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Camden Park vs South Plympton
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.8 km apart · Camden Park profile · South Plympton profile
Camden Park South Plympton
South Plympton and Camden Park (SA) are neighbouring areas in South Australia with similar overall populations. They differ most sharply in outcomes for First Nations people; in South Plympton, the typical household income for First Nations people is $1,874 and 81.8% finished Year 12, while in Camden Park (SA), income is much lower at $959 and Year 12 completion is 51.9%. South Plympton also has a far lower First Nations unemployment rate, which is 0.0% compared to 30.4% in Camden Park (SA). Additionally, South Plympton has far more detached houses (61.0% compared to 50.7%) and more homes with three or more bedrooms (64.6% versus 54.1%).
Both areas share a similar typical weekly personal income of around $800 and have nearly the same proportion of residents aged 65 and over. A gap is widening in the crime rate, as the rate of recorded offences is well higher in Camden Park (SA) with 5,602 per 100,000 people compared to 4,109 in South Plympton. Both areas are well above the national figure for residents born overseas, with 32.5% in South Plympton and 30.0% in Camden Park (SA).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 3,061
- First area, 2016: 3,141
- First area, 2021: 3,338
- Second area, 2011: 3,984
- Second area, 2016: 4,174
- Second area, 2021: 4,721
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 36 yrs
- First area, 2021: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 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 Camden Park: 1.0% males, 1.7% females; 85+ in South Plympton: 1.1% males, 2.0% females
- 80–84 in Camden Park: 1.1% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in South Plympton: 1.1% males, 1.6% females
- 75–79 in Camden Park: 1.3% males, 1.6% females; 75–79 in South Plympton: 0.9% males, 1.9% females
- 70–74 in Camden Park: 1.7% males, 2.2% females; 70–74 in South Plympton: 1.6% males, 2.5% females
- 65–69 in Camden Park: 1.9% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in South Plympton: 2.3% males, 2.8% females
- 60–64 in Camden Park: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in South Plympton: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 55–59 in Camden Park: 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 55–59 in South Plympton: 2.3% males, 2.6% females
- 50–54 in Camden Park: 3.5% males, 2.6% females; 50–54 in South Plympton: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 45–49 in Camden Park: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 45–49 in South Plympton: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Camden Park: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in South Plympton: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Camden Park: 4.2% males, 4.1% females; 35–39 in South Plympton: 3.4% males, 4.3% females
- 30–34 in Camden Park: 4.9% males, 5.4% females; 30–34 in South Plympton: 4.7% males, 4.7% females
- 25–29 in Camden Park: 5.7% males, 5.6% females; 25–29 in South Plympton: 4.5% males, 4.4% females
- 20–24 in Camden Park: 4.1% males, 3.7% females; 20–24 in South Plympton: 3.6% males, 3.6% females
- 15–19 in Camden Park: 2.0% males, 1.9% females; 15–19 in South Plympton: 2.2% males, 2.2% females
- 10–14 in Camden Park: 1.9% males, 1.7% females; 10–14 in South Plympton: 2.2% males, 2.5% females
- 5–9 in Camden Park: 2.3% males, 2.6% females; 5–9 in South Plympton: 2.5% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in Camden Park: 2.9% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in South Plympton: 3.2% males, 2.6% 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: $579
- First area, 2016: $645
- First area, 2021: $797
- Second area, 2011: $549
- Second area, 2016: $646
- Second area, 2021: $805
- First area, 2011: $948
- First area, 2016: $1,135
- First area, 2021: $1,398
- Second area, 2011: $977
- Second area, 2016: $1,228
- Second area, 2021: $1,552
- First area, 2011: $1,273
- First area, 2016: $1,510
- First area, 2021: $1,991
- Second area, 2011: $1,386
- Second area, 2016: $1,603
- Second area, 2021: $2,054
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: 2.0
- First area, 2016: 2.1
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2011: 2.2
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $305
- Second area, 2011: $250
- Second area, 2016: $300
- Second area, 2021: $340
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,500
- First area, 2021: $1,650
- Second area, 2011: $1,603
- Second area, 2016: $1,625
- Second area, 2021: $1,700
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- 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). Camden Park vs South Plympton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40211/camden-park/vs/SAL41356/south-plympton