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5260, SA vs 5301, SA
Postcode comparison ≈ 55 km apart · 5260, SA profile · 5301, SA profile
5260, SA 5301, SA
Postcode 5260 and postcode 5301 are two South Australian areas with very different profiles. Postcode 5301 has a much wealthier population, with 16.5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to just 5.0% in postcode 5260. This gap is reflected in home ownership, with 52.9% of homes in postcode 5301 owned outright, while 41.0% are owned outright in postcode 5260. Postcode 5260 has a much higher share of one-parent families (21.7% versus 8.2%) and typical weekly rents are far higher at $225, compared to $100 in postcode 5301.
Everyday life in both places shares some basic similarities, such as having roughly the same number of people per home and a similar share of residents born overseas. However, they have drifted apart in other ways since 2011. The gap in volunteering has widened, with 35.3% of people in postcode 5301 now volunteering compared to 19.6% in postcode 5260. Similarly, the difference in working arrangements has grown; 29.1% of people in postcode 5301 work from home, which is far higher than the 6.9% in postcode 5260.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,802
- First area, 2016: 1,755
- First area, 2021: 1,797
- Second area, 2011: 481
- Second area, 2016: 574
- Second area, 2021: 503
- First area, 2011: 45 yrs
- First area, 2016: 48 yrs
- First area, 2021: 49 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 51 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 5260, SA: 1.1% males, 1.7% females; 85+ in 5301, SA: 1.5% males, 0.8% females
- 80–84 in 5260, SA: 2.2% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in 5301, SA: 0.8% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in 5260, SA: 3.6% males, 3.0% females; 75–79 in 5301, SA: 2.7% males, 1.2% females
- 70–74 in 5260, SA: 2.9% males, 3.3% females; 70–74 in 5301, SA: 4.1% males, 4.4% females
- 65–69 in 5260, SA: 4.4% males, 3.2% females; 65–69 in 5301, SA: 4.6% males, 3.9% females
- 60–64 in 5260, SA: 4.0% males, 4.0% females; 60–64 in 5301, SA: 7.5% males, 6.0% females
- 55–59 in 5260, SA: 3.8% males, 4.0% females; 55–59 in 5301, SA: 3.9% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in 5260, SA: 3.1% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in 5301, SA: 5.0% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in 5260, SA: 2.5% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in 5301, SA: 2.1% males, 2.7% females
- 40–44 in 5260, SA: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 40–44 in 5301, SA: 1.7% males, 2.1% females
- 35–39 in 5260, SA: 1.7% males, 1.8% females; 35–39 in 5301, SA: 2.5% males, 2.9% females
- 30–34 in 5260, SA: 1.8% males, 2.1% females; 30–34 in 5301, SA: 2.7% males, 0.6% females
- 25–29 in 5260, SA: 2.8% males, 2.5% females; 25–29 in 5301, SA: 1.9% males, 1.7% females
- 20–24 in 5260, SA: 3.8% males, 2.1% females; 20–24 in 5301, SA: 1.7% males, 0.8% females
- 15–19 in 5260, SA: 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in 5301, SA: 2.3% males, 3.1% females
- 10–14 in 5260, SA: 3.5% males, 2.0% females; 10–14 in 5301, SA: 5.8% males, 2.1% females
- 5–9 in 5260, SA: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in 5301, SA: 3.9% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in 5260, SA: 2.2% males, 1.6% females; 0–4 in 5301, SA: 2.5% males, 0.6% 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: $394
- First area, 2016: $468
- First area, 2021: $507
- Second area, 2011: $364
- Second area, 2016: $520
- Second area, 2021: $627
- First area, 2011: $716
- First area, 2016: $798
- First area, 2021: $912
- Second area, 2011: $735
- Second area, 2016: $988
- Second area, 2021: $1,134
- First area, 2011: $903
- First area, 2016: $1,074
- First area, 2021: $1,193
- Second area, 2011: $841
- Second area, 2016: $1,096
- Second area, 2021: $1,402
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: 2.2
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $150
- First area, 2016: $190
- First area, 2021: $225
- Second area, 2011: $50
- Second area, 2016: $55
- Second area, 2021: $100
- First area, 2011: $905
- First area, 2016: $867
- First area, 2021: $879
- Second area, 2011: $800
- Second area, 2016: $542
- Second area, 2021: $550
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). 5260, SA vs 5301, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/poa/POA5260/5260-sa/vs/POA5301/5301-sa