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Hackney vs St Peters
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.1 km apart · Hackney profile · St Peters profile
Hackney St Peters
St Peters (SA) and Hackney are neighbouring areas in Adelaide with very different profiles. St Peters (SA) is much wealthier, with a typical weekly household income of $2,266 compared to $1,107 in Hackney. It also has a higher share of university-educated residents, with 78.8% completing Year 12, and far more detached houses (71.5% compared to 26.4%). In contrast, Hackney has many more people living alone (50.8%) and a higher proportion of renters (44.6%).
Everyday life in both places shares many commonalities, such as having 100% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. They are also very similar in their share of recent overseas arrivals (around 18%) and the typical weekly rent for a home, which sits at about $300 to $310. While they share these urban features, the gap in crime rates has widened, with the crime rate in Hackney increasing by 131.1% over the last five years.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 639
- First area, 2016: 567
- First area, 2021: 575
- Second area, 2011: 3,202
- Second area, 2016: 3,219
- Second area, 2021: 3,231
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 45 yrs
- First area, 2021: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 41 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 Hackney: 2.5% males, 3.2% females; 85+ in St Peters: 0.8% males, 1.5% females
- 80–84 in Hackney: 0.5% males, 3.4% females; 80–84 in St Peters: 0.9% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Hackney: 2.3% males, 2.6% females; 75–79 in St Peters: 1.3% males, 1.9% females
- 70–74 in Hackney: 2.5% males, 3.5% females; 70–74 in St Peters: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 65–69 in Hackney: 3.0% males, 1.6% females; 65–69 in St Peters: 3.2% males, 2.7% females
- 60–64 in Hackney: 3.0% males, 2.1% females; 60–64 in St Peters: 3.9% males, 3.7% females
- 55–59 in Hackney: 3.9% males, 4.1% females; 55–59 in St Peters: 3.7% males, 4.1% females
- 50–54 in Hackney: 3.4% males, 2.1% females; 50–54 in St Peters: 3.6% males, 4.0% females
- 45–49 in Hackney: 1.9% males, 1.4% females; 45–49 in St Peters: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Hackney: 2.1% males, 2.5% females; 40–44 in St Peters: 2.6% males, 2.9% females
- 35–39 in Hackney: 2.8% males, 2.1% females; 35–39 in St Peters: 2.6% males, 3.2% females
- 30–34 in Hackney: 3.4% males, 4.6% females; 30–34 in St Peters: 2.4% males, 2.2% females
- 25–29 in Hackney: 4.4% males, 3.4% females; 25–29 in St Peters: 3.6% males, 2.9% females
- 20–24 in Hackney: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 20–24 in St Peters: 3.4% males, 3.2% females
- 15–19 in Hackney: 10.2% males, 1.1% females; 15–19 in St Peters: 3.4% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Hackney: 3.2% males, 2.3% females; 10–14 in St Peters: 3.2% males, 3.6% females
- 5–9 in Hackney: 1.6% males, 1.8% females; 5–9 in St Peters: 3.2% males, 2.6% females
- 0–4 in Hackney: 0.7% males, 0.7% females; 0–4 in St Peters: 1.8% males, 1.7% 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: $513
- First area, 2016: $528
- First area, 2021: $625
- Second area, 2011: $748
- Second area, 2016: $841
- Second area, 2021: $1,097
- First area, 2011: $961
- First area, 2016: $895
- First area, 2021: $1,107
- Second area, 2011: $1,680
- Second area, 2016: $1,928
- Second area, 2021: $2,266
- First area, 2011: $1,650
- First area, 2016: $2,021
- First area, 2021: $2,166
- Second area, 2011: $2,446
- Second area, 2016: $2,694
- Second area, 2021: $3,254
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: 1.9
- First area, 2016: 1.8
- First area, 2021: 1.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $126
- First area, 2016: $285
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $260
- Second area, 2016: $290
- Second area, 2021: $310
- First area, 2011: $2,492
- First area, 2016: $1,938
- First area, 2021: $1,704
- Second area, 2011: $2,045
- Second area, 2016: $2,167
- Second area, 2021: $2,700
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- 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). Hackney vs St Peters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40547/hackney/vs/SAL41375/st-peters