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Burnside - Wattle Park vs Athelstone

Name: Burnside - Wattle Park vs Athelstone — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.8 km apart · Burnside - Wattle Park profile · Athelstone profile

Burnside - Wattle Park Athelstone

Burnside - Wattle Park and Athelstone are neighbouring areas in South Australia with distinct characters. Burnside - Wattle Park is very walkable and has a more highly qualified population, where 46.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher compared to 29.8% in Athelstone. This area also has far more people who identify as having no religion (43.7% versus 32.7%) and a much higher share of residents born overseas. In contrast, Athelstone is more likely to have larger homes, with 92.3% having three or more bedrooms compared to 75.2% in Burnside - Wattle Park.

Both areas share very similar typical weekly household incomes, with Burnside - Wattle Park at $2,086 and Athelstone at $1,941. They also have nearly the same proportion of children under 15. While they share many everyday similarities, some gaps are changing; the difference in the number of people with no religion has widened since 2011, while the gap in Year 12 completion has narrowed.

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Where they differ most

3+ bedrooms: 17.2 pts higher in Athelstone Bachelor+: 16.4 pts higher in Burnside - Wattle Park Population: 9,465 larger in Burnside - Wattle Park Year 12: 12.3 pts higher in Burnside - Wattle Park Separate houses: 11.4 pts higher in Athelstone

Demographics & Identity

Population in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +9,465 larger in Burnside - Wattle Park gap steady

19,066 88th pct 9,601 50th pct

Median age in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +1 yrs older in Burnside - Wattle Park gap narrowing

44 yrs 75th pct 43 yrs 71st pct

Age structure

27.2% Older adults (45–64) +0.6 pts ▸ 27.9%

21.3% Young adults (25–44) +2.9 pts ▸ 24.2%

22.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.3 pts 20.0%

16.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.1 pts 16.2%

12.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.2 pts 11.7%

Marital status

54.0% Married +3.1 pts ▸ 57.1%

31.1% Never married ◂ +1.4 pts 29.7%

7.7% Divorced ◂ +1.0 pts 6.8%

5.1% Widowed ◂ +0.8 pts 4.3%

2.0% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Burnside - Wattle Park Athelstone

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

64.8% Australia +5.1 pts ▸ 69.9%

6.0% China ◂ +4.1 pts 1.9%

1.9% Italy +2.8 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.5% England ◂ +0.3 pts 4.2%

2.4% India ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

0.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.7% South Africa even 0.7%

0.6% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.3% Philippines even 0.3%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

32.1% English ◂ +4.6 pts 27.5%

10.3% Italian +17.3 pts ▸ 27.6%

25.3% Australian ◂ +0.2 pts 25.1%

13.2% Chinese ◂ +7.8 pts 5.3%

8.5% Scottish ◂ +2.2 pts 6.4%

8.0% Irish ◂ +1.9 pts 6.2%

6.5% German ◂ +1.2 pts 5.3%

3.5% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 3.3%

3.2% Indian ◂ +0.8 pts 2.4%

1.4% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.9% Vietnamese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.5% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

70.9% English only +2.5 pts ▸ 73.4%

8.0% Mandarin ◂ +5.7 pts 2.3%

2.7% Italian +4.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

2.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.9 pts 1.4%

1.6% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.8% Arabic +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.6% Punjabi +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

43.3% Christianity +13.1 pts ▸ 56.5%

43.7% No religion ◂ +11.1 pts 32.7%

4.0% Not stated even 4.0%

3.4% Buddhism ◂ +2.0 pts 1.4%

1.3% Other religions +1.0 pts ▸ 2.3%

2.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%

1.9% Islam ◂ +0.6 pts 1.3%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +2 more in Burnside - Wattle Park

5 64th pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +0.32 more in Athelstone

1.61 36th pct 1.93 46th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +11 more in Burnside - Wattle Park

32 73rd pct 21 53rd pct

Students in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +3,587 more in Burnside - Wattle Park

5,642 90th pct 2,055 63rd pct

Avg size in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +443 larger in Burnside - Wattle Park

1,128 95th pct 685 78th pct

ICSEA in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +9 higher in Burnside - Wattle Park

1,140 94th pct 1,131 92nd pct

Highest year of school

76.9% Year 12 ◂ +12.3 pts 64.6%

9.3% Year 11 +5.7 pts ▸ 15.0%

6.6% Year 10 +3.9 pts ▸ 10.5%

4.1% Year 9 or below +3.1 pts ▸ 7.2%

Highest qualification level

40.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +8.5 pts 32.3%

11.7% Certificate III / IV +13.0 pts ▸ 24.7%

18.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +7.7 pts 10.9%

13.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.2 pts ▸ 15.5%

6.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.3 pts 4.8%

0.8% Certificate I / II +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

Field of qualification

23.0% Management & commerce ◂ +1.4 pts 21.5%

16.1% Health ◂ +4.6 pts 11.5%

10.1% Engineering & related +4.6 pts ▸ 14.7%

14.4% Society & culture ◂ +2.3 pts 12.1%

9.3% Education +1.1 pts ▸ 10.5%

4.3% Architecture & building +1.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.7% Creative arts ◂ +0.5 pts 4.2%

4.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.9 pts 3.7%

3.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.1% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.1% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +$128 higher in Burnside - Wattle Park gap widening

$957 74th pct $829 55th pct

Household income in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +$145 higher in Burnside - Wattle Park gap widening

$2,086 71st pct $1,941 62nd pct

Family income in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +$390 higher in Burnside - Wattle Park gap narrowing

$2,657 80th pct $2,267 62nd pct

Household income distribution

26.1% $1,500–$2,999 +6.0 pts ▸ 32.1%

22.2% $650–$1,499 +3.5 pts ▸ 25.7%

21.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +10.1 pts 11.7%

10.1% $3,000–$3,999 +3.5 pts ▸ 13.6%

13.5% Under $650 ◂ +1.7 pts 11.8%

Personal income distribution

37.1% Under $650 +3.6 pts ▸ 40.6%

28.0% $650–$1,499 +5.1 pts ▸ 33.0%

21.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 20.3%

10.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +6.9 pts 3.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.8% Arthritis +0.7 pts ▸ 8.5%

7.6% Other condition +0.8 pts ▸ 8.4%

6.8% Mental health +0.9 pts ▸ 7.6%

6.6% Asthma +0.6 pts ▸ 7.2%

4.2% Diabetes +1.0 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.4% Heart disease ◂ +0.1 pts 4.3%

3.6% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 3.2%

1.2% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.5% None ◂ +1.9 pts 67.6%

18.9% One condition +0.7 pts ▸ 19.5%

5.3% Two conditions +0.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.2% Three or more even 2.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +20 larger in Burnside - Wattle Park

80 26th pct 60 19th pct

Median age in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +2 yrs older in Burnside - Wattle Park

26 yrs 64th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +$10 higher in Athelstone

$624 48th pct $634 50th pct

Household income in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +$192 higher in Burnside - Wattle Park

$1,916 63rd pct $1,724 51st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +0.2 larger in Athelstone gap narrowing

2.5 43rd pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

62.0% Couples with children +1.4 pts ▸ 63.4%

26.9% Couples without children ◂ +1.3 pts 25.6%

10.3% One-parent families +0.1 pts ▸ 10.3%

0.9% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Household size

33.8% 2 people +0.3 pts ▸ 34.0%

25.1% 1 person ◂ +6.3 pts 18.8%

17.6% 4 people +2.4 pts ▸ 20.0%

15.6% 3 people +3.3 pts ▸ 18.9%

6.1% 5 people +0.4 pts ▸ 6.5%

2.0% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone even gap steady

$360 46th pct $360 46th pct

Mortgage in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +$512 higher in Burnside - Wattle Park gap widening

$2,245 77th pct $1,733 43rd pct

People / bedroom in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone even gap narrowing

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.5% Owned outright +0.5 pts ▸ 44.0%

33.3% Owned with a mortgage +7.8 pts ▸ 41.1%

20.5% Rented ◂ +7.7 pts 12.8%

2.1% Other tenure ◂ +0.9 pts 1.2%

0.7% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

73.1% Separate house +11.4 pts ▸ 84.5%

17.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.1 pts 13.0%

9.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +7.3 pts 2.2%

0.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

38.5% 3 bedrooms +12.0 pts ▸ 50.5%

28.5% 4 bedrooms +6.2 pts ▸ 34.7%

21.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +14.8 pts 6.8%

8.2% 5 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 7.1%

2.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.3 pts 0.3%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

42.1% $350–$549 +13.3 pts ▸ 55.4%

32.3% $200–$349 +0.8 pts ▸ 33.1%

10.5% $550–$749 ◂ +5.6 pts 4.9%

8.7% Under $200 ◂ +4.5 pts 4.2%

4.3% $750 or more ◂ +3.2 pts 1.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

29.3% $1,800–$2,999 +6.5 pts ▸ 35.7%

18.6% $1,000–$1,799 +13.8 pts ▸ 32.4%

32.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +21.8 pts 10.6%

14.6% Under $1,000 +1.5 pts ▸ 16.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +44 more in Burnside - Wattle Park

87 84th pct 43 52nd pct

Stops/1k in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +0.08 more in Burnside - Wattle Park

4.56 54th pct 4.48 53rd pct

Departures/1k in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +183.5 more in Burnside - Wattle Park

1,112.2 61st pct 928.8 55th pct

PT routes in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +11 more in Burnside - Wattle Park

21 86th pct 10 62nd pct

Stop walk in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +1 longer in Athelstone

3 29th pct 4 43rd pct

Drive to city in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +6 longer in Athelstone

8 7th pct 14 23rd pct

Reach 30 min in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +9,465 more in Burnside - Wattle Park

19,066 59th pct 9,601 27th pct

Reach 45 min in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +44,282 more in Burnside - Wattle Park

75,484 64th pct 31,202 40th pct

Transit to city in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +1 longer in Athelstone

59 51st pct 60 53rd pct

How people get to work

59.7% Car (driver) +5.3 pts ▸ 65.0%

15.1% Worked at home ◂ +4.3 pts 10.8%

5.0% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.2% Car (passenger) +0.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.9% Bicycle ◂ +1.4 pts 0.5%

1.6% Walked ◂ +1.2 pts 0.4%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

40.3% 2 vehicles +3.4 pts ▸ 43.6%

35.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +6.8 pts 28.9%

12.8% 3 vehicles +2.2 pts ▸ 15.0%

6.3% 4 or more +3.4 pts ▸ 9.7%

4.8% No vehicle ◂ +2.0 pts 2.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.9 pts 14.3%

13.2% Professional & technical ◂ +4.3 pts 8.9%

11.6% Education & training +0.1 pts ▸ 11.7%

8.6% Retail trade +2.8 pts ▸ 11.4%

5.7% Construction +4.1 pts ▸ 9.8%

6.4% Public administration & safety +1.4 pts ▸ 7.8%

6.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.3 pts 5.4%

4.4% Manufacturing +1.3 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.0% Other services +1.5 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.0% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.3 pts 3.7%

2.6% Administrative & support +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.4% Transport & warehousing +0.5 pts ▸ 2.9%

Occupations people work in

38.2% Professionals ◂ +11.9 pts 26.3%

16.7% Managers ◂ +4.0 pts 12.7%

12.7% Clerical & administrative +2.2 pts ▸ 15.0%

7.0% Technicians & trades +5.9 pts ▸ 12.9%

9.3% Community & personal service +1.4 pts ▸ 10.7%

7.8% Sales workers +2.5 pts ▸ 10.3%

4.6% Labourers +2.8 pts ▸ 7.4%

2.1% Machinery operators & drivers +1.7 pts ▸ 3.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +2 higher in Burnside - Wattle Park

9 86th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone even

9 86th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone even

8 71st pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +2 higher in Burnside - Wattle Park

9 86th pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +62 higher in Burnside - Wattle Park

1,099 87th pct 1,037 66th pct

ERP in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +10,280 higher in Burnside - Wattle Park

20,275 86th pct 9,995 48th pct

Growth in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +1.9 pts higher in Burnside - Wattle Park

5.2% 56th pct 3.4% 39th pct

Businesses in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +1,463 higher in Burnside - Wattle Park

2,207 86th pct 744 40th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +40 higher in Burnside - Wattle Park

624 22nd pct 583 16th pct

Max temp in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +0.7 higher in Athelstone

21.7 34th pct 22.3 38th pct

Min temp in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +0.3 higher in Burnside - Wattle Park

11.2 41st pct 10.9 36th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +2.6 higher in Burnside - Wattle Park

7.5 80th pct 4.9 42nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +2.6 more in Burnside - Wattle Park

7.1 78th pct 4.5 38th pct

15-min city in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +26.5 pts higher in Burnside - Wattle Park

88.7% 69th pct 62.2% 47th pct

Walk to shops in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +12.1 pts higher in Burnside - Wattle Park

82.8% 68th pct 70.8% 57th pct

Walk to transit in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +3.9 pts higher in Athelstone

92.9% 53rd pct 96.8% 62nd pct

Walk to school in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +18.2 pts higher in Burnside - Wattle Park

87.8% 65th pct 69.6% 46th pct

Walk to a park in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +0.2 pts higher in Athelstone

99.5% 58th pct 99.7% 63rd pct

Walk to health in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +86.8 pts higher in Burnside - Wattle Park

86.8% 81st pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +6.6 more in Burnside - Wattle Park

13.5 46th pct 7.0 7th pct

Intersections/km² in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +56 higher in Burnside - Wattle Park

167 64th pct 110 53rd pct

Mean slope in Burnside - Wattle Park in Athelstone +0.3 pts higher in Burnside - Wattle Park

7.0% 73rd pct 6.7% 70th pct

Compare Burnside - Wattle Park with nearby areas

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Compare Athelstone with nearby areas

Highbury - Dernancourt Paradise - Newton Hope Valley - Modbury Rostrevor - Magill St Agnes - Ridgehaven Valley View - Gilles Plains Payneham - Felixstow Burnside - Wattle Park

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Burnside - Wattle Park vs Athelstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/401031011/burnside-wattle-park/vs/401041014/athelstone