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Quorn - Lake Gilles vs Outback

Name: Quorn - Lake Gilles vs Outback — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 450 km apart · Quorn - Lake Gilles profile · Outback profile

Quorn - Lake Gilles Outback

Outback and Quorn - Lake Gilles are both sparsely populated areas in South Australia, though they differ in age and culture. Residents are far older in Quorn - Lake Gilles, where the typical age is 54 and 30.8% of people are aged 65 or over, compared to a typical age of 43 and 15.1% of seniors in Outback. The two areas also differ in their backgrounds; 30.7% of people in Outback speak a First Nations language, which is far higher than the 18.2% in Quorn - Lake Gilles. Additionally, Outback has a far higher share of recent overseas arrivals at 15.0%, while Quorn - Lake Gilles has only 3.8%.

Since 2011, the gaps between these two places have shifted in various ways. The age gap has widened, with residents becoming even older in Quorn - Lake Gilles, while the difference in rental rates has narrowed. Despite these changes, they remain similar in many ways, such as having the same typical number of people per home and very similar weekly family incomes. Both areas are mostly car-dependent and sit well below the national figure for overall advantage.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 11 yrs older in Quorn - Lake Gilles Needs assistance: 4.8 pts higher in Quorn - Lake Gilles Unpaid carers: 5.1 pts higher in Quorn - Lake Gilles Aged 65+: 15.7 pts higher in Quorn - Lake Gilles Recent arrivals: 11.2 pts higher in Outback

Demographics & Identity

Population in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +112 larger in Quorn - Lake Gilles gap narrowing

2,142 8th pct 2,030 8th pct

Median age in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +11 yrs older in Quorn - Lake Gilles gap widening

54 yrs 96th pct 43 yrs 71st pct

Age structure

31.0% Older adults (45–64) +2.2 pts ▸ 33.2%

30.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +15.7 pts 15.1%

16.8% Young adults (25–44) +11.3 pts ▸ 28.0%

13.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.6 pts 12.3%

7.0% Youth (15–24) +4.9 pts ▸ 11.9%

Marital status

45.2% Married ◂ +8.7 pts 36.5%

29.4% Never married +15.5 pts ▸ 44.9%

12.5% Divorced ◂ +1.3 pts 11.2%

7.9% Widowed ◂ +5.3 pts 2.6%

4.6% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

Age & sex structure

Quorn - Lake Gilles Outback

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

82.3% Australia ◂ +8.8 pts 73.4%

2.8% England ◂ +0.2 pts 2.6%

0.5% New Zealand +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.2% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.1% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% China even 0.0%

Ancestry

40.1% Australian ◂ +6.0 pts 34.1%

39.4% English ◂ +7.4 pts 32.1%

9.9% Scottish +0.1 pts ▸ 9.9%

8.8% Irish ◂ +0.9 pts 7.8%

7.1% German ◂ +0.9 pts 6.2%

1.1% Italian +0.8 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.1% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.2% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

85.9% English only ◂ +10.2 pts 75.7%

0.0% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Mandarin even 0.1%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

44.8% No religion +2.1 pts ▸ 46.9%

42.2% Christianity ◂ +9.5 pts 32.6%

11.2% Not stated +7.0 pts ▸ 18.2%

0.4% Other religions +1.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.6% Islam ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.5% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.1% Hinduism even 0.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +3 more in Outback

2 14th pct 5 64th pct

Schools/1k kids in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +13.32 more in Outback

6.76 91st pct 20.08 100th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +7 more in Outback

6 12th pct 13 34th pct

Students in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +59 more in Quorn - Lake Gilles

162 5th pct 103 3rd pct

Avg size in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +60 larger in Quorn - Lake Gilles

81 5th pct 21 0th pct

ICSEA in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +104 higher in Quorn - Lake Gilles

916 11th pct 811 0th pct

Highest year of school

33.3% Year 12 +5.6 pts ▸ 38.9%

22.8% Year 11 ◂ +6.2 pts 16.6%

18.8% Year 10 ◂ +3.4 pts 15.4%

13.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.0 pts 10.6%

Highest qualification level

37.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.6 pts 32.8%

15.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.8 pts 10.7%

14.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.8 pts 11.8%

2.3% Certificate I / II +1.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.6 pts 1.4%

1.6% Postgraduate degree +0.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

Field of qualification

18.8% Engineering & related ◂ +3.7 pts 15.1%

12.1% Health ◂ +5.7 pts 6.4%

10.7% Management & commerce ◂ +1.6 pts 9.1%

8.8% Education ◂ +2.8 pts 6.1%

7.3% Society & culture ◂ +1.2 pts 6.1%

5.2% Agriculture & environment +1.8 pts ▸ 7.0%

5.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.1 pts 4.9%

4.3% Architecture & building +0.7 pts ▸ 5.0%

1.2% Creative arts +0.7 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

0.3% Information technology even 0.3%

Income

Personal income in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +$242 higher in Outback gap narrowing

$643 18th pct $885 64th pct

Household income in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +$167 higher in Outback gap narrowing

$1,047 5th pct $1,214 14th pct

Family income in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +$110 higher in Outback gap narrowing

$1,478 13th pct $1,588 19th pct

Household income distribution

30.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.8 pts 26.2%

22.5% $1,500–$2,999 +4.2 pts ▸ 26.8%

25.4% Under $650 ◂ +0.4 pts 25.0%

3.9% $3,000–$3,999 +1.1 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.6% $4,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 4.3%

Personal income distribution

44.4% Under $650 ◂ +12.6 pts 31.8%

28.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.2 pts 27.0%

13.5% $1,500–$2,999 +5.8 pts ▸ 19.3%

2.4% $3,000 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 4.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.5% Arthritis ◂ +5.4 pts 8.2%

8.7% Asthma ◂ +0.9 pts 7.8%

8.3% Diabetes ◂ +3.7 pts 4.6%

7.8% Mental health ◂ +2.0 pts 5.9%

7.0% Other condition ◂ +1.7 pts 5.3%

6.5% Heart disease ◂ +2.0 pts 4.6%

4.1% Cancer ◂ +1.8 pts 2.3%

2.9% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%

1.8% Stroke ◂ +1.1 pts 0.6%

1.6% Dementia ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

54.9% None +2.9 pts ▸ 57.8%

20.5% One condition ◂ +3.4 pts 17.1%

8.1% Two conditions ◂ +3.1 pts 5.0%

5.6% Three or more ◂ +2.8 pts 2.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +86 larger in Outback

236 59th pct 322 68th pct

Median age in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +5 yrs older in Outback

31 yrs 88th pct 36 yrs 96th pct

Median income in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +$138 higher in Quorn - Lake Gilles

$563 34th pct $425 8th pct

Household income in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +$214 higher in Quorn - Lake Gilles

$966 4th pct $752 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback even gap narrowing

2.0 7th pct 2.0 7th pct

Family composition

40.3% Couples with children +7.4 pts ▸ 47.7%

44.2% Couples without children ◂ +5.9 pts 38.3%

14.4% One-parent families ◂ +1.0 pts 13.4%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Household size

37.7% 1 person +9.2 pts ▸ 46.9%

40.6% 2 people ◂ +9.9 pts 30.7%

9.5% 3 people ◂ +2.6 pts 6.9%

7.8% 4 people +0.8 pts ▸ 8.5%

3.0% 5 people +0.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.9% 6 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 1.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +$80 higher in Quorn - Lake Gilles gap steady

$175 4th pct $95 0th pct

Mortgage in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +$305 higher in Quorn - Lake Gilles gap widening

$964 3rd pct $659 0th pct

People / bedroom in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +0.10 higher in Outback gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

46.9% Owned outright ◂ +11.1 pts 35.9%

19.0% Rented +13.4 pts ▸ 32.4%

26.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +18.1 pts 8.7%

4.4% Other tenure +15.1 pts ▸ 19.6%

2.7% Not stated +1.2 pts ▸ 3.8%

Types of homes

93.1% Separate house ◂ +14.4 pts 78.7%

1.3% Other dwelling +5.1 pts ▸ 6.5%

2.9% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.4 pts 1.5%

1.7% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

Bedrooms per home

50.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +11.5 pts 38.7%

20.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.9 pts 19.1%

18.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +1.1 pts 17.1%

4.8% 1 bedroom +7.1 pts ▸ 11.9%

4.4% 5 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 6.9%

0.8% Studio / none +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%

Weekly rent distribution

53.2% Under $200 +21.8 pts ▸ 75.0%

33.3% $200–$349 ◂ +29.2 pts 4.1%

9.4% $350–$549 ◂ +9.4 pts 0.0%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

53.5% Under $1,000 +4.1 pts ▸ 57.6%

32.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +20.1 pts 11.9%

12.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.3 pts 10.2%

7.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.4 pts 5.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +3 more in Quorn - Lake Gilles

3 7th pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +1.40 more in Quorn - Lake Gilles

1.40 16th pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +2.8 more in Quorn - Lake Gilles

2.8 2nd pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +2 more in Quorn - Lake Gilles

2 14th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

57.1% Car (driver) ◂ +29.0 pts 28.1%

7.7% Walked +18.4 pts ▸ 26.1%

10.3% Worked at home +7.7 pts ▸ 18.1%

1.1% Bus +3.1 pts ▸ 4.2%

4.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 3.9%

0.4% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

34.5% 1 vehicle +3.9 pts ▸ 38.4%

36.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +7.0 pts 29.7%

11.0% 4 or more +3.5 pts ▸ 14.5%

13.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.9 pts 11.8%

3.2% No vehicle +3.7 pts ▸ 6.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +17.9 pts ▸ 32.1%

7.2% Mining +8.2 pts ▸ 15.3%

11.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +8.4 pts 3.5%

10.1% Accommodation & food even 10.1%

9.6% Construction ◂ +2.8 pts 6.8%

8.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +3.9 pts 4.7%

8.2% Education & training ◂ +2.6 pts 5.6%

6.8% Retail trade ◂ +3.4 pts 3.4%

5.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.9 pts 3.6%

3.5% Administrative & support ◂ +0.1 pts 3.4%

2.1% Wholesale trade ◂ +1.7 pts 0.4%

1.9% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

Occupations people work in

18.5% Managers +5.9 pts ▸ 24.4%

13.4% Labourers +7.1 pts ▸ 20.5%

14.4% Community & personal service ◂ +6.1 pts 8.2%

13.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.3 pts 13.3%

10.5% Machinery operators & drivers +2.2 pts ▸ 12.6%

12.4% Professionals ◂ +3.8 pts 8.6%

10.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.2 pts 6.9%

5.8% Sales workers ◂ +3.8 pts 2.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +1 higher in Outback

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +2 higher in Quorn - Lake Gilles

3 29th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +12 higher in Outback

914 16th pct 926 20th pct

ERP in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +231 higher in Quorn - Lake Gilles

2,170 8th pct 1,939 7th pct

Growth in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +6.3 pts higher in Quorn - Lake Gilles

-1.2% 6th pct -7.5% 0th pct

Businesses in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +2 higher in Outback

217 9th pct 219 10th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +145 higher in Quorn - Lake Gilles

265 0th pct 120 0th pct

Max temp in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +4.9 higher in Outback

25.8 73rd pct 30.7 94th pct

Min temp in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +3.2 higher in Outback

11.7 49th pct 14.9 79th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +0.3 higher in Outback

2.1 12th pct 2.4 14th pct

Types ≤15 min in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +0.5 more in Outback

2.3 13th pct 2.9 18th pct

15-min city in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +3.0 pts higher in Outback

31.3% 22nd pct 34.3% 24th pct

Walk to shops in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +29.3 pts higher in Outback

25.6% 17th pct 54.9% 43rd pct

Walk to transit in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +20.3 pts higher in Quorn - Lake Gilles

20.3% 15th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +19.2 pts higher in Outback

28.3% 15th pct 47.5% 28th pct

Walk to a park in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +8.1 pts higher in Quorn - Lake Gilles

48.6% 13th pct 40.6% 10th pct

Walk to health in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +3.4 pts higher in Quorn - Lake Gilles

20.7% 25th pct 17.3% 23rd pct

Amenities/1k in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +53.3 more in Outback

28.0 86th pct 81.3 87th pct

Intersections/km² in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Mean slope in Quorn - Lake Gilles in Outback +0.2 pts higher in Quorn - Lake Gilles

4.5% 35th pct 4.3% 32nd pct

Compare Quorn - Lake Gilles with nearby areas

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Compare Outback with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Quorn - Lake Gilles vs Outback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/406021140/quorn-lake-gilles/vs/406021141/outback