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Currency Creek vs Goolwa South

Name: Currency Creek vs Goolwa South — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 12 km apart · Currency Creek profile · Goolwa South profile

Currency Creek Goolwa South

Goolwa South and Currency Creek are two nearby areas in South Australia with very different profiles. Goolwa South is a much older community where the typical resident is 62 and seniors make up 43.9% of the population. This is reflected in a higher rate of long-term health conditions (45.9%) and more people living alone (37.8%). In contrast, Currency Creek has a younger feel, with a typical age of 48 and a much higher share of families with children (60.3%). Residents in Currency Creek also generally earn more, with a typical weekly household income of $1,625, compared to $961 in Goolwa South.

Everyday life in both places shares several commonalities, such as having similar proportions of people who do not identify with a religion and nearly identical shares of adults with a bachelor degree. They also have the same number of schools within 3 km. Despite these shared traits, the two areas differ in their layout; Goolwa South is more walkable, with nearly all homes within a 15-minute walk of a park, while Currency Creek is more car-dependent.

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Where they differ most

Population: 598 larger in Goolwa South Aged 65+: 25.2 pts higher in Goolwa South Participation: 23.7 pts higher in Currency Creek Median age: 14 yrs older in Goolwa South Living alone: 20.8 pts higher in Goolwa South

Demographics & Identity

Population in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +598 larger in Goolwa South gap steady

443 63rd pct 1,041 73rd pct

Median age in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +14 yrs older in Goolwa South gap steady

48 yrs 62nd pct 62 yrs 96th pct

Age structure

18.7% Seniors (65+) +25.2 pts ▸ 43.9%

36.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +10.4 pts 25.9%

18.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.3 pts 15.2%

14.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +7.7 pts 7.0%

9.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.3 pts 7.6%

Marital status

53.4% Married ◂ +6.2 pts 47.2%

35.3% Never married ◂ +8.9 pts 26.5%

7.3% Divorced +7.9 pts ▸ 15.1%

1.1% Widowed +6.8 pts ▸ 7.9%

3.2% Separated +0.9 pts ▸ 4.1%

Age & sex structure

Currency Creek Goolwa South

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.5% Australia ◂ +2.4 pts 77.0%

7.7% England +2.5 pts ▸ 10.2%

0.7% New Zealand +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.1% India ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%

0.0% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% China even 0.0%

0.0% Philippines even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

Ancestry

46.0% English +6.3 pts ▸ 52.4%

42.4% Australian ◂ +5.8 pts 36.6%

9.5% Scottish +3.2 pts ▸ 12.7%

11.1% Irish ◂ +0.8 pts 10.3%

5.6% German +2.4 pts ▸ 8.1%

1.8% Dutch even 1.8%

0.9% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.0% Indian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Filipino even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

90.3% English only +2.3 pts ▸ 92.6%

1.1% Greek ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

0.7% Punjabi ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.0% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

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% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

50.1% No religion +0.9 pts ▸ 51.0%

35.2% Christianity +5.0 pts ▸ 40.2%

12.9% Not stated ◂ +6.1 pts 6.7%

0.7% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Buddhism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Hinduism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Islam even 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools ≤3 km in Currency Creek in Goolwa South even

2 62nd pct 2 62nd pct

Avg size in Currency Creek in Goolwa South even

283 46th pct 283 46th pct

ICSEA in Currency Creek in Goolwa South even

964 34th pct 964 34th pct

Highest year of school

44.6% Year 12 ◂ +4.3 pts 40.4%

21.2% Year 11 +1.7 pts ▸ 22.8%

16.7% Year 10 +3.6 pts ▸ 20.3%

9.9% Year 9 or below +0.7 pts ▸ 10.6%

Highest qualification level

34.4% Certificate III / IV +0.8 pts ▸ 35.1%

17.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.5 pts 16.5%

15.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.5 pts ▸ 16.7%

4.0% Postgraduate degree +2.9 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.7 pts 2.4%

3.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.7 pts 2.9%

Field of qualification

13.4% Society & culture +4.0 pts ▸ 17.4%

16.5% Engineering & related even 16.5%

13.4% Management & commerce +0.7 pts ▸ 14.1%

12.1% Health ◂ +4.3 pts 7.8%

8.5% Education +0.9 pts ▸ 9.4%

4.5% Architecture & building +3.5 pts ▸ 8.0%

6.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +5.1 pts 1.6%

4.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

2.7% Natural & physical sciences even 2.7%

0.0% Creative arts +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.0% Information technology +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +$128 higher in Currency Creek gap widening

$684 38th pct $556 19th pct

Household income in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +$664 higher in Currency Creek gap narrowing

$1,625 56th pct $961 12th pct

Family income in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +$724 higher in Currency Creek gap widening

$1,937 53rd pct $1,213 12th pct

Household income distribution

28.1% $650–$1,499 +17.5 pts ▸ 45.6%

27.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.3 pts 20.2%

10.5% Under $650 +15.1 pts ▸ 25.6%

13.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +10.3 pts 2.8%

7.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.8 pts 3.4%

Personal income distribution

45.3% Under $650 +9.8 pts ▸ 55.1%

30.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.4 pts 29.4%

14.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.6 pts 8.9%

5.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.6 pts 2.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.1% Arthritis +7.5 pts ▸ 18.5%

10.4% Mental health +2.8 pts ▸ 13.2%

10.4% Other condition +1.7 pts ▸ 12.1%

9.0% Asthma +2.0 pts ▸ 11.0%

3.4% Heart disease +6.4 pts ▸ 9.8%

2.0% Diabetes +6.7 pts ▸ 8.7%

3.8% Cancer +2.3 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.4% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.7% Stroke +1.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.0% Dementia +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.4% None ◂ +11.5 pts 47.8%

21.0% One condition +5.3 pts ▸ 26.3%

7.2% Two conditions +5.4 pts ▸ 12.6%

3.6% Three or more +3.8 pts ▸ 7.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +12 larger in Goolwa South

10 59th pct 22 70th pct

Median age in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +16 yrs older in Goolwa South

20 yrs 25th pct 36 yrs 74th pct

Median income in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +$299 higher in Currency Creek

$824 67th pct $525 36th pct

Household income in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +$1,400 higher in Currency Creek

$2,250 71st pct $850 13th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +0.7 larger in Currency Creek gap steady

2.6 57th pct 1.9 11th pct

Family composition

60.3% Couples with children ◂ +31.9 pts 28.5%

32.3% Couples without children +23.6 pts ▸ 55.8%

6.8% One-parent families +7.5 pts ▸ 14.3%

3.1% Other families ◂ +1.5 pts 1.7%

Household size

44.4% 2 people ◂ +0.2 pts 44.2%

17.0% 1 person +20.8 pts ▸ 37.8%

17.6% 4 people ◂ +12.6 pts 5.0%

16.3% 3 people ◂ +5.5 pts 10.8%

5.2% 6 or more ◂ +4.6 pts 0.6%

2.0% 5 people ◂ +1.2 pts 0.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +$50 higher in Currency Creek gap narrowing

$330 66th pct $280 50th pct

Mortgage in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +$426 higher in Currency Creek gap narrowing

$1,560 46th pct $1,134 21st pct

People / bedroom in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +0.10 higher in Currency Creek gap widening

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.8% Owned outright +3.2 pts ▸ 49.0%

43.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +23.0 pts 20.8%

9.8% Rented +17.4 pts ▸ 27.2%

0.0% Not stated +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.0% Other tenure +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

Types of homes

97.4% Separate house ◂ +8.0 pts 89.4%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

0.0% Flat or apartment +4.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

34.0% 3 bedrooms +21.6 pts ▸ 55.6%

35.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +19.1 pts 16.2%

13.7% 2 bedrooms +8.3 pts ▸ 22.0%

11.1% 5 or more ◂ +9.5 pts 1.6%

5.9% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.9 pts 2.0%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

20.0% $200–$349 +51.3 pts ▸ 71.3%

20.0% Under $200 ◂ +12.6 pts 7.4%

0.0% $350–$549 +15.4 pts ▸ 15.4%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

29.9% $1,000–$1,799 +25.0 pts ▸ 54.8%

23.9% Under $1,000 +13.6 pts ▸ 37.5%

25.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +22.5 pts 2.9%

16.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +12.6 pts 3.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Currency Creek in Goolwa South even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in Currency Creek in Goolwa South even

0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in Currency Creek in Goolwa South even

0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in Currency Creek in Goolwa South even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Stop walk in Currency Creek in Goolwa South

— 75 94th pct

Drive to city in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +167 longer in Goolwa South

58 43rd pct 225 100th pct

How people get to work

61.9% Car (driver) +3.6 pts ▸ 65.5%

13.7% Worked at home ◂ +2.0 pts 11.7%

6.6% Walked ◂ +3.5 pts 3.1%

3.1% Car (passenger) +2.0 pts ▸ 5.1%

0.0% Bicycle +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

46.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +10.6 pts 35.8%

10.5% 1 vehicle +33.7 pts ▸ 44.2%

21.6% 4 or more ◂ +16.7 pts 4.9%

16.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +6.6 pts 9.8%

0.0% No vehicle +5.7 pts ▸ 5.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.8% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +14.0 pts 2.8%

14.2% Health care & social assistance +2.4 pts ▸ 16.5%

4.9% Accommodation & food +7.7 pts ▸ 12.5%

8.4% Construction +3.6 pts ▸ 12.0%

10.2% Retail trade +0.9 pts ▸ 11.1%

8.4% Manufacturing ◂ +1.6 pts 6.8%

6.6% Education & training ◂ +0.7 pts 6.0%

3.1% Professional & technical +3.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

4.9% Public administration & safety +0.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

4.9% Administrative & support ◂ +1.2 pts 3.7%

4.0% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.1 pts 2.8%

1.8% Wholesale trade +1.1 pts ▸ 2.8%

Occupations people work in

21.7% Managers ◂ +7.4 pts 14.2%

11.1% Community & personal service +5.5 pts ▸ 16.5%

15.9% Labourers ◂ +4.0 pts 12.0%

12.4% Professionals +2.7 pts ▸ 15.1%

10.6% Technicians & trades +4.5 pts ▸ 15.1%

11.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +5.2 pts 6.3%

8.0% Sales workers +0.9 pts ▸ 8.8%

4.4% Machinery operators & drivers +3.0 pts ▸ 7.4%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +1,364 higher in Goolwa South

1,806 21st pct 3,170 47th pct

Assault/100k in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +255 higher in Goolwa South

226 8th pct 480 33rd pct

Robbery/100k in Currency Creek in Goolwa South

226 90th pct —

Burglary/100k in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +831 higher in Goolwa South

226 18th pct 1,057 84th pct

Theft/100k in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +543 higher in Goolwa South

226 7th pct 768 40th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +259 higher in Currency Creek

451 86th pct 192 52nd pct

Property damage/100k in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +221 higher in Goolwa South

451 30th pct 672 48th pct

5-yr change in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +21.2 pts higher in Currency Creek

-27.3% 28th pct -48.4% 10th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +4.0 higher in Goolwa South

0.0 32nd pct 4.0 78th pct

Types ≤15 min in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +3.9 more in Goolwa South

0.0 33rd pct 4.0 77th pct

15-min city in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +42.1 pts higher in Goolwa South

0.0% 0th pct 42.1% 78th pct

Walk to shops in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +44.8 pts higher in Goolwa South

0.0% 0th pct 44.8% 78th pct

Walk to transit in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +23.0 pts higher in Goolwa South

0.0% 0th pct 23.0% 65th pct

Walk to school in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +0.8 pts higher in Goolwa South

0.0% 0th pct 0.8% 57th pct

Walk to a park in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +95.0 pts higher in Goolwa South

4.2% 44th pct 99.2% 86th pct

Walk to health in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +37.6 pts higher in Goolwa South

0.0% 0th pct 37.6% 81st pct

Amenities/1k in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +3.0 more in Currency Creek

13.5 50th pct 10.6 43rd pct

Intersections/km² in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +9 higher in Goolwa South

1 54th pct 10 72nd pct

Mean slope in Currency Creek in Goolwa South +1.9 pts higher in Currency Creek

5.1% 43rd pct 3.2% 15th pct

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Compare Goolwa South with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Currency Creek vs Goolwa South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40342/currency-creek/vs/SAL40524/goolwa-south