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5214, SA vs 5259, SA

Postcode comparison ≈ 41 km apart · 5214, SA profile · 5259, SA profile

5214, SA 5259, SA

Postcode 5214 and postcode 5259 are two nearby South Australian areas with very different profiles. Postcode 5214 is far older, with a typical resident aged 62 and 44.6% of people aged 65 or over. This is consistent with a much higher rate of long-term health conditions (44.5%) compared to postcode 5259, where only 29.5% of residents have such a condition. Postcode 5214 also offers much better access to essentials, with 32.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while that figure is just 0.4% in postcode 5259.

These differences in age are becoming more pronounced, as the gap between the typical ages of the two areas has widened from 8 to 13 years since 2011. Despite this, they share several similarities, such as having almost identical rates of volunteering and very similar overall advantage scores. Both areas also have very few people who speak little or no English, and both sit well below the national figure for the share of adults working or looking for work.

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Where they differ most

Aged 65+: 22.8 pts higher in 5214, SA Population: 8,446 larger in 5214, SA Median age: 13 yrs older in 5214, SA Participation: 19.1 pts higher in 5259, SA Full-time: 12.5 pts higher in 5259, SA

Demographics & Identity

Population in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +8,446 larger in 5214, SA gap widening
9,557 66th pct 1,111 31st pct
Median age in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +13 yrs older in 5214, SA gap widening
62 yrs 100th pct 49 yrs 77th pct
First Nations in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +8.8 pts higher in 5259, SA gap narrowing
1.7% 42nd pct 10.5% 88th pct
Aged 65+ in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +22.8 pts higher in 5214, SA gap widening
44.6% 100th pct 21.8% 62nd pct
Under 15 in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +7.8 pts higher in 5259, SA gap widening
10.1% 8th pct 17.9% 57th pct
De facto in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +3.9 pts higher in 5259, SA gap widening
11.2% 36th pct 15.2% 77th pct

Age structure

44.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +22.8 pts 21.8%
25.8% Older adults (45–64) +6.2 pts ▸ 32.0%
13.3% Young adults (25–44) +8.2 pts ▸ 21.5%
10.1% Children (0–14) +7.8 pts ▸ 17.9%
6.1% Youth (15–24) +1.5 pts ▸ 7.7%

Marital status

51.8% Married ◂ +1.1 pts 50.7%
22.4% Never married +7.3 pts ▸ 29.7%
13.7% Divorced ◂ +2.2 pts 11.5%
8.4% Widowed ◂ +3.9 pts 4.6%
3.6% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

Age & sex structure

5214, SA 5259, SA

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +9.2 pts higher in 5214, SA gap steady
19.7% 66th pct 10.5% 35th pct

Country of birth

74.4% Australia +7.3 pts ▸ 81.7%
11.5% England ◂ +5.6 pts 5.9%
1.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%
0.2% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.2% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% India ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.3% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.1% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

52.1% English ◂ +11.7 pts 40.4%
35.4% Australian +4.0 pts ▸ 39.4%
11.5% Scottish ◂ +2.9 pts 8.6%
8.5% German +1.9 pts ▸ 10.4%
9.6% Irish ◂ +5.3 pts 4.3%
1.8% Italian +2.0 pts ▸ 3.8%
2.2% Dutch ◂ +1.0 pts 1.2%
0.5% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.3% Filipino +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.4% Chinese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.2% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +3.3 pts higher in 5259, SA gap narrowing
2.6% 26th pct 5.9% 54th pct
Limited English in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +0.2 pts higher in 5259, SA gap steady
0.2% 35th pct 0.5% 47th pct

Language used at home

92.5% English only ◂ +4.6 pts 87.9%
0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.1% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +1.3 pts higher in 5214, SA gap steady
49.4% 78th pct 48.2% 74th pct

Religious affiliation

49.4% No religion ◂ +1.3 pts 48.2%
41.3% Christianity ◂ +1.1 pts 40.1%
7.8% Not stated +1.4 pts ▸ 9.2%
0.5% Other religions +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%
0.0% Islam +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.2% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +2.0 pts higher in 5214, SA gap narrowing
38.6% 29th pct 36.5% 23rd pct
Bachelor+ in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +3.8 pts higher in 5214, SA gap widening
13.7% 44th pct 9.9% 22nd pct
Schools/1k kids in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +7.99 more in 5259, SA
2.06 32nd pct 10.05 83rd pct
Schools ≤3 km in 5214, SAin 5259, SA even
2 50th pct 2 50th pct
Students in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +468 more in 5214, SA
566 46th pct 98 19th pct
Avg size in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +234 larger in 5214, SA
283 53rd pct 49 15th pct
ICSEA in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +16 higher in 5214, SA
964 33rd pct 948 25th pct

Highest year of school

38.6% Year 12 ◂ +2.0 pts 36.5%
21.9% Year 10 +1.3 pts ▸ 23.2%
21.9% Year 11 ◂ +1.3 pts 20.5%
10.7% Year 9 or below +1.2 pts ▸ 11.9%

Highest qualification level

35.0% Certificate III / IV +6.1 pts ▸ 41.1%
17.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.0 pts 16.1%
16.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.4 pts 12.4%
4.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.9 pts 3.3%
2.6% Certificate I / II +0.8 pts ▸ 3.3%
3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.9 pts 2.2%

Field of qualification

15.9% Engineering & related ◂ +0.5 pts 15.3%
14.3% Management & commerce ◂ +2.1 pts 12.2%
12.7% Society & culture ◂ +2.1 pts 10.6%
11.9% Health ◂ +1.3 pts 10.6%
2.8% Agriculture & environment +8.0 pts ▸ 10.8%
9.6% Education ◂ +4.1 pts 5.5%
6.0% Architecture & building ◂ +0.5 pts 5.5%
5.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.3 pts 4.3%
2.3% Creative arts +0.3 pts ▸ 2.6%
1.8% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.0% Information technology ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +$94 higher in 5259, SA gap widening
$535 9th pct $629 24th pct
Household income in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +$317 higher in 5259, SA gap widening
$938 6th pct $1,255 28th pct
Family income in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +$225 higher in 5259, SA gap widening
$1,186 6th pct $1,411 16th pct
High earners in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +1.4 pts higher in 5259, SA gap widening
4.5% 15th pct 5.9% 27th pct
High-income homes in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +1.3 pts higher in 5259, SA gap widening
6.2% 11th pct 7.5% 13th pct

Household income distribution

43.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.9 pts 38.5%
26.1% Under $650 ◂ +6.5 pts 19.6%
17.3% $1,500–$2,999 +7.5 pts ▸ 24.8%
3.2% $3,000–$3,999 +0.9 pts ▸ 4.1%
3.1% $4,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

Personal income distribution

56.8% Under $650 ◂ +9.2 pts 47.5%
27.3% $650–$1,499 +5.7 pts ▸ 33.0%
7.9% $1,500–$2,999 +2.6 pts ▸ 10.5%
1.7% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%

Health & Disability

Health condition in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +15.0 pts higher in 5214, SA
44.5% 100th pct 29.5% 51st pct
Mental health in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +3.9 pts higher in 5214, SA
12.4% 89th pct 8.6% 48th pct
Needs assistance in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +4.7 pts higher in 5214, SA gap widening
9.6% 93rd pct 5.0% 43rd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

19.3% Arthritis ◂ +9.9 pts 9.5%
12.4% Mental health ◂ +3.9 pts 8.6%
10.8% Other condition ◂ +3.3 pts 7.5%
9.7% Heart disease ◂ +5.3 pts 4.4%
9.6% Asthma ◂ +1.7 pts 7.9%
8.7% Diabetes ◂ +2.4 pts 6.3%
6.1% Cancer ◂ +2.9 pts 3.2%
4.1% Lung condition ◂ +2.4 pts 1.6%
2.2% Stroke ◂ +1.8 pts 0.5%
1.7% Dementia ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

48.8% None +12.2 pts ▸ 61.0%
25.2% One condition ◂ +5.2 pts 20.0%
11.9% Two conditions ◂ +5.6 pts 6.3%
7.4% Three or more ◂ +4.3 pts 3.1%

Community Participation

Volunteering in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +0.8 pts higher in 5259, SA gap steady
21.0% 67th pct 21.9% 71st pct
Unpaid carers in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +2.2 pts higher in 5259, SA gap steady
14.5% 78th pct 16.7% 92nd pct
Unpaid child care in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +6.9 pts higher in 5259, SA gap widening
17.6% 12th pct 24.5% 46th pct
Defence service in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +1.6 pts higher in 5214, SA
5.6% 91st pct 4.1% 77th pct
Housework 15h+ in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +0.3 pts higher in 5259, SA gap narrowing
27.7% 86th pct 28.0% 87th pct

Family & Households

Household size in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +0.3 larger in 5259, SA gap steady
2.0 10th pct 2.3 29th pct
One-parent in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +1.0 pts higher in 5214, SA gap steady
12.1% 48th pct 11.1% 39th pct
Living alone in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +9.2 pts higher in 5214, SA gap widening
34.2% 83rd pct 25.1% 41st pct

Family composition

53.8% Couples without children ◂ +11.0 pts 42.8%
32.9% Couples with children +11.7 pts ▸ 44.6%
12.1% One-parent families ◂ +1.0 pts 11.1%
1.2% Other families ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

Household size

46.6% 2 people ◂ +0.8 pts 45.8%
34.2% 1 person ◂ +9.2 pts 25.1%
8.9% 3 people +1.1 pts ▸ 10.0%
6.6% 4 people +3.4 pts ▸ 10.0%
2.5% 5 people +2.8 pts ▸ 5.2%
1.2% 6 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +$127 higher in 5214, SA gap steady
$277 45th pct $150 11th pct
Mortgage in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +$71 higher in 5214, SA gap narrowing
$1,198 28th pct $1,127 25th pct
People / bedroom in 5214, SAin 5259, SA even gap narrowing
0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct
Renting in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +3.5 pts higher in 5259, SA gap narrowing
20.7% 49th pct 24.1% 60th pct
Owned outright in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +7.1 pts higher in 5214, SA gap widening
50.1% 83rd pct 43.1% 62nd pct
Separate houses in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +8.4 pts higher in 5259, SA gap widening
89.6% 42nd pct 97.9% 80th pct
3+ bedrooms in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +11.7 pts higher in 5259, SA gap widening
73.1% 31st pct 84.7% 74th pct

How homes are owned or rented

50.1% Owned outright ◂ +7.1 pts 43.1%
20.7% Rented +3.5 pts ▸ 24.1%
22.8% Owned with a mortgage +0.6 pts ▸ 23.5%
4.4% Other tenure +2.4 pts ▸ 6.8%
2.0% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 1.6%

Types of homes

89.6% Separate house +8.4 pts ▸ 97.9%
7.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +6.4 pts 0.7%
1.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%
1.3% Other dwelling ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

Bedrooms per home

50.3% 3 bedrooms +2.3 pts ▸ 52.6%
19.6% 4 bedrooms +6.3 pts ▸ 26.0%
21.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +10.4 pts 10.9%
3.1% 5 or more +3.0 pts ▸ 6.2%
3.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.4 pts 3.4%
0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

65.0% $200–$349 ◂ +40.5 pts 24.5%
15.3% Under $200 +43.2 pts ▸ 58.5%
15.3% $350–$549 ◂ +12.5 pts 2.8%
1.0% $550–$749 +1.8 pts ▸ 2.8%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.4 pts 38.8%
36.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.2 pts 35.9%
13.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +3.2 pts 10.7%
4.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 3.9%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +1.5 pts higher in 5214, SA gap widening
4.8% 60th pct 3.2% 43rd pct
Work from home in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +4.4 pts higher in 5259, SA gap steady
10.5% 26th pct 14.9% 46th pct
PT commute in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +0.4 pts higher in 5214, SA gap steady
0.4% 40th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +1 more in 5214, SA
5 44th pct 4 43rd pct
Stops/1k in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +3.08 more in 5259, SA
0.52 20th pct 3.60 49th pct
Departures/1k in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +12.1 more in 5214, SA
30.1 34th pct 18.0 30th pct
PT routes in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +4 more in 5214, SA
5 57th pct 1 29th pct
Stop walk in 5214, SAin 5259, SA
51 82nd pct —
Drive to city in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +25 longer in 5259, SA
63 64th pct 88 76th pct

How people get to work

63.7% Car (driver) ◂ +9.6 pts 54.1%
10.5% Worked at home +4.4 pts ▸ 14.9%
2.9% Walked +5.6 pts ▸ 8.6%
3.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%
0.5% Bicycle ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.4% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

43.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +17.0 pts 26.3%
35.7% 2 vehicles +6.2 pts ▸ 41.9%
10.3% 3 vehicles +4.7 pts ▸ 15.0%
6.0% 4 or more +7.1 pts ▸ 13.1%
4.8% No vehicle ◂ +1.5 pts 3.2%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +7.4 pts higher in 5214, SA gap narrowing
41.5% 78th pct 34.1% 52nd pct
Recent arrivals in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +6.2 pts higher in 5259, SA gap widening
2.4% 21st pct 8.5% 51st pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +2.3 pts higher in 5214, SA gap widening
6.4% 85th pct 4.1% 47th pct
Participation in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +19.1 pts higher in 5259, SA gap widening
37.3% 0th pct 56.4% 36th pct
Full-time in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +12.5 pts higher in 5259, SA gap widening
45.2% 0th pct 57.8% 44th pct

Industries people work in

4.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +26.4 pts ▸ 31.2%
17.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +6.9 pts 10.4%
12.0% Retail trade ◂ +6.1 pts 5.9%
10.6% Construction ◂ +5.3 pts 5.3%
8.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.7 pts 5.1%
6.6% Education & training ◂ +1.5 pts 5.1%
4.8% Public administration & safety +1.7 pts ▸ 6.5%
5.2% Manufacturing +1.0 pts ▸ 6.1%
4.5% Other services ◂ +2.1 pts 2.4%
4.3% Professional & technical ◂ +2.3 pts 2.0%
4.2% Administrative & support ◂ +1.1 pts 3.1%
3.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.4 pts 2.9%

Occupations people work in

12.5% Managers +15.5 pts ▸ 28.0%
12.8% Labourers +5.2 pts ▸ 18.0%
16.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +6.2 pts 9.8%
15.4% Community & personal service ◂ +8.1 pts 7.3%
14.8% Professionals ◂ +4.4 pts 10.4%
10.2% Clerical & administrative +1.4 pts ▸ 11.6%
10.0% Sales workers ◂ +2.6 pts 7.3%
6.2% Machinery operators & drivers +0.5 pts ▸ 6.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +1 higher in 5259, SA
2 14th pct 3 29th pct
IRSD decile in 5214, SAin 5259, SA even
3 29th pct 3 29th pct
IER decile in 5214, SAin 5259, SA even
3 29th pct 3 29th pct
IEO decile in 5214, SAin 5259, SA even
3 29th pct 3 29th pct
IRSAD score in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +9 higher in 5259, SA
918 20th pct 927 24th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +1,437 higher in 5259, SA
2,344 61st pct 3,780 74th pct
Assault/100k in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +657 higher in 5259, SA
513 35th pct 1,170 72nd pct
Robbery/100k in 5214, SAin 5259, SA
21 24th pct —
Burglary/100k in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +48 higher in 5214, SA
408 45th pct 360 38th pct
Theft/100k in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +161 higher in 5214, SA
701 43rd pct 540 36th pct
Vehicle theft/100k in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +138 higher in 5259, SA
42 6th pct 180 59th pct
Property damage/100k in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +546 higher in 5259, SA
534 38th pct 1,080 71st pct
5-yr change in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +130.4 pts higher in 5259, SA
-30.4% 17th pct 100.0% 88th pct

Walkability

Walk score in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +1.9 higher in 5214, SA
2.8 37th pct 0.9 11th pct
Types ≤15 min in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +1.8 more in 5214, SA
2.8 34th pct 0.9 11th pct
15-min city in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +26.9 pts higher in 5214, SA
31.0% 33rd pct 4.1% 16th pct
Walk to shops in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +31.8 pts higher in 5214, SA
32.2% 37th pct 0.4% 15th pct
Walk to transit in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +12.3 pts higher in 5214, SA
21.4% 29th pct 9.1% 21st pct
Walk to school in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +11.4 pts higher in 5214, SA
19.4% 23rd pct 8.1% 17th pct
Walk to a park in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +8.4 pts higher in 5214, SA
64.1% 43rd pct 55.7% 35th pct
Walk to health in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +26.4 pts higher in 5214, SA
30.4% 48th pct 4.1% 31st pct
Amenities/1k in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +27.3 more in 5259, SA
9.6 13th pct 36.9 78th pct
Intersections/km² in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +4 higher in 5214, SA
4 50th pct 0 12th pct
Mean slope in 5214, SAin 5259, SA +0.3 pts higher in 5259, SA
3.4% 21st pct 3.7% 28th pct

Compare 5214, SA with nearby areas

5213, SA 5212, SA 5256, SA 5210, SA 5172, SA 5201, SA 5211, SA 5255, SA

Compare 5259, SA with nearby areas

5260, SA 5256, SA 5264, SA 5255, SA 5254, SA 5261, SA 5214, SA 5253, SA

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). 5214, SA vs 5259, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/poa/POA5214/5214-sa/vs/POA5259/5259-sa