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Gawler - North vs Elizabeth East
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 16 km apart · Gawler - North profile · Elizabeth East profile
Gawler - North Elizabeth East
Gawler - North and Elizabeth East are nearby South Australian areas with very different profiles. Gawler - North is more affluent and less diverse, with a much higher share of people born in Australia and far more residents who speak only English. In contrast, Elizabeth East has a far higher proportion of people born overseas (26.1%) and those using another language at home (17.0%). These differences extend to housing and work; Gawler - North has far more detached houses (93.5%) and a much higher share of adults working or looking for work (67.6%), while renting is far more common in Elizabeth East (33.6%).
Everyday life shares many similarities in both places, as they have almost identical proportions of children and seniors, as well as similar typical household sizes. However, the two areas are moving apart in some ways. The gap in the number of people born overseas and those using other languages has widened since 2011. While Elizabeth East is more connected to public transport and groceries, Gawler - North has a far higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 8,773
- First area, 2016: 9,203
- First area, 2021: 9,545
- Second area, 2011: 12,165
- Second area, 2016: 12,911
- Second area, 2021: 14,047
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 38 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 36 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 Gawler - North: 0.7% males, 0.8% females; 85+ in Elizabeth East: 0.9% males, 1.6% females
- 80–84 in Gawler - North: 0.8% males, 0.9% females; 80–84 in Elizabeth East: 1.1% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in Gawler - North: 1.4% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in Elizabeth East: 1.1% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Gawler - North: 1.8% males, 2.1% females; 70–74 in Elizabeth East: 2.0% males, 2.2% females
- 65–69 in Gawler - North: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 65–69 in Elizabeth East: 2.0% males, 2.1% females
- 60–64 in Gawler - North: 3.3% males, 2.8% females; 60–64 in Elizabeth East: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 55–59 in Gawler - North: 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 55–59 in Elizabeth East: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Gawler - North: 3.6% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Elizabeth East: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Gawler - North: 3.7% males, 4.2% females; 45–49 in Elizabeth East: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 40–44 in Gawler - North: 2.8% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Elizabeth East: 2.8% males, 2.6% females
- 35–39 in Gawler - North: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Elizabeth East: 3.4% males, 3.6% females
- 30–34 in Gawler - North: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 30–34 in Elizabeth East: 3.5% males, 3.4% females
- 25–29 in Gawler - North: 2.4% males, 2.3% females; 25–29 in Elizabeth East: 3.9% males, 3.8% females
- 20–24 in Gawler - North: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 20–24 in Elizabeth East: 3.7% males, 3.3% females
- 15–19 in Gawler - North: 3.9% males, 3.7% females; 15–19 in Elizabeth East: 3.2% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Gawler - North: 4.4% males, 3.9% females; 10–14 in Elizabeth East: 3.5% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Gawler - North: 3.5% males, 3.4% females; 5–9 in Elizabeth East: 3.4% males, 3.4% females
- 0–4 in Gawler - North: 2.8% males, 2.2% females; 0–4 in Elizabeth East: 3.4% males, 3.5% 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: $609
- First area, 2016: $694
- First area, 2021: $800
- Second area, 2011: $458
- Second area, 2016: $478
- Second area, 2021: $579
- First area, 2011: $1,329
- First area, 2016: $1,514
- First area, 2021: $1,770
- Second area, 2011: $869
- Second area, 2016: $984
- Second area, 2021: $1,188
- First area, 2011: $1,561
- First area, 2016: $1,770
- First area, 2021: $2,095
- Second area, 2011: $1,083
- Second area, 2016: $1,193
- Second area, 2021: $1,430
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: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $285
- First area, 2021: $310
- Second area, 2011: $190
- Second area, 2016: $226
- Second area, 2021: $251
- First area, 2011: $1,542
- First area, 2016: $1,517
- First area, 2021: $1,517
- Second area, 2011: $1,235
- Second area, 2016: $1,213
- Second area, 2021: $1,233
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- 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
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gawler - North vs Elizabeth East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/402011025/gawler-north/vs/402021031/elizabeth-east