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5090, SA vs 5126, SA
Postcode comparison ≈ 5.6 km apart · 5090, SA profile · 5126, SA profile
5090, SA 5126, SA
Postcode 5090 and postcode 5126 are neighbouring areas in South Australia with very different characters. Postcode 5090 is older and more diverse, with a typical resident aged 46 and 17.9% of people using a language other than English at home. It also has a far higher share of people living alone (33.3%) and more small homes. In contrast, postcode 5126 is more family-oriented, with a typical resident aged 40 and a high concentration of detached houses (97.7%), 24.5% of which have more bedrooms than those in postcode 5090. Typical weekly incomes are also well higher in postcode 5126 at $1,809, compared to $1,270 in postcode 5090.
Everyday life shares many similarities in both places, including an identical typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,517 and very similar weekly rents. Both areas have about the same share of volunteers and people working from home. While they have diverged in some ways, the gap in the typical age of residents has narrowed since 2011. However, the difference in typical weekly income has widened over the same period, and the gap in the number of people using another language at home has also grown.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 7,640
- First area, 2016: 7,887
- First area, 2021: 8,184
- Second area, 2011: 7,217
- Second area, 2016: 7,180
- Second area, 2021: 7,406
- First area, 2011: 47 yrs
- First area, 2016: 47 yrs
- First area, 2021: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 40 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 5090, SA: 2.7% males, 5.5% females; 85+ in 5126, SA: 0.4% males, 0.7% females
- 80–84 in 5090, SA: 2.3% males, 3.0% females; 80–84 in 5126, SA: 1.1% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in 5090, SA: 2.5% males, 3.8% females; 75–79 in 5126, SA: 1.7% males, 2.0% females
- 70–74 in 5090, SA: 2.7% males, 3.5% females; 70–74 in 5126, SA: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 65–69 in 5090, SA: 2.4% males, 3.1% females; 65–69 in 5126, SA: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 60–64 in 5090, SA: 2.4% males, 2.5% females; 60–64 in 5126, SA: 2.5% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in 5090, SA: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 55–59 in 5126, SA: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 50–54 in 5090, SA: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 50–54 in 5126, SA: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in 5090, SA: 2.6% males, 2.7% females; 45–49 in 5126, SA: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 40–44 in 5090, SA: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 40–44 in 5126, SA: 3.4% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in 5090, SA: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 35–39 in 5126, SA: 3.6% males, 3.5% females
- 30–34 in 5090, SA: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 30–34 in 5126, SA: 3.3% males, 3.7% females
- 25–29 in 5090, SA: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 25–29 in 5126, SA: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 20–24 in 5090, SA: 2.8% males, 2.3% females; 20–24 in 5126, SA: 2.7% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in 5090, SA: 2.3% males, 2.0% females; 15–19 in 5126, SA: 3.2% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in 5090, SA: 2.4% males, 2.4% females; 10–14 in 5126, SA: 3.3% males, 2.8% females
- 5–9 in 5090, SA: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in 5126, SA: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 0–4 in 5090, SA: 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in 5126, SA: 2.9% 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: $467
- First area, 2016: $535
- First area, 2021: $658
- Second area, 2011: $647
- Second area, 2016: $709
- Second area, 2021: $850
- First area, 2011: $944
- First area, 2016: $1,081
- First area, 2021: $1,270
- Second area, 2011: $1,353
- Second area, 2016: $1,490
- Second area, 2021: $1,809
- First area, 2011: $1,242
- First area, 2016: $1,420
- First area, 2021: $1,715
- Second area, 2011: $1,537
- Second area, 2016: $1,714
- Second area, 2021: $2,130
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: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $290
- First area, 2021: $320
- Second area, 2011: $260
- Second area, 2016: $300
- Second area, 2021: $340
- First area, 2011: $1,500
- First area, 2016: $1,500
- First area, 2021: $1,517
- Second area, 2011: $1,549
- Second area, 2016: $1,517
- Second area, 2021: $1,517
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). 5090, SA vs 5126, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/poa/POA5090/5090-sa/vs/POA5126/5126-sa