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Adelaide - Central and Hills vs South Australia - South East
Region (SA4) comparison ≈ 108 km apart · Adelaide - Central and Hills profile · South Australia - South East profile
Adelaide - Central and Hills South Australia - South East
Adelaide - Central and Hills and South Australia - South East are very different places. Adelaide - Central and Hills is a very walkable area with high levels of education and income; 38.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher and 25.3% of households earn $3,000 or more a week. In contrast, South Australia - South East is mostly car-dependent, with a lower proportion of adults holding a bachelor degree (11.6%) and only 9.5% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly. Adelaide - Central and Hills is also more diverse, with 28.7% of people born overseas and 22.8% using another language at home, compared to 12.9% and 5.6% respectively in South Australia - South East.
Both areas have a similar proportion of children under 15, at about 16%. While they share this trait, other gaps are widening; for example, the typical resident in South Australia - South East is now 7 years older than in Adelaide - Central and Hills, a gap that was only 3 years in 2011. The difference in home-loan costs has also grown, with the typical monthly payment in Adelaide - Central and Hills now $728 higher than in South Australia - South East.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 277,064
- First area, 2016: 289,546
- First area, 2021: 312,377
- Second area, 2011: 177,122
- Second area, 2016: 184,742
- Second area, 2021: 193,709
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 48 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 - Central and Hills: 1.1% males, 1.9% females; 85+ in South Australia - South East: 1.3% males, 1.8% females
- 80–84 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 1.2% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in South Australia - South East: 1.6% males, 1.8% females
- 75–79 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 1.7% males, 2.1% females; 75–79 in South Australia - South East: 2.6% males, 2.6% females
- 70–74 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 2.4% males, 2.8% females; 70–74 in South Australia - South East: 3.7% males, 3.7% females
- 65–69 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 65–69 in South Australia - South East: 3.9% males, 3.8% females
- 60–64 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 60–64 in South Australia - South East: 3.8% males, 3.9% females
- 55–59 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in South Australia - South East: 3.5% males, 3.6% females
- 50–54 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 50–54 in South Australia - South East: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in South Australia - South East: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 3.1% males, 3.2% females; 40–44 in South Australia - South East: 2.6% males, 2.6% females
- 35–39 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in South Australia - South East: 2.6% males, 2.6% females
- 30–34 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 30–34 in South Australia - South East: 2.6% males, 2.5% females
- 25–29 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 25–29 in South Australia - South East: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 20–24 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 3.6% males, 3.5% females; 20–24 in South Australia - South East: 2.4% males, 2.1% females
- 15–19 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 15–19 in South Australia - South East: 2.8% males, 2.5% females
- 10–14 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 10–14 in South Australia - South East: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 5–9 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in South Australia - South East: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Adelaide - Central and Hills: 2.4% males, 2.2% females; 0–4 in South Australia - South East: 2.4% males, 2.3% 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: $626
- First area, 2016: $700
- First area, 2021: $873
- Second area, 2011: $468
- Second area, 2016: $544
- Second area, 2021: $638
- First area, 2011: $1,290
- First area, 2016: $1,472
- First area, 2021: $1,815
- Second area, 2011: $855
- Second area, 2016: $997
- Second area, 2021: $1,162
- First area, 2011: $1,735
- First area, 2016: $1,967
- First area, 2021: $2,344
- Second area, 2011: $1,060
- Second area, 2016: $1,266
- Second area, 2021: $1,480
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: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $275
- First area, 2016: $312
- First area, 2021: $355
- Second area, 2011: $160
- Second area, 2016: $195
- Second area, 2021: $230
- First area, 2011: $1,733
- First area, 2016: $1,734
- First area, 2021: $1,863
- Second area, 2011: $1,155
- Second area, 2016: $1,127
- Second area, 2021: $1,135
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
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 - Central and Hills vs South Australia - South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa4/401/adelaide-central-and-hills/vs/407/south-australia-south-east