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Yorke Peninsula - North vs Port Lincoln

Name: Yorke Peninsula - North vs Port Lincoln — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 174 km apart · Yorke Peninsula - North profile · Port Lincoln profile

Yorke Peninsula - North Port Lincoln

Port Lincoln and Yorke Peninsula - North are two distinct South Australian regions with very different demographics. Yorke Peninsula - North is much older, with a typical resident aged 57 compared to 41 in Port Lincoln. This age gap is reflected in the population of seniors, who make up 35.9% of Yorke Peninsula - North but only 20.3% of Port Lincoln. Port Lincoln is more walkable and urban, with 64% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport, compared to just 29.2% in Yorke Peninsula - North. Housing also differs, as renting is far more common in Port Lincoln at 31.6%, while 54.4% of homes in Yorke Peninsula - North are owned outright.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people born overseas, at about 8%. This similarity extends to their overall advantage scores, which are both just below the national average. While they share similar unemployment rates, they have diverged in other ways since 2011. The age gap between them has widened, and the difference in Year 12 completion rates has also grown, with Port Lincoln now seeing a larger lead.

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Where they differ most

Population: 8,849 larger in Port Lincoln Median age: 16 yrs older in Yorke Peninsula - North Owned outright: 22.8 pts higher in Yorke Peninsula - North Aged 65+: 15.6 pts higher in Yorke Peninsula - North One-parent: 7.4 pts higher in Port Lincoln

Demographics & Identity

Population in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +8,849 larger in Port Lincoln gap steady

7,458 37th pct 16,307 81st pct

Median age in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +16 yrs older in Yorke Peninsula - North gap widening

57 yrs 100th pct 41 yrs 57th pct

Age structure

35.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +15.6 pts 20.3%

27.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.3 pts 26.1%

15.9% Young adults (25–44) +8.1 pts ▸ 24.0%

14.1% Children (0–14) +4.4 pts ▸ 18.5%

6.7% Youth (15–24) +4.3 pts ▸ 11.0%

Marital status

54.6% Married ◂ +9.8 pts 44.8%

23.9% Never married +12.5 pts ▸ 36.3%

9.4% Divorced ◂ +0.1 pts 9.3%

9.0% Widowed ◂ +3.0 pts 6.0%

3.1% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Yorke Peninsula - North Port Lincoln

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

83.5% Australia +0.8 pts ▸ 84.3%

4.3% England ◂ +1.8 pts 2.4%

0.4% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% India +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

0.0% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

43.9% English ◂ +2.5 pts 41.4%

43.3% Australian ◂ +1.6 pts 41.7%

10.0% German ◂ +0.9 pts 9.1%

8.3% Scottish +1.2 pts ▸ 9.4%

7.1% Irish +0.7 pts ▸ 7.8%

1.1% Italian +1.0 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.0% Dutch +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.4% Filipino +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.3% Greek +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

90.7% English only ◂ +2.4 pts 88.2%

0.0% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Italian even 0.2%

0.1% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

41.2% No religion +9.3 pts ▸ 50.5%

48.2% Christianity ◂ +9.7 pts 38.5%

9.8% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 9.5%

0.3% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +3 more in Port Lincoln

5 64th pct 8 87th pct

Schools/1k kids in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +2.11 more in Yorke Peninsula - North

4.75 86th pct 2.65 63rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +2 more in Port Lincoln

6 12th pct 8 18th pct

Students in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +1,893 more in Port Lincoln

1,042 38th pct 2,935 77th pct

Avg size in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +158 larger in Port Lincoln

208 22nd pct 367 42nd pct

ICSEA in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +8 higher in Port Lincoln

958 23rd pct 966 26th pct

Highest year of school

33.5% Year 12 +7.9 pts ▸ 41.5%

22.3% Year 11 ◂ +1.3 pts 21.1%

21.5% Year 10 ◂ +2.7 pts 18.8%

13.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.8 pts 10.2%

Highest qualification level

39.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.5 pts 39.4%

13.3% Bachelor degree +3.2 pts ▸ 16.4%

13.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.1 pts 13.2%

2.9% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.9% Postgraduate degree +1.0 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.8 pts ▸ 2.4%

Field of qualification

16.1% Engineering & related ◂ +0.2 pts 16.0%

11.2% Management & commerce +2.1 pts ▸ 13.4%

8.5% Society & culture +3.3 pts ▸ 11.8%

11.4% Health ◂ +0.6 pts 10.8%

9.0% Education +0.6 pts ▸ 9.6%

7.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +4.3 pts 3.6%

5.5% Architecture & building +0.8 pts ▸ 6.3%

4.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.6 pts ▸ 6.3%

1.2% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.0% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% Information technology +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +$181 higher in Port Lincoln gap widening

$555 8th pct $736 36th pct

Household income in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +$298 higher in Port Lincoln gap widening

$1,003 3rd pct $1,301 21st pct

Family income in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +$407 higher in Port Lincoln gap widening

$1,343 7th pct $1,750 28th pct

Household income distribution

36.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.6 pts 30.8%

21.7% $1,500–$2,999 +6.0 pts ▸ 27.7%

25.2% Under $650 ◂ +4.9 pts 20.3%

4.2% $3,000–$3,999 +2.2 pts ▸ 6.4%

3.5% $4,000 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

Personal income distribution

51.1% Under $650 ◂ +10.5 pts 40.6%

27.7% $650–$1,499 +6.8 pts ▸ 34.5%

10.0% $1,500–$2,999 +3.4 pts ▸ 13.4%

1.9% $3,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 2.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

16.6% Arthritis ◂ +8.0 pts 8.6%

10.3% Asthma ◂ +1.5 pts 8.8%

9.1% Diabetes ◂ +3.9 pts 5.2%

8.6% Mental health ◂ +0.7 pts 7.9%

8.5% Other condition ◂ +1.5 pts 6.9%

7.5% Heart disease ◂ +3.4 pts 4.1%

4.7% Cancer ◂ +1.8 pts 2.9%

3.5% Lung condition ◂ +1.5 pts 2.1%

1.7% Stroke ◂ +0.8 pts 0.9%

1.1% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

51.4% None +9.8 pts ▸ 61.2%

23.9% One condition ◂ +4.7 pts 19.2%

9.3% Two conditions ◂ +3.5 pts 5.9%

6.1% Three or more ◂ +3.0 pts 3.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +618 larger in Port Lincoln

378 72nd pct 996 87th pct

Median age in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +2 yrs older in Yorke Peninsula - North

26 yrs 64th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct

Median income in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +$89 higher in Port Lincoln

$407 6th pct $496 19th pct

Household income in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +$313 higher in Port Lincoln

$780 0th pct $1,093 10th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +0.2 larger in Port Lincoln gap steady

2.1 11th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

41.7% Couples with children +9.1 pts ▸ 50.8%

47.8% Couples without children ◂ +16.4 pts 31.4%

9.3% One-parent families +7.4 pts ▸ 16.6%

1.1% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

45.1% 2 people ◂ +8.7 pts 36.4%

33.3% 1 person ◂ +2.8 pts 30.5%

7.8% 3 people +6.0 pts ▸ 13.9%

7.6% 4 people +4.5 pts ▸ 12.0%

4.1% 5 people +0.9 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.4% 6 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 2.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +$40 higher in Port Lincoln gap narrowing

$200 7th pct $240 13th pct

Mortgage in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +$300 higher in Port Lincoln gap narrowing

$1,000 4th pct $1,300 14th pct

People / bedroom in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

54.4% Owned outright ◂ +22.8 pts 31.7%

21.5% Owned with a mortgage +11.1 pts ▸ 32.6%

17.8% Rented +13.8 pts ▸ 31.6%

3.8% Other tenure ◂ +1.9 pts 2.0%

2.4% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 2.0%

Types of homes

93.0% Separate house ◂ +9.9 pts 83.1%

3.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +7.2 pts ▸ 10.4%

0.7% Flat or apartment +4.9 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.0% Other dwelling ◂ +2.3 pts 0.7%

Bedrooms per home

51.1% 3 bedrooms +3.5 pts ▸ 54.6%

21.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +0.5 pts 20.9%

17.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.1 pts 16.1%

4.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.7 pts 3.3%

3.6% 5 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 3.1%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

46.3% $200–$349 +5.3 pts ▸ 51.6%

40.4% Under $200 ◂ +8.5 pts 31.9%

1.4% $350–$549 +11.6 pts ▸ 13.0%

1.1% $750 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% $550–$749 +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

46.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +18.9 pts 27.5%

37.4% $1,000–$1,799 +7.8 pts ▸ 45.2%

7.2% $1,800–$2,999 +10.1 pts ▸ 17.3%

2.5% $3,000 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +3 more in Yorke Peninsula - North

25 35th pct 22 32nd pct

Stops/1k in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +2.00 more in Yorke Peninsula - North

3.35 36th pct 1.35 15th pct

Departures/1k in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +2.8 more in Yorke Peninsula - North

12.9 9th pct 10.1 7th pct

PT routes in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +4 more in Yorke Peninsula - North

7 48th pct 3 21st pct

Stop walk in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln

— 21 80th pct

Drive to city in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln

118 92nd pct —

How people get to work

57.7% Car (driver) +14.0 pts ▸ 71.7%

15.9% Worked at home ◂ +11.4 pts 4.4%

8.9% Walked ◂ +5.9 pts 2.9%

3.0% Car (passenger) +2.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

0.2% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

38.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.2 pts 38.5%

34.1% 1 vehicle +1.5 pts ▸ 35.6%

13.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.1 pts 12.7%

9.7% 4 or more ◂ +3.4 pts 6.2%

3.8% No vehicle +3.3 pts ▸ 7.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

25.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +16.4 pts 9.4%

11.5% Health care & social assistance +4.0 pts ▸ 15.5%

9.3% Retail trade +2.9 pts ▸ 12.2%

6.3% Construction +2.8 pts ▸ 9.1%

8.1% Education & training +0.8 pts ▸ 8.9%

6.1% Accommodation & food +0.9 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.2% Manufacturing ◂ +0.7 pts 4.5%

3.6% Public administration & safety +1.5 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.5% Transport & warehousing +0.2 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.3% Other services +1.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.2% Professional & technical +1.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.2% Administrative & support ◂ +0.3 pts 3.0%

Occupations people work in

27.0% Managers ◂ +16.1 pts 11.0%

10.2% Professionals +6.6 pts ▸ 16.7%

12.1% Technicians & trades +3.1 pts ▸ 15.2%

10.9% Community & personal service +3.6 pts ▸ 14.5%

12.5% Labourers +1.2 pts ▸ 13.7%

9.2% Clerical & administrative +1.7 pts ▸ 10.9%

7.2% Sales workers +3.5 pts ▸ 10.7%

8.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.0 pts 5.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln even

3 29th pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln even

3 29th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +5 higher in Port Lincoln

921 19th pct 926 20th pct

ERP in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +9,309 higher in Port Lincoln

7,755 36th pct 17,064 78th pct

Growth in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +0.4 pts higher in Yorke Peninsula - North

1.7% 25th pct 1.3% 22nd pct

Businesses in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +677 higher in Port Lincoln

975 54th pct 1,652 80th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +144 higher in Port Lincoln

368 4th pct 512 11th pct

Max temp in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +1.4 higher in Yorke Peninsula - North

22.4 38th pct 21.0 29th pct

Min temp in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +1.0 higher in Port Lincoln

10.9 37th pct 11.9 51st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +1.5 higher in Port Lincoln

2.3 14th pct 3.8 28th pct

Types ≤15 min in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +1.4 more in Port Lincoln

2.6 15th pct 4.0 31st pct

15-min city in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +16.8 pts higher in Port Lincoln

26.8% 18th pct 43.6% 32nd pct

Walk to shops in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +2.6 pts higher in Yorke Peninsula - North

27.9% 19th pct 25.2% 17th pct

Walk to transit in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +34.8 pts higher in Port Lincoln

29.2% 18th pct 64.0% 29th pct

Walk to school in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +34.2 pts higher in Port Lincoln

21.6% 11th pct 55.7% 35th pct

Walk to a park in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +28.9 pts higher in Port Lincoln

53.0% 15th pct 81.9% 29th pct

Walk to health in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +3.2 pts higher in Port Lincoln

23.7% 28th pct 26.9% 31st pct

Amenities/1k in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +14.4 more in Yorke Peninsula - North

25.1 82nd pct 10.7 28th pct

Intersections/km² in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +14 higher in Port Lincoln

1 8th pct 14 29th pct

Mean slope in Yorke Peninsula - North in Port Lincoln +3.0 pts higher in Port Lincoln

3.9% 26th pct 6.9% 72nd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Yorke Peninsula - North vs Port Lincoln [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/405041127/yorke-peninsula-north/vs/406011133/port-lincoln