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5006, SA vs 5083, SA
Postcode comparison ≈ 3.6 km apart · 5006, SA profile · 5083, SA profile
5006, SA 5083, SA
Postcode 5083 and postcode 5006 are neighbouring areas in Greater Adelaide with very different housing and family profiles. Postcode 5083 is much more family-oriented, with 17.2% of residents being children under 15 and 28.9% of people providing unpaid childcare. It has far more separate houses (67.8%) and a higher share of three-bedroom homes (63.3%). In contrast, postcode 5006 is a walker's paradise where 41.7% of people live alone and 47.1% rent their homes. This area is also much older, with 24.7% of residents aged 65 and over, and has a far higher number of schools per 1,000 children.
Since 2011, the gaps between these two areas have shifted in several ways. The difference in the number of people living alone and those in separate houses has widened, while the gap in rental rates has narrowed. Despite these changes, they remain very similar in other ways, including their typical weekly household incomes—around $1,800—and the fact that 100% of homes in both areas are within a 10-minute walk of public transport.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 6,679
- First area, 2016: 6,950
- First area, 2021: 6,823
- Second area, 2011: 7,261
- Second area, 2016: 7,489
- Second area, 2021: 7,953
- First area, 2011: 35 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 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 5006, SA: 1.3% males, 2.8% females; 85+ in 5083, SA: 0.6% males, 1.6% females
- 80–84 in 5006, SA: 1.6% males, 1.9% females; 80–84 in 5083, SA: 0.8% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in 5006, SA: 1.9% males, 2.5% females; 75–79 in 5083, SA: 0.8% males, 1.3% females
- 70–74 in 5006, SA: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 70–74 in 5083, SA: 1.9% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in 5006, SA: 2.7% males, 3.2% females; 65–69 in 5083, SA: 2.5% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in 5006, SA: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in 5083, SA: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 55–59 in 5006, SA: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in 5083, SA: 2.7% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in 5006, SA: 2.3% males, 2.4% females; 50–54 in 5083, SA: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in 5006, SA: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 45–49 in 5083, SA: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in 5006, SA: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 40–44 in 5083, SA: 3.3% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in 5006, SA: 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 35–39 in 5083, SA: 3.9% males, 4.3% females
- 30–34 in 5006, SA: 3.9% males, 3.9% females; 30–34 in 5083, SA: 4.3% males, 4.2% females
- 25–29 in 5006, SA: 4.4% males, 4.3% females; 25–29 in 5083, SA: 4.3% males, 4.0% females
- 20–24 in 5006, SA: 5.9% males, 6.3% females; 20–24 in 5083, SA: 3.4% males, 3.2% females
- 15–19 in 5006, SA: 2.8% males, 5.5% females; 15–19 in 5083, SA: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in 5006, SA: 1.3% males, 1.1% females; 10–14 in 5083, SA: 2.4% males, 2.8% females
- 5–9 in 5006, SA: 1.2% males, 1.1% females; 5–9 in 5083, SA: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in 5006, SA: 1.3% males, 1.3% females; 0–4 in 5083, SA: 3.1% males, 2.9% 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: $721
- First area, 2016: $779
- First area, 2021: $964
- Second area, 2011: $620
- Second area, 2016: $720
- Second area, 2021: $887
- First area, 2011: $1,528
- First area, 2016: $1,693
- First area, 2021: $1,867
- Second area, 2011: $1,154
- Second area, 2016: $1,363
- Second area, 2021: $1,779
- First area, 2011: $2,169
- First area, 2016: $2,397
- First area, 2021: $2,653
- Second area, 2011: $1,648
- Second area, 2016: $1,912
- Second area, 2021: $2,309
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: 1.9
- First area, 2016: 1.9
- First area, 2021: 1.9
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $320
- First area, 2016: $360
- First area, 2021: $390
- Second area, 2011: $250
- Second area, 2016: $290
- Second area, 2021: $320
- First area, 2011: $2,000
- First area, 2016: $1,950
- First area, 2021: $1,914
- Second area, 2011: $1,600
- Second area, 2016: $1,733
- Second area, 2021: $1,795
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
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
Economy & Advantage
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). 5006, SA vs 5083, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/poa/POA5006/5006-sa/vs/POA5083/5083-sa