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Elizabeth East vs Hillbank
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.4 km apart · Elizabeth East profile · Hillbank profile
Elizabeth East Hillbank
Hillbank and Elizabeth East are neighbouring suburbs in South Australia with similar population sizes. There are significant differences in income and housing; Hillbank has a typical household income of $1,813 per week, which is far higher than the $904 seen in Elizabeth East. This gap is reflected in housing, where Hillbank is dominated by separate houses (99.8%) and homeowners, while Elizabeth East has a much higher share of renters (44.4%) and townhouses. Education and employment also differ, with 50.7% of Hillbank residents completing Year 12 compared to 32.3% in Elizabeth East, and a much higher share of adults in Hillbank are working or looking for work.
Daily life in both areas shares many similarities, such as the same 27-minute drive time to the city and very similar proportions of children under 15. Both areas also have the same number of public transport routes and similar rates of people providing unpaid care. While the gap in typical incomes remains far higher in Hillbank, both suburbs have seen a drop in their recorded crime rates since 2011.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,291
- First area, 2016: 4,440
- First area, 2021: 4,607
- Second area, 2011: 4,566
- Second area, 2016: 4,610
- Second area, 2021: 5,013
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 36 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 Elizabeth East: 1.5% males, 3.2% females; 85+ in Hillbank: 0.5% males, 0.3% females
- 80–84 in Elizabeth East: 1.3% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in Hillbank: 0.8% males, 0.9% females
- 75–79 in Elizabeth East: 1.5% males, 1.8% females; 75–79 in Hillbank: 0.8% males, 1.1% females
- 70–74 in Elizabeth East: 2.1% males, 2.6% females; 70–74 in Hillbank: 2.1% males, 2.1% females
- 65–69 in Elizabeth East: 1.8% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Hillbank: 2.4% males, 2.2% females
- 60–64 in Elizabeth East: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in Hillbank: 3.5% males, 3.4% females
- 55–59 in Elizabeth East: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Hillbank: 3.4% males, 4.0% females
- 50–54 in Elizabeth East: 3.3% males, 2.6% females; 50–54 in Hillbank: 3.3% males, 3.7% females
- 45–49 in Elizabeth East: 3.2% males, 2.7% females; 45–49 in Hillbank: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Elizabeth East: 3.5% males, 2.6% females; 40–44 in Hillbank: 2.7% males, 2.5% females
- 35–39 in Elizabeth East: 3.2% males, 3.6% females; 35–39 in Hillbank: 3.2% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Elizabeth East: 3.1% males, 2.8% females; 30–34 in Hillbank: 3.5% males, 3.5% females
- 25–29 in Elizabeth East: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 25–29 in Hillbank: 4.1% males, 4.2% females
- 20–24 in Elizabeth East: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Hillbank: 3.9% males, 3.7% females
- 15–19 in Elizabeth East: 3.4% males, 2.8% females; 15–19 in Hillbank: 3.1% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in Elizabeth East: 3.9% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in Hillbank: 2.9% males, 2.5% females
- 5–9 in Elizabeth East: 2.8% males, 3.3% females; 5–9 in Hillbank: 3.4% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Elizabeth East: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 0–4 in Hillbank: 3.3% males, 3.5% 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: $383
- First area, 2016: $437
- First area, 2021: $481
- Second area, 2011: $654
- Second area, 2016: $682
- Second area, 2021: $823
- First area, 2011: $671
- First area, 2016: $777
- First area, 2021: $904
- Second area, 2011: $1,446
- Second area, 2016: $1,504
- Second area, 2021: $1,813
- First area, 2011: $874
- First area, 2016: $1,017
- First area, 2021: $1,171
- Second area, 2011: $1,583
- Second area, 2016: $1,683
- Second area, 2021: $2,047
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: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $140
- First area, 2016: $200
- First area, 2021: $225
- Second area, 2011: $282
- Second area, 2016: $310
- Second area, 2021: $346
- First area, 2011: $1,092
- First area, 2016: $1,083
- First area, 2021: $1,062
- Second area, 2011: $1,473
- Second area, 2016: $1,408
- Second area, 2021: $1,495
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- 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
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Elizabeth East vs Hillbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40399/elizabeth-east/vs/SAL40591/hillbank