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Canowie Belt vs Jamestown
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 18 km apart · Canowie Belt profile · Jamestown profile
Canowie Belt Jamestown
Jamestown and Canowie Belt are two nearby South Australian areas with very different layouts. Jamestown is a more established hub with a population of 1,549, where 16.8% of residents are children and 27.2% are seniors. It is somewhat walkable, with many homes within a 15-minute walk of health services and schools. Canowie Belt is sparsely populated with just 29 people, is car-dependent, and has no children or seniors. There is a sharp contrast in income, with a typical weekly household income of $2,624 in Canowie Belt compared to $1,214 in Jamestown.
Both areas sit near the national figure for people in de facto relationships, though Jamestown's 11.7% is far higher than the 0.0% in Canowie Belt. They also share a similar lack of residents who speak little or no English. While both are among the highest for volunteers, this gap has widened, with 53.8% of people in Canowie Belt volunteering compared to 35.3% in Jamestown.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 33
- First area, 2021: 29
- Second area, 2011: 1,716
- Second area, 2016: 1,561
- Second area, 2021: 1,549
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 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 Canowie Belt: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Jamestown: 1.9% males, 2.8% females
- 80–84 in Canowie Belt: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Jamestown: 2.0% males, 2.6% females
- 75–79 in Canowie Belt: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Jamestown: 2.2% males, 2.8% females
- 70–74 in Canowie Belt: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Jamestown: 2.4% males, 3.3% females
- 65–69 in Canowie Belt: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Jamestown: 4.0% males, 3.4% females
- 60–64 in Canowie Belt: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Jamestown: 5.0% males, 4.2% females
- 55–59 in Canowie Belt: 0.0% males, 35.7% females; 55–59 in Jamestown: 3.0% males, 3.6% females
- 50–54 in Canowie Belt: 28.6% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Jamestown: 2.9% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Canowie Belt: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Jamestown: 1.9% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Canowie Belt: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Jamestown: 2.2% males, 2.6% females
- 35–39 in Canowie Belt: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Jamestown: 2.6% males, 1.9% females
- 30–34 in Canowie Belt: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Jamestown: 2.8% males, 2.6% females
- 25–29 in Canowie Belt: 35.7% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Jamestown: 2.2% males, 2.8% females
- 20–24 in Canowie Belt: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Jamestown: 3.7% males, 1.7% females
- 15–19 in Canowie Belt: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Jamestown: 1.9% males, 2.2% females
- 10–14 in Canowie Belt: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Jamestown: 2.4% males, 2.8% females
- 5–9 in Canowie Belt: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Jamestown: 3.1% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Canowie Belt: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Jamestown: 3.0% males, 2.5% 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: $1,125
- First area, 2021: $1,166
- Second area, 2011: $512
- Second area, 2016: $611
- Second area, 2021: $730
- First area, 2016: $2,125
- First area, 2021: $2,624
- Second area, 2011: $910
- Second area, 2016: $1,143
- Second area, 2021: $1,214
- First area, 2016: $2,125
- First area, 2021: $2,624
- Second area, 2011: $1,202
- Second area, 2016: $1,480
- Second area, 2021: $1,680
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: 3.1
- First area, 2021: 3.1
- Second area, 2011: 2.2
- Second area, 2016: 2.2
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $100
- First area, 2021: $100
- Second area, 2011: $150
- Second area, 2016: $190
- Second area, 2021: $215
- Second area, 2011: $1,105
- Second area, 2016: $1,083
- Second area, 2021: $982
- First area, 2016: 0.60
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Canowie Belt vs Jamestown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40216/canowie-belt/vs/SAL40635/jamestown