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Adelaide City vs Port Adelaide - West

Name: Adelaide City vs Port Adelaide - West — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 11 km apart · Adelaide City profile · Port Adelaide - West profile

Adelaide City Port Adelaide - West

Port Adelaide - West and Adelaide City are nearby areas with very different living patterns. Port Adelaide - West is much older, with a typical resident aged 41 compared to 32 in Adelaide City. Housing also differs wildly; separate houses make up 68.9% of homes in Port Adelaide - West, while Adelaide City is dominated by flats and apartments. Education levels are far higher in Adelaide City, where 45.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 19.8% in Port Adelaide - West.

Daily life in both places shares some similarities, as they have a similar number of schools and typical weekly household incomes around $1,400. However, other gaps are widening. More people are moving into Adelaide City, and the share of residents born overseas is far higher there and continuing to grow. This trend is consistent with a workforce in Adelaide City that is more qualified and a population that is much more likely to rent their home.

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Where they differ most

Population: 35,822 larger in Port Adelaide - West Bachelor+: 25.7 pts higher in Adelaide City Renting: 25.7 pts higher in Adelaide City Separate houses: 60.2 pts higher in Port Adelaide - West 3+ bedrooms: 42.9 pts higher in Port Adelaide - West

Demographics & Identity

Population in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +35,822 larger in Port Adelaide - West gap steady

25,026 18th pct 60,848 51st pct

Median age in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +9 yrs older in Port Adelaide - West gap steady

32 yrs 4th pct 41 yrs 62nd pct

Age structure

36.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +9.3 pts 27.7%

18.2% Older adults (45–64) +9.2 pts ▸ 27.5%

23.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +12.4 pts 11.4%

15.2% Seniors (65+) +2.7 pts ▸ 18.0%

5.8% Children (0–14) +9.6 pts ▸ 15.4%

Marital status

59.5% Never married ◂ +19.5 pts 40.0%

26.2% Married +13.2 pts ▸ 39.5%

8.5% Divorced +2.7 pts ▸ 11.2%

3.1% Widowed +2.6 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.6% Separated +1.0 pts ▸ 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Adelaide City Port Adelaide - West

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

47.5% Australia +18.6 pts ▸ 66.1%

12.0% China ◂ +11.1 pts 0.9%

1.7% Vietnam +4.4 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.0% England +0.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.4% India ◂ +0.4 pts 3.0%

1.3% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.9% New Zealand even 0.9%

0.7% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Ancestry

27.3% English +5.3 pts ▸ 32.6%

17.2% Australian +10.2 pts ▸ 27.5%

20.0% Chinese ◂ +16.5 pts 3.5%

8.3% Irish ◂ +0.5 pts 7.8%

7.5% Scottish +0.4 pts ▸ 7.9%

2.0% Vietnamese +5.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.3% German +0.6 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.2% Italian +0.9 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.8% Indian ◂ +1.2 pts 2.6%

2.0% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.5% Filipino +0.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.2% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

Language

Language used at home

55.9% English only +12.9 pts ▸ 68.7%

13.7% Mandarin ◂ +12.7 pts 1.0%

1.7% Vietnamese +6.6 pts ▸ 8.3%

3.3% Cantonese ◂ +2.6 pts 0.7%

0.9% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.3% Punjabi +1.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.4% Hindi ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

0.8% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Tagalog +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.9% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.6% No religion ◂ +8.1 pts 43.5%

27.6% Christianity +10.8 pts ▸ 38.3%

10.4% Not stated ◂ +4.4 pts 6.0%

4.1% Buddhism +1.6 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.6% Islam +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

2.8% Hinduism ◂ +1.2 pts 1.7%

0.8% Other religions +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +1 more in Port Adelaide - West

14 20th pct 15 23rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +8.03 more in Adelaide City

9.63 100th pct 1.60 27th pct

Students in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +3,156 more in Adelaide City

8,997 43rd pct 5,841 24th pct

Avg size in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +253 larger in Adelaide City

643 79th pct 389 43rd pct

ICSEA in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +100 higher in Adelaide City

1,096 83rd pct 996 40th pct

Highest year of school

76.5% Year 12 ◂ +22.6 pts 53.8%

7.2% Year 11 +8.0 pts ▸ 15.2%

5.2% Year 10 +8.1 pts ▸ 13.3%

2.8% Year 9 or below +9.4 pts ▸ 12.2%

Highest qualification level

38.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +14.4 pts 24.3%

9.6% Certificate III / IV +22.0 pts ▸ 31.6%

20.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +12.3 pts 7.7%

11.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.9 pts ▸ 15.0%

4.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.1 pts 3.3%

1.0% Certificate I / II +1.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

Field of qualification

22.1% Management & commerce ◂ +4.9 pts 17.2%

9.1% Engineering & related +6.9 pts ▸ 16.0%

13.8% Society & culture ◂ +0.3 pts 13.6%

12.2% Health ◂ +0.8 pts 11.4%

5.2% Education +1.7 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.4 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.8% Creative arts ◂ +2.2 pts 3.6%

4.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +2.1 pts 2.8%

3.6% Architecture & building +1.0 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.6% Information technology ◂ +1.6 pts 3.0%

1.1% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +$87 higher in Adelaide City gap steady

$780 47th pct $693 24th pct

Household income in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +$89 higher in Adelaide City gap narrowing

$1,473 31st pct $1,384 24th pct

Family income in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +$405 higher in Adelaide City gap narrowing

$2,220 65th pct $1,815 32nd pct

Household income distribution

25.3% $650–$1,499 +4.1 pts ▸ 29.5%

28.3% $1,500–$2,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 29.3%

23.3% Under $650 ◂ +2.3 pts 21.0%

11.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +5.5 pts 5.8%

7.5% $3,000–$3,999 +0.7 pts ▸ 8.2%

Personal income distribution

40.6% Under $650 +4.5 pts ▸ 45.1%

26.3% $650–$1,499 +6.7 pts ▸ 33.0%

16.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.3 pts 14.5%

6.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.9 pts 1.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.0% Mental health +1.5 pts ▸ 10.5%

5.3% Arthritis +5.0 pts ▸ 10.3%

6.9% Other condition +2.6 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.0% Asthma +3.0 pts ▸ 9.1%

2.8% Diabetes +3.4 pts ▸ 6.2%

3.0% Heart disease +1.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.6% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.0% Lung condition +1.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.7% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.0% None ◂ +6.3 pts 61.7%

16.1% One condition +4.3 pts ▸ 20.4%

4.3% Two conditions +2.6 pts ▸ 7.0%

2.0% Three or more +2.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +1,472 larger in Port Adelaide - West

339 12th pct 1,811 59th pct

Median age in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +1 yrs older in Adelaide City

27 yrs 71st pct 26 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +$135 higher in Port Adelaide - West

$409 6th pct $544 29th pct

Household income in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +$443 higher in Port Adelaide - West

$855 0th pct $1,298 19th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +0.5 larger in Port Adelaide - West gap widening

1.8 0th pct 2.3 14th pct

Family composition

55.2% Couples without children ◂ +28.6 pts 26.5%

30.4% Couples with children +22.4 pts ▸ 52.9%

10.9% One-parent families +7.8 pts ▸ 18.7%

3.5% Other families ◂ +1.6 pts 1.9%

Household size

44.4% 1 person ◂ +12.6 pts 31.8%

39.5% 2 people ◂ +6.9 pts 32.6%

10.3% 3 people +5.1 pts ▸ 15.4%

4.4% 4 people +8.5 pts ▸ 12.9%

1.0% 5 people +3.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.4% 6 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +$105 higher in Adelaide City gap steady

$400 71st pct $295 27th pct

Mortgage in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +$216 higher in Adelaide City gap narrowing

$1,733 43rd pct $1,517 29th pct

People / bedroom in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +0.10 higher in Adelaide City gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

59.5% Rented ◂ +25.7 pts 33.9%

15.6% Owned with a mortgage +19.6 pts ▸ 35.2%

21.6% Owned outright +6.4 pts ▸ 27.9%

2.2% Other tenure ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%

1.2% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

Types of homes

8.7% Separate house +60.2 pts ▸ 68.9%

56.9% Flat or apartment ◂ +48.3 pts 8.6%

32.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +10.8 pts 21.9%

0.6% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

21.7% 3 bedrooms +30.7 pts ▸ 52.4%

49.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +24.3 pts 24.8%

21.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +17.0 pts 4.3%

3.4% 4 bedrooms +10.9 pts ▸ 14.3%

1.2% 5 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.0% Studio / none ◂ +1.7 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

54.0% $350–$549 ◂ +25.3 pts 28.7%

20.6% $200–$349 +20.2 pts ▸ 40.8%

10.8% Under $200 +14.1 pts ▸ 25.0%

10.0% $550–$749 ◂ +8.4 pts 1.7%

2.4% $750 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

29.7% $1,000–$1,799 +11.4 pts ▸ 41.1%

28.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 27.4%

18.9% Under $1,000 +0.8 pts ▸ 19.7%

16.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +9.4 pts 6.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +16 more in Port Adelaide - West

305 54th pct 321 56th pct

Stops/1k in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +6.91 more in Adelaide City

12.19 100th pct 5.28 69th pct

Departures/1k in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +10,569.7 more in Adelaide City

11,774.2 100th pct 1,204.5 64th pct

PT routes in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +218 more in Adelaide City

250 96th pct 32 57th pct

Stop walk in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +11 longer in Port Adelaide - West

2 14th pct 13 71st pct

Drive to city in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +17 longer in Port Adelaide - West

1 0th pct 18 31st pct

How people get to work

31.3% Car (driver) +34.7 pts ▸ 66.0%

24.0% Walked ◂ +22.6 pts 1.4%

12.9% Worked at home ◂ +5.5 pts 7.5%

8.3% Bus ◂ +5.8 pts 2.5%

3.3% Car (passenger) +1.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.8% Bicycle ◂ +2.0 pts 0.8%

0.5% Train +1.8 pts ▸ 2.2%

Motor vehicles per home

49.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +10.1 pts 39.3%

15.7% 2 vehicles +18.9 pts ▸ 34.6%

31.2% No vehicle ◂ +21.1 pts 10.1%

2.4% 3 vehicles +8.2 pts ▸ 10.6%

1.3% 4 or more +4.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.1% Health care & social assistance +0.8 pts ▸ 15.9%

14.0% Professional & technical ◂ +8.9 pts 5.2%

13.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +6.3 pts 7.1%

9.7% Education & training ◂ +2.2 pts 7.4%

3.9% Manufacturing +5.4 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.5% Retail trade +1.7 pts ▸ 9.2%

4.1% Construction +3.6 pts ▸ 7.8%

6.5% Public administration & safety +1.2 pts ▸ 7.8%

2.0% Transport & warehousing +3.9 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.9% Other services +1.7 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.1% Administrative & support +1.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

4.1% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.8 pts 2.3%

Occupations people work in

37.5% Professionals ◂ +18.4 pts 19.1%

7.9% Technicians & trades +6.3 pts ▸ 14.2%

13.3% Community & personal service +0.7 pts ▸ 14.0%

13.7% Managers ◂ +3.2 pts 10.5%

11.7% Clerical & administrative +1.4 pts ▸ 13.1%

5.7% Labourers +6.0 pts ▸ 11.6%

6.9% Sales workers +1.1 pts ▸ 8.1%

1.9% Machinery operators & drivers +5.5 pts ▸ 7.4%

Economy & Advantage

ERP in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +35,550 higher in Port Adelaide - West

30,173 16th pct 65,723 49th pct

Growth in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +11.4 pts higher in Adelaide City

18.2% 95th pct 6.8% 62nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +54 higher in Adelaide City

458 10th pct 404 7th pct

Max temp in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +0.2 higher in Port Adelaide - West

22.7 39th pct 22.9 41st pct

Min temp in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +0.1 higher in Adelaide City

11.7 49th pct 11.6 49th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +2.4 higher in Adelaide City

9.5 100th pct 7.1 77th pct

Types ≤15 min in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +1.2 more in Adelaide City

8.0 100th pct 6.8 77th pct

15-min city in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +12.7 pts higher in Adelaide City

100.0% 100th pct 87.3% 76th pct

Walk to shops in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +12.8 pts higher in Adelaide City

98.3% 97th pct 85.5% 77th pct

Walk to transit in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +8.7 pts higher in Adelaide City

100.0% 100th pct 91.3% 61st pct

Walk to school in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +18.0 pts higher in Adelaide City

99.8% 100th pct 81.8% 68th pct

Walk to a park in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +3.3 pts higher in Adelaide City

100.0% 100th pct 96.7% 64th pct

Walk to health in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +30.0 pts higher in Adelaide City

100.0% 100th pct 70.0% 76th pct

Amenities/1k in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +29.2 more in Adelaide City

47.4 98th pct 18.2 67th pct

Intersections/km² in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +351 higher in Adelaide City

511 99th pct 160 74th pct

Mean slope in Adelaide City in Port Adelaide - West +3.6 pts higher in Adelaide City

6.8% 72nd pct 3.2% 9th pct

Compare Adelaide City with nearby areas

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Compare Port Adelaide - West with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Adelaide City vs Port Adelaide - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/40101/adelaide-city/vs/40402/port-adelaide-west