Compare
Burnside - Wattle Park vs Unley - Parkside
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 5.9 km apart · Burnside - Wattle Park profile · Unley - Parkside profile
Burnside - Wattle Park Unley - Parkside
Unley - Parkside and Burnside - Wattle Park are neighbouring areas with very different housing and layouts. Burnside - Wattle Park has more separate houses, with 73.1% compared to 57.1% in Unley - Parkside, and far more homes with three or more bedrooms (75.2% versus 61.6%). This differs from Unley - Parkside, where life is more walkable; 100% of its homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school and a 15-minute-city walkshed, while the figures are lower in Burnside - Wattle Park. Burnside - Wattle Park also has a higher share of people born overseas (33.1%) and those using another language at home (27.2%).
These two areas share a very similar social and economic profile. Both have a typical resident age of 44, and about 46% of adults in each area hold a bachelor degree or higher. Typical weekly household incomes are also nearly the same, sitting around $2,000. While Burnside - Wattle Park has more homes owned outright, that gap has narrowed since 2011. At the same time, the difference in the share of people using another language at home has widened over the same period.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 17,960
- First area, 2016: 18,514
- First area, 2021: 19,066
- Second area, 2011: 19,640
- Second area, 2016: 20,135
- Second area, 2021: 20,998
- First area, 2011: 43 yrs
- First area, 2016: 43 yrs
- First area, 2021: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 44 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 Burnside - Wattle Park: 1.1% males, 1.8% females; 85+ in Unley - Parkside: 1.7% males, 3.5% females
- 80–84 in Burnside - Wattle Park: 1.5% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in Unley - Parkside: 1.3% males, 2.2% females
- 75–79 in Burnside - Wattle Park: 2.2% males, 2.3% females; 75–79 in Unley - Parkside: 1.8% males, 2.3% females
- 70–74 in Burnside - Wattle Park: 2.6% males, 3.4% females; 70–74 in Unley - Parkside: 2.5% males, 3.0% females
- 65–69 in Burnside - Wattle Park: 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 65–69 in Unley - Parkside: 2.6% males, 3.2% females
- 60–64 in Burnside - Wattle Park: 3.1% males, 3.5% females; 60–64 in Unley - Parkside: 2.5% males, 3.1% females
- 55–59 in Burnside - Wattle Park: 3.1% males, 3.5% females; 55–59 in Unley - Parkside: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Burnside - Wattle Park: 3.2% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Unley - Parkside: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Burnside - Wattle Park: 3.5% males, 3.7% females; 45–49 in Unley - Parkside: 3.2% males, 3.6% females
- 40–44 in Burnside - Wattle Park: 2.9% males, 3.5% females; 40–44 in Unley - Parkside: 3.2% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Burnside - Wattle Park: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 35–39 in Unley - Parkside: 3.0% males, 3.5% females
- 30–34 in Burnside - Wattle Park: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 30–34 in Unley - Parkside: 2.5% males, 2.9% females
- 25–29 in Burnside - Wattle Park: 2.4% males, 2.3% females; 25–29 in Unley - Parkside: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 20–24 in Burnside - Wattle Park: 3.1% males, 2.8% females; 20–24 in Unley - Parkside: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 15–19 in Burnside - Wattle Park: 3.6% males, 3.4% females; 15–19 in Unley - Parkside: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in Burnside - Wattle Park: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Unley - Parkside: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Burnside - Wattle Park: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Unley - Parkside: 3.0% males, 2.6% females
- 0–4 in Burnside - Wattle Park: 1.9% males, 1.9% females; 0–4 in Unley - Parkside: 2.1% males, 2.0% 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: $694
- First area, 2016: $782
- First area, 2021: $957
- Second area, 2011: $717
- Second area, 2016: $783
- Second area, 2021: $968
- First area, 2011: $1,496
- First area, 2016: $1,719
- First area, 2021: $2,086
- Second area, 2011: $1,423
- Second area, 2016: $1,629
- Second area, 2021: $1,998
- First area, 2011: $2,068
- First area, 2016: $2,256
- First area, 2021: $2,657
- Second area, 2011: $2,077
- Second area, 2016: $2,316
- Second area, 2021: $2,707
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: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $295
- First area, 2016: $330
- First area, 2021: $360
- Second area, 2011: $290
- Second area, 2016: $330
- Second area, 2021: $370
- First area, 2011: $2,000
- First area, 2016: $2,000
- First area, 2021: $2,245
- Second area, 2011: $2,000
- Second area, 2016: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $2,167
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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
Compare Burnside - Wattle Park with nearby areas
Compare Unley - Parkside with nearby areas
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Burnside - Wattle Park vs Unley - Parkside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/401031011/burnside-wattle-park/vs/401071024/unley-parkside