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5116, SA vs 5400, SA
Postcode comparison ≈ 21 km apart · 5116, SA profile · 5400, SA profile
5116, SA 5400, SA
Postcode 5116 and postcode 5400 are nearby South Australian areas with very different profiles. Postcode 5116 is a more densely populated hub where 30.6% of households rent and one-parent families make up 23.1% of the community. In contrast, postcode 5400 is largely residential and dominated by separate houses, which make up 99.7% of dwellings. There is also a sharp divide in education and safety; postcode 5400 has a far higher share of residents who completed Year 12 (55.7% compared to 45.5% in postcode 5116), while postcode 5116 sees much higher rates of theft and property damage.
These two areas share a very similar economic profile, with typical weekly incomes sitting around $670 and almost the same percentage of households earning over $3,000 a week. They also have an identical share of children under 15 at 19.2%. While they share these basics, the gaps in how people live are widening. Since 2011, the difference in renting and the gap in Year 12 completion have both grown, marking a continuing divide between these two neighbours.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 7,707
- First area, 2016: 9,455
- First area, 2021: 10,731
- Second area, 2011: 888
- Second area, 2016: 877
- Second area, 2021: 1,063
- First area, 2011: 38 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 32 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 5116, SA: 1.4% males, 1.6% females; 85+ in 5400, SA: 0.4% males, 0.4% females
- 80–84 in 5116, SA: 1.3% males, 2.0% females; 80–84 in 5400, SA: 0.3% males, 0.4% females
- 75–79 in 5116, SA: 1.5% males, 2.4% females; 75–79 in 5400, SA: 0.9% males, 0.4% females
- 70–74 in 5116, SA: 2.2% males, 2.5% females; 70–74 in 5400, SA: 1.3% males, 1.1% females
- 65–69 in 5116, SA: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in 5400, SA: 2.5% males, 1.3% females
- 60–64 in 5116, SA: 2.6% males, 3.1% females; 60–64 in 5400, SA: 3.4% males, 2.8% females
- 55–59 in 5116, SA: 2.6% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in 5400, SA: 4.5% males, 2.9% females
- 50–54 in 5116, SA: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in 5400, SA: 3.7% males, 2.9% females
- 45–49 in 5116, SA: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 45–49 in 5400, SA: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in 5116, SA: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in 5400, SA: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 35–39 in 5116, SA: 2.9% males, 3.3% females; 35–39 in 5400, SA: 3.0% males, 3.7% females
- 30–34 in 5116, SA: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 30–34 in 5400, SA: 2.0% males, 2.8% females
- 25–29 in 5116, SA: 3.5% males, 3.5% females; 25–29 in 5400, SA: 3.5% males, 4.0% females
- 20–24 in 5116, SA: 3.5% males, 3.1% females; 20–24 in 5400, SA: 4.2% males, 10.6% females
- 15–19 in 5116, SA: 3.3% males, 2.9% females; 15–19 in 5400, SA: 2.0% males, 3.8% females
- 10–14 in 5116, SA: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in 5400, SA: 4.0% males, 2.5% females
- 5–9 in 5116, SA: 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in 5400, SA: 4.1% males, 3.2% females
- 0–4 in 5116, SA: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 0–4 in 5400, SA: 3.0% males, 3.2% 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: $509
- First area, 2016: $570
- First area, 2021: $677
- Second area, 2011: $532
- Second area, 2016: $592
- Second area, 2021: $668
- First area, 2011: $970
- First area, 2016: $1,082
- First area, 2021: $1,301
- Second area, 2011: $1,133
- Second area, 2016: $1,429
- Second area, 2021: $1,708
- First area, 2011: $1,212
- First area, 2016: $1,342
- First area, 2021: $1,658
- Second area, 2011: $1,333
- Second area, 2016: $1,610
- Second area, 2021: $2,040
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: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $240
- First area, 2016: $270
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $100
- Second area, 2016: $255
- Second area, 2021: $275
- First area, 2011: $1,509
- First area, 2016: $1,430
- First area, 2021: $1,387
- Second area, 2011: $1,300
- Second area, 2016: $1,509
- Second area, 2021: $1,473
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- 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). 5116, SA vs 5400, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/poa/POA5116/5116-sa/vs/POA5400/5400-sa