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Northern Areas vs Wakefield

Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 77 km apart · Northern Areas profile · Wakefield profile

Northern Areas Wakefield

Wakefield and Northern Areas are both regional South Australian areas with similar population sizes. Northern Areas has much better access to basics; 40% of its homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to just 11.6% in Wakefield. Residents in Northern Areas also have far higher levels of education and job skills, and the area is far higher in overall advantage. In contrast, Wakefield has a larger number of school enrolments and more people who identify as having no religion.

Both areas share very similar typical weekly household incomes of around $1,140 and have the same share of First Nations people at 3.0%. This common ground exists even as other gaps shift; for example, the proportion of people born overseas is now well higher in Wakefield, a gap that has widened since 2011. While Northern Areas has a higher share of volunteers, both areas sit far above the national figure for this activity.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,221 larger in Wakefield Unemployment: 1.8 pts higher in Wakefield One-parent: 4.7 pts higher in Wakefield Owned outright: 9.9 pts higher in Northern Areas Volunteering: 8.2 pts higher in Northern Areas

Demographics & Identity

Population in Northern Areasin Wakefield +2,221 larger in Wakefield gap steady
4,559 32nd pct 6,780 39th pct
Median age in Northern Areasin Wakefield +4 yrs older in Northern Areas gap steady
49 yrs 82nd pct 45 yrs 67th pct
First Nations in Northern Areasin Wakefield even gap steady
3.0% 40th pct 3.0% 41st pct
Aged 65+ in Northern Areasin Wakefield +4.0 pts higher in Northern Areas gap widening
26.3% 82nd pct 22.3% 64th pct
Under 15 in Northern Areasin Wakefield +1.0 pts higher in Wakefield gap narrowing
17.9% 54th pct 18.9% 65th pct
De facto in Northern Areasin Wakefield +1.3 pts higher in Wakefield gap steady
11.1% 24th pct 12.5% 44th pct

Age structure

28.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.3 pts 27.8%
26.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +4.0 pts 22.3%
19.1% Young adults (25–44) +1.2 pts ▸ 20.3%
17.9% Children (0–14) +1.0 pts ▸ 18.9%
8.7% Youth (15–24) +1.9 pts ▸ 10.6%

Marital status

51.3% Married ◂ +4.7 pts 46.5%
27.6% Never married +4.6 pts ▸ 32.2%
9.3% Divorced +1.0 pts ▸ 10.3%
7.8% Widowed ◂ +1.1 pts 6.7%
4.0% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

Age & sex structure

Northern Areas Wakefield

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Northern Areasin Wakefield +3.8 pts higher in Wakefield gap widening
6.5% 16th pct 10.3% 38th pct

Country of birth

86.7% Australia ◂ +3.7 pts 83.0%
2.7% England +1.2 pts ▸ 4.0%
0.1% Philippines +2.0 pts ▸ 2.1%
0.7% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.2% India even 0.2%
0.2% South Africa even 0.2%
0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

46.3% Australian ◂ +0.3 pts 46.0%
42.8% English +1.1 pts ▸ 43.8%
10.5% German even 10.4%
10.1% Irish ◂ +2.4 pts 7.7%
9.0% Scottish +0.3 pts ▸ 9.2%
0.2% Filipino +2.2 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.2% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%
1.1% Dutch even 1.2%
0.5% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%
0.3% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%
0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Other language in Northern Areasin Wakefield +1.9 pts higher in Wakefield gap steady
2.0% 9th pct 3.9% 32nd pct
Limited English in Northern Areasin Wakefield +0.0 pts higher in Wakefield gap steady
0.2% 24th pct 0.3% 26th pct

Language used at home

91.9% English only ◂ +1.3 pts 90.5%
0.0% Tagalog +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.1% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Greek even 0.2%
0.2% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.0% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Northern Areasin Wakefield +5.5 pts higher in Wakefield gap widening
41.1% 49th pct 46.6% 76th pct

Religious affiliation

49.4% Christianity ◂ +4.1 pts 45.4%
41.1% No religion +5.5 pts ▸ 46.6%
8.5% Not stated ◂ +1.6 pts 6.9%
0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%
0.4% Buddhism even 0.4%
0.2% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Northern Areasin Wakefield +2.8 pts higher in Northern Areas gap steady
40.2% 44th pct 37.4% 33rd pct
Bachelor+ in Northern Areasin Wakefield +3.1 pts higher in Northern Areas gap steady
12.0% 44th pct 9.0% 17th pct
Schools in Northern Areasin Wakefield +2 more in Wakefield
7 39th pct 9 46th pct
Schools/1k kids in Northern Areasin Wakefield +1.56 more in Northern Areas
8.57 83rd pct 7.01 76th pct
Students in Northern Areasin Wakefield +646 more in Wakefield
720 32nd pct 1,366 43rd pct
Avg size in Northern Areasin Wakefield +49 larger in Wakefield
103 22nd pct 152 35th pct
ICSEA in Northern Areasin Wakefield +30 higher in Northern Areas
996 65th pct 966 47th pct

Highest year of school

40.2% Year 12 ◂ +2.8 pts 37.4%
22.5% Year 11 ◂ +1.5 pts 21.0%
18.0% Year 10 +2.9 pts ▸ 20.9%
12.5% Year 9 or below +0.7 pts ▸ 13.2%

Highest qualification level

39.6% Certificate III / IV +1.5 pts ▸ 41.1%
17.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.6 pts 14.4%
14.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.0 pts 12.4%
3.5% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 4.0%
3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.7 pts 2.3%
2.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.7 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

17.8% Engineering & related ◂ +1.1 pts 16.6%
12.8% Health ◂ +2.1 pts 10.7%
10.0% Management & commerce +2.0 pts ▸ 12.0%
10.4% Education ◂ +1.5 pts 8.9%
10.1% Society & culture ◂ +0.1 pts 10.0%
9.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.9 pts 8.5%
4.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.5 pts ▸ 5.9%
4.8% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 4.9%
1.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%
0.4% Information technology +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Northern Areasin Wakefield +$13 higher in Northern Areas gap widening
$640 25th pct $627 22nd pct
Household income in Northern Areasin Wakefield +$9 higher in Northern Areas gap steady
$1,147 19th pct $1,138 18th pct
Family income in Northern Areasin Wakefield +$43 higher in Northern Areas gap widening
$1,506 24th pct $1,463 20th pct
High earners in Northern Areasin Wakefield +2.0 pts higher in Northern Areas gap steady
6.8% 33rd pct 4.7% 13th pct
High-income homes in Northern Areasin Wakefield +1.1 pts higher in Northern Areas gap steady
9.3% 20th pct 8.2% 13th pct

Household income distribution

35.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.7 pts 34.8%
24.4% $1,500–$2,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 25.6%
22.3% Under $650 +0.4 pts ▸ 22.7%
5.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.5 pts 5.1%
3.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 3.1%

Personal income distribution

46.9% Under $650 +0.2 pts ▸ 47.1%
31.0% $650–$1,499 +2.2 pts ▸ 33.2%
12.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.8 pts 9.7%
2.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Northern Areasin Wakefield +0.8 pts higher in Wakefield
35.5% 88th pct 36.3% 91st pct
Mental health in Northern Areasin Wakefield +1.6 pts higher in Wakefield
10.4% 77th pct 12.0% 92nd pct
Needs assistance in Northern Areasin Wakefield +1.6 pts higher in Wakefield gap steady
7.0% 78th pct 8.6% 94th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

12.7% Arthritis +0.3 pts ▸ 13.1%
10.4% Mental health +1.6 pts ▸ 12.0%
9.8% Asthma +1.5 pts ▸ 11.3%
8.5% Other condition +0.7 pts ▸ 9.2%
7.4% Diabetes ◂ +0.3 pts 7.1%
5.5% Heart disease +0.1 pts ▸ 5.6%
3.7% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 3.2%
2.7% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%
1.2% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%
1.3% Dementia even 1.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.9% None ◂ +0.6 pts 56.3%
22.6% One condition ◂ +0.8 pts 21.9%
8.2% Two conditions +0.7 pts ▸ 8.9%
4.6% Three or more +0.9 pts ▸ 5.5%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Northern Areasin Wakefield +8.2 pts higher in Northern Areas gap steady
34.5% 96th pct 26.3% 83rd pct
Unpaid carers in Northern Areasin Wakefield +0.1 pts higher in Northern Areas gap steady
14.0% 85th pct 13.9% 82nd pct
Unpaid child care in Northern Areasin Wakefield +3.1 pts higher in Wakefield gap widening
24.4% 47th pct 27.6% 72nd pct
Defence service in Northern Areasin Wakefield +1.2 pts higher in Wakefield
3.3% 60th pct 4.5% 87th pct
Housework 15h+ in Northern Areasin Wakefield +1.6 pts higher in Northern Areas gap narrowing
27.3% 93rd pct 25.7% 84th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Northern Areasin Wakefield +70 larger in Wakefield
135 23rd pct 205 30th pct
Median age in Northern Areasin Wakefield +6 yrs older in Northern Areas
26 yrs 57th pct 20 yrs 7th pct
Year 12 in Northern Areasin Wakefield +4.7 pts higher in Northern Areas
27.6% 30th pct 22.9% 15th pct
Unemployment in Northern Areasin Wakefield +3.0 pts higher in Wakefield
7.1% 20th pct 10.2% 41st pct
Median income in Northern Areasin Wakefield +$46 higher in Wakefield
$450 20th pct $496 33rd pct
Household income in Northern Areasin Wakefield +$160 higher in Wakefield
$850 7th pct $1,010 14th pct
Indigenous language in Northern Areasin Wakefield +2.2 pts higher in Northern Areas
2.2% 22nd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Northern Areasin Wakefield +0.2 larger in Wakefield gap widening
2.2 14th pct 2.4 43rd pct
One-parent in Northern Areasin Wakefield +4.7 pts higher in Wakefield gap steady
10.6% 23rd pct 15.3% 65th pct
Living alone in Northern Areasin Wakefield +1.9 pts higher in Northern Areas gap widening
32.7% 77th pct 30.9% 65th pct

Family composition

50.9% Couples with children +1.5 pts ▸ 52.4%
37.7% Couples without children ◂ +6.0 pts 31.7%
10.6% One-parent families +4.7 pts ▸ 15.3%
0.8% Other families even 0.8%

Household size

40.1% 2 people ◂ +3.0 pts 37.1%
32.7% 1 person ◂ +1.9 pts 30.9%
8.4% 4 people +2.8 pts ▸ 11.2%
10.2% 3 people +0.4 pts ▸ 10.7%
6.2% 5 people +0.1 pts ▸ 6.3%
2.0% 6 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Northern Areasin Wakefield +$28 higher in Wakefield gap narrowing
$192 26th pct $220 36th pct
Mortgage in Northern Areasin Wakefield +$112 higher in Wakefield gap widening
$806 12th pct $918 18th pct
People / bedroom in Northern Areasin Wakefield even gap steady
0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct
Renting in Northern Areasin Wakefield +4.4 pts higher in Wakefield gap steady
17.3% 14th pct 21.7% 33rd pct
Owned outright in Northern Areasin Wakefield +9.9 pts higher in Northern Areas gap widening
49.3% 88th pct 39.4% 55th pct
Separate houses in Northern Areasin Wakefield +4.4 pts higher in Northern Areas gap widening
96.8% 93rd pct 92.4% 65th pct
3+ bedrooms in Northern Areasin Wakefield +0.4 pts higher in Wakefield gap steady
78.7% 60th pct 79.1% 63rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.3% Owned outright ◂ +9.9 pts 39.4%
28.0% Owned with a mortgage +4.2 pts ▸ 32.2%
17.3% Rented +4.4 pts ▸ 21.7%
4.1% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 4.6%
1.5% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

Types of homes

96.8% Separate house ◂ +4.4 pts 92.4%
2.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.4 pts ▸ 6.1%
0.6% Other dwelling even 0.6%
0.0% Flat or apartment +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

50.2% 3 bedrooms +0.1 pts ▸ 50.4%
23.6% 4 bedrooms +0.5 pts ▸ 24.1%
16.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.4 pts 15.7%
4.9% 5 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 4.6%
3.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.2 pts 3.1%
0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

45.1% $200–$349 +11.7 pts ▸ 56.7%
47.5% Under $200 ◂ +15.7 pts 31.8%
0.0% $350–$549 +2.9 pts ▸ 2.9%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

58.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +7.5 pts 50.4%
28.6% $1,000–$1,799 +4.3 pts ▸ 32.9%
6.4% $1,800–$2,999 +0.8 pts ▸ 7.2%
1.9% $3,000 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Northern Areasin Wakefield +0.7 pts higher in Wakefield gap steady
3.6% 27th pct 4.3% 38th pct
Work from home in Northern Areasin Wakefield +2.9 pts higher in Northern Areas gap steady
14.4% 62nd pct 11.5% 46th pct
PT commute in Northern Areasin Wakefield +0.3 pts higher in Northern Areas gap steady
0.3% 29th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Northern Areasin Wakefield +7 more in Northern Areas
17 44th pct 10 39th pct
Stops/1k in Northern Areasin Wakefield +2.25 more in Northern Areas
3.73 55th pct 1.47 33rd pct
Departures/1k in Northern Areasin Wakefield +4.1 more in Wakefield
7.9 29th pct 11.9 32nd pct
PT routes in Northern Areasin Wakefield +3 more in Wakefield
4 43rd pct 7 50th pct
Drive to city in Northern Areasin Wakefield
— 105 75th pct

How people get to work

61.6% Car (driver) +2.2 pts ▸ 63.8%
14.4% Worked at home ◂ +2.9 pts 11.5%
6.2% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 6.6%
3.3% Car (passenger) +0.8 pts ▸ 4.0%
0.2% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.3% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

37.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.3 pts 35.7%
29.9% 1 vehicle +1.9 pts ▸ 31.9%
16.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.3 pts 16.4%
12.3% 4 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 11.6%
3.6% No vehicle +0.7 pts ▸ 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Northern Areasin Wakefield +5.8 pts higher in Wakefield gap steady
27.1% 17th pct 32.8% 41st pct
Recent arrivals in Northern Areasin Wakefield +2.4 pts higher in Wakefield gap narrowing
5.7% 20th pct 8.1% 34th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Northern Areasin Wakefield +1.8 pts higher in Wakefield gap steady
3.1% 18th pct 4.9% 61st pct
Participation in Northern Areasin Wakefield +1.9 pts higher in Northern Areas gap narrowing
56.8% 43rd pct 54.9% 35th pct
Full-time in Northern Areasin Wakefield +3.3 pts higher in Northern Areas gap widening
58.0% 39th pct 54.7% 17th pct

Industries people work in

26.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +1.4 pts 24.7%
13.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.2 pts 10.1%
8.6% Education & training ◂ +0.8 pts 7.8%
6.2% Manufacturing +2.3 pts ▸ 8.5%
8.5% Retail trade ◂ +0.8 pts 7.7%
3.6% Transport & warehousing +3.3 pts ▸ 6.9%
6.7% Construction ◂ +0.7 pts 6.0%
3.1% Accommodation & food +1.6 pts ▸ 4.6%
4.0% Public administration & safety +0.1 pts ▸ 4.1%
3.8% Other services ◂ +1.0 pts 2.8%
2.4% Wholesale trade +0.8 pts ▸ 3.2%
1.7% Administrative & support +1.0 pts ▸ 2.7%

Occupations people work in

27.0% Managers ◂ +5.5 pts 21.5%
11.5% Labourers +7.9 pts ▸ 19.4%
13.8% Professionals ◂ +4.5 pts 9.3%
13.3% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.2 pts 11.1%
9.9% Community & personal service +0.7 pts ▸ 10.6%
7.8% Machinery operators & drivers +2.8 pts ▸ 10.6%
8.8% Clerical & administrative +0.2 pts ▸ 9.0%
6.3% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 6.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Northern Areasin Wakefield +3 higher in Northern Areas
5 43rd pct 2 14th pct
IRSD decile in Northern Areasin Wakefield +4 higher in Northern Areas
6 57th pct 2 14th pct
IER decile in Northern Areasin Wakefield +2 higher in Northern Areas
5 43rd pct 3 29th pct
IEO decile in Northern Areasin Wakefield +4 higher in Northern Areas
6 57th pct 2 14th pct
IRSAD score in Northern Areasin Wakefield +51 higher in Northern Areas
948 46th pct 897 15th pct
ERP in Northern Areasin Wakefield +2,305 higher in Wakefield
4,688 31st pct 6,993 37th pct
Growth in Northern Areasin Wakefield +0.4 pts higher in Wakefield
0.6% 19th pct 1.0% 23rd pct
Businesses in Northern Areasin Wakefield +34 higher in Wakefield
682 36th pct 716 36th pct
Approvals in Northern Areasin Wakefield +9 higher in Wakefield
11 29th pct 20 35th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Northern Areasin Wakefield +179 higher in Northern Areas
505 33rd pct 327 15th pct
Max temp in Northern Areasin Wakefield +1.8 higher in Wakefield
22.4 31st pct 24.2 50th pct
Min temp in Northern Areasin Wakefield +1.2 higher in Wakefield
8.6 13th pct 9.8 29th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Northern Areasin Wakefield +1.5 higher in Northern Areas
3.0 30th pct 1.6 9th pct
Types ≤15 min in Northern Areasin Wakefield +1.5 more in Northern Areas
3.4 32nd pct 1.8 9th pct
15-min city in Northern Areasin Wakefield +25.0 pts higher in Northern Areas
39.8% 35th pct 14.8% 8th pct
Walk to shops in Northern Areasin Wakefield +28.5 pts higher in Northern Areas
40.0% 36th pct 11.6% 6th pct
Walk to transit in Northern Areasin Wakefield +22.3 pts higher in Northern Areas
36.2% 44th pct 13.9% 26th pct
Walk to school in Northern Areasin Wakefield +4.0 pts higher in Wakefield
38.0% 24th pct 42.0% 29th pct
Walk to a park in Northern Areasin Wakefield +3.3 pts higher in Northern Areas
50.1% 21st pct 46.8% 17th pct
Walk to health in Northern Areasin Wakefield +23.2 pts higher in Northern Areas
30.4% 35th pct 7.2% 6th pct
Amenities/1k in Northern Areasin Wakefield +17.4 more in Northern Areas
31.6 74th pct 14.2 30th pct
Intersections/km² in Northern Areasin Wakefield even
1 44th pct 1 42nd pct
Mean slope in Northern Areasin Wakefield +1.0 pts higher in Northern Areas
4.0% 38th pct 3.0% 15th pct

Compare Northern Areas with nearby areas

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Compare Wakefield with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Northern Areas vs Wakefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA45120/northern-areas/vs/LGA48130/wakefield