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Light vs Wakefield

Name: Light vs Wakefield — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 68 km apart · Light profile · Wakefield profile

Light Wakefield

Light and Wakefield are two regional South Australian areas with very different profiles. Light is more affluent and connected, with 18.4% of households earning $3,000 or more per week compared to just 8.2% in Wakefield. Residents in Light also have better educational outcomes, with a Year 12 completion rate of 47.4% against 37.4% in Wakefield. This is reflected in the housing market, where typical monthly mortgage payments are far higher in Light at $1,500, while the usual payment in Wakefield is $918.

Both areas are almost identical in the share of people born overseas, which sits around 11%. However, the gap in financial advantage has widened since 2011, and the age difference has grown, with residents now noticeably older in Wakefield. While Light has more public transport stops and shorter drive times to the city, Wakefield has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children.

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Where they differ most

Living alone: 12.2 pts higher in Wakefield Population: 9,012 larger in Light Household income: $643 higher in Light Participation: 11.5 pts higher in Light Family income: $583 higher in Light

Demographics & Identity

Population in Light in Wakefield +9,012 larger in Light gap widening

15,792 56th pct 6,780 39th pct

Median age in Light in Wakefield +5 yrs older in Wakefield gap widening

40 yrs 38th pct 45 yrs 67th pct

Age structure

29.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.2 pts 27.8%

15.6% Seniors (65+) +6.7 pts ▸ 22.3%

22.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +1.8 pts 20.3%

20.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.2 pts 18.9%

13.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.5 pts 10.6%

Marital status

52.5% Married ◂ +6.0 pts 46.5%

32.7% Never married ◂ +0.5 pts 32.2%

7.6% Divorced +2.7 pts ▸ 10.3%

4.2% Widowed +2.5 pts ▸ 6.7%

3.0% Separated +1.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

Age & sex structure

Light Wakefield

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.0% Australia ◂ +1.0 pts 83.0%

6.2% England ◂ +2.3 pts 4.0%

0.2% Philippines +1.9 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.5% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% China even 0.0%

Ancestry

43.8% Australian +2.3 pts ▸ 46.0%

45.3% English ◂ +1.4 pts 43.8%

14.6% German ◂ +4.1 pts 10.4%

8.9% Scottish +0.4 pts ▸ 9.2%

8.0% Irish ◂ +0.4 pts 7.7%

3.1% Italian ◂ +1.2 pts 1.9%

0.3% Filipino +2.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.8% Dutch ◂ +0.6 pts 1.2%

0.4% Greek even 0.4%

0.3% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

92.9% English only ◂ +2.4 pts 90.5%

0.0% Tagalog +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.3% No religion ◂ +4.7 pts 46.6%

41.6% Christianity +3.8 pts ▸ 45.4%

6.2% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 6.9%

0.4% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.3% Other religions even 0.3%

0.0% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Light in Wakefield even

9 46th pct 9 46th pct

Schools/1k kids in Light in Wakefield +4.18 more in Wakefield

2.83 37th pct 7.01 76th pct

Students in Light in Wakefield +3,173 more in Light

4,539 63rd pct 1,366 43rd pct

Avg size in Light in Wakefield +353 larger in Light

504 83rd pct 152 35th pct

ICSEA in Light in Wakefield +31 higher in Light

998 66th pct 966 47th pct

Highest year of school

47.4% Year 12 ◂ +10.0 pts 37.4%

22.3% Year 11 ◂ +1.3 pts 21.0%

17.1% Year 10 +3.8 pts ▸ 20.9%

7.9% Year 9 or below +5.3 pts ▸ 13.2%

Highest qualification level

42.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.5 pts 41.1%

18.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.1 pts 14.4%

15.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.0 pts 12.4%

3.0% Certificate I / II +1.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.4 pts 1.9%

2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.4 pts 2.3%

Field of qualification

18.6% Engineering & related ◂ +1.9 pts 16.6%

15.3% Management & commerce ◂ +3.3 pts 12.0%

12.1% Health ◂ +1.3 pts 10.7%

11.9% Society & culture ◂ +1.9 pts 10.0%

9.0% Education ◂ +0.1 pts 8.9%

4.7% Agriculture & environment +3.8 pts ▸ 8.5%

5.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.8 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.7% Architecture & building +0.2 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +2.2 pts 0.7%

1.7% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

1.4% Information technology ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Light in Wakefield +$143 higher in Light gap widening

$770 57th pct $627 22nd pct

Household income in Light in Wakefield +$643 higher in Light gap widening

$1,781 75th pct $1,138 18th pct

Family income in Light in Wakefield +$583 higher in Light gap widening

$2,046 70th pct $1,463 20th pct

Household income distribution

26.5% $650–$1,499 +8.2 pts ▸ 34.8%

33.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.9 pts 25.6%

12.6% Under $650 +10.1 pts ▸ 22.7%

11.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +5.9 pts 5.1%

7.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.3 pts 3.1%

Personal income distribution

40.6% Under $650 +6.5 pts ▸ 47.1%

34.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.3 pts 33.2%

16.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.9 pts 9.7%

2.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.7% Arthritis +3.4 pts ▸ 13.1%

10.2% Mental health +1.8 pts ▸ 12.0%

10.7% Asthma +0.7 pts ▸ 11.3%

8.5% Other condition +0.7 pts ▸ 9.2%

4.9% Diabetes +2.2 pts ▸ 7.1%

3.7% Heart disease +1.9 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.0% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.0% Lung condition +1.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.7% Stroke +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.5% Dementia +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.0% None ◂ +5.7 pts 56.3%

21.3% One condition +0.6 pts ▸ 21.9%

6.6% Two conditions +2.3 pts ▸ 8.9%

3.3% Three or more +2.3 pts ▸ 5.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Light in Wakefield +19 larger in Light

224 32nd pct 205 30th pct

Median age in Light in Wakefield +1 yrs older in Light

21 yrs 14th pct 20 yrs 7th pct

Median income in Light in Wakefield +$166 higher in Light

$662 75th pct $496 33rd pct

Household income in Light in Wakefield +$865 higher in Light

$1,875 84th pct $1,010 14th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Light in Wakefield +0.4 larger in Light gap steady

2.8 87th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

61.9% Couples with children ◂ +9.5 pts 52.4%

26.2% Couples without children +5.5 pts ▸ 31.7%

11.4% One-parent families +3.9 pts ▸ 15.3%

0.6% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

Household size

35.5% 2 people +1.6 pts ▸ 37.1%

18.7% 1 person +12.2 pts ▸ 30.9%

18.3% 4 people ◂ +7.0 pts 11.2%

15.2% 3 people ◂ +4.5 pts 10.7%

8.7% 5 people ◂ +2.4 pts 6.3%

3.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Light in Wakefield +$60 higher in Light gap widening

$280 57th pct $220 36th pct

Mortgage in Light in Wakefield +$582 higher in Light gap widening

$1,500 56th pct $918 18th pct

People / bedroom in Light in Wakefield +0.10 higher in Light gap widening

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +17.7 pts 32.2%

34.9% Owned outright +4.5 pts ▸ 39.4%

12.5% Rented +9.1 pts ▸ 21.7%

1.5% Other tenure +3.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.2% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

Types of homes

98.0% Separate house ◂ +5.7 pts 92.4%

1.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.8 pts ▸ 6.1%

0.3% Other dwelling +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Flat or apartment +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

40.2% 3 bedrooms +10.2 pts ▸ 50.4%

41.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +17.1 pts 24.1%

7.8% 2 bedrooms +7.9 pts ▸ 15.7%

8.1% 5 or more ◂ +3.5 pts 4.6%

1.5% 1 bedroom +1.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.2% Studio / none even 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

50.4% $200–$349 +6.3 pts ▸ 56.7%

18.4% Under $200 +13.4 pts ▸ 31.8%

25.5% $350–$549 ◂ +22.6 pts 2.9%

1.5% $550–$749 ◂ +1.5 pts 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

22.2% Under $1,000 +28.2 pts ▸ 50.4%

44.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +11.8 pts 32.9%

23.7% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +16.5 pts 7.2%

5.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.2 pts 2.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Light in Wakefield +35 more in Light

45 53rd pct 10 39th pct

Stops/1k in Light in Wakefield +1.37 more in Light

2.85 45th pct 1.47 33rd pct

Departures/1k in Light in Wakefield +48.5 more in Light

60.4 48th pct 11.9 32nd pct

PT routes in Light in Wakefield +10 more in Light

17 66th pct 7 50th pct

Stop walk in Light in Wakefield

42 71st pct —

Drive to city in Light in Wakefield +60 longer in Wakefield

45 46th pct 105 75th pct

How people get to work

69.2% Car (driver) ◂ +5.5 pts 63.8%

9.2% Worked at home +2.4 pts ▸ 11.5%

2.9% Walked +3.6 pts ▸ 6.6%

3.6% Car (passenger) +0.4 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.6% Bus ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.1% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.8 pts 35.7%

21.5% 1 vehicle +10.3 pts ▸ 31.9%

20.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.3 pts 16.4%

16.6% 4 or more ◂ +5.0 pts 11.6%

1.5% No vehicle +2.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

8.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +16.8 pts ▸ 24.7%

12.6% Manufacturing ◂ +4.1 pts 8.5%

12.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.1 pts 10.1%

9.4% Retail trade ◂ +1.7 pts 7.7%

9.2% Education & training ◂ +1.4 pts 7.8%

9.0% Construction ◂ +3.1 pts 6.0%

4.5% Transport & warehousing +2.5 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.3 pts 4.1%

5.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.6 pts 4.6%

3.8% Administrative & support ◂ +1.1 pts 2.7%

3.7% Other services ◂ +0.9 pts 2.8%

3.6% Professional & technical ◂ +2.2 pts 1.5%

Occupations people work in

15.0% Managers +6.5 pts ▸ 21.5%

12.1% Labourers +7.4 pts ▸ 19.4%

16.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.9 pts 11.1%

14.4% Professionals ◂ +5.1 pts 9.3%

12.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.6 pts 9.0%

12.2% Community & personal service ◂ +1.6 pts 10.6%

7.4% Machinery operators & drivers +3.2 pts ▸ 10.6%

8.4% Sales workers ◂ +2.4 pts 6.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Light in Wakefield +5 higher in Light

7 64th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Light in Wakefield +7 higher in Light

9 86th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Light in Wakefield +7 higher in Light

10 100th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Light in Wakefield +4 higher in Light

6 57th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Light in Wakefield +84 higher in Light

981 70th pct 897 15th pct

ERP in Light in Wakefield +10,324 higher in Light

17,317 55th pct 6,993 37th pct

Growth in Light in Wakefield +6.7 pts higher in Light

7.7% 79th pct 1.0% 23rd pct

Businesses in Light in Wakefield +792 higher in Light

1,508 52nd pct 716 36th pct

Approvals in Light in Wakefield +280 higher in Light

300 74th pct 20 35th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Light in Wakefield +80 higher in Light

407 23rd pct 327 15th pct

Max temp in Light in Wakefield +1.4 higher in Wakefield

22.8 35th pct 24.2 50th pct

Min temp in Light in Wakefield +0.1 higher in Wakefield

9.7 27th pct 9.8 29th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Light in Wakefield +1.1 higher in Light

2.6 23rd pct 1.6 9th pct

Types ≤15 min in Light in Wakefield +1.1 more in Light

2.9 23rd pct 1.8 9th pct

15-min city in Light in Wakefield +15.9 pts higher in Light

30.7% 20th pct 14.8% 8th pct

Walk to shops in Light in Wakefield +12.6 pts higher in Light

24.1% 13th pct 11.6% 6th pct

Walk to transit in Light in Wakefield +27.7 pts higher in Light

41.6% 48th pct 13.9% 26th pct

Walk to school in Light in Wakefield +4.1 pts higher in Light

46.1% 35th pct 42.0% 29th pct

Walk to a park in Light in Wakefield +3.4 pts higher in Wakefield

43.4% 14th pct 46.8% 17th pct

Walk to health in Light in Wakefield +14.8 pts higher in Light

22.0% 21st pct 7.2% 6th pct

Amenities/1k in Light in Wakefield +3.0 more in Wakefield

11.1 13th pct 14.2 30th pct

Intersections/km² in Light in Wakefield +1 higher in Light

2 58th pct 1 42nd pct

Mean slope in Light in Wakefield +1.6 pts higher in Light

4.5% 47th pct 3.0% 15th pct

Compare Light with nearby areas

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Compare Wakefield with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Light vs Wakefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA43650/light/vs/LGA48130/wakefield