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Smithfield - Elizabeth North vs Salisbury East
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 8.1 km apart · Smithfield - Elizabeth North profile · Salisbury East profile
Smithfield - Elizabeth North Salisbury East
Salisbury East and Smithfield - Elizabeth North are neighbouring areas in South Australia with distinct profiles. Salisbury East is more likely to have homeowners, with 32.6% owning their home outright compared to 18.9% in Smithfield - Elizabeth North. Residents in Salisbury East also have a higher share of adults working or looking for work (57.8% against 44.9%) and are more likely to have completed Year 12 (45.5% compared to 32.4%). In contrast, Smithfield - Elizabeth North has a much higher proportion of renters at 47.5% and a higher share of one-parent families at 33.7%.
Daily life is very similar in both places, with nearly identical rates of unpaid care and housework, and almost the same number of public transport stops. Both areas are moderately walkable and have seen similar population growth recently. While the two areas share these commonalities, some gaps are widening. The difference in the number of people born overseas has grown to 7.5%, and the gap in Year 12 completion has increased since 2011.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 12,166
- First area, 2016: 12,232
- First area, 2021: 12,446
- Second area, 2011: 17,148
- Second area, 2016: 17,533
- Second area, 2021: 18,454
- First area, 2011: 33 yrs
- First area, 2016: 34 yrs
- First area, 2021: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 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 Smithfield - Elizabeth North: 0.8% males, 1.3% females; 85+ in Salisbury East: 1.0% males, 1.3% females
- 80–84 in Smithfield - Elizabeth North: 0.8% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Salisbury East: 1.1% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Smithfield - Elizabeth North: 1.2% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in Salisbury East: 1.7% males, 1.9% females
- 70–74 in Smithfield - Elizabeth North: 1.9% males, 2.0% females; 70–74 in Salisbury East: 2.3% males, 2.7% females
- 65–69 in Smithfield - Elizabeth North: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in Salisbury East: 2.4% males, 2.9% females
- 60–64 in Smithfield - Elizabeth North: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 60–64 in Salisbury East: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 55–59 in Smithfield - Elizabeth North: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in Salisbury East: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Smithfield - Elizabeth North: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Salisbury East: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Smithfield - Elizabeth North: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 45–49 in Salisbury East: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Smithfield - Elizabeth North: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 40–44 in Salisbury East: 3.1% males, 2.8% females
- 35–39 in Smithfield - Elizabeth North: 3.5% males, 3.3% females; 35–39 in Salisbury East: 3.1% males, 3.5% females
- 30–34 in Smithfield - Elizabeth North: 3.4% males, 3.8% females; 30–34 in Salisbury East: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 25–29 in Smithfield - Elizabeth North: 3.8% males, 3.7% females; 25–29 in Salisbury East: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 20–24 in Smithfield - Elizabeth North: 3.5% males, 3.6% females; 20–24 in Salisbury East: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 15–19 in Smithfield - Elizabeth North: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 15–19 in Salisbury East: 3.3% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Smithfield - Elizabeth North: 3.7% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Salisbury East: 3.6% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Smithfield - Elizabeth North: 3.7% males, 3.5% females; 5–9 in Salisbury East: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Smithfield - Elizabeth North: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 0–4 in Salisbury East: 3.0% males, 2.7% 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: $372
- First area, 2016: $438
- First area, 2021: $492
- Second area, 2011: $524
- Second area, 2016: $565
- Second area, 2021: $655
- First area, 2011: $698
- First area, 2016: $771
- First area, 2021: $939
- Second area, 2011: $1,044
- Second area, 2016: $1,157
- Second area, 2021: $1,339
- First area, 2011: $815
- First area, 2016: $938
- First area, 2021: $1,161
- Second area, 2011: $1,234
- Second area, 2016: $1,384
- Second area, 2021: $1,636
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: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $190
- First area, 2016: $220
- First area, 2021: $245
- Second area, 2011: $230
- Second area, 2016: $270
- Second area, 2021: $295
- First area, 2011: $1,083
- First area, 2016: $1,062
- First area, 2021: $975
- Second area, 2011: $1,365
- Second area, 2016: $1,387
- Second area, 2021: $1,300
- 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
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Smithfield - Elizabeth North vs Salisbury East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/402021034/smithfield-elizabeth-north/vs/402041047/salisbury-east