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Little Douglas vs Wangary

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 15 km apart · Little Douglas profile · Wangary profile

Little Douglas Wangary

Wangary and Little Douglas are both rural areas in South Australia, though Little Douglas is sparsely populated with only 8 residents. There are notable differences in their layout and demographics. Residents in Little Douglas are far older, with a typical age of 63 compared to 54 in Wangary. Access to local services also differs; for example, 90.7% of homes in Little Douglas are within a 15-minute walk of a park, while only 4.3% of homes in Wangary share that access. Conversely, Wangary is more likely to be near a school, with 37.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk compared to none in Little Douglas.

Weekly family incomes are similar in both places, sitting around $1,300. Both areas are car-dependent and lack nearby groceries, health services, or public transport. The gap in typical weekly household income is widening, with Little Douglas now well higher at $1,292 compared to $1,028 in Wangary. This contrast is also seen in housing costs, where typical monthly home-loan payments are far higher in Wangary at $1,083.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Little Douglasin Wangary +195 larger in Wangary gap steady
8 6th pct 203 54th pct
  • First area, 2016: 6
  • First area, 2021: 8
  • Second area, 2011: 457
  • Second area, 2016: 200
  • Second area, 2021: 203
Median age in Little Douglasin Wangary +9 yrs older in Little Douglas gap narrowing
63 yrs 97th pct 54 yrs 83rd pct
  • First area, 2016: 67 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 63 yrs
  • Second area, 2011: 42 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 47 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 54 yrs
6.4% 79th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 3.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 7.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 6.4%
20.7% 59th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 12.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 9.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 20.7%
7.9% 12th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 24.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 13.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 7.9%
9.6% 30th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 17.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 13.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 9.6%

Age structure

0.0% Older adults (45–64) +41.9 pts ▸ 41.9%
0.0% Seniors (65+) +20.7 pts ▸ 20.7%
0.0% Young adults (25–44) +16.7 pts ▸ 16.7%
0.0% Youth (15–24) +9.9 pts ▸ 9.9%
0.0% Children (0–14) +7.9 pts ▸ 7.9%

Marital status

50.0% Married +1.6 pts ▸ 51.6%
0.0% Never married +33.0 pts ▸ 33.0%
0.0% Divorced +9.3 pts ▸ 9.3%
0.0% Widowed +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.0% Separated even 0.0%

Ancestry & Birthplace

9.4% 40th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 8.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 5.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 9.4%

Country of birth

75.0% Australia +6.3 pts ▸ 81.3%
0.0% England +4.4 pts ▸ 4.4%
0.0% Philippines +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%
0.0% New Zealand +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%
0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

62.5% Australian ◂ +17.2 pts 45.3%
0.0% English +45.3 pts ▸ 45.3%
0.0% German +9.9 pts ▸ 9.9%
0.0% Irish +7.9 pts ▸ 7.9%
0.0% Scottish +5.4 pts ▸ 5.4%
0.0% Dutch +4.4 pts ▸ 4.4%
0.0% Filipino +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

3.4% 50th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 2.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 3.4%
Limited English in Little Douglasin Wangary
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Language used at home

100.0% English only ◂ +8.4 pts 91.6%
0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

45.3% 65th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 31.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 29.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 45.3%

Religious affiliation

62.5% No religion ◂ +17.2 pts 45.3%
37.5% Christianity +5.4 pts ▸ 42.9%
0.0% Not stated +9.9 pts ▸ 9.9%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

25.4% 8th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 28.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 24.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 25.4%
3.8% 9th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 8.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 4.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 3.8%
Schools ≤3 km in Little Douglasin Wangary +1 more in Wangary
0 0th pct 1 43rd pct
74 21st pct
970 38th pct

Highest year of school

50.0% Year 11 ◂ +23.4 pts 26.6%
37.5% Year 12 ◂ +12.1 pts 25.4%
0.0% Year 10 +31.2 pts ▸ 31.2%
0.0% Year 9 or below +8.1 pts ▸ 8.1%

Highest qualification level

42.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.7 pts 42.2%
0.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +14.5 pts ▸ 14.5%
0.0% Bachelor degree +8.4 pts ▸ 8.4%
0.0% Certificate I / II +6.0 pts ▸ 6.0%
0.0% Postgraduate degree even 0.0%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate even 0.0%

Field of qualification

71.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +67.8 pts 3.6%
42.9% Architecture & building ◂ +30.8 pts 12.0%
0.0% Engineering & related +20.5 pts ▸ 20.5%
0.0% Health +12.0 pts ▸ 12.0%
0.0% Society & culture +9.6 pts ▸ 9.6%
0.0% Management & commerce +8.4 pts ▸ 8.4%
0.0% Education +4.8 pts ▸ 4.8%
0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +4.8 pts ▸ 4.8%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%
0.0% Creative arts even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Little Douglasin Wangary +$101 higher in Little Douglas gap narrowing
$699 40th pct $598 25th pct
  • First area, 2016: $850
  • First area, 2021: $699
  • Second area, 2011: $446
  • Second area, 2016: $455
  • Second area, 2021: $598
Household income in Little Douglasin Wangary +$264 higher in Little Douglas gap narrowing
$1,292 32nd pct $1,028 15th pct
  • First area, 2016: $450
  • First area, 2021: $1,292
  • Second area, 2011: $821
  • Second area, 2016: $733
  • Second area, 2021: $1,028
Family income in Little Douglasin Wangary +$63 higher in Little Douglas
$1,375 19th pct $1,312 15th pct
  • First area, 2021: $1,375
  • Second area, 2011: $984
  • Second area, 2016: $1,199
  • Second area, 2021: $1,312
3.3% 25th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 1.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 1.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 3.3%
High-income homes in Little Douglasin Wangary
13.3% 42nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 13.3%

Household income distribution

0.0% $650–$1,499 +46.7 pts ▸ 46.7%
0.0% Under $650 +30.0 pts ▸ 30.0%
0.0% $1,500–$2,999 +22.2 pts ▸ 22.2%
0.0% $3,000–$3,999 +7.8 pts ▸ 7.8%
0.0% $4,000 or more +5.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

Personal income distribution

62.5% Under $650 ◂ +13.0 pts 49.5%
37.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.9 pts 34.6%
0.0% $1,500–$2,999 +11.0 pts ▸ 11.0%
0.0% $3,000 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Little Douglasin Wangary
26.1% 36th pct
7.9% 48th pct
Needs assistance in Little Douglasin Wangary
3.4% 36th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 3.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 5.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 3.4%

Long-term health conditions reported

0.0% Other condition +9.9 pts ▸ 9.9%
0.0% Arthritis +8.9 pts ▸ 8.9%
0.0% Asthma +7.9 pts ▸ 7.9%
0.0% Mental health +7.9 pts ▸ 7.9%
0.0% Diabetes +7.4 pts ▸ 7.4%
0.0% Heart disease +4.9 pts ▸ 4.9%
0.0% Lung condition +3.9 pts ▸ 3.9%
0.0% Cancer +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%
0.0% Stroke even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

87.5% None ◂ +23.0 pts 64.5%
0.0% One condition +15.8 pts ▸ 15.8%
0.0% Three or more +5.4 pts ▸ 5.4%
0.0% Two conditions +4.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

Community Participation

21.4% 65th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 29.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 31.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 21.4%
8.8% 19th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 13.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 14.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 8.8%
Unpaid child care in Little Douglasin Wangary
11.5% 9th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 30.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 23.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 11.5%
Defence service in Little Douglasin Wangary
5.5% 85th pct
20.9% 31st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 34.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 22.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 20.9%

First Nations

First Nations people in Little Douglasin Wangary +13 larger in Wangary
0 0th pct 13 62nd pct
34 yrs 72nd pct
$325 10th pct
Household income in Little Douglasin Wangary
$699 8th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Little Douglasin Wangary +0.6 larger in Wangary gap narrowing
1.4 0th pct 2.0 14th pct
  • First area, 2016: 1.0
  • First area, 2021: 1.4
  • Second area, 2011: 2.5
  • Second area, 2016: 2.0
  • Second area, 2021: 2.0
13.3% 64th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 10.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 12.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 13.3%
42.2% 93rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 29.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 47.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 42.2%

Family composition

100.0% Couples without children ◂ +51.9 pts 48.1%
0.0% Couples with children +34.8 pts ▸ 34.8%
0.0% One-parent families +13.3 pts ▸ 13.3%
0.0% Other families +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

Household size

80.0% 1 person ◂ +37.8 pts 42.2%
0.0% 2 people +43.3 pts ▸ 43.3%
0.0% 4 people +7.8 pts ▸ 7.8%
0.0% 3 people +6.7 pts ▸ 6.7%
0.0% 5 people +3.3 pts ▸ 3.3%
0.0% 6 or more even 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Little Douglasin Wangary +$50 higher in Little Douglas
$250 40th pct $200 25th pct
  • First area, 2021: $250
  • Second area, 2011: $135
  • Second area, 2016: $213
  • Second area, 2021: $200
Mortgage in Little Douglasin Wangary +$723 higher in Wangary
$360 0th pct $1,083 18th pct
  • First area, 2021: $360
  • Second area, 2011: $1,149
  • Second area, 2016: $1,083
  • Second area, 2021: $1,083
People / bedroom in Little Douglasin Wangary +0.20 higher in Wangary gap narrowing
0.60 7th pct 0.80 43rd pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.30
  • First area, 2021: 0.60
  • Second area, 2011: 1.20
  • Second area, 2016: 0.70
  • Second area, 2021: 0.80
17.8% 53rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 12.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 14.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 17.8%
41.1% 50th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 49.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 38.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 41.1%
Separate houses in Little Douglasin Wangary
100.0% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 95.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 92.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 100.0%
63.3% 18th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 66.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 60.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 63.3%

How homes are owned or rented

100.0% Other tenure ◂ +96.7 pts 3.3%
0.0% Owned outright +41.1 pts ▸ 41.1%
0.0% Owned with a mortgage +36.7 pts ▸ 36.7%
0.0% Rented +17.8 pts ▸ 17.8%
0.0% Not stated +6.7 pts ▸ 6.7%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house +2.2 pts ▸ 102.2%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached even 0.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

60.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +21.1 pts 38.9%
0.0% 2 bedrooms +24.4 pts ▸ 24.4%
0.0% 4 bedrooms +24.4 pts ▸ 24.4%
0.0% 1 bedroom +10.0 pts ▸ 10.0%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%
0.0% 5 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 4.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
10.3% 28th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 13.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 13.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 10.3%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 3.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Little Douglasin Wangary even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

166.7% Car (driver) ◂ +102.7 pts 63.9%
0.0% Worked at home +10.3 pts ▸ 10.3%
0.0% Car (passenger) +6.2 pts ▸ 6.2%
0.0% Walked +6.2 pts ▸ 6.2%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

60.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +20.9 pts 39.1%
0.0% 1 vehicle +34.5 pts ▸ 34.5%
0.0% 3 vehicles +12.6 pts ▸ 12.6%
0.0% 4 or more +9.2 pts ▸ 9.2%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

28.9% 42nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 26.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 23.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 28.9%

Jobs & Industry

8.8% 88th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 4.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 9.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 8.8%
56.0% 35th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 59.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 56.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 56.0%
58.8% 54th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 54.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 58.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 58.8%

Industries people work in

0.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +22.7 pts ▸ 22.7%
0.0% Health care & social assistance +13.4 pts ▸ 13.4%
0.0% Retail trade +9.3 pts ▸ 9.3%
0.0% Education & training +8.2 pts ▸ 8.2%
0.0% Accommodation & food +7.2 pts ▸ 7.2%
0.0% Transport & warehousing +7.2 pts ▸ 7.2%
0.0% Mining +6.2 pts ▸ 6.2%
0.0% Rental & real estate +6.2 pts ▸ 6.2%
0.0% Construction +5.2 pts ▸ 5.2%
0.0% Electricity, gas & water +4.1 pts ▸ 4.1%
0.0% Finance & insurance +4.1 pts ▸ 4.1%
0.0% Public administration & safety +4.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

Occupations people work in

0.0% Managers +20.6 pts ▸ 20.6%
0.0% Community & personal service +17.5 pts ▸ 17.5%
0.0% Labourers +13.4 pts ▸ 13.4%
0.0% Professionals +11.3 pts ▸ 11.3%
0.0% Machinery operators & drivers +10.3 pts ▸ 10.3%
0.0% Clerical & administrative +9.3 pts ▸ 9.3%
0.0% Technicians & trades +5.2 pts ▸ 5.2%
0.0% Sales workers +5.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

Crime & Safety

1,970 24th pct
493 34th pct
493 50th pct
Vehicle theft/100k in Little Douglasin Wangary
493 87th pct
Property damage/100k in Little Douglasin Wangary
493 33rd pct
33.3% 77th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Little Douglasin Wangary +0.0 higher in Wangary
0.5 53rd pct 0.6 53rd pct
Types ≤15 min in Little Douglasin Wangary +0.1 more in Little Douglas
0.9 58th pct 0.8 57th pct
15-min city in Little Douglasin Wangary even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Little Douglasin Wangary even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Little Douglasin Wangary even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Little Douglasin Wangary +37.7 pts higher in Wangary
0.0% 0th pct 37.7% 71st pct
Walk to a park in Little Douglasin Wangary +86.4 pts higher in Little Douglas
90.7% 81st pct 4.3% 44th pct
Walk to health in Little Douglasin Wangary even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Little Douglasin Wangary +95.4 more in Little Douglas
125.0 88th pct 29.6 72nd pct
Intersections/km² in Little Douglasin Wangary +0 higher in Wangary
0 29th pct 1 42nd pct
Mean slope in Little Douglasin Wangary +0.7 pts higher in Wangary
3.2% 15th pct 3.9% 27th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Little Douglas vs Wangary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40769/little-douglas/vs/SAL41529/wangary