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Hillbank vs Salisbury Heights
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.7 km apart · Hillbank profile · Salisbury Heights profile
Hillbank Salisbury Heights
Hillbank and Salisbury Heights are neighbouring areas in South Australia with similar population sizes. There are notable differences in their layouts and safety data; Salisbury Heights is more walkable, with 61.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school compared to just 2.4% in Hillbank. However, Hillbank has more homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries (41.8% versus 27.1%). Recorded offences are far higher in Hillbank, where theft is a more common issue, though its crime rate has fallen by 35.5% over the last five years.
Everyday life is very similar in both places, with nearly identical typical weekly household incomes of around $1,800. Both areas have about the same share of children under 15 and a similar proportion of adults with a university degree. They also share a high number of people born overseas, though this figure is well higher in Hillbank at 24.7%. While the two areas are largely alike in these respects, the gap in transit access is wide; Salisbury Heights has far more people reachable within 30 minutes by public transport.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,566
- First area, 2016: 4,610
- First area, 2021: 5,013
- Second area, 2011: 5,055
- Second area, 2016: 5,184
- Second area, 2021: 4,488
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 38 yrs
- First area, 2021: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 38 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 Hillbank: 0.5% males, 0.3% females; 85+ in Salisbury Heights: 0.5% males, 0.6% females
- 80–84 in Hillbank: 0.8% males, 0.9% females; 80–84 in Salisbury Heights: 0.7% males, 0.7% females
- 75–79 in Hillbank: 0.8% males, 1.1% females; 75–79 in Salisbury Heights: 1.3% males, 1.5% females
- 70–74 in Hillbank: 2.1% males, 2.1% females; 70–74 in Salisbury Heights: 2.2% males, 2.0% females
- 65–69 in Hillbank: 2.4% males, 2.2% females; 65–69 in Salisbury Heights: 2.6% males, 3.0% females
- 60–64 in Hillbank: 3.5% males, 3.4% females; 60–64 in Salisbury Heights: 3.6% males, 3.5% females
- 55–59 in Hillbank: 3.4% males, 4.0% females; 55–59 in Salisbury Heights: 3.6% males, 3.3% females
- 50–54 in Hillbank: 3.3% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Salisbury Heights: 3.3% males, 3.9% females
- 45–49 in Hillbank: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Salisbury Heights: 3.2% males, 3.4% females
- 40–44 in Hillbank: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 40–44 in Salisbury Heights: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 35–39 in Hillbank: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Salisbury Heights: 3.3% males, 3.5% females
- 30–34 in Hillbank: 3.5% males, 3.5% females; 30–34 in Salisbury Heights: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 25–29 in Hillbank: 4.1% males, 4.2% females; 25–29 in Salisbury Heights: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 20–24 in Hillbank: 3.9% males, 3.7% females; 20–24 in Salisbury Heights: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 15–19 in Hillbank: 3.1% males, 2.7% females; 15–19 in Salisbury Heights: 3.5% males, 3.6% females
- 10–14 in Hillbank: 2.9% males, 2.5% females; 10–14 in Salisbury Heights: 3.6% males, 3.4% females
- 5–9 in Hillbank: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Salisbury Heights: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 0–4 in Hillbank: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 0–4 in Salisbury Heights: 3.3% males, 2.6% 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, 2011: $654
- First area, 2016: $682
- First area, 2021: $823
- Second area, 2011: $649
- Second area, 2016: $720
- Second area, 2021: $816
- First area, 2011: $1,446
- First area, 2016: $1,504
- First area, 2021: $1,813
- Second area, 2011: $1,447
- Second area, 2016: $1,633
- Second area, 2021: $1,795
- First area, 2011: $1,583
- First area, 2016: $1,683
- First area, 2021: $2,047
- Second area, 2011: $1,601
- Second area, 2016: $1,828
- Second area, 2021: $2,070
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: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 2.9
- Second area, 2016: 2.8
- Second area, 2021: 2.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $282
- First area, 2016: $310
- First area, 2021: $346
- Second area, 2011: $265
- Second area, 2016: $300
- Second area, 2021: $330
- First area, 2011: $1,473
- First area, 2016: $1,408
- First area, 2021: $1,495
- Second area, 2011: $1,517
- Second area, 2016: $1,582
- Second area, 2021: $1,514
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- 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). Hillbank vs Salisbury Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40591/hillbank/vs/SAL41291/salisbury-heights