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5605, SA vs 5606, SA

Postcode comparison ≈ 42 km apart · 5605, SA profile · 5606, SA profile

5605, SA 5606, SA

Postcode 5606 and postcode 5605 are nearby areas in South Australia with very different social profiles. Postcode 5605 is an older community where the typical resident is 56 and 37.3% are seniors, compared to a typical age of 41 and 21.2% seniors in postcode 5606. This older population in postcode 5605 is consistent with a higher share of homes owned outright (50.8% versus 31.5%) and more people who volunteer (30.0% versus 18.9%). In contrast, postcode 5606 is more urban, with far more people living within a 10-minute walk of public transport (70.7% versus 31.2%) and a much higher recorded offence rate of 13,424 per 100,000 people compared to 1,458 in postcode 5605.

The age gap between the two areas has widened since 2011, growing from 13 to 15 years. Despite this, the two areas are alike in other ways, such as the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (11.6% in postcode 5606 and 10.7% in postcode 5605). Both areas also have similar proportions of people who speak little or no English, and they each sit near the national average for overall advantage.

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Where they differ most

Population: 12,607 larger in 5606, SA Median age: 15 yrs older in 5605, SA Owned outright: 19.3 pts higher in 5605, SA Aged 65+: 16.1 pts higher in 5605, SA One-parent: 8.3 pts higher in 5606, SA

Demographics & Identity

Population in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +12,607 larger in 5606, SA gap steady
1,852 39th pct 14,459 75th pct
Median age in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +15 yrs older in 5605, SA gap widening
56 yrs 94th pct 41 yrs 43rd pct
First Nations in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +4.6 pts higher in 5606, SA gap steady
1.9% 46th pct 6.5% 83rd pct
Aged 65+ in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +16.1 pts higher in 5605, SA gap widening
37.3% 99th pct 21.2% 59th pct
Under 15 in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +3.2 pts higher in 5606, SA gap steady
14.8% 25th pct 18.0% 58th pct
De facto in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +3.7 pts higher in 5606, SA gap narrowing
10.3% 26th pct 13.9% 68th pct

Age structure

37.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +16.1 pts 21.2%
25.0% Older adults (45–64) +0.7 pts ▸ 25.7%
16.0% Young adults (25–44) +7.8 pts ▸ 23.8%
14.8% Children (0–14) +3.2 pts ▸ 18.0%
6.6% Youth (15–24) +4.7 pts ▸ 11.3%

Marital status

54.3% Married ◂ +11.4 pts 42.9%
20.8% Never married +16.7 pts ▸ 37.5%
11.2% Widowed ◂ +4.7 pts 6.4%
10.4% Divorced ◂ +0.7 pts 9.7%
3.2% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

Age & sex structure

5605, SA 5606, SA

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +2.9 pts higher in 5606, SA gap steady
6.0% 13th pct 8.8% 27th pct

Country of birth

86.3% Australia ◂ +2.0 pts 84.3%
2.9% England ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%
0.0% Philippines +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.3% New Zealand +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.0% India +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.2% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Italy even 0.2%
0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

45.4% English ◂ +3.5 pts 41.9%
43.5% Australian ◂ +1.7 pts 41.9%
11.2% Scottish ◂ +1.7 pts 9.4%
8.4% German +0.7 pts ▸ 9.2%
8.4% Irish ◂ +0.4 pts 7.9%
1.3% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 2.1%
1.0% Dutch +0.8 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.0% Filipino +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.2% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.2% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Indian +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Other language in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +3.4 pts higher in 5606, SA gap widening
1.1% 9th pct 4.4% 45th pct
Limited English in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +0.1 pts higher in 5606, SA gap steady
0.3% 38th pct 0.4% 44th pct

Language used at home

92.7% English only ◂ +3.7 pts 89.0%
0.0% Tagalog +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.4% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.0% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +5.0 pts higher in 5606, SA gap widening
46.2% 67th pct 51.2% 83rd pct

Religious affiliation

46.2% No religion +5.0 pts ▸ 51.2%
45.5% Christianity ◂ +6.5 pts 38.9%
8.1% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 8.3%
0.2% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.2% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.0% Hinduism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +5.2 pts higher in 5606, SA gap steady
36.3% 22nd pct 41.5% 38th pct
Bachelor+ in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +0.9 pts higher in 5606, SA gap steady
10.7% 27th pct 11.6% 32nd pct
Schools/1k kids in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +0.58 more in 5605, SA
3.65 55th pct 3.07 48th pct
Schools ≤3 km in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +7 more in 5606, SA
1 29th pct 8 86th pct
Students in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +2,698 more in 5606, SA
237 32nd pct 2,935 77th pct
Avg size in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +130 larger in 5606, SA
237 48th pct 367 62nd pct
ICSEA in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +22 higher in 5605, SA
988 46th pct 966 34th pct

Highest year of school

36.3% Year 12 +5.2 pts ▸ 41.5%
20.4% Year 11 +0.9 pts ▸ 21.3%
20.8% Year 10 ◂ +2.5 pts 18.3%
14.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.9 pts 10.7%

Highest qualification level

39.1% Certificate III / IV +0.7 pts ▸ 39.8%
17.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.9 pts 16.3%
14.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.0 pts 13.1%
2.4% Certificate I / II +1.4 pts ▸ 3.7%
2.1% Postgraduate degree +0.9 pts ▸ 3.0%
1.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

Field of qualification

13.3% Engineering & related +2.5 pts ▸ 15.8%
14.0% Health ◂ +3.3 pts 10.8%
11.5% Management & commerce +2.1 pts ▸ 13.6%
9.6% Society & culture +2.4 pts ▸ 12.0%
9.1% Education +0.4 pts ▸ 9.5%
8.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.5 pts 6.5%
5.5% Architecture & building +0.9 pts ▸ 6.4%
5.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.3 pts 3.6%
1.8% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 1.5%
1.3% Natural & physical sciences even 1.2%
0.5% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

Income

Personal income in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +$90 higher in 5606, SA gap widening
$627 24th pct $717 41st pct
Household income in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +$176 higher in 5606, SA gap narrowing
$1,067 13th pct $1,243 27th pct
Family income in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +$198 higher in 5606, SA gap widening
$1,470 21st pct $1,668 35th pct
High earners in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +1.5 pts higher in 5606, SA gap steady
5.4% 23rd pct 6.9% 35th pct
High-income homes in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +2.1 pts higher in 5606, SA gap steady
8.7% 17th pct 10.8% 28th pct

Household income distribution

34.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.9 pts 31.7%
27.7% Under $650 ◂ +6.2 pts 21.5%
24.3% $1,500–$2,999 +2.4 pts ▸ 26.7%
5.7% $3,000–$3,999 +0.2 pts ▸ 6.0%
3.0% $4,000 or more +1.8 pts ▸ 4.9%

Personal income distribution

47.6% Under $650 ◂ +5.4 pts 42.2%
30.0% $650–$1,499 +4.7 pts ▸ 34.8%
12.3% $1,500–$2,999 +0.5 pts ▸ 12.8%
1.9% $3,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 2.6%

Health & Disability

Health condition in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +7.6 pts higher in 5605, SA
37.0% 88th pct 29.3% 50th pct
Mental health in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +1.6 pts higher in 5605, SA
9.9% 67th pct 8.3% 44th pct
Needs assistance in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +2.0 pts higher in 5605, SA gap widening
8.5% 88th pct 6.5% 67th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

12.6% Arthritis ◂ +3.7 pts 8.9%
9.9% Mental health ◂ +1.6 pts 8.3%
8.6% Asthma +0.4 pts ▸ 9.0%
8.7% Diabetes ◂ +3.2 pts 5.5%
7.7% Other condition ◂ +0.4 pts 7.3%
7.4% Heart disease ◂ +3.1 pts 4.3%
4.6% Cancer ◂ +1.6 pts 3.0%
2.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 2.2%
2.0% Dementia ◂ +1.0 pts 1.0%
1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

54.8% None +6.3 pts ▸ 61.2%
23.0% One condition ◂ +3.1 pts 19.9%
8.4% Two conditions ◂ +2.3 pts 6.1%
5.6% Three or more ◂ +2.3 pts 3.3%

Community Participation

Volunteering in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +11.1 pts higher in 5605, SA gap steady
30.0% 89th pct 18.9% 57th pct
Unpaid carers in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +3.5 pts higher in 5605, SA gap widening
15.6% 88th pct 12.1% 40th pct
Unpaid child care in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +3.7 pts higher in 5606, SA gap steady
22.1% 30th pct 25.8% 55th pct
Defence service in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +1.1 pts higher in 5605, SA
4.0% 77th pct 2.9% 49th pct
Housework 15h+ in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +3.9 pts higher in 5605, SA gap steady
25.9% 73rd pct 22.0% 42nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +0.3 larger in 5606, SA gap widening
2.0 10th pct 2.3 29th pct
One-parent in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +8.3 pts higher in 5606, SA gap steady
10.1% 30th pct 18.4% 87th pct
Living alone in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +4.0 pts higher in 5605, SA gap steady
36.3% 88th pct 32.2% 75th pct

Family composition

41.7% Couples with children +6.7 pts ▸ 48.4%
47.8% Couples without children ◂ +15.9 pts 31.9%
10.1% One-parent families +8.3 pts ▸ 18.4%
0.3% Other families +0.9 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

43.3% 2 people ◂ +7.0 pts 36.3%
36.3% 1 person ◂ +4.0 pts 32.2%
7.6% 3 people +6.1 pts ▸ 13.7%
7.4% 4 people +3.9 pts ▸ 11.3%
3.6% 5 people +0.9 pts ▸ 4.6%
1.3% 6 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +$20 higher in 5606, SA gap steady
$220 29th pct $240 34th pct
Mortgage in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +$100 higher in 5606, SA gap widening
$1,200 29th pct $1,300 34th pct
People / bedroom in 5605, SAin 5606, SA even gap steady
0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct
Renting in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +11.8 pts higher in 5606, SA gap widening
22.0% 53rd pct 33.8% 79th pct
Owned outright in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +19.3 pts higher in 5605, SA gap widening
50.8% 85th pct 31.5% 28th pct
Separate houses in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +2.7 pts higher in 5605, SA gap narrowing
84.3% 31st pct 81.7% 27th pct
3+ bedrooms in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +5.8 pts higher in 5606, SA gap widening
71.7% 28th pct 77.5% 46th pct

How homes are owned or rented

50.8% Owned outright ◂ +19.3 pts 31.5%
22.0% Rented +11.8 pts ▸ 33.8%
21.7% Owned with a mortgage +8.7 pts ▸ 30.4%
3.0% Not stated ◂ +0.9 pts 2.1%
2.2% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

Types of homes

84.3% Separate house ◂ +2.7 pts 81.7%
7.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.3 pts ▸ 11.3%
5.9% Flat or apartment +0.1 pts ▸ 6.1%
1.9% Other dwelling ◂ +1.2 pts 0.7%

Bedrooms per home

50.7% 3 bedrooms +4.8 pts ▸ 55.6%
20.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.7 pts 17.0%
18.4% 4 bedrooms +0.6 pts ▸ 19.1%
4.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.7 pts 3.4%
2.5% 5 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.9%
0.7% Studio / none ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

54.7% $200–$349 ◂ +2.9 pts 51.8%
34.8% Under $200 ◂ +3.1 pts 31.7%
7.7% $350–$549 +4.2 pts ▸ 12.0%
0.0% $550–$749 +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.9% $1,000–$1,799 +4.7 pts ▸ 46.6%
34.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.5 pts 29.6%
16.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 14.3%
3.4% $3,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +2.0 pts higher in 5606, SA gap steady
5.6% 67th pct 7.5% 79th pct
Work from home in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +5.3 pts higher in 5605, SA gap narrowing
9.5% 21st pct 4.1% 4th pct
PT commute in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +0.1 pts higher in 5605, SA gap steady
0.5% 44th pct 0.4% 41st pct
PT stops in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +21 more in 5606, SA
1 21st pct 22 58th pct
Stops/1k in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +0.98 more in 5606, SA
0.54 20th pct 1.52 31st pct
Departures/1k in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +6.0 more in 5606, SA
5.4 20th pct 11.4 27th pct
PT routes in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +2 more in 5606, SA
1 29th pct 3 48th pct
Stop walk in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +75 longer in 5605, SA
83 99th pct 8 46th pct

How people get to work

66.0% Car (driver) +5.8 pts ▸ 71.8%
9.5% Worked at home ◂ +5.3 pts 4.1%
4.5% Car (passenger) +1.4 pts ▸ 5.9%
5.6% Walked ◂ +2.5 pts 3.1%
0.5% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%
0.4% Bicycle even 0.4%
0.0% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

38.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.5 pts 37.9%
36.9% 1 vehicle +0.4 pts ▸ 37.3%
12.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.9 pts 11.8%
5.6% No vehicle +2.0 pts ▸ 7.5%
6.2% 4 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 5.3%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +5.9 pts higher in 5606, SA gap widening
30.1% 35th pct 36.0% 61st pct
Recent arrivals in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +8.0 pts higher in 5606, SA gap narrowing
3.6% 25th pct 11.6% 64th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +2.2 pts higher in 5606, SA gap steady
2.4% 15th pct 4.6% 59th pct
Participation in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +9.8 pts higher in 5606, SA gap widening
47.9% 14th pct 57.7% 40th pct
Full-time in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +1.5 pts higher in 5606, SA gap widening
50.3% 10th pct 51.8% 13th pct

Industries people work in

18.8% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +9.6 pts 9.2%
13.8% Health care & social assistance +1.8 pts ▸ 15.7%
9.5% Retail trade +3.3 pts ▸ 12.8%
10.4% Construction ◂ +1.5 pts 9.0%
8.8% Education & training even 8.8%
5.8% Accommodation & food +1.6 pts ▸ 7.4%
3.1% Public administration & safety +1.7 pts ▸ 4.8%
4.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.1 pts 4.6%
2.2% Manufacturing +2.4 pts ▸ 4.6%
3.4% Other services +1.1 pts ▸ 4.5%
3.9% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.6 pts 2.3%
2.2% Professional & technical +1.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

22.4% Managers ◂ +11.7 pts 10.7%
12.2% Professionals +4.4 pts ▸ 16.6%
11.1% Technicians & trades +3.8 pts ▸ 14.9%
12.1% Community & personal service +2.7 pts ▸ 14.8%
11.9% Labourers +2.5 pts ▸ 14.4%
8.7% Sales workers +2.1 pts ▸ 10.8%
9.5% Clerical & administrative +1.1 pts ▸ 10.6%
8.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.9 pts 5.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +2 higher in 5605, SA
4 36th pct 2 14th pct
IRSD decile in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +2 higher in 5605, SA
5 43rd pct 3 29th pct
IER decile in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +1 higher in 5605, SA
3 29th pct 2 14th pct
IEO decile in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +2 higher in 5605, SA
4 36th pct 2 14th pct
IRSAD score in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +30 higher in 5605, SA
945 32nd pct 915 18th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +11,966 higher in 5606, SA
1,458 50th pct 13,424 97th pct
Assault/100k in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +2,170 higher in 5606, SA
486 32nd pct 2,656 92nd pct
Robbery/100k in 5605, SAin 5606, SA
— 48 60th pct
Burglary/100k in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +1,270 higher in 5606, SA
162 11th pct 1,432 91st pct
Theft/100k in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +4,750 higher in 5606, SA
216 14th pct 4,966 91st pct
Vehicle theft/100k in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +333 higher in 5606, SA
54 11th pct 387 87th pct
Property damage/100k in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +2,819 higher in 5606, SA
432 30th pct 3,251 94th pct
5-yr change in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +61.7 pts higher in 5605, SA
92.9% 88th pct 31.1% 76th pct

Walkability

Walk score in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +0.7 higher in 5606, SA
3.5 47th pct 4.2 57th pct
Types ≤15 min in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +0.7 more in 5606, SA
3.8 49th pct 4.4 59th pct
15-min city in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +3.2 pts higher in 5606, SA
45.0% 48th pct 48.2% 51st pct
Walk to shops in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +20.4 pts higher in 5605, SA
48.3% 52nd pct 27.9% 33rd pct
Walk to transit in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +39.4 pts higher in 5606, SA
31.2% 36th pct 70.7% 61st pct
Walk to school in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +16.6 pts higher in 5606, SA
44.9% 43rd pct 61.6% 60th pct
Walk to a park in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +19.2 pts higher in 5606, SA
70.9% 49th pct 90.1% 66th pct
Walk to health in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +5.6 pts higher in 5605, SA
35.3% 53rd pct 29.7% 48th pct
Amenities/1k in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +5.6 more in 5605, SA
17.3 48th pct 11.7 23rd pct
Intersections/km² in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +39 higher in 5606, SA
1 30th pct 39 64th pct
Mean slope in 5605, SAin 5606, SA +3.6 pts higher in 5606, SA
3.0% 13th pct 6.6% 72nd pct

Compare 5605, SA with nearby areas

5630, SA 5631, SA 5606, SA 5604, SA 5607, SA 5603, SA 5632, SA 5642, SA

Compare 5606, SA with nearby areas

5607, SA 5630, SA 5605, SA 5631, SA 5632, SA 5604, SA 5603, SA 5633, SA

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). 5605, SA vs 5606, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/poa/POA5605/5605-sa/vs/POA5606/5606-sa