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Coolillie vs Mount Wedge
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 18 km apart · Coolillie profile · Mount Wedge profile
Coolillie Mount Wedge
Mount Wedge and Coolillie are both sparsely populated areas in South Australia. The biggest differences are in income and household size. Typical weekly household income is far higher in Coolillie at $3,750, compared to $1,999 in Mount Wedge. Mount Wedge has larger households, with an average of 5.0 people per home, while Coolillie averages 3.5. Residents in Mount Wedge are also noticeably younger, with a typical age of 28 compared to 34 in Coolillie.
These two areas are both entirely car-dependent, with no homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, health services, or schools. While both are very small, the income gap between them is widening over time. This reflects a growing contrast in wealth between the two nearby locations, even though they both have typical household sizes that are well above the national figure.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 6
- First area, 2021: 8
- Second area, 2016: 14
- Second area, 2021: 17
- First area, 2016: 30 yrs
- First area, 2021: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 28 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 Coolillie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Mount Wedge: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Coolillie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Mount Wedge: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Coolillie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Mount Wedge: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Coolillie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Mount Wedge: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Coolillie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Mount Wedge: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Coolillie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Mount Wedge: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Coolillie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 55–59 in Mount Wedge: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 50–54 in Coolillie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Mount Wedge: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Coolillie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Mount Wedge: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Coolillie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Mount Wedge: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Coolillie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Mount Wedge: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Coolillie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Mount Wedge: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Coolillie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Mount Wedge: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Coolillie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Mount Wedge: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Coolillie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Mount Wedge: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Coolillie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Mount Wedge: 30.0% males, 40.0% females
- 5–9 in Coolillie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Mount Wedge: 30.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Coolillie: 100.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Mount Wedge: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Income
- First area, 2021: $2,500
- Second area, 2016: $1,125
- Second area, 2021: $900
- First area, 2021: $3,750
- Second area, 2016: $2,750
- Second area, 2021: $1,999
- First area, 2021: $3,750
- Second area, 2016: $3,749
- Second area, 2021: $1,999
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2021: 3.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.0
- Second area, 2021: 5.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: 1.50
- Second area, 2016: 0.50
- Second area, 2021: 1.40
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Coolillie vs Mount Wedge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40298/coolillie/vs/SAL40965/mount-wedge