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Mabel Creek vs Oodnadatta

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 207 km apart · Mabel Creek profile · Oodnadatta profile

Mabel Creek Oodnadatta

Oodnadatta and Mabel Creek are both sparsely populated areas in South Australia, though they differ in size and layout. Oodnadatta has 102 residents and is somewhat walkable, with 95.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. In contrast, Mabel Creek is car-dependent with just 9 residents. The population in Mabel Creek is far older, with a typical age of 48 compared to 38 in Oodnadatta. First Nations residents are also far older in Mabel Creek, with a typical age of 68 compared to 35 in Oodnadatta.

Daily life in both places involves similar challenges, as neither area has any public transport stops or routes. Both areas also share a nearly identical mean terrain slope of 3.2%. While typical weekly incomes are far below the national figure in both locations, they vary between the two: typical household income is well higher in Oodnadatta at $668, while typical personal income is well higher in Mabel Creek at $416.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta +93 larger in Oodnadatta
9 6th pct 102 42nd pct
  • First area, 2021: 9
  • Second area, 2011: 166
  • Second area, 2016: 204
  • Second area, 2021: 102
Median age in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta +10 yrs older in Mabel Creek
48 yrs 62nd pct 38 yrs 23rd pct
  • First area, 2021: 48 yrs
  • Second area, 2011: 29 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 35 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 38 yrs
68.6% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 67.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 52.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 68.6%
10.8% 18th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 3.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 11.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 10.8%
18.6% 61st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 30.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 18.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 18.6%
27.4% 97th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 31.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 22.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 27.4%

Age structure

55.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +42.8 pts 12.7%
44.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +17.0 pts 27.5%
44.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +33.7 pts 10.8%
0.0% Children (0–14) +18.6 pts ▸ 18.6%
0.0% Young adults (25–44) +13.7 pts ▸ 13.7%

Marital status

25.0% Married +19.2 pts ▸ 44.2%
25.0% Never married +16.6 pts ▸ 41.6%
33.3% Divorced ◂ +28.1 pts 5.2%
0.0% Separated +9.1 pts ▸ 9.1%
0.0% Widowed even 0.0%

Age & sex structure

Mabel Creek Oodnadatta

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

  • 85+ in Mabel Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Oodnadatta: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 80–84 in Mabel Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Oodnadatta: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 75–79 in Mabel Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Oodnadatta: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 70–74 in Mabel Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Oodnadatta: 7.1% males, 0.0% females
  • 65–69 in Mabel Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Oodnadatta: 8.3% males, 0.0% females
  • 60–64 in Mabel Creek: 50.0% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Oodnadatta: 3.6% males, 0.0% females
  • 55–59 in Mabel Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 55–59 in Oodnadatta: 6.0% males, 0.0% females
  • 50–54 in Mabel Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Oodnadatta: 3.6% males, 0.0% females
  • 45–49 in Mabel Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Oodnadatta: 3.6% males, 7.1% females
  • 40–44 in Mabel Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Oodnadatta: 3.6% males, 0.0% females
  • 35–39 in Mabel Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Oodnadatta: 0.0% males, 3.6% females
  • 30–34 in Mabel Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Oodnadatta: 0.0% males, 4.8% females
  • 25–29 in Mabel Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Oodnadatta: 4.8% males, 9.5% females
  • 20–24 in Mabel Creek: 50.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Oodnadatta: 0.0% males, 6.0% females
  • 15–19 in Mabel Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Oodnadatta: 0.0% males, 4.8% females
  • 10–14 in Mabel Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Oodnadatta: 3.6% males, 4.8% females
  • 5–9 in Mabel Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Oodnadatta: 0.0% males, 10.7% females
  • 0–4 in Mabel Creek: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Oodnadatta: 4.8% males, 0.0% females

Ancestry & Birthplace

0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 3.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 6.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Country of birth

111.1% Australia ◂ +29.7 pts 81.4%
0.0% England even 0.0%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% New Zealand even 0.0%
0.0% Philippines 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

33.3% English ◂ +21.6 pts 11.8%
0.0% Irish +4.9 pts ▸ 4.9%
0.0% Scottish +2.9 pts ▸ 2.9%
0.0% Australian even 0.0%
0.0% Chinese even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% German even 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Dutch even 0.0%
0.0% Filipino even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

14.7% 83rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 8.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 16.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 14.7%
Limited English in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 1.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Language used at home

88.9% English only ◂ +23.2 pts 65.7%
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

60.8% 95th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 43.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 32.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 60.8%

Religious affiliation

66.7% Christianity ◂ +58.8 pts 7.8%
0.0% No religion +60.8 pts ▸ 60.8%
55.6% Not stated ◂ +37.9 pts 17.6%
0.0% Other religions +12.7 pts ▸ 12.7%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

20.3% 2nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 12.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 25.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 20.3%
5.2% 12th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 7.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 6.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 5.2%
Schools ≤3 km in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta +1 more in Oodnadatta
0 0th pct 1 43rd pct
16 3rd pct

Highest year of school

58.3% Year 12 ◂ +38.1 pts 20.3%
0.0% Year 9 or below +43.0 pts ▸ 43.0%
0.0% Year 11 +13.9 pts ▸ 13.9%
0.0% Year 10 +6.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

Highest qualification level

0.0% Certificate III / IV +21.2 pts ▸ 21.2%
0.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +15.2 pts ▸ 15.2%
0.0% Bachelor degree +12.1 pts ▸ 12.1%
0.0% Postgraduate degree even 0.0%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate even 0.0%
0.0% Certificate I / II even 0.0%

Field of qualification

0.0% Health +21.2 pts ▸ 21.2%
0.0% Management & commerce +18.2 pts ▸ 18.2%
0.0% Education +15.2 pts ▸ 15.2%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%
0.0% Engineering & related even 0.0%
0.0% Architecture & building even 0.0%
0.0% Agriculture & environment even 0.0%
0.0% Society & culture even 0.0%
0.0% Creative arts even 0.0%
0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta +$94 higher in Mabel Creek
$416 5th pct $322 0th pct
  • First area, 2021: $416
  • Second area, 2011: $333
  • Second area, 2016: $450
  • Second area, 2021: $322
Household income in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta +$218 higher in Oodnadatta
$450 0th pct $668 1st pct
  • First area, 2021: $450
  • Second area, 2011: $666
  • Second area, 2016: $530
  • Second area, 2021: $668
Family income in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta +$56 higher in Mabel Creek
$725 0th pct $669 0th pct
  • First area, 2021: $725
  • Second area, 2011: $483
  • Second area, 2016: $575
  • Second area, 2021: $669
10.4% 62nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 10.4%
High-income homes in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 8.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Household income distribution

0.0% $1,500–$2,999 +23.3 pts ▸ 23.3%
0.0% Under $650 +16.7 pts ▸ 16.7%
0.0% $650–$1,499 +13.3 pts ▸ 13.3%
0.0% $3,000–$3,999 even 0.0%
0.0% $4,000 or more even 0.0%

Personal income distribution

25.0% Under $650 +30.8 pts ▸ 55.8%
0.0% $650–$1,499 +23.4 pts ▸ 23.4%
0.0% $1,500–$2,999 +6.5 pts ▸ 6.5%
0.0% $3,000 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta
16.7% 9th pct
0.0% 0th pct
Needs assistance in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 2.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

44.4% Lung condition ◂ +44.4 pts 0.0%
33.3% Asthma ◂ +26.5 pts 6.9%
0.0% Diabetes +13.7 pts ▸ 13.7%
0.0% Arthritis +3.9 pts ▸ 3.9%
0.0% Heart disease +2.9 pts ▸ 2.9%
0.0% Cancer even 0.0%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%
0.0% Mental health even 0.0%
0.0% Stroke even 0.0%
0.0% Other condition even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

0.0% None +58.8 pts ▸ 58.8%
44.4% Three or more ◂ +44.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% One condition +16.7 pts ▸ 16.7%
0.0% Two conditions +3.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

Community Participation

9.1% 11th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 9.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 10.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 9.1%
11.7% 39th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 5.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 8.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 11.7%
Unpaid child care in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta
23.4% 40th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 21.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 23.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 23.4%
Defence service in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta
0.0% 0th pct
7.8% 5th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 11.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 11.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 7.8%

First Nations

First Nations people in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta +70 larger in Oodnadatta
0 0th pct 70 81st pct
Median age in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta +33 yrs older in Mabel Creek
68 yrs 100th pct 35 yrs 73rd pct
17.6% 8th pct
Median income in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta +$173 higher in Mabel Creek
$450 25th pct $277 6th pct
Household income in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta +$39 higher in Oodnadatta
$450 0th pct $489 1st pct
Indigenous language in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta
27.1% 88th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta +1.1 larger in Oodnadatta
1.4 0th pct 2.5 50th pct
  • First area, 2021: 1.4
  • Second area, 2011: 2.8
  • Second area, 2016: 2.1
  • Second area, 2021: 2.5
35.0% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 30.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 23.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 35.0%
50.0% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 35.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 45.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 50.0%

Household size

77.8% 1 person ◂ +27.8 pts 50.0%
0.0% 3 people +30.0 pts ▸ 30.0%
0.0% 2 people +20.0 pts ▸ 20.0%
0.0% 4 people +16.7 pts ▸ 16.7%
0.0% 5 people even 0.0%
0.0% 6 or more even 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta +$27 higher in Mabel Creek
$100 6th pct $73 2nd pct
  • First area, 2021: $100
  • Second area, 2011: $45
  • Second area, 2016: $75
  • Second area, 2021: $73
People / bedroom in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta +0.40 higher in Mabel Creek
1.40 100th pct 1.00 89th pct
  • First area, 2021: 1.40
  • Second area, 2011: 1.70
  • Second area, 2016: 0.80
  • Second area, 2021: 1.00
100.0% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 88.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 78.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 100.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 12.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 13.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
Separate houses in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta
70.0% 13th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 74.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 96.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 70.0%
73.3% 34th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 46.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 57.6%
  • Second area, 2021: 73.3%

How homes are owned or rented

0.0% Rented +100.0 pts ▸ 100.0%
0.0% Owned outright even 0.0%
0.0% Owned with a mortgage even 0.0%
0.0% Other tenure even 0.0%
0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

55.6% Separate house +14.4 pts ▸ 70.0%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +20.0 pts ▸ 20.0%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

77.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +61.1 pts 16.7%
0.0% 3 bedrooms +63.3 pts ▸ 63.3%
0.0% 2 bedrooms +20.0 pts ▸ 20.0%
0.0% 4 bedrooms +10.0 pts ▸ 10.0%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%
0.0% 5 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

50.0% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 46.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 20.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 50.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 15.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Motor vehicles per home

100.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +75.0 pts 25.0%
0.0% No vehicle +50.0 pts ▸ 50.0%
0.0% 2 vehicles +28.6 pts ▸ 28.6%
0.0% 3 vehicles even 0.0%
0.0% 4 or more even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

25.5% 30th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 29.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 19.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 25.5%

Jobs & Industry

14.7% 96th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 6.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 4.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 14.7%
44.2% 13th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 43.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 39.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 44.2%
64.7% 78th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 57.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 72.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 64.7%

Walkability

Walk score in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta +5.2 higher in Oodnadatta
0.0 0th pct 5.2 84th pct
Types ≤15 min in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta +5.7 more in Oodnadatta
0.0 0th pct 5.7 87th pct
15-min city in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta +94.5 pts higher in Oodnadatta
0.0% 0th pct 94.5% 97th pct
Walk to shops in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta +95.7 pts higher in Oodnadatta
0.0% 0th pct 95.7% 98th pct
Walk to transit in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta +95.1 pts higher in Oodnadatta
0.0% 0th pct 95.1% 96th pct
Walk to a park in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta +94.5 pts higher in Oodnadatta
0.0% 0th pct 94.5% 83rd pct
Walk to health in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta +94.5 pts higher in Oodnadatta
0.0% 0th pct 94.5% 98th pct
Amenities/1k in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta +88.2 more in Oodnadatta
0.0 0th pct 88.2 87th pct
Intersections/km² in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta +4 higher in Oodnadatta
0 2nd pct 4 65th pct
Mean slope in Mabel Creekin Oodnadatta even
3.2% 15th pct 3.2% 16th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mabel Creek vs Oodnadatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40798/mabel-creek/vs/SAL41078/oodnadatta