mortgage in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +$347 higher in Lower Eyre Peninsula gap widening

$953 20th pct $1,300 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

52.6% Owned outright ◂ +10.6 pts 42.1%

22.4% Owned with a mortgage +15.9 pts ▸ 38.3%

16.8% Rented ◂ +2.4 pts 14.5%

5.5% Other tenure ◂ +1.7 pts 3.8%

3.9% Not stated ◂ +2.4 pts 1.5%

Types of homes

96.3% Separate house +1.2 pts ▸ 97.5%

1.6% Other dwelling ◂ +0.5 pts 1.1%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

46.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +0.3 pts 46.5%

23.4% 4 bedrooms +5.6 pts ▸ 29.1%

15.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.2 pts 13.8%

5.5% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.2 pts 4.3%

3.4% 5 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

1.1% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Weekly rent distribution

65.6% Under $200 ◂ +29.0 pts 36.7%

6.3% $200–$349 +38.8 pts ▸ 45.0%

0.0% $350–$549 +12.3 pts ▸ 12.3%

0.0% $750 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

57.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +28.5 pts 29.1%

24.7% $1,000–$1,799 +14.3 pts ▸ 39.0%

15.3% $1,800–$2,999 +7.5 pts ▸ 22.8%

7.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 4.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula even

0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula even

0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

49.2% Car (driver) +15.6 pts ▸ 64.8%

22.6% Worked at home ◂ +11.2 pts 11.4%

11.1% Walked ◂ +6.4 pts 4.7%

2.2% Car (passenger) +0.9 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.0% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

43.3% 2 vehicles even 43.3%

27.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.3 pts 22.7%

13.9% 3 vehicles +7.1 pts ▸ 21.0%

11.4% 4 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 12.0%

2.2% No vehicle ◂ +1.1 pts 1.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

47.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +25.3 pts 21.9%

12.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.6 pts 12.1%

8.2% Education & training ◂ +0.1 pts 8.1%

1.8% Construction +6.1 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.3% Retail trade +4.2 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.4 pts 5.2%

5.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.4 pts 5.1%

3.8% Transport & warehousing +1.1 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.0% Other services +4.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.3% Wholesale trade +2.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.4% Manufacturing +1.0 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.4% Professional & technical +0.8 pts ▸ 3.2%

Occupations people work in

37.9% Managers ◂ +16.9 pts 21.0%

18.8% Labourers ◂ +7.6 pts 11.3%

6.0% Technicians & trades +8.5 pts ▸ 14.5%

12.0% Professionals +2.2 pts ▸ 14.2%

6.4% Community & personal service +5.0 pts ▸ 11.5%

10.9% Clerical & administrative +0.1 pts ▸ 11.0%

4.4% Sales workers +3.7 pts ▸ 8.1%

3.3% Machinery operators & drivers +2.8 pts ▸ 6.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +3 higher in Lower Eyre Peninsula

5 43rd pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +5 higher in Lower Eyre Peninsula

4 36th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +5 higher in Lower Eyre Peninsula

4 36th pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +2 higher in Elliston

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +30 higher in Lower Eyre Peninsula

952 49th pct 982 71st pct

ERP in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +5,211 higher in Lower Eyre Peninsula

1,057 13th pct 6,268 35th pct

Growth in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +1.6 pts higher in Lower Eyre Peninsula

1.8% 31st pct 3.5% 48th pct

Businesses in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +541 higher in Lower Eyre Peninsula

195 17th pct 736 37th pct

Approvals in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +30 higher in Lower Eyre Peninsula

13 31st pct 43 46th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +106 higher in Lower Eyre Peninsula

389 22nd pct 495 32nd pct

Max temp in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +1.9 higher in Elliston

23.9 47th pct 22.0 27th pct

Min temp in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +0.1 higher in Lower Eyre Peninsula

11.0 48th pct 11.2 50th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +0.9 higher in Elliston

2.1 14th pct 1.2 6th pct

Types ≤15 min in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +0.9 more in Elliston

2.3 14th pct 1.4 6th pct

15-min city in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +14.5 pts higher in Elliston

24.1% 13th pct 9.6% 5th pct

Walk to shops in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +16.1 pts higher in Elliston

37.1% 30th pct 20.9% 12th pct

Walk to transit in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +0.3 pts higher in Lower Eyre Peninsula

0.0% 0th pct 0.3% 15th pct

Walk to school in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +7.2 pts higher in Elliston

19.6% 9th pct 12.4% 6th pct

Walk to a park in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +12.1 pts higher in Elliston

42.2% 13th pct 30.1% 10th pct

Walk to health in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +14.1 pts higher in Elliston

23.7% 24th pct 9.6% 8th pct

Amenities/1k in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +60.4 more in Elliston

103.6 100th pct 43.1 83rd pct

Intersections/km² in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +1 higher in Lower Eyre Peninsula

0 21st pct 1 49th pct

Mean slope in Elliston in Lower Eyre Peninsula +1.3 pts higher in Lower Eyre Peninsula

4.1% 40th pct 5.4% 61st pct

Compare Elliston with nearby areas

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Compare Lower Eyre Peninsula with nearby areas

Port Lincoln Tumby Bay Elliston Cleve Wudinna Kimba Franklin Harbour Streaky Bay

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Elliston vs Lower Eyre Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA41750/elliston/vs/LGA43710/lower-eyre-peninsula