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Adelaide vs Hackney
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.1 km apart · Adelaide profile · Hackney profile
Adelaide Hackney
Adelaide and Hackney are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Adelaide is a younger, highly international hub where the typical resident is 31 and 51.8% were born overseas. In contrast, residents in Hackney are far older, with a typical age of 41 and a much higher share of people aged 65 and over (23.8% compared to 11.7% in Adelaide). This difference is seen in the housing too; Adelaide is dominated by flats and apartments, while separate houses are far more common in Hackney.
Both areas share a very high level of convenience, with every home in both locations within a 10-minute walk of public transport and a 15-minute walk of parks and groceries. This shared accessibility is a baseline for both, though they vary in other ways. For example, Adelaide has far more people using a language other than English at home (42.4%) and a higher share of renters (63.8%). Meanwhile, Hackney has a higher rate of long-term health conditions (32.9%) and a higher share of people who own their homes outright.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 12,962
- First area, 2016: 15,115
- First area, 2021: 18,202
- Second area, 2011: 639
- Second area, 2016: 567
- Second area, 2021: 575
- First area, 2011: 29 yrs
- First area, 2016: 29 yrs
- First area, 2021: 31 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 45 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 Adelaide: 0.3% males, 0.5% females; 85+ in Hackney: 2.5% males, 3.2% females
- 80–84 in Adelaide: 0.5% males, 0.6% females; 80–84 in Hackney: 0.5% males, 3.4% females
- 75–79 in Adelaide: 1.1% males, 1.0% females; 75–79 in Hackney: 2.3% males, 2.6% females
- 70–74 in Adelaide: 1.8% males, 1.8% females; 70–74 in Hackney: 2.5% males, 3.5% females
- 65–69 in Adelaide: 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 65–69 in Hackney: 3.0% males, 1.6% females
- 60–64 in Adelaide: 2.1% males, 2.0% females; 60–64 in Hackney: 3.0% males, 2.1% females
- 55–59 in Adelaide: 2.4% males, 2.0% females; 55–59 in Hackney: 3.9% males, 4.1% females
- 50–54 in Adelaide: 2.4% males, 1.8% females; 50–54 in Hackney: 3.4% males, 2.1% females
- 45–49 in Adelaide: 2.8% males, 2.0% females; 45–49 in Hackney: 1.9% males, 1.4% females
- 40–44 in Adelaide: 3.1% males, 2.6% females; 40–44 in Hackney: 2.1% males, 2.5% females
- 35–39 in Adelaide: 4.3% males, 3.2% females; 35–39 in Hackney: 2.8% males, 2.1% females
- 30–34 in Adelaide: 5.9% males, 4.9% females; 30–34 in Hackney: 3.4% males, 4.6% females
- 25–29 in Adelaide: 8.6% males, 7.8% females; 25–29 in Hackney: 4.4% males, 3.4% females
- 20–24 in Adelaide: 10.1% males, 10.3% females; 20–24 in Hackney: 3.0% males, 3.4% females
- 15–19 in Adelaide: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 15–19 in Hackney: 10.2% males, 1.1% females
- 10–14 in Adelaide: 0.8% males, 0.9% females; 10–14 in Hackney: 3.2% males, 2.3% females
- 5–9 in Adelaide: 0.9% males, 0.8% females; 5–9 in Hackney: 1.6% males, 1.8% females
- 0–4 in Adelaide: 0.9% males, 0.8% females; 0–4 in Hackney: 0.7% males, 0.7% 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: $513
- Second area, 2016: $528
- Second area, 2021: $625
- First area, 2011: $949
- First area, 2016: $1,093
- First area, 2021: $1,365
- Second area, 2011: $961
- Second area, 2016: $895
- Second area, 2021: $1,107
- First area, 2011: $1,699
- First area, 2016: $1,793
- First area, 2021: $2,056
- Second area, 2011: $1,650
- Second area, 2016: $2,021
- Second area, 2021: $2,166
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: 1.9
- Second area, 2016: 1.8
- Second area, 2021: 1.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $321
- First area, 2016: $380
- First area, 2021: $400
- Second area, 2011: $126
- Second area, 2016: $285
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2011: $1,842
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2011: $2,492
- Second area, 2016: $1,938
- Second area, 2021: $1,704
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
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 Hackney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40002/adelaide/vs/SAL40547/hackney