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Adelaide City vs Campbelltown
Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 8.9 km apart · Adelaide City profile · Campbelltown profile
Adelaide City Campbelltown
Campbelltown (SA) and Adelaide City are neighbouring areas with very different living patterns. Campbelltown (SA) is a family-oriented suburb where residents are far older, with a typical age of 40 compared to 32 in Adelaide City. This is reflected in the housing and demographics; 80.4% of homes in Campbelltown (SA) have three or more bedrooms, while only 26.3% do in Adelaide City. Families are more common here, with 16.3% of the population being children under 15, which is far higher than the 5.8% seen in Adelaide City.
Both areas sit near the national figure for people caring for children unpaid, though this is far higher in Campbelltown (SA) at 27.0% compared to 11.9% in Adelaide City. The two places share similar levels of language diversity, with about 36% of people using a language other than English at home. While Adelaide City is a walker's paradise with a score of 9.5, Campbelltown (SA) is also very walkable at 7.1. Over time, the gap in home ownership has narrowed, and the age difference between the two areas has also shrunk since 2011.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 19,640
- First area, 2016: 22,063
- First area, 2021: 25,026
- Second area, 2011: 48,501
- Second area, 2016: 50,525
- Second area, 2021: 55,173
- First area, 2011: 30 yrs
- First area, 2016: 30 yrs
- First area, 2021: 32 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 41 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 Adelaide City: 0.6% males, 1.1% females; 85+ in Campbelltown: 1.4% males, 2.1% females
- 80–84 in Adelaide City: 0.8% males, 1.0% females; 80–84 in Campbelltown: 1.5% males, 2.0% females
- 75–79 in Adelaide City: 1.3% males, 1.5% females; 75–79 in Campbelltown: 1.7% males, 2.3% females
- 70–74 in Adelaide City: 2.2% males, 2.2% females; 70–74 in Campbelltown: 2.0% males, 2.7% females
- 65–69 in Adelaide City: 2.2% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Campbelltown: 2.2% males, 2.6% females
- 60–64 in Adelaide City: 2.2% males, 2.2% females; 60–64 in Campbelltown: 2.5% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Adelaide City: 2.5% males, 2.3% females; 55–59 in Campbelltown: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Adelaide City: 2.4% males, 2.0% females; 50–54 in Campbelltown: 3.1% males, 3.4% females
- 45–49 in Adelaide City: 2.7% males, 2.1% females; 45–49 in Campbelltown: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Adelaide City: 2.9% males, 2.5% females; 40–44 in Campbelltown: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 35–39 in Adelaide City: 4.0% males, 3.2% females; 35–39 in Campbelltown: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 30–34 in Adelaide City: 5.3% males, 4.6% females; 30–34 in Campbelltown: 3.3% males, 3.6% females
- 25–29 in Adelaide City: 7.5% males, 6.9% females; 25–29 in Campbelltown: 3.5% males, 3.3% females
- 20–24 in Adelaide City: 8.9% males, 9.2% females; 20–24 in Campbelltown: 3.4% males, 3.1% females
- 15–19 in Adelaide City: 2.4% males, 3.3% females; 15–19 in Campbelltown: 2.8% males, 2.5% females
- 10–14 in Adelaide City: 1.0% males, 0.9% females; 10–14 in Campbelltown: 2.9% males, 2.7% females
- 5–9 in Adelaide City: 1.0% males, 0.9% females; 5–9 in Campbelltown: 3.1% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Adelaide City: 1.0% males, 1.0% females; 0–4 in Campbelltown: 2.5% males, 2.4% 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: $562
- First area, 2016: $553
- First area, 2021: $780
- Second area, 2011: $518
- Second area, 2016: $589
- Second area, 2021: $760
- First area, 2011: $1,145
- First area, 2016: $1,266
- First area, 2021: $1,473
- Second area, 2011: $1,073
- Second area, 2016: $1,255
- Second area, 2021: $1,596
- First area, 2011: $1,868
- First area, 2016: $2,026
- First area, 2021: $2,220
- Second area, 2011: $1,369
- Second area, 2016: $1,614
- Second area, 2021: $2,063
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: 1.9
- First area, 2016: 1.9
- First area, 2021: 1.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $320
- First area, 2016: $375
- First area, 2021: $400
- Second area, 2011: $260
- Second area, 2016: $300
- Second area, 2021: $345
- First area, 2011: $1,863
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2011: $1,600
- Second area, 2016: $1,700
- Second area, 2021: $1,736
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- 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). Adelaide City vs Campbelltown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/40101/adelaide-city/vs/40104/campbelltown