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5418, SA vs 5491, SA
Postcode comparison ≈ 57 km apart · 5418, SA profile · 5491, SA profile
5418, SA 5491, SA
Postcode 5491 and postcode 5418 are two rural South Australian areas with very different population profiles. Postcode 5491 is far older, with 25.8% of residents aged 65 and over compared to 15.2% in postcode 5418. It is also wealthier, with a typical weekly household income of $1,265, which is well higher than the $833 seen in postcode 5418. Residents in postcode 5491 also have much better access to essential services, with 56.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services and 53% near a school, while postcode 5418 has no residents within a 15-minute walk of either.
Both areas sit near the national average for overall advantage. They also share a similar lack of linguistic diversity, as neither area has anyone who speaks little or no English. While they are alike in these ways, the gaps in income and age have grown over time, and the difference in home ownership has widened, with 65.3% of homes in postcode 5418 now owned outright compared to 46.4% in postcode 5491.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 114
- First area, 2021: 125
- Second area, 2011: 1,716
- Second area, 2016: 1,816
- Second area, 2021: 1,797
- First area, 2016: 45 yrs
- First area, 2021: 50 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 48 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 5418, SA: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in 5491, SA: 1.6% males, 2.4% females
- 80–84 in 5418, SA: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in 5491, SA: 2.0% males, 2.2% females
- 75–79 in 5418, SA: 4.2% males, 2.5% females; 75–79 in 5491, SA: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 70–74 in 5418, SA: 2.5% males, 4.2% females; 70–74 in 5491, SA: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 65–69 in 5418, SA: 2.5% males, 6.8% females; 65–69 in 5491, SA: 3.9% males, 3.2% females
- 60–64 in 5418, SA: 7.6% males, 7.6% females; 60–64 in 5491, SA: 4.9% males, 4.0% females
- 55–59 in 5418, SA: 0.0% males, 2.5% females; 55–59 in 5491, SA: 3.1% males, 3.9% females
- 50–54 in 5418, SA: 5.9% males, 2.5% females; 50–54 in 5491, SA: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in 5418, SA: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 45–49 in 5491, SA: 2.0% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in 5418, SA: 4.2% males, 2.5% females; 40–44 in 5491, SA: 2.8% males, 2.6% females
- 35–39 in 5418, SA: 0.0% males, 4.2% females; 35–39 in 5491, SA: 2.4% males, 2.4% females
- 30–34 in 5418, SA: 0.0% males, 3.4% females; 30–34 in 5491, SA: 2.3% males, 2.7% females
- 25–29 in 5418, SA: 0.0% males, 2.5% females; 25–29 in 5491, SA: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 20–24 in 5418, SA: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in 5491, SA: 3.4% males, 1.5% females
- 15–19 in 5418, SA: 2.5% males, 5.1% females; 15–19 in 5491, SA: 1.8% males, 2.4% females
- 10–14 in 5418, SA: 3.4% males, 8.5% females; 10–14 in 5491, SA: 2.6% males, 2.6% females
- 5–9 in 5418, SA: 3.4% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in 5491, SA: 3.7% males, 3.2% females
- 0–4 in 5418, SA: 3.4% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in 5491, SA: 2.9% males, 2.4% 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, 2016: $491
- First area, 2021: $476
- Second area, 2011: $511
- Second area, 2016: $625
- Second area, 2021: $739
- First area, 2016: $758
- First area, 2021: $833
- Second area, 2011: $916
- Second area, 2016: $1,170
- Second area, 2021: $1,265
- First area, 2016: $1,291
- First area, 2021: $1,125
- Second area, 2011: $1,219
- Second area, 2016: $1,510
- Second area, 2021: $1,700
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, 2016: 1.9
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.2
- Second area, 2016: 2.2
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $100
- First area, 2021: $175
- Second area, 2011: $148
- Second area, 2016: $180
- Second area, 2021: $210
- First area, 2016: $581
- First area, 2021: $402
- Second area, 2011: $1,127
- Second area, 2016: $1,083
- Second area, 2021: $975
- First area, 2016: 0.60
- 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). 5418, SA vs 5491, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/poa/POA5418/5418-sa/vs/POA5491/5491-sa