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5266, SA vs 5301, SA
Postcode comparison ≈ 66 km apart · 5266, SA profile · 5301, SA profile
5266, SA 5301, SA
Postcode 5266 and postcode 5301 are both sparsely populated areas of South Australia. Residents are far older in postcode 5301, where the typical age is 51 compared with 37 in postcode 5266. This difference is matched by housing and lifestyle patterns; postcode 5266 has a far higher share of homes with three or more bedrooms (91.1% versus 76.7%) and more people renting (25.4% versus 13.1%). While postcode 5266 is more walkable, with 45% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, postcode 5301 has far more people working from home (29.1% versus 18.3%).
Both areas are very similar in their overall level of advantage and the typical number of people per home. They also share nearly identical rates of full-time employment and a similar share of people earning $2,000 or more a week. However, the gaps between them are often widening. The age difference has grown from 4 to 14 years since 2011, and the gap in school completion has also increased, with 44.1% of residents in postcode 5266 finishing Year 12 compared with 33.8% in postcode 5301.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 276
- First area, 2016: 624
- First area, 2021: 611
- Second area, 2011: 481
- Second area, 2016: 574
- Second area, 2021: 503
- First area, 2011: 42 yrs
- First area, 2016: 38 yrs
- First area, 2021: 37 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 5266, SA: 1.8% males, 1.8% females; 85+ in 5301, SA: 1.5% males, 0.8% females
- 80–84 in 5266, SA: 0.7% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in 5301, SA: 0.8% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in 5266, SA: 1.5% males, 2.1% females; 75–79 in 5301, SA: 2.7% males, 1.2% females
- 70–74 in 5266, SA: 2.1% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in 5301, SA: 4.1% males, 4.4% females
- 65–69 in 5266, SA: 3.1% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in 5301, SA: 4.6% males, 3.9% females
- 60–64 in 5266, SA: 3.1% males, 1.5% females; 60–64 in 5301, SA: 7.5% males, 6.0% females
- 55–59 in 5266, SA: 3.9% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in 5301, SA: 3.9% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in 5266, SA: 2.1% males, 2.0% females; 50–54 in 5301, SA: 5.0% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in 5266, SA: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in 5301, SA: 2.1% males, 2.7% females
- 40–44 in 5266, SA: 3.1% males, 2.3% females; 40–44 in 5301, SA: 1.7% males, 2.1% females
- 35–39 in 5266, SA: 3.3% males, 4.1% females; 35–39 in 5301, SA: 2.5% males, 2.9% females
- 30–34 in 5266, SA: 3.1% males, 3.6% females; 30–34 in 5301, SA: 2.7% males, 0.6% females
- 25–29 in 5266, SA: 6.4% males, 2.8% females; 25–29 in 5301, SA: 1.9% males, 1.7% females
- 20–24 in 5266, SA: 3.6% males, 1.5% females; 20–24 in 5301, SA: 1.7% males, 0.8% females
- 15–19 in 5266, SA: 1.1% males, 2.0% females; 15–19 in 5301, SA: 2.3% males, 3.1% females
- 10–14 in 5266, SA: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 10–14 in 5301, SA: 5.8% males, 2.1% females
- 5–9 in 5266, SA: 5.5% males, 4.4% females; 5–9 in 5301, SA: 3.9% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in 5266, SA: 2.9% males, 2.1% 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: $515
- First area, 2016: $669
- First area, 2021: $868
- Second area, 2011: $364
- Second area, 2016: $520
- Second area, 2021: $627
- First area, 2011: $1,016
- First area, 2016: $1,279
- First area, 2021: $1,461
- Second area, 2011: $735
- Second area, 2016: $988
- Second area, 2021: $1,134
- First area, 2011: $1,138
- First area, 2016: $1,420
- First area, 2021: $1,816
- 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: 2.2
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $110
- First area, 2016: $100
- First area, 2021: $150
- Second area, 2011: $50
- Second area, 2016: $55
- Second area, 2021: $100
- First area, 2011: $758
- First area, 2016: $997
- First area, 2021: $845
- Second area, 2011: $800
- Second area, 2016: $542
- Second area, 2021: $550
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). 5266, SA vs 5301, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/poa/POA5266/5266-sa/vs/POA5301/5301-sa