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Cherry Gardens vs Ironbank
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.0 km apart · Cherry Gardens profile · Ironbank profile
Cherry Gardens Ironbank
Cherry Gardens and Ironbank are neighbouring South Australian areas with similar populations. Ironbank has a higher share of people who finished Year 12 (68.6%) and more households earning $3,000 or more a week (37.7%). In contrast, Cherry Gardens has a higher share of homes owned outright (53.1%) and better access to public transport, with more stops and more frequent departures. Cherry Gardens is also noticeably older, with a typical resident aged 48 and a higher share of people aged 65 and over (22.9%).
These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011, though they differ in how people arrive and move. Ironbank has a far higher share of recent overseas arrivals (10.2%) and more people who moved in the last five years (29.8%). They are almost identical in other ways, including their unemployment rates, the number of people per home, and the fact that no one in either area gets by without a motor vehicle.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 629
- First area, 2016: 610
- First area, 2021: 633
- Second area, 2011: 490
- Second area, 2016: 525
- Second area, 2021: 537
- First area, 2011: 43 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 44 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 Cherry Gardens: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Ironbank: 1.1% males, 0.6% females
- 80–84 in Cherry Gardens: 1.8% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Ironbank: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Cherry Gardens: 3.4% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Ironbank: 0.7% males, 0.7% females
- 70–74 in Cherry Gardens: 4.0% males, 4.0% females; 70–74 in Ironbank: 2.0% males, 0.9% females
- 65–69 in Cherry Gardens: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 65–69 in Ironbank: 5.2% males, 3.2% females
- 60–64 in Cherry Gardens: 4.3% males, 3.8% females; 60–64 in Ironbank: 3.7% males, 4.8% females
- 55–59 in Cherry Gardens: 2.7% males, 4.5% females; 55–59 in Ironbank: 5.6% males, 4.8% females
- 50–54 in Cherry Gardens: 4.8% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Ironbank: 4.3% males, 4.6% females
- 45–49 in Cherry Gardens: 5.0% males, 4.3% females; 45–49 in Ironbank: 3.0% males, 4.3% females
- 40–44 in Cherry Gardens: 1.8% males, 2.9% females; 40–44 in Ironbank: 3.9% males, 3.5% females
- 35–39 in Cherry Gardens: 2.9% males, 2.2% females; 35–39 in Ironbank: 2.4% males, 2.8% females
- 30–34 in Cherry Gardens: 1.6% males, 1.4% females; 30–34 in Ironbank: 1.5% males, 1.9% females
- 25–29 in Cherry Gardens: 0.5% males, 1.3% females; 25–29 in Ironbank: 1.9% males, 2.2% females
- 20–24 in Cherry Gardens: 2.2% males, 1.8% females; 20–24 in Ironbank: 4.1% males, 1.5% females
- 15–19 in Cherry Gardens: 3.0% males, 5.0% females; 15–19 in Ironbank: 4.6% males, 5.6% females
- 10–14 in Cherry Gardens: 5.1% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in Ironbank: 3.9% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Cherry Gardens: 2.4% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Ironbank: 3.2% males, 2.6% females
- 0–4 in Cherry Gardens: 2.1% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Ironbank: 0.9% males, 1.1% 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: $645
- First area, 2016: $730
- First area, 2021: $773
- Second area, 2011: $745
- Second area, 2016: $836
- Second area, 2021: $906
- First area, 2011: $1,770
- First area, 2016: $1,850
- First area, 2021: $2,016
- Second area, 2011: $1,923
- Second area, 2016: $2,178
- Second area, 2021: $2,573
- First area, 2011: $2,016
- First area, 2016: $2,125
- First area, 2021: $2,263
- Second area, 2011: $2,114
- Second area, 2016: $2,312
- Second area, 2021: $2,700
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: 3.2
- First area, 2016: 3.0
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2011: 2.9
- Second area, 2016: 3.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $350
- Second area, 2016: $440
- Second area, 2021: $430
- First area, 2011: $1,600
- First area, 2016: $1,668
- First area, 2021: $2,167
- Second area, 2011: $1,733
- Second area, 2016: $1,837
- Second area, 2021: $2,136
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- 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). Cherry Gardens vs Ironbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40249/cherry-gardens/vs/SAL40628/ironbank