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Bradbury vs Longwood

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.0 km apart · Bradbury profile · Longwood profile

Bradbury Longwood

Longwood (SA) and Bradbury (SA) are neighbouring areas in the Adelaide Hills with distinct profiles. Longwood (SA) is the younger of the two, with 23.7% of people under 15 and a typical resident aged 43. It is also wealthier, with 41.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week and a typical family income that is well higher than in Bradbury (SA) by $667. In contrast, Bradbury (SA) is far older, with a typical resident aged 53 and 23.6% of people aged 65 and over.

Both areas sit close to the national figure for full-time employment, which they share alongside having only separate houses and no motor vehicle-free homes. While they are similar in these ways, some gaps are wide; for example, Bradbury (SA) has a much higher share of homes owned outright at 52.3%, while Longwood (SA) has more couples with children. This difference in family makeup helps explain why Longwood (SA) has a far higher number of children and a larger average school size.

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Where they differ most

PT commute: 2.8 pts higher in Longwood Population: 147 larger in Longwood De facto: 15.2 pts higher in Bradbury Median age: 10 yrs older in Bradbury Owned outright: 15.8 pts higher in Bradbury

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bradburyin Longwood +147 larger in Longwood gap widening
178 51st pct 325 60th pct
Median age in Bradburyin Longwood +10 yrs older in Bradbury gap widening
53 yrs 80th pct 43 yrs 43rd pct
First Nations in Bradburyin Longwood +1.5 pts higher in Longwood gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 1.5% 46th pct
Aged 65+ in Bradburyin Longwood +13.4 pts higher in Bradbury gap widening
23.6% 71st pct 10.2% 16th pct
Under 15 in Bradburyin Longwood +8.0 pts higher in Longwood gap steady
15.7% 40th pct 23.7% 86th pct
De facto in Bradburyin Longwood +15.2 pts higher in Bradbury gap widening
22.9% 91st pct 7.7% 20th pct

Age structure

30.9% Older adults (45–64) +6.0 pts ▸ 36.9%
15.7% Children (0–14) +8.0 pts ▸ 23.7%
23.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +13.4 pts 10.2%
12.4% Young adults (25–44) +3.9 pts ▸ 16.3%
9.0% Youth (15–24) +5.5 pts ▸ 14.5%

Marital status

46.7% Married +11.6 pts ▸ 58.3%
33.3% Never married ◂ +1.4 pts 31.9%
11.3% Divorced ◂ +6.2 pts 5.1%
4.0% Separated ◂ +2.0 pts 2.0%
2.0% Widowed ◂ +0.8 pts 1.2%

Age & sex structure

Bradbury Longwood

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Bradburyin Longwood +2.1 pts higher in Longwood gap narrowing
15.2% 65th pct 17.2% 72nd pct

Country of birth

81.5% Australia ◂ +4.5 pts 76.9%
10.1% England ◂ +0.6 pts 9.5%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% New Zealand even 0.0%
0.0% Philippines even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%
0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

47.2% English +5.4 pts ▸ 52.6%
41.0% Australian ◂ +5.9 pts 35.1%
14.0% Scottish ◂ +1.1 pts 12.9%
6.7% Irish +2.2 pts ▸ 8.9%
7.9% German +1.1 pts ▸ 8.9%
0.0% Italian +5.8 pts ▸ 5.8%
1.7% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%
1.7% Chinese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.9%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Filipino even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Bradburyin Longwood +0.5 pts higher in Longwood gap narrowing
1.7% 38th pct 2.2% 41st pct
Limited English in Bradburyin Longwood even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

92.7% English only ◂ +0.7 pts 92.0%
0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Bradburyin Longwood +3.1 pts higher in Bradbury gap narrowing
64.0% 98th pct 60.9% 95th pct

Religious affiliation

64.0% No religion ◂ +3.1 pts 60.9%
25.8% Christianity +4.6 pts ▸ 30.5%
6.2% Not stated +1.5 pts ▸ 7.7%
0.0% Buddhism +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Bradburyin Longwood +8.6 pts higher in Longwood gap narrowing
64.9% 86th pct 73.5% 93rd pct
Bachelor+ in Bradburyin Longwood +2.9 pts higher in Longwood gap widening
38.0% 91st pct 40.9% 93rd pct
Schools ≤3 km in Bradburyin Longwood +2 more in Longwood
3 67th pct 5 73rd pct
Avg size in Bradburyin Longwood +219 larger in Longwood
65 19th pct 284 46th pct
ICSEA in Bradburyin Longwood +36 higher in Longwood
1,046 77th pct 1,082 87th pct

Highest year of school

64.9% Year 12 +8.6 pts ▸ 73.5%
18.9% Year 11 ◂ +7.2 pts 11.7%
6.1% Year 10 +1.3 pts ▸ 7.4%
3.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.4 pts 0.0%

Highest qualification level

39.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +9.5 pts 29.6%
23.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.4 pts 20.4%
12.4% Postgraduate degree +3.9 pts ▸ 16.3%
11.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.2 pts 10.2%
2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +4.3 pts ▸ 7.1%
0.0% Certificate I / II even 0.0%

Field of qualification

13.3% Health +3.0 pts ▸ 16.3%
12.4% Society & culture ◂ +0.1 pts 12.2%
11.4% Education ◂ +4.8 pts 6.6%
10.5% Engineering & related +0.7 pts ▸ 11.2%
10.5% Management & commerce +0.2 pts ▸ 10.7%
10.5% Architecture & building ◂ +4.4 pts 6.1%
2.9% Natural & physical sciences +6.3 pts ▸ 9.2%
6.7% Information technology ◂ +1.1 pts 5.6%
0.0% Creative arts +4.1 pts ▸ 4.1%
2.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.8 pts 2.0%
2.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.3 pts 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Bradburyin Longwood +$33 higher in Longwood gap narrowing
$907 73rd pct $940 76th pct
Household income in Bradburyin Longwood +$433 higher in Longwood gap widening
$1,916 71st pct $2,349 87th pct
Family income in Bradburyin Longwood +$667 higher in Longwood gap widening
$2,083 62nd pct $2,750 88th pct
High earners in Bradburyin Longwood +0.7 pts higher in Longwood gap steady
19.3% 88th pct 20.1% 89th pct
High-income homes in Bradburyin Longwood +17.1 pts higher in Longwood gap widening
24.6% 73rd pct 41.7% 94th pct

Household income distribution

46.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +22.2 pts 24.0%
20.0% $4,000 or more +6.0 pts ▸ 26.0%
23.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.2 pts 21.9%
4.6% $3,000–$3,999 +11.0 pts ▸ 15.6%
0.0% Under $650 +4.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

Personal income distribution

30.7% Under $650 +8.7 pts ▸ 39.4%
34.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.7 pts 30.3%
17.3% $1,500–$2,999 +0.8 pts ▸ 18.1%
9.3% $3,000 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 10.6%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Bradburyin Longwood +5.2 pts higher in Bradbury
26.4% 38th pct 21.2% 17th pct
Mental health in Bradburyin Longwood +3.5 pts higher in Bradbury
9.0% 59th pct 5.5% 27th pct
Needs assistance in Bradburyin Longwood +0.8 pts higher in Bradbury gap steady
1.7% 23rd pct 0.9% 19th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

9.0% Mental health ◂ +3.5 pts 5.5%
5.1% Other condition +2.6 pts ▸ 7.7%
7.3% Arthritis ◂ +2.4 pts 4.9%
6.2% Diabetes ◂ +2.8 pts 3.4%
2.8% Asthma +3.3 pts ▸ 6.2%
2.2% Heart disease +0.8 pts ▸ 3.1%
2.2% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%
0.0% Lung condition +1.2 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%
0.0% Stroke even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.7% None +6.0 pts ▸ 71.7%
19.7% One condition ◂ +2.1 pts 17.5%
5.6% Two conditions ◂ +2.8 pts 2.8%
0.0% Three or more even 0.0%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Bradburyin Longwood +6.7 pts higher in Longwood gap widening
24.0% 73rd pct 30.7% 87th pct
Unpaid carers in Bradburyin Longwood +2.3 pts higher in Bradbury gap widening
15.3% 75th pct 13.0% 52nd pct
Unpaid child care in Bradburyin Longwood +8.6 pts higher in Longwood gap widening
28.0% 64th pct 36.6% 89th pct
Defence service in Bradburyin Longwood +3.1 pts higher in Longwood
0.0% 0th pct 3.1% 58th pct
Housework 15h+ in Bradburyin Longwood +3.1 pts higher in Bradbury gap widening
32.7% 86th pct 29.5% 77th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Bradburyin Longwood +5 larger in Longwood
0 0th pct 5 49th pct
Median age in Bradburyin Longwood +47 yrs older in Bradbury
60 yrs 95th pct 13 yrs 9th pct
Median income in Bradburyin Longwood +$1,025 higher in Bradbury
$2,150 97th pct $1,125 86th pct
Household income in Bradburyin Longwood +$376 higher in Longwood
$3,874 94th pct $4,250 96th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bradburyin Longwood +0.4 larger in Longwood gap widening
2.6 57th pct 3.0 86th pct
One-parent in Bradburyin Longwood +1.4 pts higher in Bradbury gap steady
7.0% 28th pct 5.6% 24th pct
Living alone in Bradburyin Longwood +9.0 pts higher in Longwood gap steady
10.8% 9th pct 19.8% 36th pct

Family composition

54.1% Couples with children +21.6 pts ▸ 75.7%
36.3% Couples without children ◂ +18.8 pts 17.5%
7.0% One-parent families ◂ +1.4 pts 5.6%
0.0% Other families even 0.0%

Household size

52.3% 2 people ◂ +28.3 pts 24.0%
21.5% 3 people ◂ +2.8 pts 18.8%
10.8% 1 person +9.0 pts ▸ 19.8%
16.9% 4 people +2.9 pts ▸ 19.8%
4.6% 5 people +15.2 pts ▸ 19.8%
0.0% 6 or more +4.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bradburyin Longwood +$50 higher in Bradbury gap steady
$350 71st pct $300 57th pct
Mortgage in Bradburyin Longwood +$203 higher in Longwood gap narrowing
$1,747 58th pct $1,950 69th pct
People / bedroom in Bradburyin Longwood +0.10 higher in Bradbury gap steady
0.90 86th pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Bradburyin Longwood +3.5 pts higher in Bradbury gap steady
7.7% 19th pct 4.2% 9th pct
Owned outright in Bradburyin Longwood +15.8 pts higher in Bradbury gap widening
52.3% 80th pct 36.5% 37th pct
Separate houses in Bradburyin Longwood even gap steady
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
3+ bedrooms in Bradburyin Longwood +5.0 pts higher in Longwood gap narrowing
87.7% 72nd pct 92.7% 85th pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.0% Owned with a mortgage +21.5 pts ▸ 61.5%
52.3% Owned outright ◂ +15.8 pts 36.5%
7.7% Rented ◂ +3.5 pts 4.2%
0.0% Other tenure even 0.0%
0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house even 100.0%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

53.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +14.3 pts 39.6%
24.6% 4 bedrooms +11.8 pts ▸ 36.5%
9.2% 5 or more +7.4 pts ▸ 16.7%
15.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.9 pts 12.5%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%
0.0% 1 bedroom even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

120.0% $200–$349 ◂ +20.0 pts 100.0%
100.0% $350–$549 ◂ +100.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +7.5 pts 27.1%
23.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +18.0 pts 5.1%
11.5% $1,000–$1,799 +8.8 pts ▸ 20.3%
15.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 15.3%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Bradburyin Longwood even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Bradburyin Longwood +5.7 pts higher in Bradbury gap widening
17.4% 53rd pct 11.7% 33rd pct
PT commute in Bradburyin Longwood +2.8 pts higher in Longwood gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 2.8% 85th pct
PT stops in Bradburyin Longwood even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Bradburyin Longwood even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Bradburyin Longwood even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Bradburyin Longwood even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stop walk in Bradburyin Longwood +28 longer in Bradbury
56 83rd pct 28 65th pct
Drive to city in Bradburyin Longwood +4 longer in Bradbury
24 21st pct 20 17th pct
Reach 30 min in Bradburyin Longwood even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Reach 45 min in Bradburyin Longwood even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

60.9% Car (driver) ◂ +0.5 pts 60.3%
17.4% Worked at home ◂ +5.7 pts 11.7%
4.3% Car (passenger) +1.8 pts ▸ 6.1%
0.0% Bus +2.8 pts ▸ 2.8%
0.0% Walked +2.2 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

45.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +13.2 pts 32.3%
28.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +8.0 pts 20.8%
24.2% 4 or more ◂ +4.5 pts 19.8%
10.6% 1 vehicle +9.2 pts ▸ 19.8%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Bradburyin Longwood +3.5 pts higher in Longwood gap widening
19.2% 14th pct 22.6% 22nd pct
Recent arrivals in Bradburyin Longwood +8.9 pts higher in Longwood gap widening
0.0% 0th pct 8.9% 60th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Bradburyin Longwood +4.4 pts higher in Bradbury gap widening
4.4% 61st pct 0.0% 0th pct
Participation in Bradburyin Longwood +9.8 pts higher in Longwood gap steady
60.7% 50th pct 70.5% 83rd pct
Full-time in Bradburyin Longwood +1.0 pts higher in Bradbury gap narrowing
45.7% 9th pct 44.7% 8th pct

Industries people work in

10.9% Health care & social assistance +10.9 pts ▸ 21.8%
15.2% Construction ◂ +6.3 pts 8.9%
12.0% Professional & technical ◂ +1.9 pts 10.1%
8.7% Education & training +3.0 pts ▸ 11.7%
10.9% Manufacturing ◂ +4.7 pts 6.1%
8.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +3.7 pts 5.0%
7.6% Other services ◂ +3.7 pts 3.9%
6.5% Retail trade +0.2 pts ▸ 6.7%
0.0% Accommodation & food +5.0 pts ▸ 5.0%
3.3% Administrative & support +0.1 pts ▸ 3.4%
3.3% Arts & recreation ◂ +1.6 pts 1.7%
0.0% Rental & real estate +2.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

Occupations people work in

33.7% Professionals +2.6 pts ▸ 36.3%
28.3% Managers ◂ +11.5 pts 16.8%
14.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +5.2 pts 8.9%
6.5% Community & personal service +5.2 pts ▸ 11.7%
10.9% Labourers ◂ +1.9 pts 8.9%
5.4% Clerical & administrative +1.8 pts ▸ 7.3%
4.3% Sales workers +1.8 pts ▸ 6.1%
3.3% Machinery operators & drivers +2.3 pts ▸ 5.6%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Bradburyin Longwood
— 1,231 10th pct
Burglary/100k in Bradburyin Longwood
— 615 60th pct
Theft/100k in Bradburyin Longwood
— 308 13th pct
5-yr change in Bradburyin Longwood
— 33.3% 77th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Bradburyin Longwood +0.1 higher in Bradbury
0.8 58th pct 0.6 55th pct
Types ≤15 min in Bradburyin Longwood +0.4 more in Bradbury
1.0 59th pct 0.7 56th pct
15-min city in Bradburyin Longwood even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Bradburyin Longwood even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Bradburyin Longwood even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Bradburyin Longwood +3.3 pts higher in Longwood
0.7% 57th pct 4.0% 59th pct
Walk to a park in Bradburyin Longwood +5.0 pts higher in Bradbury
59.0% 67th pct 54.0% 65th pct
Walk to health in Bradburyin Longwood even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Bradburyin Longwood +38.8 more in Bradbury
44.9 79th pct 6.2 32nd pct
Intersections/km² in Bradburyin Longwood +2 higher in Longwood
3 62nd pct 5 67th pct
Mean slope in Bradburyin Longwood +0.7 pts higher in Bradbury
10.7% 84th pct 10.0% 81st pct

Compare Bradbury with nearby areas

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Compare Longwood with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bradbury vs Longwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40151/bradbury/vs/SAL40778/longwood