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Karoonda - Lameroo vs Loxton Surrounds
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 68 km apart · Karoonda - Lameroo profile · Loxton Surrounds profile
Karoonda - Lameroo Loxton Surrounds
Karoonda - Lameroo and Loxton Surrounds are both small South Australian rural areas, but they differ in their layout and accessibility. Karoonda - Lameroo has much better walkability, with 39% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed compared to just 5.9% in Loxton Surrounds. It is also more diverse, with 30.9% of the population being recent overseas arrivals, which is far higher than the 10.7% seen in Loxton Surrounds. This difference extends to public transport, as Karoonda - Lameroo has far more stops per 1,000 people (7.87 against 3.44).
Typical family incomes are almost identical in both areas, sitting at around $1,496 to $1,497 a week. While both have populations that are older than the national figure, residents in Loxton Surrounds are noticeably older, with a typical age of 49 compared to 46 in Karoonda - Lameroo. Since 2011, the gap in typical monthly home-loan payments has widened, with costs now far higher in Loxton Surrounds by $422.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 3,052
- First area, 2016: 3,029
- First area, 2021: 2,921
- Second area, 2011: 1,735
- Second area, 2016: 1,705
- Second area, 2021: 1,742
- First area, 2011: 44 yrs
- First area, 2016: 47 yrs
- First area, 2021: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 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 Karoonda - Lameroo: 1.2% males, 2.1% females; 85+ in Loxton Surrounds: 0.5% males, 0.7% females
- 80–84 in Karoonda - Lameroo: 1.5% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Loxton Surrounds: 1.2% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in Karoonda - Lameroo: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 75–79 in Loxton Surrounds: 2.7% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Karoonda - Lameroo: 4.1% males, 2.9% females; 70–74 in Loxton Surrounds: 3.8% males, 2.7% females
- 65–69 in Karoonda - Lameroo: 3.6% males, 3.0% females; 65–69 in Loxton Surrounds: 4.7% males, 3.7% females
- 60–64 in Karoonda - Lameroo: 4.0% males, 3.7% females; 60–64 in Loxton Surrounds: 5.0% males, 3.8% females
- 55–59 in Karoonda - Lameroo: 3.9% males, 4.0% females; 55–59 in Loxton Surrounds: 4.5% males, 4.4% females
- 50–54 in Karoonda - Lameroo: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Loxton Surrounds: 5.0% males, 4.0% females
- 45–49 in Karoonda - Lameroo: 3.0% males, 2.4% females; 45–49 in Loxton Surrounds: 3.4% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Karoonda - Lameroo: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Loxton Surrounds: 2.4% males, 2.6% females
- 35–39 in Karoonda - Lameroo: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 35–39 in Loxton Surrounds: 2.3% males, 1.9% females
- 30–34 in Karoonda - Lameroo: 3.6% males, 2.4% females; 30–34 in Loxton Surrounds: 2.3% males, 2.7% females
- 25–29 in Karoonda - Lameroo: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 25–29 in Loxton Surrounds: 2.2% males, 2.6% females
- 20–24 in Karoonda - Lameroo: 2.2% males, 1.5% females; 20–24 in Loxton Surrounds: 1.9% males, 1.4% females
- 15–19 in Karoonda - Lameroo: 3.0% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in Loxton Surrounds: 2.6% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Karoonda - Lameroo: 2.9% males, 3.6% females; 10–14 in Loxton Surrounds: 2.3% males, 3.3% females
- 5–9 in Karoonda - Lameroo: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 5–9 in Loxton Surrounds: 2.6% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Karoonda - Lameroo: 2.8% males, 1.9% females; 0–4 in Loxton Surrounds: 3.1% males, 2.3% 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: $442
- First area, 2016: $539
- First area, 2021: $642
- Second area, 2011: $473
- Second area, 2016: $560
- Second area, 2021: $691
- First area, 2011: $814
- First area, 2016: $1,041
- First area, 2021: $1,189
- Second area, 2011: $867
- Second area, 2016: $1,091
- Second area, 2021: $1,300
- First area, 2011: $995
- First area, 2016: $1,330
- First area, 2021: $1,496
- Second area, 2011: $1,022
- Second area, 2016: $1,297
- Second area, 2021: $1,497
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: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $85
- First area, 2016: $117
- First area, 2021: $160
- Second area, 2011: $100
- Second area, 2016: $137
- Second area, 2021: $188
- First area, 2011: $761
- First area, 2016: $650
- First area, 2021: $661
- Second area, 2011: $867
- Second area, 2016: $910
- Second area, 2021: $1,083
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- 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). Karoonda - Lameroo vs Loxton Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/407031161/karoonda-lameroo/vs/407031163/loxton-surrounds