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Kapunda vs Nain
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 12 km apart · Kapunda profile · Nain profile
Kapunda Nain
Kapunda and Nain are nearby South Australian areas with very different scales. Kapunda is a larger town where most homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, health services, and parks, and its walkability score is somewhat walkable. In contrast, Nain is sparsely populated and car-dependent, with no homes within a 15-minute walk of those same amenities. Kapunda has a much higher proportion of seniors, at 26.2%, and a far higher share of people with a long-term health condition (39.5%) compared to Nain (28.1%).
Both areas sit near the national figure for people who speak little or no English. They also share the same typical resident age of 49 and very similar typical weekly family incomes, with Kapunda at $1,490 and Nain at $1,437. While they are alike in these respects, they differ sharply in the workforce; a much higher share of adults in Nain are working or looking for work (87.1%) than in Kapunda (53.9%).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 3,152
- First area, 2016: 2,917
- First area, 2021: 2,947
- Second area, 2016: 29
- Second area, 2021: 32
- First area, 2011: 44 yrs
- First area, 2016: 45 yrs
- First area, 2021: 49 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 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 Kapunda: 1.5% males, 1.4% females; 85+ in Nain: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Kapunda: 1.2% males, 2.1% females; 80–84 in Nain: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Kapunda: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 75–79 in Nain: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Kapunda: 3.7% males, 3.2% females; 70–74 in Nain: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Kapunda: 3.4% males, 4.3% females; 65–69 in Nain: 14.7% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Kapunda: 4.8% males, 3.6% females; 60–64 in Nain: 0.0% males, 8.8% females
- 55–59 in Kapunda: 3.8% males, 4.8% females; 55–59 in Nain: 8.8% males, 0.0% females
- 50–54 in Kapunda: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Nain: 0.0% males, 8.8% females
- 45–49 in Kapunda: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 45–49 in Nain: 11.8% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Kapunda: 2.4% males, 2.0% females; 40–44 in Nain: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Kapunda: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 35–39 in Nain: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Kapunda: 2.2% males, 2.9% females; 30–34 in Nain: 8.8% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Kapunda: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 25–29 in Nain: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Kapunda: 2.0% males, 2.2% females; 20–24 in Nain: 8.8% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Kapunda: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in Nain: 8.8% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Kapunda: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 10–14 in Nain: 20.6% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Kapunda: 2.9% males, 2.3% females; 5–9 in Nain: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Kapunda: 2.8% males, 2.3% females; 0–4 in Nain: 0.0% males, 0.0% 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: $479
- First area, 2016: $538
- First area, 2021: $625
- Second area, 2016: $924
- Second area, 2021: $866
- First area, 2011: $905
- First area, 2016: $1,009
- First area, 2021: $1,140
- Second area, 2016: $1,468
- Second area, 2021: $1,375
- First area, 2011: $1,087
- First area, 2016: $1,289
- First area, 2021: $1,490
- Second area, 2016: $1,749
- Second area, 2021: $1,437
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: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.2
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $175
- First area, 2016: $220
- First area, 2021: $246
- Second area, 2021: $223
- First area, 2011: $1,150
- First area, 2016: $1,200
- First area, 2021: $1,127
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2016: 0.60
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent 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). Kapunda vs Nain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40666/kapunda/vs/SAL41004/nain