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5172, SA vs 5201, SA

Name: 5172, SA vs 5201, SA — 2021 Census comparison
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Postcode comparison ≈ 13 km apart · 5172, SA profile · 5201, SA profile

5172, SA 5201, SA

Postcode 5172 and postcode 5201 are nearby South Australian areas with very different profiles. Postcode 5172 is a more established hub for education and transport, with far more public transport departures per 1,000 people (688.9 compared to 20.8) and a much larger number of school enrolments (1,429 versus 193). It also has a noticeably older population, with a typical resident aged 47 and a higher share of people aged 65 and over (21.5% versus 15.8%). In contrast, postcode 5201 is more home-centric, with 50.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school, compared to 39.7% in postcode 5172.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of households earning $3,000 or more a week. Beyond this, they share similar levels of typical family income, religious views, and health needs. However, the gap in age has widened since 2011, as has the difference in home ownership, with a higher share of homes owned outright in postcode 5172. This area also sees more people born overseas and a higher share of adults with bachelor degrees than postcode 5201.

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Where they differ most

Full-time: 9.7 pts higher in 5201, SA Population: 1,884 larger in 5172, SA Median age: 6 yrs older in 5172, SA Owned outright: 8.8 pts higher in 5172, SA Aged 65+: 5.7 pts higher in 5172, SA

Demographics & Identity

Population in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +1,884 larger in 5172, SA gap narrowing

4,189 51st pct 2,305 43rd pct

Median age in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +6 yrs older in 5172, SA gap widening

47 yrs 71st pct 41 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

31.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.7 pts 29.8%

19.0% Young adults (25–44) +6.4 pts ▸ 25.4%

21.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.7 pts 15.8%

17.3% Children (0–14) +2.2 pts ▸ 19.4%

10.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.1 pts 8.8%

Marital status

54.6% Married +0.1 pts ▸ 54.7%

29.4% Never married +0.7 pts ▸ 30.1%

9.3% Divorced +0.4 pts ▸ 9.8%

3.8% Widowed ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%

3.1% Separated ◂ +1.2 pts 1.9%

Age & sex structure

5172, SA 5201, SA

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

76.3% Australia +4.9 pts ▸ 81.2%

10.6% England ◂ +4.5 pts 6.1%

1.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.0% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% India even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

50.4% English ◂ +4.5 pts 45.9%

39.4% Australian +5.4 pts ▸ 44.8%

12.2% Scottish ◂ +1.5 pts 10.7%

8.7% German +0.9 pts ▸ 9.7%

9.0% Irish ◂ +1.0 pts 8.1%

2.7% Dutch ◂ +0.3 pts 2.4%

2.5% Italian ◂ +0.7 pts 1.9%

0.5% Greek even 0.5%

0.1% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

92.4% English only ◂ +1.5 pts 90.9%

0.3% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Greek even 0.2%

0.0% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

60.5% No religion ◂ +0.5 pts 60.0%

30.9% Christianity ◂ +1.6 pts 29.4%

7.2% Not stated +2.6 pts ▸ 9.8%

0.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.1% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +1.92 more in 5172, SA

4.15 59th pct 2.23 35th pct

Schools ≤3 km in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +2 more in 5172, SA

3 57th pct 1 29th pct

Students in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +1,236 more in 5172, SA

1,429 62nd pct 193 30th pct

Avg size in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +283 larger in 5172, SA

476 73rd pct 193 42nd pct

ICSEA in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +10 higher in 5172, SA

1,023 64th pct 1,013 60th pct

Highest year of school

57.8% Year 12 ◂ +5.7 pts 52.1%

18.2% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 18.5%

12.9% Year 10 +2.8 pts ▸ 15.6%

5.4% Year 9 or below +0.6 pts ▸ 6.1%

Highest qualification level

29.1% Certificate III / IV +7.6 pts ▸ 36.8%

26.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.7 pts 19.5%

15.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.2 pts 15.7%

6.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.6 pts 5.0%

5.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.3 pts 4.1%

2.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

13.3% Engineering & related +2.6 pts ▸ 15.9%

13.1% Health ◂ +0.8 pts 12.3%

12.9% Society & culture ◂ +0.1 pts 12.8%

12.8% Management & commerce ◂ +0.6 pts 12.2%

11.6% Education ◂ +2.8 pts 8.8%

5.7% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 6.3%

4.9% Agriculture & environment +0.9 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.6 pts 2.8%

3.9% Creative arts ◂ +2.5 pts 1.5%

1.3% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

Income

Personal income in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +$119 higher in 5201, SA gap widening

$783 57th pct $902 75th pct

Household income in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +$164 higher in 5201, SA gap widening

$1,809 67th pct $1,973 76th pct

Family income in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +$114 higher in 5201, SA gap widening

$2,085 63rd pct $2,199 70th pct

Household income distribution

30.3% $1,500–$2,999 +8.1 pts ▸ 38.4%

27.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.5 pts 23.9%

12.6% Under $650 ◂ +3.6 pts 9.0%

11.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.7 pts 7.8%

10.7% $3,000–$3,999 +0.5 pts ▸ 11.2%

Personal income distribution

40.2% Under $650 ◂ +6.5 pts 33.7%

31.8% $650–$1,499 +3.3 pts ▸ 35.1%

17.7% $1,500–$2,999 +1.1 pts ▸ 18.8%

4.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 3.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.2% Arthritis ◂ +1.6 pts 8.6%

7.9% Asthma +1.7 pts ▸ 9.6%

7.1% Mental health +1.9 pts ▸ 9.0%

7.4% Other condition ◂ +1.0 pts 6.4%

4.3% Heart disease ◂ +1.4 pts 2.9%

3.7% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.3% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 3.1%

1.4% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.4% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.5% None ◂ +4.5 pts 60.0%

20.7% One condition +0.5 pts ▸ 21.2%

6.0% Two conditions ◂ +0.7 pts 5.4%

2.2% Three or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +0.1 larger in 5201, SA gap steady

2.6 71st pct 2.7 79th pct

Family composition

57.7% Couples with children +0.7 pts ▸ 58.5%

32.5% Couples without children ◂ +1.9 pts 30.6%

9.7% One-parent families +0.4 pts ▸ 10.0%

0.3% Other families +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

40.2% 2 people +1.3 pts ▸ 41.5%

17.6% 4 people +2.1 pts ▸ 19.7%

18.1% 1 person ◂ +2.7 pts 15.4%

15.2% 3 people ◂ +0.5 pts 14.6%

6.1% 5 people even 6.2%

2.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +$20 higher in 5201, SA gap widening

$320 57th pct $340 62nd pct

Mortgage in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +$33 higher in 5172, SA gap narrowing

$1,733 59th pct $1,700 57th pct

People / bedroom in 5172, SA in 5201, SA even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.8% Owned with a mortgage +11.1 pts ▸ 52.9%

42.5% Owned outright ◂ +8.8 pts 33.7%

12.7% Rented ◂ +1.5 pts 11.2%

1.8% Other tenure ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%

0.9% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%

Types of homes

97.4% Separate house +1.6 pts ▸ 99.0%

1.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%

1.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

46.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.8 pts 44.9%

30.3% 4 bedrooms +6.7 pts ▸ 37.0%

11.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.3 pts 8.3%

8.2% 5 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 6.1%

2.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.2 pts 1.9%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

49.2% $200–$349 ◂ +13.3 pts 36.0%

26.4% $350–$549 +9.5 pts ▸ 36.0%

9.8% Under $200 ◂ +2.0 pts 7.9%

4.1% $550–$749 +0.3 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

33.5% $1,800–$2,999 +2.3 pts ▸ 35.8%

30.5% $1,000–$1,799 +4.8 pts ▸ 35.3%

18.6% Under $1,000 +0.7 pts ▸ 19.3%

11.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.5 pts 9.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +14 more in 5172, SA

19 56th pct 5 44th pct

Stops/1k in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +2.37 more in 5172, SA

4.54 59th pct 2.17 36th pct

Departures/1k in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +668.1 more in 5172, SA

688.9 66th pct 20.8 31st pct

PT routes in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +1 more in 5172, SA

5 57th pct 4 52nd pct

Stop walk in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +15 longer in 5172, SA

75 95th pct 60 87th pct

Drive to city in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +5 longer in 5201, SA

40 50th pct 45 54th pct

How people get to work

60.7% Car (driver) +6.0 pts ▸ 66.7%

17.1% Worked at home ◂ +4.6 pts 12.6%

2.5% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.8% Walked even 2.8%

0.7% Train ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.1% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Bicycle ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

41.6% 2 vehicles +0.8 pts ▸ 42.4%

23.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +5.3 pts 18.2%

18.4% 3 vehicles +4.8 pts ▸ 23.2%

14.5% 4 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 15.5%

2.1% No vehicle ◂ +1.2 pts 0.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.4 pts 13.1%

10.9% Construction +0.5 pts ▸ 11.5%

7.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +2.9 pts ▸ 9.9%

9.8% Education & training ◂ +1.7 pts 8.1%

8.6% Retail trade +0.4 pts ▸ 9.1%

8.8% Manufacturing ◂ +2.0 pts 6.8%

7.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.5 pts 4.1%

7.2% Professional & technical ◂ +1.8 pts 5.3%

5.6% Public administration & safety +0.3 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.2% Other services +1.8 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.3% Administrative & support even 3.2%

2.4% Transport & warehousing +0.6 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

23.4% Professionals ◂ +5.4 pts 18.0%

16.5% Managers +2.0 pts ▸ 18.5%

14.1% Technicians & trades +3.7 pts ▸ 17.8%

11.5% Community & personal service ◂ +1.5 pts 10.0%

10.7% Clerical & administrative +0.3 pts ▸ 11.1%

11.0% Labourers ◂ +0.8 pts 10.2%

6.2% Sales workers +1.9 pts ▸ 8.1%

4.5% Machinery operators & drivers +0.7 pts ▸ 5.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +1 higher in 5172, SA

8 71st pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +1 higher in 5201, SA

8 71st pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in 5172, SA in 5201, SA even

9 86th pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +2 higher in 5172, SA

8 71st pct 6 57th pct

IRSAD score in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +13 higher in 5172, SA

1,027 72nd pct 1,014 67th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +528 higher in 5172, SA

1,743 54th pct 1,215 47th pct

Assault/100k in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +256 higher in 5172, SA

430 27th pct 174 9th pct

Robbery/100k in 5172, SA in 5201, SA

— 43 55th pct

Burglary/100k in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +315 higher in 5172, SA

358 37th pct 43 0th pct

Theft/100k in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +98 higher in 5172, SA

358 26th pct 260 18th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +78 higher in 5201, SA

95 28th pct 174 58th pct

Property damage/100k in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +31 higher in 5172, SA

334 20th pct 304 17th pct

5-yr change in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +26.2 pts higher in 5172, SA

-18.9% 26th pct -45.1% 7th pct

Walkability

Walk score in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +0.2 higher in 5172, SA

3.8 51st pct 3.6 48th pct

Types ≤15 min in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +0.0 more in 5172, SA

4.1 54th pct 4.0 53rd pct

15-min city in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +2.2 pts higher in 5201, SA

48.7% 52nd pct 50.9% 54th pct

Walk to shops in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +4.1 pts higher in 5201, SA

47.6% 51st pct 51.8% 56th pct

Walk to transit in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +5.7 pts higher in 5172, SA

51.1% 49th pct 45.4% 46th pct

Walk to school in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +10.8 pts higher in 5201, SA

39.7% 38th pct 50.5% 49th pct

Walk to a park in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +4.6 pts higher in 5172, SA

58.0% 37th pct 53.5% 32nd pct

Walk to health in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +2.3 pts higher in 5201, SA

47.4% 63rd pct 49.7% 66th pct

Amenities/1k in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +1.4 more in 5172, SA

15.8 43rd pct 14.3 36th pct

Intersections/km² in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +2 higher in 5201, SA

2 45th pct 4 52nd pct

Mean slope in 5172, SA in 5201, SA +0.8 pts higher in 5201, SA

6.3% 68th pct 7.1% 75th pct

Compare 5172, SA with nearby areas

5210, SA 5171, SA 5174, SA 5173, SA 5170, SA 5201, SA 5163, SA 5169, SA

Compare 5201, SA with nearby areas

5157, SA 5153, SA 5172, SA 5171, SA 5163, SA 5210, SA 5159, SA 5156, SA

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). 5172, SA vs 5201, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/poa/POA5172/5172-sa/vs/POA5201/5201-sa