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Clay Wells vs Kangaroo Inn

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 8.2 km apart · Clay Wells profile · Kangaroo Inn profile

Clay Wells Kangaroo Inn

Clay Wells and Kangaroo Inn are both sparsely populated rural areas in South Australia. Clay Wells has a population of 31, while Kangaroo Inn is largely non-residential with no residents. The two areas differ most in their demographics and wealth; the typical resident in Kangaroo Inn is far older at 62 compared to 45 in Clay Wells, and personal weekly income is well higher in Kangaroo Inn at $999 compared to $737 in Clay Wells.

Both areas are car-dependent and lack basic local services, with neither having any homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or health services. They share similar school profiles, though the gap in typical weekly personal income between them has widened over time.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Clay Wellsin Kangaroo Inn +31 larger in Clay Wells gap widening
31 19th pct 0 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 27
  • First area, 2021: 31
  • Second area, 2016: 6
  • Second area, 2021: 0
Median age in Clay Wellsin Kangaroo Inn +17 yrs older in Kangaroo Inn gap narrowing
45 yrs 50th pct 62 yrs 96th pct
  • First area, 2016: 44 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 45 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 64 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 62 yrs
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 11.1%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
19.4% 66th pct
  • First area, 2016: 33.3%
  • First area, 2021: 19.4%
17.4% 81st pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Language

0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Religion

58.1% 92nd pct
  • First area, 2016: 44.4%
  • First area, 2021: 58.1%

Education & Qualifications

38.1% 31st pct
  • First area, 2016: 27.3%
  • First area, 2021: 38.1%
18.2% 62nd pct
  • First area, 2016: 14.3%
  • First area, 2021: 18.2%
Schools ≤3 km in Clay Wellsin Kangaroo Inn even
1 43rd pct 1 43rd pct
106 27th pct 106 27th pct
990 50th pct 990 50th pct

Income

Personal income in Clay Wellsin Kangaroo Inn +$262 higher in Kangaroo Inn gap narrowing
$737 47th pct $999 82nd pct
  • First area, 2016: $774
  • First area, 2021: $737
  • Second area, 2016: $399
  • Second area, 2021: $999
Household income in Clay Wellsin Kangaroo Inn +$250 higher in Kangaroo Inn
$1,125 21st pct $1,375 38th pct
  • First area, 2016: $1,625
  • First area, 2021: $1,125
  • Second area, 2021: $1,375
$2,083 62nd pct
  • First area, 2016: $2,874
  • First area, 2021: $2,083
18.2% 87th pct
  • First area, 2016: 14.3%
  • First area, 2021: 18.2%

Household income distribution

41.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +41.7 pts 0.0%
25.0% Under $650 ◂ +25.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% $650–$1,499 even 0.0%
0.0% $3,000–$3,999 even 0.0%
0.0% $4,000 or more even 0.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Clay Wellsin Kangaroo Inn
22.6% 22nd pct
0.0% 0th pct
Needs assistance in Clay Wellsin Kangaroo Inn
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Community Participation

36.4% 91st pct
  • First area, 2016: 38.1%
  • First area, 2021: 36.4%
36.4% 100th pct
  • First area, 2016: 52.4%
  • First area, 2021: 36.4%
Unpaid child care in Clay Wellsin Kangaroo Inn
40.9% 94th pct
  • First area, 2016: 38.1%
  • First area, 2021: 40.9%
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 42.9%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

First Nations

First Nations people in Clay Wellsin Kangaroo Inn even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Clay Wellsin Kangaroo Inn +0.7 larger in Clay Wells
2.2 24th pct 1.5 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 2.9
  • First area, 2021: 2.2
  • Second area, 2021: 1.5
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Household size

58.3% 1 person ◂ +58.3 pts 0.0%
41.7% 2 people ◂ +41.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% 3 people even 0.0%
0.0% 4 people even 0.0%
0.0% 5 people even 0.0%
0.0% 6 or more even 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

People / bedroom in Clay Wellsin Kangaroo Inn +0.20 higher in Clay Wells
0.60 7th pct 0.40 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.80
  • First area, 2021: 0.60
  • Second area, 2021: 0.40

How homes are owned or rented

75.0% Other tenure +25.0 pts ▸ 100.0%
33.3% Owned outright ◂ +33.3 pts 0.0%
25.0% Not stated ◂ +25.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% Owned with a mortgage even 0.0%
0.0% Rented 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

33.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +33.3 pts 0.0%
25.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +25.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%
0.0% 1 bedroom even 0.0%
0.0% 2 bedrooms even 0.0%
0.0% 5 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct
0.0 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Motor vehicles per home

87.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +87.5 pts 0.0%
50.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +50.0 pts 0.0%
50.0% 4 or more ◂ +50.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%
0.0% 3 vehicles even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

36.0% 67th pct
  • First area, 2016: 33.3%
  • First area, 2021: 36.0%

Jobs & Industry

81.8% 96th pct
  • First area, 2016: 57.1%
  • First area, 2021: 81.8%

Walkability

0.1 33rd pct 0.1 37th pct
Types ≤15 min in Clay Wellsin Kangaroo Inn even
0.1 34th pct 0.1 41st pct
15-min city in Clay Wellsin Kangaroo Inn even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Clay Wellsin Kangaroo Inn even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Clay Wellsin Kangaroo Inn even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Clay Wellsin Kangaroo Inn +12.1 pts higher in Kangaroo Inn
0.0% 0th pct 12.1% 62nd pct
Walk to a park in Clay Wellsin Kangaroo Inn +5.1 pts higher in Clay Wells
5.1% 44th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Clay Wellsin Kangaroo Inn even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
161.3 90th pct
Intersections/km² in Clay Wellsin Kangaroo Inn even
0 16th pct 0 25th pct
Mean slope in Clay Wellsin Kangaroo Inn +1.3 pts higher in Kangaroo Inn
3.2% 15th pct 4.4% 35th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Clay Wells vs Kangaroo Inn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40263/clay-wells/vs/SAL40659/kangaroo-inn