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Goodwood - Millswood vs Colonel Light Gardens
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.8 km apart · Goodwood - Millswood profile · Colonel Light Gardens profile
Goodwood - Millswood Colonel Light Gardens
Goodwood - Millswood and Colonel Light Gardens are neighbouring suburbs in South Australia with some distinct differences in housing and demographics. Goodwood - Millswood has a higher proportion of university-educated adults (45.9%) and people born overseas (23.9%), and it is notably closer to the city with a typical 5-minute drive. In contrast, Colonel Light Gardens is more family-oriented, with a higher share of children under 15 (18.5%) and a far greater number of school enrolments, totaling 3,017. Detached houses are also far more common in Colonel Light Gardens, where 73.3% of homes are separate dwellings compared to 61.2% in Goodwood - Millswood.
These two areas have tracked closely since 2011, though some gaps are shifting. While the difference in the share of detached houses has narrowed, the gap in university qualifications has widened. Despite these differing trends, the two areas remain very similar in many ways, such as their typical weekly household incomes, which both sit around $2,000. They also share similar levels of people with long-term health conditions and an almost identical share of residents who do not follow any religion.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 17,201
- First area, 2016: 17,582
- First area, 2021: 17,650
- Second area, 2011: 15,071
- Second area, 2016: 15,603
- Second area, 2021: 15,842
- First area, 2011: 38 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 40 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 Goodwood - Millswood: 0.9% males, 1.7% females; 85+ in Colonel Light Gardens: 1.1% males, 2.4% females
- 80–84 in Goodwood - Millswood: 0.9% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Colonel Light Gardens: 0.8% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in Goodwood - Millswood: 1.7% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Colonel Light Gardens: 1.3% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Goodwood - Millswood: 2.5% males, 3.0% females; 70–74 in Colonel Light Gardens: 2.0% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Goodwood - Millswood: 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 65–69 in Colonel Light Gardens: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in Goodwood - Millswood: 3.1% males, 3.6% females; 60–64 in Colonel Light Gardens: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 55–59 in Goodwood - Millswood: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Colonel Light Gardens: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Goodwood - Millswood: 3.1% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Colonel Light Gardens: 3.3% males, 3.6% females
- 45–49 in Goodwood - Millswood: 3.1% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Colonel Light Gardens: 3.7% males, 3.9% females
- 40–44 in Goodwood - Millswood: 3.1% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Colonel Light Gardens: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Goodwood - Millswood: 2.9% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Colonel Light Gardens: 3.3% males, 3.7% females
- 30–34 in Goodwood - Millswood: 3.5% males, 3.4% females; 30–34 in Colonel Light Gardens: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 25–29 in Goodwood - Millswood: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 25–29 in Colonel Light Gardens: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 20–24 in Goodwood - Millswood: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 20–24 in Colonel Light Gardens: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 15–19 in Goodwood - Millswood: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 15–19 in Colonel Light Gardens: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 10–14 in Goodwood - Millswood: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 10–14 in Colonel Light Gardens: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 5–9 in Goodwood - Millswood: 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 5–9 in Colonel Light Gardens: 3.3% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in Goodwood - Millswood: 2.4% males, 2.2% females; 0–4 in Colonel Light Gardens: 2.9% males, 2.6% 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: $728
- First area, 2016: $800
- First area, 2021: $999
- Second area, 2011: $659
- Second area, 2016: $739
- Second area, 2021: $910
- First area, 2011: $1,434
- First area, 2016: $1,644
- First area, 2021: $2,001
- Second area, 2011: $1,386
- Second area, 2016: $1,600
- Second area, 2021: $2,006
- First area, 2011: $2,042
- First area, 2016: $2,260
- First area, 2021: $2,686
- Second area, 2011: $1,892
- Second area, 2016: $2,157
- Second area, 2021: $2,632
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: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $270
- First area, 2016: $300
- First area, 2021: $340
- Second area, 2011: $270
- Second area, 2016: $295
- Second area, 2021: $320
- First area, 2011: $1,950
- First area, 2016: $1,950
- First area, 2021: $2,031
- Second area, 2011: $1,733
- Second area, 2016: $1,907
- Second area, 2021: $2,000
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- 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
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Goodwood - Millswood vs Colonel Light Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/401071023/goodwood-millswood/vs/403031068/colonel-light-gardens