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Largs Bay vs Osborne
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.5 km apart · Largs Bay profile · Osborne profile
Largs Bay Osborne
Largs Bay and Osborne (SA) are neighbouring areas in South Australia with distinct economic profiles. Largs Bay is wealthier, with a typical household income of $1,886 a week compared to $1,336 in Osborne (SA). This gap is reflected in education and employment, as Largs Bay has a far higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (23.4% versus 11.8%) and more people earning $2,000 or more per week (13.7% versus 6.6%). Osborne (SA) has a much higher share of one-parent families (25.6%) and more renters (31.7%).
Both areas sit close to the national figure for the share of people who speak little or no English. They also share similar household sizes and a similar proportion of people born overseas. While they are close neighbours, their crime trends are moving in different directions; the crime rate in Largs Bay fell by 9.9% over five years, whereas it rose by 23.7% in Osborne (SA).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 3,951
- First area, 2016: 4,081
- First area, 2021: 4,104
- Second area, 2011: 1,840
- Second area, 2016: 1,925
- Second area, 2021: 1,951
- First area, 2011: 42 yrs
- First area, 2016: 45 yrs
- First area, 2021: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 41 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 Largs Bay: 1.6% males, 3.1% females; 85+ in Osborne: 0.7% males, 0.8% females
- 80–84 in Largs Bay: 0.7% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Osborne: 1.1% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in Largs Bay: 1.7% males, 1.6% females; 75–79 in Osborne: 1.6% males, 2.2% females
- 70–74 in Largs Bay: 2.2% males, 2.6% females; 70–74 in Osborne: 2.6% males, 2.6% females
- 65–69 in Largs Bay: 2.9% males, 3.5% females; 65–69 in Osborne: 2.2% males, 3.0% females
- 60–64 in Largs Bay: 3.8% males, 3.9% females; 60–64 in Osborne: 3.4% males, 3.7% females
- 55–59 in Largs Bay: 4.2% males, 4.6% females; 55–59 in Osborne: 3.3% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Largs Bay: 3.7% males, 3.9% females; 50–54 in Osborne: 2.8% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Largs Bay: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Osborne: 3.5% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Largs Bay: 3.0% males, 2.8% females; 40–44 in Osborne: 3.7% males, 4.1% females
- 35–39 in Largs Bay: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 35–39 in Osborne: 2.9% males, 4.7% females
- 30–34 in Largs Bay: 2.9% males, 3.3% females; 30–34 in Osborne: 2.5% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Largs Bay: 2.0% males, 1.9% females; 25–29 in Osborne: 3.5% males, 2.9% females
- 20–24 in Largs Bay: 2.7% males, 2.7% females; 20–24 in Osborne: 2.7% males, 3.3% females
- 15–19 in Largs Bay: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in Osborne: 2.4% males, 2.4% females
- 10–14 in Largs Bay: 3.0% males, 2.3% females; 10–14 in Osborne: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 5–9 in Largs Bay: 2.8% males, 1.8% females; 5–9 in Osborne: 2.3% males, 3.4% females
- 0–4 in Largs Bay: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in Osborne: 2.8% males, 3.1% 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: $569
- First area, 2016: $687
- First area, 2021: $858
- Second area, 2011: $443
- Second area, 2016: $538
- Second area, 2021: $647
- First area, 2011: $1,207
- First area, 2016: $1,489
- First area, 2021: $1,886
- Second area, 2011: $918
- Second area, 2016: $1,056
- Second area, 2021: $1,336
- First area, 2011: $1,733
- First area, 2016: $1,945
- First area, 2021: $2,476
- Second area, 2011: $1,134
- Second area, 2016: $1,345
- Second area, 2021: $1,676
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: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $260
- First area, 2016: $300
- First area, 2021: $315
- Second area, 2011: $185
- Second area, 2016: $250
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2011: $1,600
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,800
- Second area, 2011: $1,500
- Second area, 2016: $1,517
- Second area, 2021: $1,468
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- 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). Largs Bay vs Osborne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40749/largs-bay/vs/SAL41080/osborne