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Cross Roads vs Hamley
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.0 km apart · Cross Roads profile · Hamley profile
Cross Roads Hamley
Cross Roads (SA) and Hamley are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Cross Roads (SA) is more family-oriented, with 19.4% of people being children under 15 compared to none in Hamley. It also faces greater health challenges, with far higher rates of long-term health conditions (34.8%) and mental health conditions (11.6%). In contrast, Hamley has a much more highly educated population, where 29.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher compared to just 3.9% in Cross Roads (SA), and a typical weekly family income that is far higher at $1,937 compared to $974.
Everyday life in both places is similar in that homes typically house about two people, and residents face a drive time of over 100 minutes to the city. They also both have very few people earning $2,000 or more a week. However, the two areas are moving in different directions; the gap in typical age has widened, with residents now far older in Hamley, where the typical age is 61 compared to 46 in Cross Roads (SA).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 125
- First area, 2021: 155
- Second area, 2016: 19
- Second area, 2021: 31
- First area, 2016: 51 yrs
- First area, 2021: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 61 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 61 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 Cross Roads: 0.0% males, 5.0% females; 85+ in Hamley: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Cross Roads: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Hamley: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Cross Roads: 5.5% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Hamley: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Cross Roads: 1.7% males, 2.8% females; 70–74 in Hamley: 0.0% males, 17.6% females
- 65–69 in Cross Roads: 2.2% males, 3.9% females; 65–69 in Hamley: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Cross Roads: 3.9% males, 2.8% females; 60–64 in Hamley: 35.3% males, 23.5% females
- 55–59 in Cross Roads: 0.0% males, 1.7% females; 55–59 in Hamley: 0.0% males, 23.5% females
- 50–54 in Cross Roads: 6.6% males, 5.0% females; 50–54 in Hamley: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Cross Roads: 5.5% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Hamley: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Cross Roads: 2.2% males, 1.7% females; 40–44 in Hamley: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Cross Roads: 2.8% males, 6.6% females; 35–39 in Hamley: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Cross Roads: 5.0% males, 2.8% females; 30–34 in Hamley: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Cross Roads: 4.4% males, 3.9% females; 25–29 in Hamley: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Cross Roads: 0.0% males, 2.2% females; 20–24 in Hamley: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Cross Roads: 2.2% males, 2.8% females; 15–19 in Hamley: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Cross Roads: 5.0% males, 5.5% females; 10–14 in Hamley: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Cross Roads: 1.7% males, 2.2% females; 5–9 in Hamley: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Cross Roads: 0.0% males, 2.8% females; 0–4 in Hamley: 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
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2016: $397
- First area, 2021: $454
- Second area, 2016: $450
- Second area, 2021: $574
- First area, 2016: $725
- First area, 2021: $825
- Second area, 2016: $899
- Second area, 2021: $966
- First area, 2016: $850
- First area, 2021: $974
- Second area, 2016: $1,125
- Second area, 2021: $1,937
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: 2.0
- First area, 2021: 2.1
- Second area, 2016: 1.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $843
- First area, 2021: $979
- Second area, 2021: $718
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2016: 0.60
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
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
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cross Roads vs Hamley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40328/cross-roads/vs/SAL40557/hamley