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Adelaide - Central and Hills vs Adelaide - West

Name: Adelaide - Central and Hills vs Adelaide - West — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 31 km apart · Adelaide - Central and Hills profile · Adelaide - West profile

Adelaide - Central and Hills Adelaide - West

Adelaide - Central and Hills and Adelaide - West are two nearby areas with a few distinct differences. Adelaide - Central and Hills has far more people with bachelor degrees (38.6%) and a higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week (25.3%). This area also sees far more rain, with an average of 744mm compared to 433mm in Adelaide - West. In contrast, Adelaide - West is more densely laid out, with a much higher street connectivity score of 238 intersections per square kilometre, compared to just 27 in Adelaide - Central and Hills.

Both areas sit close to the national figure for people born overseas, at around 29%. They also share similar housing patterns, with roughly 66% of homes being separate houses and about 2.4 people living in each home. While some gaps have narrowed, such as the difference in Year 12 completion rates, others have grown. For example, the gap in the share of households earning $3,000 or more a week has widened since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Volunteering: 6.4 pts higher in Adelaide - Central and Hills Bachelor+: 12.5 pts higher in Adelaide - Central and Hills Needs assistance: 1.9 pts higher in Adelaide - West One-parent: 4.2 pts higher in Adelaide - West Year 12: 9.5 pts higher in Adelaide - Central and Hills

Demographics & Identity

Population in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +68,030 larger in Adelaide - Central and Hills gap widening

312,377 72nd pct 244,347 57th pct

Median age in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +1 yrs older in Adelaide - Central and Hills gap widening

41 yrs 57th pct 40 yrs 50th pct

Age structure

26.1% Young adults (25–44) +2.9 pts ▸ 29.0%

25.1% Older adults (45–64) +0.3 pts ▸ 25.4%

20.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.2 pts 18.8%

15.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.8 pts 15.1%

12.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.2 pts 11.7%

Marital status

47.9% Married ◂ +5.2 pts 42.7%

35.8% Never married +2.8 pts ▸ 38.7%

8.5% Divorced +1.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

5.3% Widowed +0.7 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.4% Separated +0.7 pts ▸ 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Adelaide - Central and Hills Adelaide - West

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

67.8% Australia ◂ +0.9 pts 66.9%

4.6% England ◂ +1.0 pts 3.6%

2.9% India +1.0 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.9% China ◂ +2.6 pts 1.3%

0.7% Vietnam +2.1 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.0% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

0.6% Philippines +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.3% Nepal +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

Ancestry

34.6% English ◂ +4.6 pts 30.0%

27.7% Australian ◂ +1.5 pts 26.2%

10.2% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 10.1%

8.7% Scottish ◂ +1.4 pts 7.2%

8.3% Irish ◂ +0.8 pts 7.5%

7.9% Chinese ◂ +4.1 pts 3.8%

7.5% German ◂ +1.7 pts 5.8%

3.2% Greek +2.7 pts ▸ 5.8%

1.0% Vietnamese +2.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.1% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.6% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

0.8% Filipino +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%

Language

Language used at home

73.7% English only ◂ +5.3 pts 68.3%

4.9% Mandarin ◂ +3.2 pts 1.7%

1.7% Greek +2.0 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.8% Vietnamese +2.8 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.9% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 2.7%

0.9% Punjabi +1.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

0.6% Arabic +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Hindi even 0.8%

0.2% Tagalog +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.2% No religion ◂ +6.0 pts 39.2%

41.6% Christianity +3.2 pts ▸ 44.8%

5.5% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 5.2%

2.2% Buddhism +1.0 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.5% Islam +1.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.5% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.3% Other religions +0.7 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +50 more in Adelaide - Central and Hills

119 62nd pct 69 15th pct

Schools/1k kids in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +0.53 more in Adelaide - Central and Hills

2.40 57th pct 1.87 41st pct

Students in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +28,964 more in Adelaide - Central and Hills

62,137 74th pct 33,173 38th pct

Avg size in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +41 larger in Adelaide - Central and Hills

522 67th pct 481 56th pct

ICSEA in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +65 higher in Adelaide - Central and Hills

1,098 84th pct 1,034 61st pct

Highest year of school

69.8% Year 12 ◂ +9.5 pts 60.3%

11.5% Year 11 +2.1 pts ▸ 13.6%

8.6% Year 10 +3.0 pts ▸ 11.6%

5.6% Year 9 or below +4.4 pts ▸ 10.0%

Highest qualification level

36.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.2 pts 29.7%

17.3% Certificate III / IV +9.0 pts ▸ 26.4%

15.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +5.4 pts 9.9%

13.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.4 pts ▸ 15.1%

5.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.5 pts 3.9%

1.3% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 1.9%

Field of qualification

20.7% Management & commerce ◂ +0.9 pts 19.8%

11.2% Engineering & related +3.3 pts ▸ 14.6%

14.3% Health ◂ +2.4 pts 11.9%

13.8% Society & culture ◂ +0.8 pts 13.0%

8.8% Education ◂ +1.1 pts 7.7%

3.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.9 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.4% Architecture & building +0.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 4.0%

4.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.2 pts 3.2%

3.3% Information technology +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +$108 higher in Adelaide - Central and Hills gap steady

$873 71st pct $765 45th pct

Household income in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +$299 higher in Adelaide - Central and Hills gap steady

$1,815 64th pct $1,516 37th pct

Family income in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +$324 higher in Adelaide - Central and Hills gap narrowing

$2,344 74th pct $2,020 54th pct

Household income distribution

28.6% $1,500–$2,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 29.5%

24.6% $650–$1,499 +3.4 pts ▸ 28.0%

15.7% Under $650 +3.1 pts ▸ 18.7%

15.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +6.7 pts 8.3%

10.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.7 pts 9.5%

Personal income distribution

38.2% Under $650 +3.8 pts ▸ 42.0%

30.3% $650–$1,499 +3.0 pts ▸ 33.4%

19.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.7 pts 17.0%

7.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.0 pts 2.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.5% Mental health +0.8 pts ▸ 9.3%

8.3% Arthritis +1.0 pts ▸ 9.3%

8.2% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 8.7%

7.5% Asthma +0.5 pts ▸ 7.9%

4.2% Diabetes +1.3 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.1% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.2% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 3.0%

1.4% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.0% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.9% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.9% None ◂ +2.3 pts 64.6%

18.9% One condition +0.5 pts ▸ 19.5%

5.8% Two conditions +0.6 pts ▸ 6.4%

2.7% Three or more +0.9 pts ▸ 3.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +2,156 larger in Adelaide - West

2,411 25th pct 4,567 44th pct

Median age in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +1 yrs older in Adelaide - Central and Hills

26 yrs 71st pct 25 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +$25 higher in Adelaide - Central and Hills

$593 51st pct $568 40th pct

Household income in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +$198 higher in Adelaide - Central and Hills

$1,550 50th pct $1,352 23rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +0.1 larger in Adelaide - Central and Hills gap steady

2.4 29th pct 2.3 14th pct

Family composition

58.6% Couples with children ◂ +3.8 pts 54.8%

29.2% Couples without children ◂ +1.0 pts 28.2%

11.1% One-parent families +4.2 pts ▸ 15.3%

1.2% Other families +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

Household size

34.3% 2 people ◂ +1.1 pts 33.3%

28.6% 1 person +2.2 pts ▸ 30.8%

14.9% 3 people +0.8 pts ▸ 15.7%

15.2% 4 people ◂ +1.5 pts 13.7%

5.2% 5 people ◂ +0.7 pts 4.6%

1.7% 6 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +$45 higher in Adelaide - Central and Hills gap steady

$355 54th pct $310 35th pct

Mortgage in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +$151 higher in Adelaide - Central and Hills gap widening

$1,863 54th pct $1,712 41st pct

People / bedroom in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West even gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.6% Owned outright ◂ +4.0 pts 30.6%

28.7% Rented +4.7 pts ▸ 33.4%

32.7% Owned with a mortgage even 32.7%

3.0% Other tenure ◂ +0.9 pts 2.1%

1.0% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

66.3% Separate house ◂ +0.3 pts 66.1%

17.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.5 pts ▸ 22.4%

15.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +4.2 pts 11.0%

0.2% Other dwelling even 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

42.1% 3 bedrooms +7.9 pts ▸ 50.1%

24.6% 2 bedrooms +1.4 pts ▸ 26.0%

21.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +5.8 pts 15.8%

5.5% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.5 pts 4.0%

5.0% 5 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 2.7%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

43.1% $350–$549 ◂ +8.3 pts 34.8%

32.6% $200–$349 +5.7 pts ▸ 38.3%

11.9% Under $200 +7.5 pts ▸ 19.4%

7.5% $550–$749 ◂ +4.1 pts 3.4%

2.3% $750 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 0.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

28.7% $1,000–$1,799 +6.0 pts ▸ 34.7%

30.5% $1,800–$2,999 +1.1 pts ▸ 31.6%

19.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.7 pts 10.7%

16.5% Under $1,000 +1.6 pts ▸ 18.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +430 more in Adelaide - Central and Hills

1,696 69th pct 1,266 58th pct

Stops/1k in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +0.25 more in Adelaide - Central and Hills

5.43 75th pct 5.18 69th pct

Departures/1k in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +594.0 more in Adelaide - Central and Hills

2,266.0 91st pct 1,672.0 80th pct

PT routes in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +208 more in Adelaide - Central and Hills

315 98th pct 107 78th pct

How people get to work

57.2% Car (driver) +5.4 pts ▸ 62.6%

13.0% Worked at home ◂ +3.7 pts 9.2%

5.0% Bus ◂ +1.0 pts 4.0%

4.2% Car (passenger) +0.3 pts ▸ 4.5%

4.0% Walked ◂ +2.4 pts 1.6%

1.8% Bicycle ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

0.2% Train +1.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

Motor vehicles per home

37.5% 1 vehicle +2.1 pts ▸ 39.6%

36.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.8 pts 35.2%

11.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.6 pts 10.6%

8.7% No vehicle +0.5 pts ▸ 9.2%

6.5% 4 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 5.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.7 pts 16.4%

10.7% Professional & technical ◂ +3.8 pts 6.9%

10.5% Education & training ◂ +2.0 pts 8.5%

8.7% Retail trade +0.7 pts ▸ 9.5%

7.0% Construction +0.9 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.0% Public administration & safety +0.4 pts ▸ 7.5%

7.1% Accommodation & food even 7.2%

5.3% Manufacturing +1.6 pts ▸ 6.9%

2.7% Transport & warehousing +2.3 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.5% Other services +0.7 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.2% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.7% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.4 pts 3.3%

Occupations people work in

32.5% Professionals ◂ +9.1 pts 23.4%

15.0% Managers ◂ +3.1 pts 11.9%

12.3% Clerical & administrative +1.5 pts ▸ 13.8%

10.9% Community & personal service +2.3 pts ▸ 13.2%

10.2% Technicians & trades +2.5 pts ▸ 12.7%

6.7% Labourers +2.5 pts ▸ 9.1%

7.9% Sales workers +0.6 pts ▸ 8.4%

3.0% Machinery operators & drivers +2.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

Economy & Advantage

ERP in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +75,834 higher in Adelaide - Central and Hills

338,950 64th pct 263,116 47th pct

Growth in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +0.8 pts higher in Adelaide - Central and Hills

7.4% 65th pct 6.5% 57th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +310 higher in Adelaide - Central and Hills

744 43rd pct 433 12th pct

Max temp in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +2.3 higher in Adelaide - West

20.3 17th pct 22.6 34th pct

Min temp in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +2.0 higher in Adelaide - West

9.8 26th pct 11.8 53rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +0.1 higher in Adelaide - West

7.3 84th pct 7.4 86th pct

Types ≤15 min in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +0.4 more in Adelaide - West

6.8 83rd pct 7.1 88th pct

15-min city in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +9.8 pts higher in Adelaide - West

84.1% 81st pct 93.9% 92nd pct

Walk to shops in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +8.7 pts higher in Adelaide - West

82.4% 82nd pct 91.1% 91st pct

Walk to transit in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +8.0 pts higher in Adelaide - West

89.2% 66th pct 97.2% 85th pct

Walk to school in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +5.2 pts higher in Adelaide - West

83.5% 76th pct 88.7% 84th pct

Walk to a park in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +5.8 pts higher in Adelaide - West

93.3% 63rd pct 99.1% 86th pct

Walk to health in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +2.9 pts higher in Adelaide - Central and Hills

76.0% 87th pct 73.1% 85th pct

Amenities/1k in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +1.3 more in Adelaide - Central and Hills

17.1 59th pct 15.8 45th pct

Intersections/km² in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +212 higher in Adelaide - West

27 60th pct 238 92nd pct

Mean slope in Adelaide - Central and Hills in Adelaide - West +2.6 pts higher in Adelaide - Central and Hills

5.7% 53rd pct 3.2% 4th pct

Compare Adelaide - Central and Hills with nearby areas

Adelaide - South Adelaide - West Adelaide - North South Australia - South East Barossa - Yorke - Mid North North West Warrnambool and South West Ballarat Murray Bendigo Geelong South Australia - Outback

Compare Adelaide - West with nearby areas

Adelaide - North Adelaide - South Adelaide - Central and Hills Barossa - Yorke - Mid North South Australia - South East North West Warrnambool and South West Ballarat Murray Bendigo South Australia - Outback Geelong

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Adelaide - Central and Hills vs Adelaide - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/401/adelaide-central-and-hills/vs/404/adelaide-west