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Gold Coast vs South Australia - Outback

Name: Gold Coast vs South Australia - Outback — 2021 Census comparison
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Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 1,693 km apart · Gold Coast profile · South Australia - Outback profile

Gold Coast South Australia - Outback

Gold Coast and South Australia - Outback are very different places. Gold Coast is more urban and diverse, with 28.9% of people born overseas and a typical weekly rent of $450. In contrast, South Australia - Outback is more rural and traditional, where 10.8% were born overseas and typical rent is much lower at $190. Educational gaps are also wide; 59.3% of Gold Coast residents completed Year 12, compared to 37.8% in South Australia - Outback. This divide extends to First Nations people, who in Gold Coast have higher Year 12 completion (52.1%) and personal incomes, while those in South Australia - Outback are far more likely to speak a First Nations language (32.0%).

Everyday life shares some common ground, as both areas have similar unemployment rates and almost the same share of people who need help with daily activities. They also have nearly identical numbers of people caring for children unpaid and those who have served in the Defence Force. However, some gaps are growing. Since 2011, the difference in typical rents and the share of people with university degrees have both widened, making Gold Coast increasingly distinct from South Australia - Outback.

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Where they differ most

Population: 558,132 larger in Gold Coast Year 12: 21.5 pts higher in Gold Coast Rent: $260 higher in Gold Coast Recent movers: 17.5 pts higher in Gold Coast Separate houses: 20.6 pts higher in South Australia - Outback

Demographics & Identity

Population in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +558,132 larger in Gold Coast gap widening

640,778 93rd pct 82,646 23rd pct

Median age in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +2 yrs older in South Australia - Outback gap widening

39 yrs 43rd pct 41 yrs 57th pct

Age structure

27.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.4 pts 24.9%

25.3% Older adults (45–64) +1.7 pts ▸ 26.9%

17.8% Seniors (65+) +1.2 pts ▸ 19.0%

17.6% Children (0–14) +1.0 pts ▸ 18.6%

12.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.5 pts 10.6%

Marital status

44.1% Married ◂ +0.8 pts 43.2%

36.9% Never married +1.1 pts ▸ 38.0%

10.8% Divorced ◂ +1.8 pts 9.0%

4.7% Widowed +1.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.6% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Gold Coast South Australia - Outback

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

65.3% Australia +15.7 pts ▸ 81.0%

7.1% New Zealand ◂ +6.3 pts 0.8%

5.0% England ◂ +1.8 pts 3.2%

1.4% China ◂ +1.3 pts 0.1%

1.4% South Africa ◂ +1.0 pts 0.4%

1.1% India ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.9% Philippines even 0.9%

0.3% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

40.1% English ◂ +2.5 pts 37.6%

30.8% Australian +8.2 pts ▸ 39.0%

10.5% Irish ◂ +3.0 pts 7.5%

10.1% Scottish ◂ +1.4 pts 8.7%

4.8% German +2.9 pts ▸ 7.7%

3.3% Chinese ◂ +2.9 pts 0.4%

3.1% Italian ◂ +1.2 pts 1.9%

1.7% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

1.4% Indian ◂ +0.8 pts 0.6%

1.3% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

0.8% Greek even 0.8%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

80.5% English only +2.5 pts ▸ 83.1%

1.8% Mandarin ◂ +1.7 pts 0.2%

0.5% Cantonese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.5% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.4% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Tagalog even 0.4%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

43.8% No religion +4.7 pts ▸ 48.5%

43.9% Christianity ◂ +5.8 pts 38.2%

7.8% Not stated +3.3 pts ▸ 11.1%

1.4% Buddhism ◂ +0.9 pts 0.6%

1.0% Hinduism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

1.0% Islam ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.8% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +48 more in Gold Coast

116 59th pct 68 14th pct

Schools/1k kids in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +3.39 more in South Australia - Outback

1.03 0th pct 4.42 90th pct

Students in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +89,752 more in Gold Coast

103,213 90th pct 13,461 9th pct

Avg size in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +692 larger in Gold Coast

890 100th pct 198 13th pct

ICSEA in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +116 higher in Gold Coast

1,047 71st pct 931 10th pct

Highest year of school

59.3% Year 12 ◂ +21.5 pts 37.8%

7.3% Year 11 +14.1 pts ▸ 21.4%

19.7% Year 10 ◂ +0.6 pts 19.1%

6.5% Year 9 or below +5.1 pts ▸ 11.6%

Highest qualification level

29.3% Certificate III / IV +10.4 pts ▸ 39.7%

23.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +8.8 pts 14.7%

17.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +5.6 pts 12.0%

7.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.2 pts 3.0%

1.8% Certificate I / II +1.6 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.9 pts 2.2%

Field of qualification

20.2% Management & commerce ◂ +8.7 pts 11.5%

12.0% Engineering & related +7.4 pts ▸ 19.4%

11.5% Society & culture ◂ +1.0 pts 10.5%

11.2% Health ◂ +1.2 pts 10.0%

7.3% Education +1.4 pts ▸ 8.7%

7.1% Architecture & building ◂ +2.2 pts 4.8%

6.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.5 pts 5.4%

3.9% Creative arts ◂ +2.6 pts 1.3%

1.4% Agriculture & environment +2.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.1% Information technology ◂ +1.2 pts 0.9%

1.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.9 pts 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +$81 higher in Gold Coast gap widening

$785 51st pct $704 22nd pct

Household income in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +$409 higher in Gold Coast gap widening

$1,692 53rd pct $1,283 11th pct

Family income in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +$321 higher in Gold Coast gap widening

$2,009 53rd pct $1,688 17th pct

Household income distribution

31.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.4 pts 25.7%

27.2% $650–$1,499 +2.6 pts ▸ 29.8%

14.7% Under $650 +6.9 pts ▸ 21.7%

10.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.5 pts 5.6%

9.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 7.3%

Personal income distribution

39.1% Under $650 +2.8 pts ▸ 41.8%

33.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.4 pts 29.0%

16.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 15.2%

3.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 2.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.4% Arthritis +1.3 pts ▸ 9.6%

7.7% Asthma +1.7 pts ▸ 9.3%

8.4% Mental health ◂ +0.3 pts 8.1%

7.8% Other condition ◂ +0.8 pts 7.0%

3.6% Diabetes +2.9 pts ▸ 6.5%

3.8% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.1% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 2.9%

1.9% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.9% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.8% Dementia even 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.3% None ◂ +5.3 pts 58.9%

18.6% One condition +0.8 pts ▸ 19.4%

5.5% Two conditions +1.0 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.8% Three or more +1.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +4,231 larger in Gold Coast

13,901 82nd pct 9,670 70th pct

Median age in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +2 yrs older in South Australia - Outback

24 yrs 43rd pct 26 yrs 71st pct

Median income in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +$292 higher in Gold Coast

$693 75th pct $401 6th pct

Household income in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +$766 higher in Gold Coast

$1,834 76th pct $1,068 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +0.2 larger in Gold Coast gap widening

2.5 57th pct 2.3 14th pct

Family composition

55.2% Couples with children ◂ +4.7 pts 50.4%

28.5% Couples without children +2.8 pts ▸ 31.3%

15.2% One-parent families +1.8 pts ▸ 17.0%

1.1% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

35.8% 2 people ◂ +0.4 pts 35.4%

23.4% 1 person +9.6 pts ▸ 33.1%

16.7% 3 people ◂ +4.2 pts 12.5%

15.4% 4 people ◂ +4.2 pts 11.1%

5.8% 5 people ◂ +0.5 pts 5.3%

2.9% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 2.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +$260 higher in Gold Coast gap widening

$450 87th pct $190 2nd pct

Mortgage in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +$793 higher in Gold Coast gap widening

$1,950 64th pct $1,157 0th pct

People / bedroom in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

35.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +8.1 pts 27.5%

33.4% Rented +1.1 pts ▸ 34.5%

28.1% Owned outright +4.5 pts ▸ 32.7%

1.4% Other tenure +1.7 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.5% Not stated +0.8 pts ▸ 2.3%

Types of homes

57.7% Separate house +20.6 pts ▸ 78.2%

21.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +17.1 pts 4.1%

20.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.2 pts 16.0%

0.6% Other dwelling +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

Bedrooms per home

33.8% 3 bedrooms +21.1 pts ▸ 54.9%

29.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +10.3 pts 19.6%

21.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.5 pts 15.7%

7.7% 5 or more ◂ +4.2 pts 3.5%

5.5% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.7 pts 3.7%

0.5% Studio / none even 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

56.1% $350–$549 ◂ +48.6 pts 7.5%

5.2% Under $200 +43.6 pts ▸ 48.8%

12.6% $200–$349 +25.0 pts ▸ 37.6%

17.3% $550–$749 ◂ +17.1 pts 0.3%

5.6% $750 or more ◂ +5.4 pts 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

27.5% $1,000–$1,799 +12.3 pts ▸ 39.8%

37.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +22.6 pts 14.4%

12.7% Under $1,000 +23.7 pts ▸ 36.5%

16.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +12.3 pts 3.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +1,438 more in Gold Coast

1,828 72nd pct 390 11th pct

Stops/1k in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +1.87 more in South Australia - Outback

2.85 16th pct 4.72 55th pct

Departures/1k in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +595.7 more in Gold Coast

833.1 50th pct 237.4 22nd pct

PT routes in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +62 more in Gold Coast

85 56th pct 23 14th pct

How people get to work

62.8% Car (driver) +1.9 pts ▸ 64.7%

13.9% Worked at home ◂ +7.7 pts 6.2%

2.1% Walked +4.0 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.9% Car (passenger) +1.3 pts ▸ 5.2%

0.6% Bus +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.6% Bicycle even 0.6%

0.5% Train ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.0 pts 35.2%

35.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.8 pts 35.1%

12.9% 3 vehicles +0.4 pts ▸ 13.3%

4.8% No vehicle +4.0 pts ▸ 8.8%

7.2% 4 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 7.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.5 pts 13.4%

11.4% Construction ◂ +3.4 pts 8.0%

0.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +10.3 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.3% Retail trade ◂ +0.9 pts 9.4%

8.3% Education & training +0.8 pts ▸ 9.1%

8.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.0 pts 6.9%

0.7% Mining +6.7 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.6% Professional & technical ◂ +4.3 pts 2.3%

4.2% Public administration & safety +1.7 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.2% Manufacturing +0.7 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.6% Transport & warehousing +0.8 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.1% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 3.7%

Occupations people work in

20.4% Professionals ◂ +6.0 pts 14.3%

14.3% Technicians & trades +0.8 pts ▸ 15.1%

13.1% Managers +1.3 pts ▸ 14.3%

12.8% Community & personal service +0.5 pts ▸ 13.3%

9.2% Labourers +3.5 pts ▸ 12.7%

12.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.9 pts 9.7%

10.4% Sales workers ◂ +2.3 pts 8.1%

5.1% Machinery operators & drivers +5.1 pts ▸ 10.2%

Economy & Advantage

ERP in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +622,160 higher in Gold Coast

708,085 92nd pct 85,925 9th pct

Growth in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +8.6 pts higher in Gold Coast

9.0% 76th pct 0.4% 0th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +1,291 higher in Gold Coast

1,430 88th pct 139 0th pct

Max temp in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +4.3 higher in South Australia - Outback

25.2 64th pct 29.5 90th pct

Min temp in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +0.2 higher in South Australia - Outback

13.7 76th pct 13.9 78th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +2.2 higher in Gold Coast

5.9 67th pct 3.8 18th pct

Types ≤15 min in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +1.5 more in Gold Coast

5.4 61st pct 4.0 23rd pct

15-min city in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +20.1 pts higher in Gold Coast

67.7% 62nd pct 47.6% 27th pct

Walk to shops in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +24.7 pts higher in Gold Coast

69.5% 70th pct 44.8% 23rd pct

Walk to transit in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +38.3 pts higher in Gold Coast

83.3% 55th pct 45.0% 19th pct

Walk to school in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +0.1 pts higher in Gold Coast

53.8% 29th pct 53.7% 29th pct

Walk to a park in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +27.8 pts higher in Gold Coast

93.6% 64th pct 65.8% 13th pct

Walk to health in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +17.7 pts higher in Gold Coast

54.6% 72nd pct 36.9% 29th pct

Amenities/1k in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +15.4 more in South Australia - Outback

13.7 30th pct 29.1 94th pct

Intersections/km² in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +33 higher in Gold Coast

33 62nd pct 0 1st pct

Mean slope in Gold Coast in South Australia - Outback +2.7 pts higher in Gold Coast

6.8% 77th pct 4.1% 19th pct

Compare Gold Coast with nearby areas

Logan - Beaudesert Brisbane - East Brisbane - South Brisbane Inner City Brisbane - West Brisbane - North Ipswich Richmond - Tweed Moreton Bay - South Toowoomba Sunshine Coast Moreton Bay - North

Compare South Australia - Outback with nearby areas

Barossa - Yorke - Mid North Adelaide - North Adelaide - West Adelaide - Central and Hills Adelaide - South South Australia - South East North West Queensland - Outback Far West and Orana Murray Warrnambool and South West Northern Territory - Outback

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gold Coast vs South Australia - Outback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/309/gold-coast/vs/406/south-australia-outback