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Cunliffe vs Matta Flat
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 11 km apart · Cunliffe profile · Matta Flat profile
Cunliffe Matta Flat
Matta Flat and Cunliffe are both sparsely populated areas in South Australia. Matta Flat is far older, with 25.6% of people aged 65 and over compared to just 8.0% in Cunliffe. Cunliffe is more likely to have residents who finished Year 12 (48.7% versus 19.7% in Matta Flat) and has a far higher share of people earning $2,000 or more a week (10.3% versus 0.0%). Matta Flat is more residential in feel, with 100% of homes being separate houses, while Cunliffe has a much larger share of people working from home at 53.8%.
Both areas are very similar in terms of housing, with about 59% of homes owned outright and nearly the same number of people per home. This shared residential pattern exists despite different levels of accessibility; Matta Flat is mostly car-dependent but has a few amenities within a 15-minute walk, whereas Cunliffe is car-dependent with no such amenities. This contrast in walkability exists while both areas remain completely without public transport stops.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 57
- First area, 2021: 50
- Second area, 2016: 82
- Second area, 2021: 82
- First area, 2016: 36 yrs
- First area, 2021: 49 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 43 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 Cunliffe: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Matta Flat: 0.0% males, 4.2% females
- 80–84 in Cunliffe: 0.0% males, 10.5% females; 80–84 in Matta Flat: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Cunliffe: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Matta Flat: 4.2% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Cunliffe: 13.2% males, 7.9% females; 70–74 in Matta Flat: 0.0% males, 4.2% females
- 65–69 in Cunliffe: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Matta Flat: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Cunliffe: 15.8% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Matta Flat: 4.2% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Cunliffe: 7.9% males, 0.0% females; 55–59 in Matta Flat: 7.0% males, 0.0% females
- 50–54 in Cunliffe: 7.9% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Matta Flat: 7.0% males, 7.0% females
- 45–49 in Cunliffe: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Matta Flat: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Cunliffe: 15.8% males, 10.5% females; 40–44 in Matta Flat: 14.1% males, 5.6% females
- 35–39 in Cunliffe: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Matta Flat: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Cunliffe: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Matta Flat: 0.0% males, 4.2% females
- 25–29 in Cunliffe: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Matta Flat: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Cunliffe: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Matta Flat: 4.2% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Cunliffe: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Matta Flat: 4.2% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Cunliffe: 10.5% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Matta Flat: 5.6% males, 7.0% females
- 5–9 in Cunliffe: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Matta Flat: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Cunliffe: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Matta Flat: 11.3% males, 5.6% 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: $949
- First area, 2021: $687
- Second area, 2016: $428
- Second area, 2021: $519
- First area, 2016: $1,937
- First area, 2021: $1,624
- Second area, 2016: $1,062
- Second area, 2021: $1,312
- First area, 2016: $2,249
- First area, 2021: $1,999
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,437
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: 2.8
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $175
- Second area, 2016: $150
- Second area, 2021: $125
- First area, 2021: $949
- Second area, 2016: $867
- Second area, 2021: $845
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- 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
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cunliffe vs Matta Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40338/cunliffe/vs/SAL40842/matta-flat