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Croydon vs Hindmarsh
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.2 km apart · Croydon profile · Hindmarsh profile
Croydon Hindmarsh
Croydon (SA) and Hindmarsh (SA) are neighboring areas with very different characters. Croydon (SA) is a more established residential area where residents are far older, with a typical age of 42 compared to 31 in Hindmarsh (SA). This is reflected in the housing, where 85.6% of homes in Croydon (SA) are separate houses and 73.3% have three or more bedrooms. In contrast, Hindmarsh (SA) is a high-turnover hub with a younger population, where 61.5% of homes are rented and 41.3% of people live alone. Many more of its residents have arrived from overseas (17.1%) or moved in the last five years (61.4%).
These two areas have tracked differently since 2011, most notably in their crime rates, which have risen far more sharply in Hindmarsh (SA). Despite this, they share an identical level of accessibility, with 100% of homes in both areas within a 10 minute walk of public transport and a 15 minute walk of a park. Both areas also have the same share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents (2.2%) and similar rates of people working from home.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,394
- First area, 2016: 1,238
- First area, 2021: 1,220
- Second area, 2011: 158
- Second area, 2016: 231
- Second area, 2021: 232
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 31 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 Croydon: 1.0% males, 1.2% females; 85+ in Hindmarsh: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Croydon: 1.6% males, 2.2% females; 80–84 in Hindmarsh: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Croydon: 0.9% males, 0.9% females; 75–79 in Hindmarsh: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Croydon: 1.1% males, 2.1% females; 70–74 in Hindmarsh: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Croydon: 1.8% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in Hindmarsh: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Croydon: 3.9% males, 3.7% females; 60–64 in Hindmarsh: 5.0% males, 1.4% females
- 55–59 in Croydon: 3.9% males, 4.3% females; 55–59 in Hindmarsh: 4.6% males, 1.4% females
- 50–54 in Croydon: 4.4% males, 4.0% females; 50–54 in Hindmarsh: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 45–49 in Croydon: 3.3% males, 4.0% females; 45–49 in Hindmarsh: 2.3% males, 2.3% females
- 40–44 in Croydon: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 40–44 in Hindmarsh: 3.2% males, 2.8% females
- 35–39 in Croydon: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 35–39 in Hindmarsh: 4.6% males, 2.8% females
- 30–34 in Croydon: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 30–34 in Hindmarsh: 7.8% males, 5.5% females
- 25–29 in Croydon: 3.2% males, 2.8% females; 25–29 in Hindmarsh: 12.4% males, 8.7% females
- 20–24 in Croydon: 2.9% males, 2.5% females; 20–24 in Hindmarsh: 8.7% males, 8.7% females
- 15–19 in Croydon: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Hindmarsh: 1.8% males, 1.4% females
- 10–14 in Croydon: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 10–14 in Hindmarsh: 2.3% males, 1.8% females
- 5–9 in Croydon: 3.0% males, 2.4% females; 5–9 in Hindmarsh: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Croydon: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Hindmarsh: 2.8% males, 2.3% 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: $509
- First area, 2016: $624
- First area, 2021: $811
- Second area, 2011: $700
- Second area, 2016: $571
- Second area, 2021: $894
- First area, 2011: $1,089
- First area, 2016: $1,474
- First area, 2021: $1,854
- Second area, 2011: $828
- Second area, 2016: $1,213
- Second area, 2021: $1,426
- First area, 2011: $1,357
- First area, 2016: $1,886
- First area, 2021: $2,433
- Second area, 2011: $1,125
- Second area, 2016: $1,437
- Second area, 2021: $2,100
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: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 1.8
- Second area, 2016: 2.0
- Second area, 2021: 1.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $258
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $310
- Second area, 2011: $305
- Second area, 2016: $330
- Second area, 2021: $363
- First area, 2011: $1,668
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,985
- Second area, 2011: $867
- Second area, 2016: $1,330
- Second area, 2021: $1,623
- 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). Croydon vs Hindmarsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40329/croydon/vs/SAL40597/hindmarsh