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Bedford Park vs Mitchell Park

Name: Bedford Park vs Mitchell Park — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.1 km apart · Bedford Park profile · Mitchell Park profile

Bedford Park Mitchell Park

Mitchell Park (SA) and Bedford Park are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Bedford Park is much younger, with a typical resident aged 28 compared to 37 in Mitchell Park (SA). It is also more international, with 44.8% of people born overseas and far more recent arrivals from abroad. Mitchell Park (SA) is more likely to have people living alone (37.8%) and more adults in full-time work (53.3%). It also has better local access, as every home is within a 15-minute walk of a school and groceries, whereas only 16.1% of homes in Bedford Park are near groceries.

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, remaining closely aligned in several key ways. They share nearly identical typical weekly rents and typical family incomes, and both have about 2% First Nations populations. They also face the same commute to the city, with a drive time of around 15 minutes. This consistency exists even as other gaps shift, such as the far higher number of public transport stops and departures found in Bedford Park.

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Where they differ most

Population: 3,872 larger in Mitchell Park Recent arrivals: 26.3 pts higher in Bedford Park Recent movers: 17.1 pts higher in Bedford Park Year 12: 15.4 pts higher in Bedford Park Full-time: 15.3 pts higher in Mitchell Park

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +3,872 larger in Mitchell Park gap widening

1,882 78th pct 5,754 86th pct

Median age in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +9 yrs older in Mitchell Park gap narrowing

28 yrs 2nd pct 37 yrs 20th pct

Age structure

34.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.2 pts 32.0%

32.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +19.7 pts 12.8%

13.6% Older adults (45–64) +8.4 pts ▸ 22.0%

11.6% Seniors (65+) +6.6 pts ▸ 18.2%

7.4% Children (0–14) +7.4 pts ▸ 14.8%

Marital status

61.1% Never married ◂ +18.0 pts 43.1%

28.5% Married +7.9 pts ▸ 36.4%

4.7% Divorced +6.5 pts ▸ 11.2%

3.6% Widowed +2.0 pts ▸ 5.6%

2.2% Separated +1.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Bedford Park Mitchell Park

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

46.7% Australia +15.4 pts ▸ 62.0%

6.1% China ◂ +2.6 pts 3.4%

4.7% India ◂ +0.6 pts 4.1%

2.0% England +1.3 pts ▸ 3.2%

3.1% Vietnam ◂ +2.4 pts 0.7%

2.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.9% Philippines +1.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.8% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.7% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.7% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

Ancestry

22.5% English +7.5 pts ▸ 29.9%

22.5% Australian +5.9 pts ▸ 28.4%

12.6% Chinese ◂ +5.1 pts 7.5%

5.6% Scottish +1.1 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.5% Irish +0.7 pts ▸ 6.2%

4.5% German +1.1 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.7% Indian ◂ +0.7 pts 4.0%

3.8% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 3.4%

3.0% Vietnamese ◂ +2.2 pts 0.8%

2.4% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.3% Filipino +1.0 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.4% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

Language

Language used at home

51.9% English only +13.1 pts ▸ 65.0%

8.8% Mandarin ◂ +4.6 pts 4.2%

3.3% Vietnamese ◂ +2.7 pts 0.6%

1.1% Arabic +0.9 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.6% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

1.4% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.3% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.3% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.2% Tagalog +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Religion

Religious affiliation

43.5% No religion ◂ +2.2 pts 41.3%

29.4% Christianity +7.1 pts ▸ 36.5%

10.9% Not stated ◂ +3.8 pts 7.1%

5.9% Buddhism ◂ +3.1 pts 2.8%

4.4% Hinduism +1.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.2% Islam +1.3 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.1% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +3.67 more in Bedford Park

7.19 68th pct 3.52 47th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +2 more in Mitchell Park

27 88th pct 29 88th pct

Avg size in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +17 larger in Bedford Park

400 59th pct 383 57th pct

ICSEA in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +13 higher in Mitchell Park

1,068 84th pct 1,081 87th pct

Highest year of school

74.2% Year 12 ◂ +15.4 pts 58.7%

5.3% Year 10 +7.2 pts ▸ 12.5%

6.8% Year 11 +4.7 pts ▸ 11.5%

4.7% Year 9 or below +5.9 pts ▸ 10.7%

Highest qualification level

35.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.7 pts 31.0%

17.5% Certificate III / IV +7.2 pts ▸ 24.7%

15.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.8 pts 10.9%

8.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.0 pts ▸ 11.9%

2.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.0 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.3% Certificate I / II +0.7 pts ▸ 2.0%

Field of qualification

18.0% Health ◂ +4.1 pts 13.9%

13.9% Management & commerce +3.2 pts ▸ 17.1%

14.2% Society & culture +0.1 pts ▸ 14.3%

8.2% Engineering & related +3.9 pts ▸ 12.0%

7.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +3.8 pts 3.8%

6.5% Education even 6.5%

4.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.9 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.8% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.2% Architecture & building +1.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 3.1%

1.7% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +$165 higher in Mitchell Park gap widening

$470 10th pct $635 30th pct

Household income in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +$288 higher in Bedford Park gap widening

$1,448 44th pct $1,160 23rd pct

Family income in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +$107 higher in Bedford Park gap widening

$1,722 39th pct $1,615 33rd pct

Household income distribution

31.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.6 pts 26.6%

30.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.5 pts 30.1%

17.9% Under $650 +9.4 pts ▸ 27.2%

8.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.6 pts 5.6%

4.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 3.7%

Personal income distribution

57.8% Under $650 ◂ +9.7 pts 48.1%

22.9% $650–$1,499 +10.1 pts ▸ 33.0%

8.7% $1,500–$2,999 +3.3 pts ▸ 11.9%

1.2% $3,000 or more even 1.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.2% Mental health +3.5 pts ▸ 12.7%

7.2% Other condition +3.6 pts ▸ 10.8%

6.0% Arthritis +4.2 pts ▸ 10.2%

7.8% Asthma +1.5 pts ▸ 9.3%

4.6% Diabetes +1.7 pts ▸ 6.3%

2.9% Heart disease +2.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

1.9% Cancer +0.9 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.1% Lung condition +1.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.6% Stroke +0.8 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.2% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.2% None ◂ +4.5 pts 60.7%

17.6% One condition +2.9 pts ▸ 20.6%

4.3% Two conditions +2.9 pts ▸ 7.2%

2.4% Three or more +2.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +86 larger in Mitchell Park

33 73rd pct 119 86th pct

Median age in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +6 yrs older in Mitchell Park

22 yrs 33rd pct 28 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +$10 higher in Bedford Park

$430 21st pct $420 20th pct

Household income in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +$1,379 higher in Bedford Park

$2,125 67th pct $746 9th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +0.3 larger in Bedford Park gap narrowing

2.5 50th pct 2.2 24th pct

Family composition

49.6% Couples with children ◂ +0.6 pts 49.0%

34.6% Couples without children ◂ +6.1 pts 28.5%

14.1% One-parent families +5.9 pts ▸ 20.0%

1.5% Other families +1.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

Household size

27.7% 1 person +10.1 pts ▸ 37.8%

32.2% 2 people ◂ +1.0 pts 31.2%

16.2% 3 people ◂ +0.8 pts 15.4%

11.7% 4 people ◂ +1.9 pts 9.9%

7.4% 5 people ◂ +3.1 pts 4.3%

4.3% 6 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 1.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +$12 higher in Bedford Park gap narrowing

$290 54th pct $278 49th pct

Mortgage in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +$18 higher in Bedford Park gap narrowing

$1,600 48th pct $1,582 47th pct

People / bedroom in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +0.10 higher in Bedford Park gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

51.5% Rented ◂ +1.7 pts 49.9%

27.1% Owned outright ◂ +5.6 pts 21.6%

19.5% Owned with a mortgage +5.9 pts ▸ 25.4%

1.8% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.4% Other tenure ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

68.8% Separate house ◂ +14.4 pts 54.4%

16.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +26.1 pts ▸ 42.5%

14.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +11.1 pts 2.8%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

42.7% 3 bedrooms +14.8 pts ▸ 57.5%

25.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.2 pts 25.7%

15.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +6.8 pts 8.2%

10.9% 5 or more ◂ +9.4 pts 1.5%

3.3% 1 bedroom +1.4 pts ▸ 4.7%

0.0% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

52.2% $200–$349 ◂ +18.1 pts 34.0%

27.5% $350–$549 +2.8 pts ▸ 30.3%

17.1% Under $200 +13.0 pts ▸ 30.1%

1.6% $550–$749 ◂ +0.7 pts 0.9%

1.2% $750 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

47.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.0 pts 44.4%

25.3% $1,800–$2,999 +3.2 pts ▸ 28.4%

10.5% Under $1,000 +8.0 pts ▸ 18.5%

0.0% $3,000 or more +5.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +5 more in Bedford Park

31 86th pct 26 86th pct

Stops/1k in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +11.95 more in Bedford Park

16.47 91st pct 4.52 76th pct

Departures/1k in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +12,333.0 more in Bedford Park

13,351.2 100th pct 1,018.2 86th pct

PT routes in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +14 more in Bedford Park

39 87th pct 25 87th pct

Stop walk in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +1 longer in Mitchell Park

4 29th pct 5 32nd pct

Drive to city in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +1 longer in Bedford Park

15 12th pct 14 10th pct

Reach 30 min in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +15,757 more in Bedford Park

32,273 84th pct 16,516 70th pct

Reach 45 min in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +42,709 more in Bedford Park

122,819 84th pct 80,110 74th pct

Transit to city in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +1 longer in Bedford Park

58 51st pct 57 49th pct

How people get to work

48.5% Car (driver) +10.8 pts ▸ 59.3%

6.8% Worked at home +1.2 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.5% Bus ◂ +4.1 pts 3.4%

6.8% Walked ◂ +5.3 pts 1.5%

3.5% Car (passenger) +1.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.1% Train +3.8 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.0% Bicycle +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

Motor vehicles per home

41.8% 1 vehicle +3.4 pts ▸ 45.3%

30.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.3 pts 29.7%

11.8% No vehicle +3.2 pts ▸ 15.0%

8.9% 4 or more ◂ +6.1 pts 2.8%

7.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.0 pts 6.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

25.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.5 pts 23.3%

12.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.2 pts 8.9%

9.6% Retail trade +0.4 pts ▸ 10.1%

9.1% Education & training ◂ +0.6 pts 8.4%

5.2% Professional & technical +1.6 pts ▸ 6.8%

6.4% Administrative & support ◂ +1.7 pts 4.7%

5.1% Construction +0.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.3% Public administration & safety +2.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.0% Manufacturing +1.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.2 pts 4.0%

3.2% Other services +0.6 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.6% Finance & insurance +1.6 pts ▸ 3.2%

Occupations people work in

23.1% Professionals +2.1 pts ▸ 25.2%

23.2% Community & personal service ◂ +5.9 pts 17.3%

9.4% Clerical & administrative +3.8 pts ▸ 13.2%

12.1% Labourers ◂ +1.5 pts 10.6%

9.9% Technicians & trades +1.5 pts ▸ 11.4%

9.5% Sales workers ◂ +1.1 pts 8.4%

5.1% Managers +2.6 pts ▸ 7.6%

5.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.5 pts 4.4%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +1,984 higher in Bedford Park

9,405 86th pct 7,421 80th pct

Assault/100k in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +872 higher in Bedford Park

2,922 88th pct 2,051 86th pct

Robbery/100k in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park

— 35 30th pct

Burglary/100k in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +655 higher in Mitchell Park

266 23rd pct 921 78th pct

Theft/100k in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +1,420 higher in Bedford Park

3,454 83rd pct 2,033 72nd pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +100 higher in Mitchell Park

213 57th pct 313 75th pct

Property damage/100k in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +473 higher in Bedford Park

2,072 87th pct 1,599 82nd pct

5-yr change in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +4.1 pts higher in Bedford Park

9.3% 65th pct 5.2% 61st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +1.7 higher in Mitchell Park

5.6 86th pct 7.3 94th pct

Types ≤15 min in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +2.0 more in Mitchell Park

5.6 86th pct 7.6 98th pct

15-min city in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +16.4 pts higher in Mitchell Park

83.6% 91st pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +67.2 pts higher in Mitchell Park

16.1% 69th pct 83.2% 91st pct

Walk to transit in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +5.2 pts higher in Mitchell Park

94.8% 85th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +67.7 pts higher in Mitchell Park

32.3% 69th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park even

99.8% 94th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +8.5 pts higher in Mitchell Park

68.1% 89th pct 76.5% 92nd pct

Amenities/1k in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +25.0 more in Bedford Park

34.0 74th pct 9.0 39th pct

Intersections/km² in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +89 higher in Bedford Park

306 95th pct 216 91st pct

Mean slope in Bedford Park in Mitchell Park +5.7 pts higher in Bedford Park

8.6% 74th pct 2.9% 12th pct

Compare Bedford Park with nearby areas

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Compare Mitchell Park with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bedford Park vs Mitchell Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40087/bedford-park/vs/SAL40893/mitchell-park