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Barunga Gap vs Bute
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 12 km apart · Barunga Gap profile · Bute profile
Barunga Gap Bute
Bute and Barunga Gap are two small South Australian areas with very different demographic profiles. Bute is much older, with a typical resident aged 51 and 31.6% of people aged 65 and over, while Barunga Gap is far younger, with a typical age of 27 and 34.8% children. This age gap is mirrored in their incomes; the typical weekly household income is far higher in Barunga Gap at $1,749, compared to $869 in Bute. Bute is more developed with a walkability score of 3.0 (mostly car-dependent) and a school, while Barunga Gap is car-dependent and lacks local amenities.
Both areas share an identical lack of residents who use a language other than English at home. This commonality exists alongside a wide gap in health and stability; Bute has far more people with long-term health conditions (40.6% vs 13.0%) and a higher share of people with no religion. While Bute has seen more movement with 20.2% of people moving in the last five years, Barunga Gap has seen no one move in.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 27
- First area, 2021: 23
- Second area, 2011: 416
- Second area, 2016: 413
- Second area, 2021: 389
- First area, 2016: 35 yrs
- First area, 2021: 27 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 51 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 Barunga Gap: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Bute: 1.5% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Barunga Gap: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Bute: 2.2% males, 1.2% females
- 75–79 in Barunga Gap: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Bute: 4.9% males, 2.9% females
- 70–74 in Barunga Gap: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Bute: 3.2% males, 4.2% females
- 65–69 in Barunga Gap: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Bute: 6.4% males, 3.9% females
- 60–64 in Barunga Gap: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Bute: 4.4% males, 3.4% females
- 55–59 in Barunga Gap: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 55–59 in Bute: 4.4% males, 3.4% females
- 50–54 in Barunga Gap: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Bute: 3.2% males, 2.2% females
- 45–49 in Barunga Gap: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Bute: 4.2% males, 3.7% females
- 40–44 in Barunga Gap: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Bute: 3.7% males, 2.5% females
- 35–39 in Barunga Gap: 30.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Bute: 2.9% males, 2.2% females
- 30–34 in Barunga Gap: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Bute: 2.0% males, 2.2% females
- 25–29 in Barunga Gap: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Bute: 0.7% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Barunga Gap: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Bute: 1.7% males, 1.0% females
- 15–19 in Barunga Gap: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Bute: 3.2% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in Barunga Gap: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Bute: 3.2% males, 2.9% females
- 5–9 in Barunga Gap: 30.0% males, 40.0% females; 5–9 in Bute: 3.4% males, 2.0% females
- 0–4 in Barunga Gap: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Bute: 2.2% males, 2.2% 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, 2016: $1,062
- First area, 2021: $949
- Second area, 2011: $390
- Second area, 2016: $450
- Second area, 2021: $488
- First area, 2016: $1,625
- First area, 2021: $1,749
- Second area, 2011: $803
- Second area, 2016: $765
- Second area, 2021: $869
- First area, 2016: $2,250
- First area, 2021: $1,875
- Second area, 2011: $1,010
- Second area, 2016: $941
- Second area, 2021: $1,218
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, 2016: 2.0
- First area, 2021: 3.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $47
- Second area, 2011: $100
- Second area, 2016: $150
- Second area, 2021: $150
- First area, 2021: $780
- Second area, 2011: $867
- Second area, 2016: $867
- Second area, 2021: $823
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Barunga Gap vs Bute [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40078/barunga-gap/vs/SAL40197/bute