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Lake Gairdner vs Wilgena

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 135 km apart · Lake Gairdner profile · Wilgena profile

Lake Gairdner Wilgena

Wilgena and Lake Gairdner are both sparsely populated areas in South Australia. Wilgena has 40 residents, including four Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, while Lake Gairdner has no residents. Wilgena also has a slightly steeper average terrain slope at 2.9%, compared to 0.0% in Lake Gairdner.

Both areas are completely car-dependent, with no homes within a 15-minute walk of parks, schools, health services, or groceries. This lack of local amenities is a shared trait across this remote part of the state, and both areas have no public transport stops or routes.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Lake Gairdnerin Wilgena +40 larger in Wilgena gap widening
0 0th pct 40 24th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0
  • First area, 2021: 0
  • Second area, 2016: 21
  • Second area, 2021: 40
22 yrs 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 32 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 22 yrs
10.0% 87th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 10.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
12.5% 24th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 12.5%

Ancestry & Birthplace

7.5% 31st pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 7.5%

Language

0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
Limited English in Lake Gairdnerin Wilgena
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Religion

65.0% 99th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 61.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 65.0%

Education & Qualifications

54.3% 71st pct
0.0% 0th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Lake Gairdnerin Wilgena even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Income

Personal income in Lake Gairdnerin Wilgena
$1,093 87th pct
  • Second area, 2016: $850
  • Second area, 2021: $1,093
Household income in Lake Gairdnerin Wilgena
$2,625 91st pct
  • Second area, 2016: $1,749
  • Second area, 2021: $2,625
$2,833 89th pct
8.6% 53rd pct

Health & Disability

Health condition in Lake Gairdnerin Wilgena
27.5% 43rd pct
15.0% 92nd pct
Needs assistance in Lake Gairdnerin Wilgena
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Community Participation

28.6% 83rd pct
0.0% 0th pct
Unpaid child care in Lake Gairdnerin Wilgena
11.4% 9th pct
Defence service in Lake Gairdnerin Wilgena
0.0% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Lake Gairdnerin Wilgena +4 larger in Wilgena
0 0th pct 4 46th pct
23 yrs 38th pct
$949 76th pct
Household income in Lake Gairdnerin Wilgena
$1,499 42nd pct

Family & Households

2.1 19th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 1.0
  • Second area, 2021: 2.1

Housing & Dwellings

People / bedroom in Lake Gairdnerin Wilgena
0.80 43rd pct

Transport & Vehicles

18.5% 56th pct
0.0% 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct
0.0 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

57.5% 95th pct

Jobs & Industry

0.0% 0th pct
77.1% 91st pct
96.3% 100th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Lake Gairdnerin Wilgena even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 32nd pct
Types ≤15 min in Lake Gairdnerin Wilgena even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 32nd pct
15-min city in Lake Gairdnerin Wilgena even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Lake Gairdnerin Wilgena even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Lake Gairdnerin Wilgena even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Lake Gairdnerin Wilgena even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Lake Gairdnerin Wilgena even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Lake Gairdnerin Wilgena even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
0.0 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Lake Gairdnerin Wilgena even
0 0th pct 0 2nd pct
Mean slope in Lake Gairdnerin Wilgena +2.9 pts higher in Wilgena
0.0% 0th pct 2.9% 12th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Lake Gairdner vs Wilgena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40740/lake-gairdner/vs/SAL41596/wilgena