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Gawler - North vs Smithfield - Elizabeth North

Name: Gawler - North vs Smithfield - Elizabeth North — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 14 km apart · Gawler - North profile · Smithfield - Elizabeth North profile

Gawler - North Smithfield - Elizabeth North

Smithfield - Elizabeth North and Gawler - North are two nearby South Australian areas with very different financial profiles. Gawler - North is generally wealthier, with a typical weekly household income of $1,770 compared to $939 in Smithfield - Elizabeth North. This contrast is also seen in home ownership, as 32.3% of Gawler - North homes are owned outright, while only 18.9% are in Smithfield - Elizabeth North. Smithfield - Elizabeth North has a much higher unemployment rate of 15.9%, whereas Gawler - North is much lower at 3.8%.

The gap in typical household income has widened since 2011, growing from $746 to $831. Despite this, the two areas share a similar age structure, with both having about 20% of their population under 15 and around 15% aged 65 and over. They are also alike in that about 30% of homes in both areas are within a 15-minute walk of health services.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 31.5 pts higher in Smithfield - Elizabeth North Separate houses: 23.9 pts higher in Gawler - North Participation: 22.6 pts higher in Gawler - North One-parent: 19.6 pts higher in Smithfield - Elizabeth North Unemployment: 12.1 pts higher in Smithfield - Elizabeth North

Demographics & Identity

Population in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +2,901 larger in Smithfield - Elizabeth North gap narrowing

9,545 50th pct 12,446 65th pct

Median age in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +5 yrs older in Gawler - North gap widening

40 yrs 52nd pct 35 yrs 21st pct

Age structure

28.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.3 pts 23.5%

22.5% Young adults (25–44) +4.3 pts ▸ 26.8%

20.2% Children (0–14) +0.6 pts ▸ 20.9%

15.0% Seniors (65+) +0.8 pts ▸ 15.7%

13.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.3 pts 13.1%

Marital status

50.0% Married ◂ +21.6 pts 28.4%

33.8% Never married +13.3 pts ▸ 47.1%

8.6% Divorced +4.2 pts ▸ 12.8%

4.4% Widowed +1.9 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.3% Separated +2.2 pts ▸ 5.4%

Age & sex structure

Gawler - North Smithfield - Elizabeth North

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

83.3% Australia ◂ +13.3 pts 70.0%

7.1% England ◂ +0.2 pts 6.9%

0.3% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% New Zealand even 0.6%

0.1% India +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.0% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Italy even 0.2%

0.2% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

49.3% English ◂ +7.5 pts 41.8%

42.3% Australian ◂ +6.9 pts 35.4%

10.3% German ◂ +4.5 pts 5.7%

8.8% Scottish ◂ +0.7 pts 8.1%

8.7% Irish ◂ +2.3 pts 6.3%

3.6% Italian ◂ +1.0 pts 2.6%

2.1% Dutch ◂ +0.6 pts 1.5%

0.6% Filipino +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.6% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.3% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

93.4% English only ◂ +14.2 pts 79.2%

0.5% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.1% Arabic +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

54.6% No religion ◂ +2.0 pts 52.6%

39.5% Christianity ◂ +9.1 pts 30.4%

4.7% Not stated +6.1 pts ▸ 10.9%

0.3% Islam +3.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.5% Buddhism +0.8 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% Other religions +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.1% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North even

4 57th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +0.53 more in Gawler - North

2.07 50th pct 1.54 33rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +17 more in Smithfield - Elizabeth North

15 40th pct 32 73rd pct

Students in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +1,934 more in Gawler - North

3,304 82nd pct 1,370 48th pct

Avg size in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +484 larger in Gawler - North

826 87th pct 343 38th pct

ICSEA in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +91 higher in Gawler - North

1,003 44th pct 913 11th pct

Highest year of school

48.3% Year 12 ◂ +15.9 pts 32.4%

22.2% Year 11 ◂ +3.0 pts 19.1%

18.0% Year 10 +3.5 pts ▸ 21.5%

7.4% Year 9 or below +8.0 pts ▸ 15.4%

Highest qualification level

44.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.9 pts 39.2%

17.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +8.5 pts 8.5%

16.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +6.2 pts 10.3%

3.2% Certificate I / II +3.1 pts ▸ 6.2%

3.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.5 pts 1.3%

2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.6 pts 1.1%

Field of qualification

19.5% Engineering & related ◂ +7.7 pts 11.7%

16.9% Management & commerce ◂ +4.1 pts 12.8%

13.1% Society & culture +2.9 pts ▸ 16.1%

12.5% Health ◂ +5.6 pts 6.9%

8.3% Education ◂ +4.6 pts 3.7%

5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.0 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.6% Architecture & building ◂ +1.9 pts 3.7%

3.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.8 pts 1.6%

2.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.0 pts 1.0%

1.6% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.7% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

Income

Personal income in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +$308 higher in Gawler - North gap widening

$800 49th pct $492 3rd pct

Household income in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +$831 higher in Gawler - North gap widening

$1,770 51st pct $939 0th pct

Family income in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +$934 higher in Gawler - North gap widening

$2,095 51st pct $1,161 0th pct

Household income distribution

26.8% $650–$1,499 +12.5 pts ▸ 39.3%

33.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +13.4 pts 19.9%

12.8% Under $650 +16.4 pts ▸ 29.1%

11.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +8.9 pts 2.2%

7.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.9 pts 1.5%

Personal income distribution

40.1% Under $650 +14.7 pts ▸ 54.8%

34.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.1 pts 28.8%

18.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +13.5 pts 4.6%

2.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 0.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.5% Mental health +5.8 pts ▸ 16.3%

10.4% Asthma +3.3 pts ▸ 13.7%

9.8% Arthritis +3.3 pts ▸ 13.1%

9.0% Other condition +2.2 pts ▸ 11.1%

5.1% Diabetes +3.6 pts ▸ 8.7%

3.8% Heart disease +1.5 pts ▸ 5.3%

1.7% Lung condition +2.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.0% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 3.0%

0.7% Stroke +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.4% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

61.5% None ◂ +12.1 pts 49.3%

22.9% One condition ◂ +1.3 pts 21.6%

6.4% Two conditions +3.2 pts ▸ 9.7%

3.2% Three or more +4.1 pts ▸ 7.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +583 larger in Smithfield - Elizabeth North

162 47th pct 745 86th pct

Median age in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +5 yrs older in Smithfield - Elizabeth North

17 yrs 0th pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +$193 higher in Gawler - North

$622 47th pct $429 8th pct

Household income in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +$813 higher in Gawler - North

$1,775 54th pct $962 4th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +0.3 larger in Gawler - North gap narrowing

2.7 71st pct 2.4 36th pct

Family composition

61.3% Couples with children ◂ +17.0 pts 44.3%

14.1% One-parent families +19.6 pts ▸ 33.7%

23.9% Couples without children ◂ +4.0 pts 19.9%

0.6% Other families +1.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

Household size

20.1% 1 person +14.5 pts ▸ 34.6%

33.5% 2 people ◂ +3.2 pts 30.4%

17.5% 4 people ◂ +7.1 pts 10.4%

16.9% 3 people ◂ +1.8 pts 15.1%

8.0% 5 people ◂ +2.7 pts 5.4%

3.8% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +$65 higher in Gawler - North gap steady

$310 30th pct $245 14th pct

Mortgage in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +$542 higher in Gawler - North gap widening

$1,517 28th pct $975 3rd pct

People / bedroom in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North even gap narrowing

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +19.5 pts 30.1%

15.9% Rented +31.5 pts ▸ 47.5%

32.3% Owned outright ◂ +13.4 pts 18.9%

1.1% Not stated +1.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.1% Other tenure ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

Types of homes

93.5% Separate house ◂ +23.9 pts 69.6%

5.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +23.0 pts ▸ 28.9%

0.3% Flat or apartment +1.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

41.5% 3 bedrooms +30.4 pts ▸ 71.8%

40.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +31.3 pts 9.5%

7.5% 2 bedrooms +4.2 pts ▸ 11.7%

8.3% 5 or more ◂ +6.5 pts 1.9%

1.0% 1 bedroom +1.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.0% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

59.4% $200–$349 +6.4 pts ▸ 65.8%

8.3% Under $200 +19.6 pts ▸ 27.9%

26.9% $350–$549 ◂ +24.0 pts 2.9%

1.5% $550–$749 ◂ +1.5 pts 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

19.8% Under $1,000 +28.6 pts ▸ 48.4%

45.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.4 pts 41.3%

25.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +22.1 pts 3.5%

4.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.3 pts 1.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +67 more in Smithfield - Elizabeth North

34 44th pct 101 87th pct

Stops/1k in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +4.55 more in Smithfield - Elizabeth North

3.56 39th pct 8.12 86th pct

Departures/1k in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +2,089.8 more in Smithfield - Elizabeth North

195.4 25th pct 2,285.2 86th pct

PT routes in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +7 more in Smithfield - Elizabeth North

11 67th pct 18 84th pct

Stop walk in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +47 longer in Gawler - North

53 93rd pct 6 57th pct

Drive to city in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +11 longer in Gawler - North

40 68th pct 29 57th pct

Reach 30 min in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +2,901 more in Smithfield - Elizabeth North

9,545 27th pct 12,446 39th pct

Reach 45 min in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +16,948 more in Smithfield - Elizabeth North

9,545 15th pct 26,493 36th pct

Transit to city in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North

— 83 91st pct

How people get to work

72.3% Car (driver) ◂ +3.1 pts 69.2%

7.2% Worked at home ◂ +3.3 pts 3.9%

3.8% Car (passenger) +2.9 pts ▸ 6.7%

0.9% Bus +3.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.1% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.1% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Train even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

26.0% 1 vehicle +18.6 pts ▸ 44.6%

38.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +11.7 pts 27.1%

18.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +10.0 pts 8.4%

2.7% No vehicle +13.4 pts ▸ 16.1%

14.3% 4 or more ◂ +10.4 pts 3.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.1% Health care & social assistance +1.2 pts ▸ 15.3%

10.5% Retail trade +2.4 pts ▸ 12.9%

9.2% Manufacturing +2.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

11.2% Construction ◂ +3.0 pts 8.2%

9.7% Education & training ◂ +5.7 pts 4.0%

8.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +3.6 pts 4.7%

4.3% Transport & warehousing +3.2 pts ▸ 7.5%

3.1% Administrative & support +4.2 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.1% Accommodation & food +1.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

4.1% Professional & technical ◂ +1.8 pts 2.3%

3.9% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%

2.7% Wholesale trade +0.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

Occupations people work in

10.1% Labourers +11.5 pts ▸ 21.6%

17.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.4 pts 12.8%

13.4% Community & personal service +1.9 pts ▸ 15.3%

15.3% Professionals ◂ +8.5 pts 6.8%

7.8% Machinery operators & drivers +5.9 pts ▸ 13.7%

13.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.6 pts 10.1%

12.1% Managers ◂ +5.8 pts 6.3%

9.0% Sales workers +1.0 pts ▸ 10.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +4 higher in Gawler - North

5 43rd pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +5 higher in Gawler - North

6 57th pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +7 higher in Gawler - North

8 71st pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +3 higher in Gawler - North

4 36th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +223 higher in Gawler - North

979 42nd pct 756 0th pct

ERP in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +2,677 higher in Smithfield - Elizabeth North

10,364 50th pct 13,041 62nd pct

Growth in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +4.4 pts higher in Gawler - North

7.8% 73rd pct 3.5% 40th pct

Businesses in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +316 higher in Gawler - North

693 37th pct 377 17th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +93 higher in Smithfield - Elizabeth North

397 6th pct 490 10th pct

Max temp in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +0.6 higher in Gawler - North

23.6 48th pct 23.0 42nd pct

Min temp in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +0.1 higher in Smithfield - Elizabeth North

10.5 29th pct 10.6 31st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +2.5 higher in Smithfield - Elizabeth North

3.4 24th pct 5.9 57th pct

Types ≤15 min in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +2.1 more in Smithfield - Elizabeth North

3.4 24th pct 5.5 54th pct

15-min city in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +52.2 pts higher in Smithfield - Elizabeth North

29.9% 21st pct 82.1% 64th pct

Walk to shops in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +38.5 pts higher in Smithfield - Elizabeth North

26.4% 18th pct 64.9% 52nd pct

Walk to transit in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +40.4 pts higher in Smithfield - Elizabeth North

58.8% 27th pct 99.2% 71st pct

Walk to school in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +54.2 pts higher in Smithfield - Elizabeth North

40.7% 24th pct 94.9% 76th pct

Walk to a park in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +36.0 pts higher in Smithfield - Elizabeth North

64.0% 20th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +0.4 pts higher in Smithfield - Elizabeth North

29.7% 34th pct 30.1% 34th pct

Amenities/1k in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +2.5 more in Smithfield - Elizabeth North

10.7 28th pct 13.2 44th pct

Intersections/km² in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +211 higher in Smithfield - Elizabeth North

9 23rd pct 220 74th pct

Mean slope in Gawler - North in Smithfield - Elizabeth North +1.4 pts higher in Gawler - North

4.1% 29th pct 2.8% 7th pct

Compare Gawler - North with nearby areas

Gawler - South Munno Para West - Angle Vale Craigmore - Blakeview Davoren Park Smithfield - Elizabeth North One Tree Hill Elizabeth East Lewiston - Two Wells

Compare Smithfield - Elizabeth North with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gawler - North vs Smithfield - Elizabeth North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/402011025/gawler-north/vs/402021034/smithfield-elizabeth-north