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Christies Beach vs Seaford - Seaford Meadows

Name: Christies Beach vs Seaford - Seaford Meadows — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.4 km apart · Christies Beach profile · Seaford - Seaford Meadows profile

Christies Beach Seaford - Seaford Meadows

Seaford - Seaford Meadows and Christies Beach are neighbouring areas with different family and housing profiles. Seaford - Seaford Meadows is younger, with 20.2% of people under 15, and has more large homes, with 89.4% having three or more bedrooms. Christies Beach is older, with a typical resident aged 42 compared to 37 in Seaford - Seaford Meadows, and a higher share of people aged 65 and over (21.0%). There is also a stark difference in First Nations unemployment, which is much higher in Christies Beach at 19.3% compared to 3.0% in Seaford - Seaford Meadows.

Daily life is similar in both places, as they share the same rate of adults with a bachelor degree (15.3%) and nearly identical numbers of volunteers and people who have served in the Defence Force. While Christies Beach is more walkable, with 98.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, Seaford - Seaford Meadows has more people with a long-term health condition (33.0%) than the national figure. The two areas also show similar levels of religious non-affiliation, both sitting far above the national average.

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Where they differ most

Under 15: 4.8 pts higher in Seaford - Seaford Meadows 3+ bedrooms: 11.2 pts higher in Seaford - Seaford Meadows Living alone: 8.5 pts higher in Christies Beach Unpaid child care: 5.9 pts higher in Seaford - Seaford Meadows Median age: 5 yrs older in Christies Beach

Demographics & Identity

Population in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +3,127 larger in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

11,050 58th pct 14,177 73rd pct

Median age in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +5 yrs older in Christies Beach

42 yrs 64th pct 37 yrs 36th pct

Age structure

26.7% Young adults (25–44) +2.5 pts ▸ 29.2%

26.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.1 pts 22.0%

21.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.7 pts 17.2%

15.5% Children (0–14) +4.8 pts ▸ 20.2%

10.9% Youth (15–24) +0.4 pts ▸ 11.3%

Marital status

36.4% Married +7.2 pts ▸ 43.7%

39.4% Never married ◂ +2.2 pts 37.2%

13.2% Divorced ◂ +3.2 pts 10.0%

6.6% Widowed ◂ +1.4 pts 5.2%

4.4% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Christies Beach Seaford - Seaford Meadows

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

71.6% Australia +3.5 pts ▸ 75.1%

11.5% England ◂ +0.4 pts 11.1%

1.3% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

0.9% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

0.6% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.4% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.3% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

50.1% English ◂ +0.3 pts 49.8%

34.3% Australian +4.7 pts ▸ 39.0%

10.7% Scottish ◂ +0.1 pts 10.6%

9.7% Irish ◂ +1.1 pts 8.6%

7.5% German ◂ +0.5 pts 7.0%

2.9% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 2.8%

2.6% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.0% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.6% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

89.5% English only +1.6 pts ▸ 91.2%

0.5% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Mandarin even 0.3%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.3%

0.2% Arabic even 0.2%

0.1% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Hindi even 0.2%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

58.3% No religion +3.3 pts ▸ 61.6%

32.6% Christianity ◂ +1.7 pts 30.9%

6.7% Not stated ◂ +1.1 pts 5.6%

0.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.7% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.5% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.3% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows even

5 64th pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +1.18 more in Christies Beach

2.93 67th pct 1.74 40th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +1 more in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

18 47th pct 19 49th pct

Students in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +972 more in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

1,212 44th pct 2,184 66th pct

Avg size in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +194 larger in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

242 25th pct 437 52nd pct

ICSEA in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +12 higher in Christies Beach

1,001 43rd pct 988 37th pct

Highest year of school

47.5% Year 12 +3.8 pts ▸ 51.2%

19.2% Year 11 +0.4 pts ▸ 19.7%

18.6% Year 10 ◂ +1.2 pts 17.4%

8.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.1 pts 6.7%

Highest qualification level

38.2% Certificate III / IV +4.2 pts ▸ 42.4%

18.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.9 pts 17.8%

15.3% Advanced diploma / diploma even 15.2%

4.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.5 pts 4.1%

3.1% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

Field of qualification

14.7% Management & commerce +2.4 pts ▸ 17.0%

16.0% Society & culture ◂ +1.4 pts 14.6%

13.3% Engineering & related +1.8 pts ▸ 15.2%

11.0% Health ◂ +0.4 pts 10.6%

7.7% Education +0.6 pts ▸ 8.3%

6.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.4 pts ▸ 7.1%

7.0% Architecture & building ◂ +0.3 pts 6.8%

3.5% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 3.0%

2.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

2.1% Agriculture & environment even 2.1%

1.7% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

Income

Personal income in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +$99 higher in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

$656 21st pct $755 40th pct

Household income in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +$246 higher in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

$1,220 15th pct $1,466 33rd pct

Family income in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +$238 higher in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

$1,539 16th pct $1,777 30th pct

Household income distribution

35.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.4 pts 32.8%

26.4% $1,500–$2,999 +7.3 pts ▸ 33.8%

21.6% Under $650 ◂ +6.5 pts 15.1%

5.8% $3,000–$3,999 +1.6 pts ▸ 7.4%

4.0% $4,000 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

Personal income distribution

46.9% Under $650 ◂ +5.3 pts 41.6%

33.5% $650–$1,499 +3.2 pts ▸ 36.7%

12.6% $1,500–$2,999 +2.4 pts ▸ 14.9%

1.4% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.9% Mental health ◂ +2.1 pts 11.8%

12.4% Arthritis ◂ +2.3 pts 10.1%

11.4% Asthma ◂ +0.8 pts 10.7%

10.3% Other condition ◂ +0.9 pts 9.4%

6.3% Diabetes ◂ +1.3 pts 5.0%

5.3% Heart disease ◂ +1.4 pts 3.9%

3.9% Cancer ◂ +0.8 pts 3.1%

3.2% Lung condition ◂ +1.2 pts 2.0%

1.4% Dementia ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

55.6% None +5.1 pts ▸ 60.6%

22.8% One condition ◂ +1.1 pts 21.7%

9.2% Two conditions ◂ +1.4 pts 7.8%

5.4% Three or more ◂ +1.9 pts 3.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +59 larger in Christies Beach

345 70th pct 286 64th pct

Median age in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +1 yrs older in Christies Beach

21 yrs 21st pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +$73 higher in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

$541 29th pct $614 46th pct

Household income in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +$193 higher in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

$1,213 16th pct $1,406 31st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +0.3 larger in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

2.2 14th pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

45.6% Couples with children +8.6 pts ▸ 54.2%

30.3% Couples without children ◂ +3.3 pts 27.0%

22.6% One-parent families ◂ +4.7 pts 18.0%

1.5% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

Household size

36.2% 2 people ◂ +1.1 pts 35.0%

32.9% 1 person ◂ +8.5 pts 24.4%

15.0% 3 people +2.5 pts ▸ 17.5%

10.7% 4 people +4.5 pts ▸ 15.2%

3.5% 5 people +2.1 pts ▸ 5.6%

1.6% 6 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 2.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +$30 higher in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

$320 33rd pct $350 43rd pct

Mortgage in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +$123 higher in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

$1,394 20th pct $1,517 28th pct

People / bedroom in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows even

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

32.2% Owned with a mortgage +10.3 pts ▸ 42.5%

36.0% Rented ◂ +7.4 pts 28.5%

28.5% Owned outright ◂ +3.1 pts 25.5%

1.5% Other tenure +0.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.7% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

80.7% Separate house +8.1 pts ▸ 88.8%

13.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +8.7 pts 5.2%

4.8% Flat or apartment +1.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

0.3% Other dwelling ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

61.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +0.7 pts 60.3%

14.4% 4 bedrooms +11.1 pts ▸ 25.5%

15.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +6.7 pts 9.0%

4.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.4 pts 0.7%

2.7% 5 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

51.6% $200–$349 ◂ +10.0 pts 41.7%

33.6% $350–$549 +14.4 pts ▸ 48.0%

11.1% Under $200 ◂ +4.7 pts 6.4%

0.2% $550–$749 +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

47.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.4 pts 47.1%

17.8% $1,800–$2,999 +7.9 pts ▸ 25.7%

23.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +5.0 pts 18.2%

5.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 4.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +26 more in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

64 70th pct 90 86th pct

Stops/1k in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +0.56 more in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

5.79 71st pct 6.35 76th pct

Departures/1k in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +38.1 more in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

1,266.7 67th pct 1,304.8 68th pct

PT routes in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +5 more in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

18 84th pct 23 86th pct

Stop walk in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +3 longer in Christies Beach

6 57th pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +3 longer in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

26 52nd pct 29 57th pct

Reach 30 min in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +6,348 more in Christies Beach

20,525 63rd pct 14,177 45th pct

Reach 45 min in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +10,138 more in Christies Beach

44,840 50th pct 34,702 43rd pct

Transit to city in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +2 longer in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

86 96th pct 88 100th pct

How people get to work

65.1% Car (driver) +1.0 pts ▸ 66.0%

8.7% Worked at home even 8.7%

4.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 3.9%

2.1% Train +1.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.7% Walked ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%

1.0% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.2% Bicycle even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

42.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.7 pts 37.3%

33.9% 2 vehicles +6.9 pts ▸ 40.8%

10.9% 3 vehicles +0.4 pts ▸ 11.3%

8.4% No vehicle ◂ +3.7 pts 4.7%

4.6% 4 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 5.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.2 pts 17.8%

12.0% Construction +0.4 pts ▸ 12.4%

10.5% Retail trade +0.4 pts ▸ 10.9%

8.3% Education & training ◂ +0.4 pts 8.0%

7.0% Manufacturing ◂ +1.0 pts 5.9%

6.8% Public administration & safety +0.1 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.5 pts 6.1%

5.2% Administrative & support ◂ +0.5 pts 4.7%

4.2% Professional & technical +0.5 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.1% Other services +0.4 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.3% Transport & warehousing +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.7% Finance & insurance +0.6 pts ▸ 3.3%

Occupations people work in

16.9% Technicians & trades +0.9 pts ▸ 17.8%

16.8% Professionals ◂ +0.4 pts 16.5%

16.3% Community & personal service ◂ +1.3 pts 15.0%

11.9% Clerical & administrative +1.5 pts ▸ 13.4%

11.3% Labourers ◂ +1.1 pts 10.2%

9.5% Managers +1.1 pts ▸ 10.6%

9.4% Sales workers even 9.4%

5.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.4 pts 5.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +2 higher in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

2 14th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +2 higher in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

2 14th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +3 higher in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

2 14th pct 5 43rd pct

IEO decile in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +1 higher in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

3 29th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +31 higher in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

920 18th pct 951 30th pct

ERP in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +3,749 higher in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

11,690 56th pct 15,439 73rd pct

Growth in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +3.2 pts higher in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

4.7% 52nd pct 7.9% 73rd pct

Businesses in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +77 higher in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

675 36th pct 752 41st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +30 higher in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

483 10th pct 513 11th pct

Max temp in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +0.2 higher in Christies Beach

21.6 33rd pct 21.4 32nd pct

Min temp in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +0.1 higher in Christies Beach

12.2 56th pct 12.1 54th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +0.7 higher in Christies Beach

7.6 82nd pct 7.0 73rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +0.7 more in Christies Beach

7.3 81st pct 6.6 70th pct

15-min city in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +13.8 pts higher in Christies Beach

97.9% 83rd pct 84.1% 65th pct

Walk to shops in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +14.6 pts higher in Christies Beach

98.4% 86th pct 83.8% 69th pct

Walk to transit in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +1.6 pts higher in Christies Beach

99.9% 83rd pct 98.2% 67th pct

Walk to school in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +8.2 pts higher in Christies Beach

92.5% 71st pct 84.4% 61st pct

Walk to a park in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +0.9 pts higher in Christies Beach

100.0% 100th pct 99.1% 56th pct

Walk to health in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +7.1 pts higher in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

64.9% 65th pct 71.9% 71st pct

Amenities/1k in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +8.2 more in Christies Beach

24.9 81st pct 16.7 62nd pct

Intersections/km² in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +24 higher in Seaford - Seaford Meadows

207 72nd pct 232 75th pct

Mean slope in Christies Beach in Seaford - Seaford Meadows +1.7 pts higher in Christies Beach

5.2% 48th pct 3.5% 18th pct

Compare Christies Beach with nearby areas

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Compare Seaford - Seaford Meadows with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Christies Beach vs Seaford - Seaford Meadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/403041074/christies-beach/vs/403041177/seaford-seaford-meadows