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Mount Barker Surrounds vs The Coorong
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 98 km apart · Mount Barker Surrounds profile · The Coorong profile
Mount Barker Surrounds The Coorong
The Coorong and Mount Barker Surrounds are two South Australian areas with very different economic profiles. Mount Barker Surrounds is far more affluent, with a typical weekly household income of $1,784 compared to $1,085 in The Coorong. Education levels are also much higher in Mount Barker Surrounds, where 53.3% of people completed Year 12, while only 33.8% did so in The Coorong. In contrast, The Coorong has a much higher share of people living alone at 33.8%, compared to 19.8% in Mount Barker Surrounds, and a far higher proportion of recent overseas arrivals at 14.2% versus 1.9%.
The gap in typical weekly income has widened since 2011, growing from $499 to $699. Despite this divide, the two areas share some basic characteristics; both are mostly car-dependent and have nearly identical rates of unemployment, around 3% to 4%. They also show similar levels of mental health conditions and a nearly identical proportion of people who speak little or no English.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 5,924
- First area, 2016: 6,284
- First area, 2021: 6,825
- Second area, 2011: 5,537
- Second area, 2016: 5,395
- Second area, 2021: 5,473
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 42 yrs
- First area, 2021: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 46 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 Mount Barker Surrounds: 0.4% males, 0.6% females; 85+ in The Coorong: 1.0% males, 1.5% females
- 80–84 in Mount Barker Surrounds: 0.6% males, 0.6% females; 80–84 in The Coorong: 1.9% males, 1.6% females
- 75–79 in Mount Barker Surrounds: 1.6% males, 1.3% females; 75–79 in The Coorong: 2.8% males, 2.6% females
- 70–74 in Mount Barker Surrounds: 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in The Coorong: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 65–69 in Mount Barker Surrounds: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 65–69 in The Coorong: 3.7% males, 3.4% females
- 60–64 in Mount Barker Surrounds: 4.0% males, 3.7% females; 60–64 in The Coorong: 4.7% males, 4.0% females
- 55–59 in Mount Barker Surrounds: 4.5% males, 4.2% females; 55–59 in The Coorong: 4.1% males, 3.8% females
- 50–54 in Mount Barker Surrounds: 4.0% males, 4.2% females; 50–54 in The Coorong: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Mount Barker Surrounds: 3.6% males, 3.6% females; 45–49 in The Coorong: 2.6% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Mount Barker Surrounds: 2.9% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in The Coorong: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 35–39 in Mount Barker Surrounds: 3.1% males, 3.0% females; 35–39 in The Coorong: 2.4% males, 2.3% females
- 30–34 in Mount Barker Surrounds: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 30–34 in The Coorong: 2.7% males, 2.5% females
- 25–29 in Mount Barker Surrounds: 2.1% males, 2.5% females; 25–29 in The Coorong: 3.2% males, 2.5% females
- 20–24 in Mount Barker Surrounds: 2.7% males, 2.0% females; 20–24 in The Coorong: 2.6% males, 1.9% females
- 15–19 in Mount Barker Surrounds: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in The Coorong: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 10–14 in Mount Barker Surrounds: 3.6% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in The Coorong: 3.2% males, 2.6% females
- 5–9 in Mount Barker Surrounds: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in The Coorong: 3.3% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Mount Barker Surrounds: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 0–4 in The Coorong: 2.3% males, 2.2% 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: $596
- First area, 2016: $695
- First area, 2021: $820
- Second area, 2011: $427
- Second area, 2016: $501
- Second area, 2021: $604
- First area, 2011: $1,285
- First area, 2016: $1,491
- First area, 2021: $1,784
- Second area, 2011: $786
- Second area, 2016: $931
- Second area, 2021: $1,085
- First area, 2011: $1,445
- First area, 2016: $1,727
- First area, 2021: $2,098
- Second area, 2011: $963
- Second area, 2016: $1,165
- Second area, 2021: $1,372
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $240
- First area, 2016: $260
- First area, 2021: $305
- Second area, 2011: $110
- Second area, 2016: $125
- Second area, 2021: $190
- First area, 2011: $1,482
- First area, 2016: $1,517
- First area, 2021: $1,522
- Second area, 2011: $877
- Second area, 2016: $867
- Second area, 2021: $879
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- 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
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mount Barker Surrounds vs The Coorong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/401021008/mount-barker-surrounds/vs/407031169/the-coorong