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5047, SA vs 5050, SA
Postcode comparison ≈ 3.3 km apart · 5047, SA profile · 5050, SA profile
5047, SA 5050, SA
Postcode 5047 and postcode 5050 are neighbouring areas in Adelaide with very different profiles. Postcode 5050 is an older and more affluent area, where the typical resident is 45 and 25.5% of households earn $3,000 or more per week. It is also more suburban, with separate houses making up 90.2% of homes. In contrast, postcode 5047 is younger, with a typical age of 37, and more diverse, as 26.5% of people use a language other than English at home. It is also more transient, with 43.8% of residents having moved in the last five years.
Everyday life in both places shares several similarities, including almost identical numbers of children under 15 and nearly the same commute time to the city. However, the gaps between them are shifting; the age difference has widened to 8 years, and the gap in rental rates has grown to 23.6%. While postcode 5047 has far more frequent public transport and is more walkable, postcode 5050 has a much higher share of university degrees at 39.3%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 7,498
- First area, 2016: 8,263
- First area, 2021: 8,981
- Second area, 2011: 5,426
- Second area, 2016: 5,602
- Second area, 2021: 5,734
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 38 yrs
- First area, 2021: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 45 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 5047, SA: 0.9% males, 1.3% females; 85+ in 5050, SA: 2.1% males, 2.5% females
- 80–84 in 5047, SA: 1.1% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in 5050, SA: 1.6% males, 2.2% females
- 75–79 in 5047, SA: 1.8% males, 2.1% females; 75–79 in 5050, SA: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 70–74 in 5047, SA: 2.2% males, 2.8% females; 70–74 in 5050, SA: 2.7% males, 3.7% females
- 65–69 in 5047, SA: 2.1% males, 3.3% females; 65–69 in 5050, SA: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 60–64 in 5047, SA: 2.0% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in 5050, SA: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in 5047, SA: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 55–59 in 5050, SA: 2.7% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in 5047, SA: 2.6% males, 2.7% females; 50–54 in 5050, SA: 3.2% males, 3.6% females
- 45–49 in 5047, SA: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in 5050, SA: 3.6% males, 3.4% females
- 40–44 in 5047, SA: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in 5050, SA: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in 5047, SA: 3.4% males, 4.2% females; 35–39 in 5050, SA: 2.5% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in 5047, SA: 4.5% males, 4.2% females; 30–34 in 5050, SA: 2.1% males, 2.4% females
- 25–29 in 5047, SA: 3.7% males, 4.5% females; 25–29 in 5050, SA: 2.9% males, 2.2% females
- 20–24 in 5047, SA: 3.5% males, 4.0% females; 20–24 in 5050, SA: 3.3% males, 2.9% females
- 15–19 in 5047, SA: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in 5050, SA: 2.6% males, 2.6% females
- 10–14 in 5047, SA: 2.7% males, 2.4% females; 10–14 in 5050, SA: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 5–9 in 5047, SA: 2.9% males, 2.5% females; 5–9 in 5050, SA: 3.1% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in 5047, SA: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 0–4 in 5050, SA: 1.9% males, 1.8% 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: $495
- First area, 2016: $585
- First area, 2021: $709
- Second area, 2011: $609
- Second area, 2016: $666
- Second area, 2021: $810
- First area, 2011: $942
- First area, 2016: $1,168
- First area, 2021: $1,434
- Second area, 2011: $1,385
- Second area, 2016: $1,512
- Second area, 2021: $1,871
- First area, 2011: $1,244
- First area, 2016: $1,466
- First area, 2021: $1,857
- Second area, 2011: $1,689
- Second area, 2016: $1,882
- Second area, 2021: $2,235
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: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $200
- First area, 2016: $315
- First area, 2021: $350
- Second area, 2011: $265
- Second area, 2016: $330
- Second area, 2021: $380
- First area, 2011: $1,733
- First area, 2016: $1,638
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2011: $1,733
- Second area, 2016: $1,707
- Second area, 2021: $1,800
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). 5047, SA vs 5050, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/poa/POA5047/5047-sa/vs/POA5050/5050-sa