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Adelaide vs Goodwood
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.6 km apart · Adelaide profile · Goodwood profile
Adelaide Goodwood
Adelaide and Goodwood (SA) are neighbouring areas with very different characters. Adelaide is a young, international hub where the typical resident is 31 and 51.8% were born overseas. It is dominated by apartments and renters, with 63.8% of homes rented and 45.3% of people living alone. In contrast, Goodwood (SA) is more established and family-oriented; its typical resident is 40 and 59.1% of homes are separate houses. Families with children are much more common there, with 15.3% of the population being children under 15, compared to just 5.2% in Adelaide.
Both areas are very walkable, and about half of the people in each (around the national figure) say they have no religion. Life in Adelaide is more mobile and transit-focused, with 37.7% of homes having no car and a very high number of public transport stops. Goodwood (SA) is more settled, with a higher share of homes owned outright (33.8%) and more people driving to work. These two places have tracked similarly since 2011 in their high access to local shops and parks.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 12,962
- First area, 2016: 15,115
- First area, 2021: 18,202
- Second area, 2011: 2,810
- Second area, 2016: 2,986
- Second area, 2021: 2,823
- First area, 2011: 29 yrs
- First area, 2016: 29 yrs
- First area, 2021: 31 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 40 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: 0.3% males, 0.5% females; 85+ in Goodwood: 1.0% males, 0.9% females
- 80–84 in Adelaide: 0.5% males, 0.6% females; 80–84 in Goodwood: 0.6% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in Adelaide: 1.1% males, 1.0% females; 75–79 in Goodwood: 1.4% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Adelaide: 1.8% males, 1.8% females; 70–74 in Goodwood: 2.1% males, 2.9% females
- 65–69 in Adelaide: 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 65–69 in Goodwood: 2.5% males, 4.0% females
- 60–64 in Adelaide: 2.1% males, 2.0% females; 60–64 in Goodwood: 2.6% males, 3.6% females
- 55–59 in Adelaide: 2.4% males, 2.0% females; 55–59 in Goodwood: 2.8% males, 3.2% females
- 50–54 in Adelaide: 2.4% males, 1.8% females; 50–54 in Goodwood: 3.5% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Adelaide: 2.8% males, 2.0% females; 45–49 in Goodwood: 3.2% males, 3.7% females
- 40–44 in Adelaide: 3.1% males, 2.6% females; 40–44 in Goodwood: 3.2% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Adelaide: 4.3% males, 3.2% females; 35–39 in Goodwood: 3.6% males, 4.5% females
- 30–34 in Adelaide: 5.9% males, 4.9% females; 30–34 in Goodwood: 4.3% males, 4.6% females
- 25–29 in Adelaide: 8.6% males, 7.8% females; 25–29 in Goodwood: 3.5% males, 3.7% females
- 20–24 in Adelaide: 10.1% males, 10.3% females; 20–24 in Goodwood: 2.8% males, 3.2% females
- 15–19 in Adelaide: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 15–19 in Goodwood: 1.8% males, 2.1% females
- 10–14 in Adelaide: 0.8% males, 0.9% females; 10–14 in Goodwood: 2.7% males, 2.2% females
- 5–9 in Adelaide: 0.9% males, 0.8% females; 5–9 in Goodwood: 2.5% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Adelaide: 0.9% males, 0.8% females; 0–4 in Goodwood: 2.7% males, 2.5% 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: $486
- First area, 2016: $474
- First area, 2021: $726
- Second area, 2011: $711
- Second area, 2016: $833
- Second area, 2021: $1,006
- First area, 2011: $949
- First area, 2016: $1,093
- First area, 2021: $1,365
- Second area, 2011: $1,396
- Second area, 2016: $1,664
- Second area, 2021: $1,918
- First area, 2011: $1,699
- First area, 2016: $1,793
- First area, 2021: $2,056
- Second area, 2011: $1,976
- Second area, 2016: $2,185
- Second area, 2021: $2,508
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: 1.8
- First area, 2016: 1.9
- First area, 2021: 1.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.2
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $321
- First area, 2016: $380
- First area, 2021: $400
- Second area, 2011: $270
- Second area, 2016: $310
- Second area, 2021: $355
- First area, 2011: $1,842
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2011: $1,925
- Second area, 2016: $1,950
- Second area, 2021: $2,167
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- 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
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Adelaide vs Goodwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40002/adelaide/vs/SAL40520/goodwood