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Warrnambool and South West vs Adelaide - Central and Hills
Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 412 km apart · Warrnambool and South West profile · Adelaide - Central and Hills profile
Warrnambool and South West Adelaide - Central and Hills
Adelaide - Central and Hills and Warrnambool and South West are two very different regions. Adelaide - Central and Hills is a very walkable area where 28.7% of people were born overseas and 38.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Warrnambool and South West is much more car-dependent, with only 8.8% of people born overseas and 15.7% of adults with a degree. These differences extend to housing, as separate houses make up 90.8% of homes in Warrnambool and South West compared to 66.3% in Adelaide - Central and Hills.
Since 2011, the gaps between these two places have often grown. The difference in typical weekly family income has widened to $576, and the gap in university qualifications has increased. They do share some common ground, such as having nearly identical rates of volunteers (around 20%) and a similar number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Both areas also have populations that are older than the national figure, though the typical resident in Warrnambool and South West is four years older than in Adelaide - Central and Hills.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 120,659
- First area, 2016: 122,701
- First area, 2021: 128,069
- Second area, 2011: 277,064
- Second area, 2016: 289,546
- Second area, 2021: 312,377
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 41 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 Warrnambool and South West: 1.1% males, 1.9% females; 85+ in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 1.1% males, 1.9% females
- 80–84 in Warrnambool and South West: 1.3% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 1.2% males, 1.5% females
- 75–79 in Warrnambool and South West: 2.1% males, 2.2% females; 75–79 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 1.7% males, 2.1% females
- 70–74 in Warrnambool and South West: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 70–74 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 2.4% males, 2.8% females
- 65–69 in Warrnambool and South West: 3.5% males, 3.6% females; 65–69 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 2.6% males, 2.9% females
- 60–64 in Warrnambool and South West: 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 60–64 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 55–59 in Warrnambool and South West: 3.5% males, 3.7% females; 55–59 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 50–54 in Warrnambool and South West: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Warrnambool and South West: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Warrnambool and South West: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 40–44 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Warrnambool and South West: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 35–39 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 3.2% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Warrnambool and South West: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 30–34 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 25–29 in Warrnambool and South West: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 25–29 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 20–24 in Warrnambool and South West: 2.4% males, 2.2% females; 20–24 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 3.6% males, 3.5% females
- 15–19 in Warrnambool and South West: 3.0% males, 2.8% females; 15–19 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Warrnambool and South West: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 10–14 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 5–9 in Warrnambool and South West: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 5–9 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 2.8% males, 2.6% females
- 0–4 in Warrnambool and South West: 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 2.4% males, 2.2% 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: $504
- First area, 2016: $582
- First area, 2021: $715
- Second area, 2011: $626
- Second area, 2016: $700
- Second area, 2021: $873
- First area, 2011: $951
- First area, 2016: $1,103
- First area, 2021: $1,335
- Second area, 2011: $1,290
- Second area, 2016: $1,472
- Second area, 2021: $1,815
- First area, 2011: $1,217
- First area, 2016: $1,411
- First area, 2021: $1,768
- Second area, 2011: $1,735
- Second area, 2016: $1,967
- Second area, 2021: $2,344
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: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $175
- First area, 2016: $201
- First area, 2021: $250
- Second area, 2011: $275
- Second area, 2016: $312
- Second area, 2021: $355
- First area, 2011: $1,257
- First area, 2016: $1,300
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2011: $1,733
- Second area, 2016: $1,734
- Second area, 2021: $1,863
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- 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). Warrnambool and South West vs Adelaide - Central and Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/217/warrnambool-and-south-west/vs/401/adelaide-central-and-hills