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Lyrup vs Monash
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 11 km apart · Lyrup profile · Monash profile
Lyrup Monash
Monash (SA) and Lyrup are nearby South Australian areas with very different profiles. Monash (SA) has a more active workforce, with 67.2% of adults working or looking for work compared to 43.9% in Lyrup. Education levels are also far higher in Monash (SA), where 40.1% of residents finished Year 12, while only 21.5% did so in Lyrup. In contrast, Lyrup has a higher rate of homes owned outright at 49.6%, compared to 38.7% in Monash (SA), and First Nations household incomes are far higher there, at $1,649 against $900 in Monash (SA).
These areas are drifting apart in terms of safety, with the crime rate in Lyrup rising by 280% while it fell by 24.1% in Monash (SA). Despite this, they share similar daily realities, such as typical weekly rents around $220 to $230 and an identical lack of public transport. Both areas also have similar shares of people earning $2,000 or more a week, sitting at 6.1% in Monash (SA) and 5.7% in Lyrup.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 419
- First area, 2016: 301
- First area, 2021: 346
- Second area, 2011: 1,156
- Second area, 2016: 1,124
- Second area, 2021: 1,110
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 Lyrup: 1.5% males, 0.9% females; 85+ in Monash: 0.3% males, 0.3% females
- 80–84 in Lyrup: 2.6% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Monash: 0.9% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in Lyrup: 4.1% males, 2.6% females; 75–79 in Monash: 2.0% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Lyrup: 1.7% males, 2.6% females; 70–74 in Monash: 2.5% males, 2.8% females
- 65–69 in Lyrup: 6.7% males, 4.4% females; 65–69 in Monash: 3.9% males, 3.1% females
- 60–64 in Lyrup: 6.7% males, 4.4% females; 60–64 in Monash: 5.6% males, 4.5% females
- 55–59 in Lyrup: 2.9% males, 3.8% females; 55–59 in Monash: 4.0% males, 5.0% females
- 50–54 in Lyrup: 3.5% males, 4.1% females; 50–54 in Monash: 4.0% males, 4.4% females
- 45–49 in Lyrup: 1.2% males, 2.0% females; 45–49 in Monash: 3.7% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Lyrup: 1.2% males, 2.6% females; 40–44 in Monash: 2.1% males, 2.5% females
- 35–39 in Lyrup: 2.9% males, 2.6% females; 35–39 in Monash: 2.7% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Lyrup: 2.6% males, 3.5% females; 30–34 in Monash: 2.3% males, 1.9% females
- 25–29 in Lyrup: 1.5% males, 2.3% females; 25–29 in Monash: 2.5% males, 2.2% females
- 20–24 in Lyrup: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Monash: 3.1% males, 2.1% females
- 15–19 in Lyrup: 4.1% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in Monash: 4.7% males, 2.6% females
- 10–14 in Lyrup: 3.2% males, 1.2% females; 10–14 in Monash: 3.9% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Lyrup: 2.9% males, 2.0% females; 5–9 in Monash: 2.4% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Lyrup: 2.0% males, 1.2% females; 0–4 in Monash: 1.6% males, 1.7% 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: $523
- First area, 2016: $550
- First area, 2021: $613
- Second area, 2011: $517
- Second area, 2016: $617
- Second area, 2021: $755
- First area, 2011: $964
- First area, 2016: $946
- First area, 2021: $971
- Second area, 2011: $997
- Second area, 2016: $1,180
- Second area, 2021: $1,488
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
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $150
- First area, 2016: $162
- First area, 2021: $220
- Second area, 2011: $145
- Second area, 2016: $188
- Second area, 2021: $230
- First area, 2011: $1,387
- First area, 2016: $1,268
- First area, 2021: $1,006
- Second area, 2011: $1,000
- Second area, 2016: $1,129
- Second area, 2021: $1,148
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). Lyrup vs Monash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40796/lyrup/vs/SAL40904/monash