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Adamstown - Kotara vs Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

Name: Adamstown - Kotara vs Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 5.1 km apart · Adamstown - Kotara profile · Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill profile

Adamstown - Kotara Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

Adamstown - Kotara and Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill are neighbouring areas with very different housing and social profiles. Adamstown - Kotara is a more established residential area where 82.0% of homes are separate houses and 34.7% are owned outright. In contrast, Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill has a more transient feel, with a much higher rental rate of 43.0% and 54.2% of people having moved in the last five years. Adamstown - Kotara also has a larger family presence, with a higher share of children under 15 (19.6%) and more large homes with three or more bedrooms (78.3%).

Daily life in both places shares a similar rhythm, with typical weekly family incomes and personal earnings being nearly the same. They also have almost identical proportions of volunteers and people born overseas. While they share these commonalities, some gaps are shifting; the difference in home ownership has narrowed since 2011, while the gap in people with no religion has widened, reaching 59.9% in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill compared to 46.8% in Adamstown - Kotara.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 25.7 pts higher in Adamstown - Kotara 3+ bedrooms: 22.7 pts higher in Adamstown - Kotara Recent movers: 16.2 pts higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill Renting: 15.9 pts higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

Demographics & Identity

Population in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +7,429 larger in Adamstown - Kotara gap steady

16,600 82nd pct 9,171 47th pct

Median age in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +2 yrs older in Adamstown - Kotara gap narrowing

37 yrs 36th pct 35 yrs 21st pct

Age structure

27.8% Young adults (25–44) +8.2 pts ▸ 36.0%

23.7% Older adults (45–64) +1.2 pts ▸ 24.8%

19.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +5.8 pts 13.8%

16.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.9 pts 12.3%

12.9% Youth (15–24) +0.3 pts ▸ 13.2%

Marital status

37.7% Never married +14.8 pts ▸ 52.4%

46.3% Married ◂ +15.9 pts 30.4%

8.5% Divorced +3.0 pts ▸ 11.4%

4.8% Widowed ◂ +2.0 pts 2.8%

2.8% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Adamstown - Kotara Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

84.9% Australia ◂ +1.5 pts 83.4%

2.2% England +0.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.9% New Zealand +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.6% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.5% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% South Africa even 0.5%

0.4% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

42.7% English +1.1 pts ▸ 43.7%

40.7% Australian ◂ +3.1 pts 37.6%

13.7% Irish +1.5 pts ▸ 15.3%

12.3% Scottish +1.3 pts ▸ 13.6%

4.1% German +0.8 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.4% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 3.2%

1.8% Chinese ◂ +0.6 pts 1.2%

1.4% Dutch even 1.4%

1.3% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

0.7% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Indian even 0.8%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

89.0% English only +0.5 pts ▸ 89.5%

0.8% Mandarin ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.6% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.5% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Punjabi even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.8% No religion +13.1 pts ▸ 59.9%

46.2% Christianity ◂ +14.7 pts 31.6%

4.4% Not stated +1.3 pts ▸ 5.7%

0.9% Buddhism even 1.0%

0.8% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.5% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +5 more in Adamstown - Kotara

8 87th pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +0.09 more in Adamstown - Kotara

2.46 60th pct 2.37 58th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +18 more in Adamstown - Kotara

58 90th pct 40 81st pct

Students in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +3,036 more in Adamstown - Kotara

3,663 86th pct 627 23rd pct

Avg size in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +249 larger in Adamstown - Kotara

458 55th pct 209 22nd pct

ICSEA in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill even

1,081 77th pct 1,082 77th pct

Highest year of school

62.7% Year 12 +3.6 pts ▸ 66.3%

21.6% Year 10 ◂ +3.5 pts 18.1%

7.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.1 pts 6.0%

5.0% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 5.0%

Highest qualification level

32.1% Bachelor degree +3.1 pts ▸ 35.2%

25.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.8 pts 22.9%

15.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.4 pts 13.7%

10.0% Postgraduate degree +2.0 pts ▸ 12.0%

4.4% Graduate diploma / certificate even 4.4%

1.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

Field of qualification

19.2% Management & commerce ◂ +2.5 pts 16.7%

15.5% Engineering & related ◂ +3.7 pts 11.7%

11.6% Society & culture +2.3 pts ▸ 13.9%

13.4% Health +0.1 pts ▸ 13.5%

10.8% Education ◂ +1.6 pts 9.2%

4.5% Creative arts +3.2 pts ▸ 7.7%

6.2% Architecture & building +0.3 pts ▸ 6.5%

4.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 2.9%

1.6% Agriculture & environment +0.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

2.0% Information technology even 2.0%

Income

Personal income in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +$59 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill gap widening

$937 72nd pct $996 77th pct

Household income in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +$156 higher in Adamstown - Kotara gap steady

$2,071 70th pct $1,915 60th pct

Family income in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +$103 higher in Adamstown - Kotara gap narrowing

$2,525 75th pct $2,422 72nd pct

Household income distribution

28.8% $1,500–$2,999 +3.8 pts ▸ 32.7%

22.0% $650–$1,499 +1.8 pts ▸ 23.8%

15.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.7 pts 11.6%

14.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 13.0%

13.3% Under $650 +0.4 pts ▸ 13.7%

Personal income distribution

35.9% Under $650 ◂ +3.8 pts 32.1%

31.2% $650–$1,499 +3.1 pts ▸ 34.4%

23.5% $1,500–$2,999 +0.6 pts ▸ 24.2%

5.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 4.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.5% Mental health +3.0 pts ▸ 13.5%

8.8% Asthma +0.6 pts ▸ 9.4%

7.7% Other condition +0.8 pts ▸ 8.5%

8.4% Arthritis ◂ +1.0 pts 7.5%

3.8% Heart disease ◂ +0.6 pts 3.2%

3.8% Diabetes ◂ +0.8 pts 3.0%

2.9% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%

1.4% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.8% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.7% None ◂ +1.7 pts 63.0%

20.9% One condition +0.9 pts ▸ 21.8%

5.8% Two conditions +0.2 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.8% Three or more ◂ +0.2 pts 2.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +147 larger in Adamstown - Kotara

506 79th pct 359 71st pct

Median age in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +5 yrs older in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

24 yrs 43rd pct 29 yrs 81st pct

Median income in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +$56 higher in Adamstown - Kotara

$843 79th pct $787 74th pct

Household income in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +$376 higher in Adamstown - Kotara

$2,318 83rd pct $1,942 64th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +0.4 larger in Adamstown - Kotara gap widening

2.6 57th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

61.2% Couples with children ◂ +15.2 pts 46.0%

25.2% Couples without children +11.6 pts ▸ 36.7%

12.3% One-parent families +3.2 pts ▸ 15.5%

1.3% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

Household size

32.8% 2 people +5.6 pts ▸ 38.4%

23.7% 1 person +7.6 pts ▸ 31.3%

18.2% 4 people ◂ +7.2 pts 11.0%

16.6% 3 people ◂ +0.7 pts 15.8%

6.8% 5 people ◂ +4.4 pts 2.4%

2.0% 6 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 0.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +$40 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill gap widening

$410 67th pct $450 80th pct

Mortgage in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +$182 higher in Adamstown - Kotara gap narrowing

$2,167 73rd pct $1,985 60th pct

People / bedroom in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +0.10 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

27.0% Rented +15.9 pts ▸ 43.0%

36.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +5.3 pts 31.3%

34.7% Owned outright ◂ +11.0 pts 23.6%

1.0% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.8% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

82.0% Separate house ◂ +25.7 pts 56.3%

11.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +15.5 pts ▸ 26.4%

6.8% Flat or apartment +9.2 pts ▸ 16.0%

0.2% Other dwelling +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

Bedrooms per home

45.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +0.2 pts 45.7%

18.3% 2 bedrooms +15.6 pts ▸ 33.9%

25.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +17.5 pts 8.2%

2.7% 1 bedroom +6.0 pts ▸ 8.7%

6.7% 5 or more ◂ +5.0 pts 1.6%

0.1% Studio / none +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

Weekly rent distribution

47.9% $350–$549 +6.2 pts ▸ 54.0%

19.6% $200–$349 ◂ +2.3 pts 17.2%

17.8% $550–$749 +0.3 pts ▸ 18.2%

9.1% Under $200 ◂ +2.8 pts 6.3%

3.4% $750 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 2.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.2 pts 39.3%

21.7% $1,000–$1,799 +4.4 pts ▸ 26.2%

19.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.5 pts 14.8%

12.2% Under $1,000 +2.8 pts ▸ 15.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +47 more in Adamstown - Kotara

104 87th pct 57 64th pct

Stops/1k in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +0.05 more in Adamstown - Kotara

6.27 76th pct 6.22 75th pct

Departures/1k in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +92.5 more in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

1,625.0 76th pct 1,717.5 78th pct

PT routes in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +5 more in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

11 67th pct 16 80th pct

Stop walk in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +6 longer in Adamstown - Kotara

6 57th pct 0 0th pct

Drive to city in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +4 longer in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

102 89th pct 106 90th pct

How people get to work

49.2% Car (driver) ◂ +4.4 pts 44.8%

26.5% Worked at home +1.6 pts ▸ 28.0%

1.5% Walked +1.8 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.6% Bicycle +2.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.5 pts 2.3%

0.6% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Train +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Motor vehicles per home

33.3% 1 vehicle +10.5 pts ▸ 43.8%

42.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +5.4 pts 37.2%

12.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.9 pts 8.2%

5.8% No vehicle +1.7 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.3% 4 or more ◂ +3.0 pts 3.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.1% Health care & social assistance +1.6 pts ▸ 20.7%

11.4% Education & training ◂ +0.9 pts 10.5%

8.5% Professional & technical +0.9 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.7% Construction ◂ +1.3 pts 7.4%

8.2% Retail trade ◂ +1.3 pts 7.0%

7.9% Accommodation & food +0.2 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.2 pts 7.7%

3.9% Manufacturing +0.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.9% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%

3.1% Other services +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%

2.5% Administrative & support ◂ +0.4 pts 2.1%

Occupations people work in

31.3% Professionals +2.2 pts ▸ 33.5%

11.6% Community & personal service +2.3 pts ▸ 13.9%

12.7% Managers +0.9 pts ▸ 13.5%

12.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.9 pts 10.5%

12.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.6 pts 11.7%

8.5% Sales workers ◂ +2.4 pts 6.1%

6.4% Labourers ◂ +0.3 pts 6.1%

4.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.0 pts 3.1%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +1 higher in Adamstown - Kotara

8 71st pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +1 higher in Adamstown - Kotara

8 71st pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +4 higher in Adamstown - Kotara

7 64th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill even

8 71st pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +9 higher in Adamstown - Kotara

1,054 73rd pct 1,045 69th pct

ERP in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +7,159 higher in Adamstown - Kotara

17,554 80th pct 10,395 50th pct

Growth in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +7.3 pts higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

5.5% 59th pct 12.9% 86th pct

Businesses in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +228 higher in Adamstown - Kotara

1,320 71st pct 1,092 60th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +81 higher in Adamstown - Kotara

1,106 69th pct 1,026 63rd pct

Max temp in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +0.3 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

23.4 46th pct 23.7 50th pct

Min temp in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +0.4 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

12.9 63rd pct 13.3 67th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +1.5 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

7.1 75th pct 8.6 93rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +1.0 more in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

6.8 73rd pct 7.8 91st pct

15-min city in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +16.1 pts higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

83.9% 65th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +33.3 pts higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

66.7% 54th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +0.6 pts higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

99.4% 74th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +5.6 pts higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

94.4% 75th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +0.6 pts higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

99.4% 57th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +15.9 pts higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

73.0% 71st pct 88.9% 83rd pct

Amenities/1k in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +3.7 more in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

14.0 49th pct 17.7 66th pct

Intersections/km² in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +133 higher in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill

203 72nd pct 336 86th pct

Mean slope in Adamstown - Kotara in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill +3.9 pts higher in Adamstown - Kotara

8.1% 82nd pct 4.2% 30th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Adamstown - Kotara vs Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/111031222/adamstown-kotara/vs/111031235/wickham-carrington-tighes-hill