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Cockatoo Valley vs Williamstown

Name: Cockatoo Valley vs Williamstown — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 7.8 km apart · Cockatoo Valley profile · Williamstown profile

Cockatoo Valley Williamstown

Williamstown (SA) and Cockatoo Valley are neighbouring areas in South Australia with very different levels of accessibility and wealth. Cockatoo Valley is wealthier, with a typical weekly household income of $2,489 compared to $1,782 in Williamstown (SA), and a much higher share of households earning $3,000 or more per week. Williamstown (SA) is more connected, with a walkability score of 3.7 (mostly car-dependent) compared to 1.1 (car-dependent) in Cockatoo Valley. Residents in Williamstown (SA) also have much better access to essentials, with 55.6% within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while that figure is 0.0% in Cockatoo Valley.

The two areas share many basic characteristics, including the same typical resident age of 42 and nearly identical rates of volunteering and overseas birth. They also both have a high proportion of detached houses, with nearly every home being a separate dwelling. While they are similar in these ways, their gap in wealth remains significant, as Cockatoo Valley's typical household income is $707 higher than in Williamstown (SA).

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,267 larger in Williamstown Limited English: 0.1 pts higher in Williamstown No car: 1.3 pts higher in Williamstown Living alone: 9.9 pts higher in Williamstown Separate houses: 0.8 pts higher in Cockatoo Valley

Demographics & Identity

Population in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +2,267 larger in Williamstown gap steady

714 70th pct 2,981 84th pct

Median age in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown even gap narrowing

42 yrs 38th pct 42 yrs 38th pct

Age structure

30.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.9 pts 30.0%

23.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.7 pts 22.3%

21.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.8 pts 19.9%

14.1% Seniors (65+) +2.3 pts ▸ 16.5%

11.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.1 pts 11.4%

Marital status

63.6% Married ◂ +8.9 pts 54.7%

26.2% Never married +3.3 pts ▸ 29.5%

5.5% Divorced +2.4 pts ▸ 7.9%

3.7% Widowed +0.9 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.6% Separated +1.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Cockatoo Valley Williamstown

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

81.7% Australia +0.2 pts ▸ 81.9%

8.4% England +0.9 pts ▸ 9.3%

0.7% New Zealand even 0.7%

0.0% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% India even 0.0%

0.0% China even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

45.7% English +3.4 pts ▸ 49.0%

43.3% Australian +1.3 pts ▸ 44.6%

13.6% German ◂ +0.9 pts 12.7%

8.8% Scottish +1.0 pts ▸ 9.8%

7.8% Irish ◂ +0.7 pts 7.1%

3.4% Italian ◂ +0.8 pts 2.6%

2.4% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.8% Indian ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

0.4% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

95.4% English only +0.1 pts ▸ 95.5%

0.0% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

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% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

55.3% No religion +2.5 pts ▸ 57.8%

37.8% Christianity ◂ +2.6 pts 35.2%

5.0% Not stated +1.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

0.7% Islam ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.0% Other religions +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +4.77 more in Cockatoo Valley

6.45 65th pct 1.69 22nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown even

3 67th pct 3 67th pct

Avg size in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +30 larger in Williamstown

103 26th pct 133 30th pct

ICSEA in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown even

1,015 64th pct 1,013 63rd pct

Highest year of school

53.0% Year 12 ◂ +4.5 pts 48.6%

18.7% Year 11 +2.9 pts ▸ 21.6%

17.4% Year 10 ◂ +0.1 pts 17.3%

5.9% Year 9 or below +2.2 pts ▸ 8.2%

Highest qualification level

41.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.2 pts 41.5%

20.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.3 pts 19.0%

16.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.2 pts 15.9%

5.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.1 pts 3.2%

3.9% Graduate diploma / certificate even 3.9%

0.8% Certificate I / II +2.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

Field of qualification

21.9% Engineering & related ◂ +2.2 pts 19.7%

19.7% Management & commerce ◂ +5.5 pts 14.2%

7.5% Society & culture +6.4 pts ▸ 13.9%

10.0% Education +0.3 pts ▸ 10.3%

9.4% Health +0.4 pts ▸ 9.9%

8.6% Architecture & building ◂ +1.7 pts 6.9%

5.0% Food, hospitality & personal services even 5.0%

2.2% Agriculture & environment +2.0 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.8% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.8% Information technology ◂ +1.7 pts 1.0%

2.2% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%

Income

Personal income in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +$73 higher in Cockatoo Valley gap steady

$886 71st pct $813 61st pct

Household income in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +$707 higher in Cockatoo Valley gap widening

$2,489 89th pct $1,782 64th pct

Family income in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +$391 higher in Cockatoo Valley gap widening

$2,454 80th pct $2,063 61st pct

Household income distribution

33.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 33.4%

18.8% $650–$1,499 +8.3 pts ▸ 27.1%

17.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +9.3 pts 8.6%

13.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 12.4%

7.1% Under $650 +4.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

Personal income distribution

36.2% Under $650 +2.7 pts ▸ 38.9%

33.5% $650–$1,499 +3.0 pts ▸ 36.5%

21.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.1 pts 18.3%

4.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 2.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.3% Asthma +2.8 pts ▸ 10.1%

5.6% Mental health +4.3 pts ▸ 9.9%

9.2% Arthritis +0.7 pts ▸ 9.9%

6.7% Other condition +2.4 pts ▸ 9.1%

2.5% Diabetes +2.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.3% Cancer ◂ +1.4 pts 3.0%

3.4% Heart disease +0.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

0.0% Dementia +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.3% None ◂ +6.5 pts 62.9%

16.5% One condition +6.3 pts ▸ 22.8%

5.3% Two conditions +1.3 pts ▸ 6.6%

3.4% Three or more ◂ +0.9 pts 2.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +32 larger in Williamstown

6 51st pct 38 74th pct

Median age in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +7 yrs older in Williamstown

14 yrs 10th pct 21 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +$526 higher in Cockatoo Valley

$1,375 89th pct $849 69th pct

Household income in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +$3,062 higher in Cockatoo Valley

$4,249 96th pct $1,187 26th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +0.4 larger in Cockatoo Valley gap widening

3.1 88th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

67.0% Couples with children ◂ +5.4 pts 61.5%

28.8% Couples without children ◂ +0.9 pts 27.9%

5.9% One-parent families +4.1 pts ▸ 10.0%

0.0% Other families +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Household size

36.6% 2 people ◂ +2.3 pts 34.3%

25.9% 4 people ◂ +8.3 pts 17.6%

9.8% 1 person +9.9 pts ▸ 19.7%

16.5% 3 people +0.7 pts ▸ 17.2%

11.2% 5 people ◂ +2.4 pts 8.7%

3.6% 6 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 2.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +$83 higher in Cockatoo Valley gap narrowing

$383 78th pct $300 57th pct

Mortgage in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +$463 higher in Cockatoo Valley gap widening

$1,963 70th pct $1,500 42nd pct

People / bedroom in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown even gap narrowing

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

65.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +11.7 pts 53.5%

29.9% Owned outright +2.4 pts ▸ 32.3%

4.5% Rented +6.6 pts ▸ 11.1%

0.0% Other tenure +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.0% Not stated +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

Types of homes

100.9% Separate house ◂ +1.7 pts 99.2%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

48.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +11.2 pts 37.5%

27.2% 3 bedrooms +16.5 pts ▸ 43.7%

16.5% 5 or more ◂ +9.4 pts 7.1%

4.9% 2 bedrooms +3.7 pts ▸ 8.6%

0.0% 1 bedroom +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.0% Studio / none +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

0.0% $200–$349 +69.5 pts ▸ 69.5%

60.0% $350–$549 ◂ +37.1 pts 22.9%

0.0% Under $200 +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

25.3% $1,000–$1,799 +21.8 pts ▸ 47.1%

42.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +15.4 pts 27.1%

8.9% Under $1,000 +9.4 pts ▸ 18.3%

13.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +7.6 pts 5.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +4 more in Williamstown

0 0th pct 4 73rd pct

Stops/1k in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +1.34 more in Williamstown

0.00 0th pct 1.34 63rd pct

Departures/1k in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +23.5 more in Williamstown

0.0 0th pct 23.5 60th pct

PT routes in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +7 more in Williamstown

0 0th pct 7 86th pct

Stop walk in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +18 longer in Cockatoo Valley

41 74th pct 23 61st pct

Drive to city in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +1 longer in Cockatoo Valley

47 37th pct 46 36th pct

How people get to work

66.0% Car (driver) +6.0 pts ▸ 72.0%

11.4% Worked at home ◂ +2.6 pts 8.9%

3.3% Car (passenger) +0.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.8% Bus ◂ +1.5 pts 0.3%

1.0% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.6% 2 vehicles even 39.6%

27.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +5.9 pts 21.1%

25.7% 4 or more ◂ +10.4 pts 15.3%

9.9% 1 vehicle +13.2 pts ▸ 23.1%

0.0% No vehicle +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.8% Construction ◂ +4.9 pts 11.9%

8.9% Health care & social assistance +4.2 pts ▸ 13.1%

10.4% Manufacturing +1.7 pts ▸ 12.1%

10.4% Retail trade ◂ +1.9 pts 8.5%

10.4% Education & training ◂ +0.7 pts 9.7%

7.1% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.2 pts 6.9%

6.9% Professional & technical ◂ +3.5 pts 3.3%

5.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.6 pts 5.3%

1.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +3.2 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.5% Transport & warehousing +1.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.3% Administrative & support +1.1 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.3% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 2.8%

Occupations people work in

17.3% Technicians & trades +1.1 pts ▸ 18.4%

17.5% Managers ◂ +4.0 pts 13.6%

16.0% Professionals +0.9 pts ▸ 16.9%

16.2% Clerical & administrative ◂ +5.0 pts 11.2%

8.6% Labourers +3.3 pts ▸ 12.0%

7.9% Community & personal service +4.0 pts ▸ 11.8%

8.9% Sales workers ◂ +1.5 pts 7.4%

5.6% Machinery operators & drivers +1.7 pts ▸ 7.3%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +965 higher in Williamstown

980 7th pct 1,946 24th pct

Assault/100k in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +363 higher in Williamstown

140 0th pct 503 35th pct

Burglary/100k in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +128 higher in Williamstown

140 8th pct 268 24th pct

Theft/100k in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown

— 201 5th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +61 higher in Williamstown

140 38th pct 201 54th pct

Property damage/100k in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +464 higher in Williamstown

140 1st pct 604 43rd pct

5-yr change in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +136.7 pts higher in Cockatoo Valley

133.3% 91st pct -3.3% 53rd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +2.6 higher in Williamstown

1.1 60th pct 3.7 76th pct

Types ≤15 min in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +3.0 more in Williamstown

1.1 59th pct 4.1 78th pct

15-min city in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +54.6 pts higher in Williamstown

0.0% 0th pct 54.6% 81st pct

Walk to shops in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +55.6 pts higher in Williamstown

0.0% 0th pct 55.6% 81st pct

Walk to transit in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +35.6 pts higher in Williamstown

1.4% 58th pct 36.9% 69th pct

Walk to school in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +35.1 pts higher in Williamstown

15.3% 63rd pct 50.3% 75th pct

Walk to a park in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +0.7 pts higher in Cockatoo Valley

82.0% 75th pct 81.3% 75th pct

Walk to health in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +53.4 pts higher in Williamstown

0.0% 0th pct 53.4% 85th pct

Amenities/1k in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +10.3 more in Cockatoo Valley

30.8 73rd pct 20.5 62nd pct

Intersections/km² in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +11 higher in Cockatoo Valley

15 73rd pct 4 64th pct

Mean slope in Cockatoo Valley in Williamstown +0.4 pts higher in Cockatoo Valley

6.9% 62nd pct 6.5% 58th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cockatoo Valley vs Williamstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40276/cockatoo-valley/vs/SAL41602/williamstown