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5172, SA vs 5214, SA
Postcode comparison ≈ 28 km apart · 5172, SA profile · 5214, SA profile
5172, SA 5214, SA
Postcode 5214 and postcode 5172 are two nearby South Australian areas with very different profiles. Postcode 5214 is a much older area, where the typical resident is 62 and 44.6% of people are aged 65 or over. It has a lower typical household income of $938 a week and a higher rate of long-term health conditions at 44.5%. In contrast, postcode 5172 is younger and more affluent, with a typical household income of $1,809 and a far higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (25.2% compared to 13.7% in postcode 5214).
Since 2011, the gaps between these two areas have generally widened. This is most evident in the typical age difference, which grew from 12 to 15 years, and the income gap, which rose from $560 to $899 for typical households. Despite these diverging trends, they remain similar in some ways, such as their small populations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the low share of residents who use a language other than English at home.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 3,914
- First area, 2016: 3,932
- First area, 2021: 4,189
- Second area, 2011: 7,796
- Second area, 2016: 8,397
- Second area, 2021: 9,557
- First area, 2011: 43 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 55 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 58 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 62 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 5172, SA: 0.8% males, 1.0% females; 85+ in 5214, SA: 2.1% males, 2.7% females
- 80–84 in 5172, SA: 1.1% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in 5214, SA: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 75–79 in 5172, SA: 1.9% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in 5214, SA: 4.9% males, 4.5% females
- 70–74 in 5172, SA: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 70–74 in 5214, SA: 6.1% males, 6.7% females
- 65–69 in 5172, SA: 3.8% males, 3.4% females; 65–69 in 5214, SA: 5.2% males, 6.4% females
- 60–64 in 5172, SA: 3.8% males, 4.3% females; 60–64 in 5214, SA: 4.2% males, 5.0% females
- 55–59 in 5172, SA: 4.2% males, 3.6% females; 55–59 in 5214, SA: 3.1% males, 3.7% females
- 50–54 in 5172, SA: 3.9% males, 4.3% females; 50–54 in 5214, SA: 2.5% males, 2.5% females
- 45–49 in 5172, SA: 3.7% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in 5214, SA: 2.5% males, 2.2% females
- 40–44 in 5172, SA: 3.0% males, 3.9% females; 40–44 in 5214, SA: 1.8% males, 2.1% females
- 35–39 in 5172, SA: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 35–39 in 5214, SA: 1.6% males, 1.9% females
- 30–34 in 5172, SA: 1.8% males, 2.2% females; 30–34 in 5214, SA: 1.6% males, 1.5% females
- 25–29 in 5172, SA: 1.6% males, 1.9% females; 25–29 in 5214, SA: 1.3% males, 1.5% females
- 20–24 in 5172, SA: 2.5% males, 2.1% females; 20–24 in 5214, SA: 1.2% males, 1.3% females
- 15–19 in 5172, SA: 3.2% males, 2.9% females; 15–19 in 5214, SA: 1.8% males, 1.9% females
- 10–14 in 5172, SA: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 10–14 in 5214, SA: 2.1% males, 2.0% females
- 5–9 in 5172, SA: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 5–9 in 5214, SA: 1.6% males, 1.7% females
- 0–4 in 5172, SA: 2.4% males, 1.8% females; 0–4 in 5214, SA: 1.4% males, 1.3% 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: $552
- First area, 2016: $674
- First area, 2021: $783
- Second area, 2011: $394
- Second area, 2016: $473
- Second area, 2021: $535
- First area, 2011: $1,228
- First area, 2016: $1,439
- First area, 2021: $1,809
- Second area, 2011: $724
- Second area, 2016: $813
- Second area, 2021: $938
- First area, 2011: $1,422
- First area, 2016: $1,714
- First area, 2021: $2,085
- Second area, 2011: $862
- Second area, 2016: $1,017
- Second area, 2021: $1,186
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: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.1
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $230
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $320
- Second area, 2011: $210
- Second area, 2016: $250
- Second area, 2021: $277
- First area, 2011: $1,473
- First area, 2016: $1,625
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2011: $1,150
- Second area, 2016: $1,200
- Second area, 2021: $1,198
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
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). 5172, SA vs 5214, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/poa/POA5172/5172-sa/vs/POA5214/5214-sa