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Hardwicke Bay vs Minlaton
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 17 km apart · Hardwicke Bay profile · Minlaton profile
Hardwicke Bay Minlaton
Minlaton and Hardwicke Bay are two nearby South Australian areas with different layouts and employment profiles. Minlaton is more walkable, with 41.2% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed and 43.4% within a 15-minute walk of a school, whereas Hardwicke Bay has none. Jobs are also a key difference; Minlaton has a far higher share of full-time employment at 49.5% compared to 34.1% in Hardwicke Bay, where the unemployment rate is far higher at 19.6%. In contrast, Hardwicke Bay has a far higher share of homes owned outright at 59.7% compared to 45.9% in Minlaton.
Everyday life in both places shares many similarities, such as having almost no one who speaks a language other than English at home and a similar typical family income of around $1,300 a week. Both areas are older than the national figure, though residents are noticeably older in Hardwicke Bay, where the typical age is 61. While the two areas share a similar percentage of children under 15, the First Nations population is far younger in Minlaton, with a typical age of 12 compared to 24 in Hardwicke Bay.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 127
- First area, 2016: 126
- First area, 2021: 149
- Second area, 2011: 1,261
- Second area, 2016: 1,099
- Second area, 2021: 1,018
- First area, 2011: 57 yrs
- First area, 2016: 58 yrs
- First area, 2021: 61 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 51 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 54 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 56 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 Hardwicke Bay: 0.0% males, 2.7% females; 85+ in Minlaton: 2.8% males, 3.8% females
- 80–84 in Hardwicke Bay: 5.4% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Minlaton: 2.3% males, 2.9% females
- 75–79 in Hardwicke Bay: 0.0% males, 3.4% females; 75–79 in Minlaton: 3.6% males, 3.7% females
- 70–74 in Hardwicke Bay: 2.0% males, 6.1% females; 70–74 in Minlaton: 5.1% males, 4.9% females
- 65–69 in Hardwicke Bay: 8.2% males, 4.1% females; 65–69 in Minlaton: 4.6% males, 4.5% females
- 60–64 in Hardwicke Bay: 12.2% males, 4.1% females; 60–64 in Minlaton: 3.8% males, 3.4% females
- 55–59 in Hardwicke Bay: 2.7% males, 6.1% females; 55–59 in Minlaton: 3.3% males, 3.7% females
- 50–54 in Hardwicke Bay: 0.0% males, 3.4% females; 50–54 in Minlaton: 2.7% males, 2.1% females
- 45–49 in Hardwicke Bay: 2.0% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Minlaton: 1.9% males, 2.4% females
- 40–44 in Hardwicke Bay: 2.0% males, 4.8% females; 40–44 in Minlaton: 2.6% males, 1.8% females
- 35–39 in Hardwicke Bay: 0.0% males, 2.7% females; 35–39 in Minlaton: 2.6% males, 2.6% females
- 30–34 in Hardwicke Bay: 5.4% males, 4.1% females; 30–34 in Minlaton: 1.7% males, 2.5% females
- 25–29 in Hardwicke Bay: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Minlaton: 1.9% males, 2.3% females
- 20–24 in Hardwicke Bay: 2.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Minlaton: 1.2% males, 1.8% females
- 15–19 in Hardwicke Bay: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Minlaton: 1.5% males, 1.5% females
- 10–14 in Hardwicke Bay: 4.8% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Minlaton: 3.1% males, 2.8% females
- 5–9 in Hardwicke Bay: 2.7% males, 2.0% females; 5–9 in Minlaton: 2.3% males, 1.6% females
- 0–4 in Hardwicke Bay: 2.0% males, 4.8% females; 0–4 in Minlaton: 2.9% males, 1.8% 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: $337
- First area, 2016: $442
- First area, 2021: $494
- Second area, 2011: $428
- Second area, 2016: $489
- Second area, 2021: $580
- First area, 2011: $650
- First area, 2016: $780
- First area, 2021: $735
- Second area, 2011: $820
- Second area, 2016: $858
- Second area, 2021: $1,046
- First area, 2011: $579
- First area, 2016: $1,024
- First area, 2021: $1,291
- Second area, 2011: $940
- Second area, 2016: $1,147
- Second area, 2021: $1,352
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: 1.9
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $145
- First area, 2021: $245
- Second area, 2011: $120
- Second area, 2016: $190
- Second area, 2021: $200
- First area, 2011: $566
- First area, 2016: $820
- First area, 2021: $1,038
- Second area, 2011: $964
- Second area, 2016: $1,083
- Second area, 2021: $1,049
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.60
- First area, 2021: 0.60
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
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). Hardwicke Bay vs Minlaton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40565/hardwicke-bay/vs/SAL40886/minlaton