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Macdonald Park vs Smithfield Plains

Name: Macdonald Park vs Smithfield Plains — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.3 km apart · Macdonald Park profile · Smithfield Plains profile

Macdonald Park Smithfield Plains

Smithfield Plains and Macdonald Park are neighbouring areas in South Australia with very different profiles. Smithfield Plains is a young area where the typical resident is 29, and 26.8% of the population are children under 15. It has a high share of renters at 49.5% and a higher unemployment rate of 15.6%. In contrast, Macdonald Park is much older, with a typical resident aged 49 and 22.9% of people aged 65 or over. Residents there are more likely to own their homes outright (38.6%) and have a much lower unemployment rate of 4.0%.

Both areas have similar proportions of full-time employment, sitting close to the national figure. They also share a similar number of people per home. While Smithfield Plains has much better access to public transport and shops, Macdonald Park has seen a much sharper rise in the rate of motor vehicle theft over the last five years. Many more people have also moved into Smithfield Plains recently compared to Macdonald Park.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,802 larger in Smithfield Plains Median age: 20 yrs older in Macdonald Park Renting: 38.2 pts higher in Smithfield Plains Owned outright: 25.8 pts higher in Macdonald Park One-parent: 21.6 pts higher in Smithfield Plains

Demographics & Identity

Population in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +2,802 larger in Smithfield Plains gap widening

503 65th pct 3,305 85th pct

Median age in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +20 yrs older in Macdonald Park gap widening

49 yrs 67th pct 29 yrs 4th pct

Age structure

32.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +13.9 pts 18.9%

19.7% Young adults (25–44) +11.3 pts ▸ 31.0%

14.5% Children (0–14) +12.3 pts ▸ 26.8%

22.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +13.5 pts 9.4%

11.1% Youth (15–24) +2.9 pts ▸ 14.0%

Marital status

29.9% Never married +21.7 pts ▸ 51.6%

49.4% Married ◂ +21.7 pts 27.7%

8.3% Divorced +3.3 pts ▸ 11.6%

7.4% Widowed ◂ +3.5 pts 3.9%

4.4% Separated +0.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

Age & sex structure

Macdonald Park Smithfield Plains

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

69.0% Australia +1.9 pts ▸ 70.9%

8.9% England ◂ +4.4 pts 4.6%

2.6% Vietnam ◂ +2.1 pts 0.5%

1.8% Italy ◂ +1.6 pts 0.2%

1.0% India ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

1.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.0% Philippines +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% China ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.0% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

36.4% English +2.6 pts ▸ 38.9%

31.8% Australian +4.9 pts ▸ 36.7%

9.3% Irish ◂ +4.1 pts 5.3%

8.3% Italian ◂ +6.2 pts 2.1%

6.2% Scottish +0.4 pts ▸ 6.6%

3.4% German +2.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.4% Greek ◂ +2.8 pts 0.5%

3.4% Vietnamese ◂ +2.8 pts 0.6%

1.2% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.0% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.4% Indian ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

0.6% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

80.1% English only ◂ +3.7 pts 76.4%

3.6% Greek ◂ +3.5 pts 0.1%

3.0% Vietnamese ◂ +2.6 pts 0.4%

1.4% Hindi ◂ +1.1 pts 0.3%

0.6% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.6% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.0% Tagalog +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Punjabi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

35.0% No religion +17.2 pts ▸ 52.2%

51.3% Christianity ◂ +20.9 pts 30.4%

7.6% Not stated +2.9 pts ▸ 10.5%

1.0% Islam +3.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.2% Hinduism ◂ +3.5 pts 0.7%

2.6% Buddhism ◂ +1.8 pts 0.8%

0.0% Other religions +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains

— 1.13 10th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +8 more in Smithfield Plains

9 78th pct 17 86th pct

Avg size in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +191 larger in Macdonald Park

819 96th pct 628 87th pct

ICSEA in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +12 higher in Macdonald Park

953 28th pct 941 23rd pct

Highest year of school

41.5% Year 12 ◂ +4.4 pts 37.1%

19.1% Year 11 even 19.1%

16.2% Year 10 +2.1 pts ▸ 18.3%

15.5% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.6 pts 13.9%

Highest qualification level

37.8% Certificate III / IV +6.5 pts ▸ 44.3%

18.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +9.5 pts 8.5%

18.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +7.9 pts 10.1%

2.7% Certificate I / II +3.8 pts ▸ 6.5%

1.4% Postgraduate degree even 1.4%

0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Field of qualification

23.4% Engineering & related ◂ +11.8 pts 11.6%

13.1% Society & culture +4.6 pts ▸ 17.7%

14.9% Management & commerce ◂ +1.7 pts 13.1%

9.5% Health ◂ +1.5 pts 8.0%

9.5% Education ◂ +6.7 pts 2.7%

2.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +5.4 pts ▸ 8.1%

6.8% Architecture & building ◂ +2.9 pts 3.9%

4.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.6 pts 2.5%

1.8% Information technology +1.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%

1.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +$109 higher in Macdonald Park gap widening

$620 28th pct $511 13th pct

Household income in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +$549 higher in Macdonald Park gap widening

$1,557 51st pct $1,008 14th pct

Family income in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +$354 higher in Macdonald Park gap narrowing

$1,579 31st pct $1,225 12th pct

Household income distribution

28.4% $650–$1,499 +9.2 pts ▸ 37.6%

10.8% Under $650 +15.9 pts ▸ 26.7%

22.7% $1,500–$2,999 +1.4 pts ▸ 24.1%

12.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +11.5 pts 1.0%

10.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +8.2 pts 2.6%

Personal income distribution

49.2% Under $650 +4.2 pts ▸ 53.4%

26.0% $650–$1,499 +5.2 pts ▸ 31.2%

14.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +9.3 pts 4.9%

4.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.6 pts 1.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.4% Mental health +9.1 pts ▸ 15.5%

8.2% Asthma +4.4 pts ▸ 12.6%

12.1% Arthritis ◂ +2.5 pts 9.6%

8.0% Other condition +1.8 pts ▸ 9.7%

9.5% Diabetes ◂ +3.5 pts 6.1%

7.4% Heart disease ◂ +3.9 pts 3.4%

1.4% Lung condition +1.6 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.2% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%

1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.8% Stroke even 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

57.3% None ◂ +1.7 pts 55.6%

23.3% One condition ◂ +3.5 pts 19.7%

7.0% Two conditions +1.4 pts ▸ 8.4%

4.0% Three or more +0.9 pts ▸ 4.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +203 larger in Smithfield Plains

11 60th pct 214 86th pct

Median age in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +3 yrs older in Macdonald Park

21 yrs 29th pct 18 yrs 18th pct

Median income in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +$206 higher in Smithfield Plains

$325 10th pct $531 37th pct

Household income in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +$1,653 higher in Macdonald Park

$2,749 86th pct $1,096 22nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +0.2 larger in Macdonald Park gap steady

2.8 76th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

47.8% Couples with children ◂ +0.7 pts 47.1%

14.6% One-parent families +21.6 pts ▸ 36.2%

34.1% Couples without children ◂ +19.3 pts 14.8%

2.1% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 1.8%

Household size

42.0% 2 people ◂ +14.3 pts 27.7%

18.8% 1 person +10.5 pts ▸ 29.3%

10.8% 3 people +6.4 pts ▸ 17.2%

15.9% 4 people ◂ +3.6 pts 12.3%

9.1% 6 or more ◂ +3.1 pts 6.0%

5.7% 5 people +1.9 pts ▸ 7.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +$94 higher in Macdonald Park gap widening

$345 70th pct $251 40th pct

Mortgage in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +$417 higher in Macdonald Park gap narrowing

$1,509 42nd pct $1,092 19th pct

People / bedroom in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

11.4% Rented +38.2 pts ▸ 49.5%

47.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +12.2 pts 35.0%

38.6% Owned outright ◂ +25.8 pts 12.8%

0.0% Not stated +2.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.3% Other tenure ◂ +1.9 pts 0.3%

Types of homes

96.0% Separate house ◂ +10.8 pts 85.2%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +11.3 pts ▸ 11.3%

0.0% Flat or apartment +3.9 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

39.8% 3 bedrooms +31.0 pts ▸ 70.8%

37.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +22.6 pts 14.9%

16.5% 5 or more ◂ +14.9 pts 1.6%

2.3% 2 bedrooms +4.1 pts ▸ 6.4%

2.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.1 pts 2.7%

0.0% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

45.0% $200–$349 +22.1 pts ▸ 67.1%

0.0% Under $200 +24.5 pts ▸ 24.5%

20.0% $350–$549 ◂ +14.9 pts 5.1%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

28.9% $1,000–$1,799 +22.2 pts ▸ 51.1%

12.0% Under $1,000 +25.9 pts ▸ 37.9%

31.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +26.6 pts 4.7%

10.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.6 pts 2.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +13 more in Smithfield Plains

0 0th pct 13 83rd pct

Stops/1k in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +3.93 more in Smithfield Plains

0.00 0th pct 3.93 73rd pct

Departures/1k in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +1,260.5 more in Smithfield Plains

0.0 0th pct 1,260.5 88th pct

PT routes in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +8 more in Smithfield Plains

0 0th pct 8 86th pct

Stop walk in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +31 longer in Macdonald Park

32 68th pct 1 0th pct

Drive to city in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +2 longer in Smithfield Plains

28 24th pct 30 26th pct

Reach 30 min in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +18,313 more in Smithfield Plains

0 0th pct 18,313 72nd pct

Reach 45 min in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +28,591 more in Smithfield Plains

16,215 46th pct 44,806 62nd pct

Transit to city in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains

— 81 90th pct

How people get to work

63.4% Car (driver) +6.0 pts ▸ 69.4%

10.3% Worked at home ◂ +6.6 pts 3.7%

4.5% Car (passenger) +3.0 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.9% Walked ◂ +4.0 pts 1.0%

1.6% Bus +1.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.0% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

18.7% 1 vehicle +25.7 pts ▸ 44.4%

42.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +10.6 pts 31.5%

24.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +16.7 pts 7.3%

19.9% 4 or more ◂ +16.0 pts 3.9%

1.8% No vehicle +11.6 pts ▸ 13.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

13.6% Health care & social assistance +2.4 pts ▸ 16.0%

15.2% Construction ◂ +7.4 pts 7.8%

11.9% Retail trade +1.4 pts ▸ 13.4%

6.6% Manufacturing +2.1 pts ▸ 8.7%

8.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +6.7 pts 1.9%

4.9% Accommodation & food +3.0 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.8% Education & training ◂ +4.0 pts 3.8%

7.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.8 pts 4.6%

2.1% Administrative & support +5.2 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.6 pts 5.9%

2.9% Other services +0.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.3% Professional & technical ◂ +1.1 pts 2.1%

Occupations people work in

14.8% Labourers +7.0 pts ▸ 21.8%

19.3% Managers ◂ +14.3 pts 5.1%

7.4% Community & personal service +10.6 pts ▸ 18.0%

16.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +4.5 pts 11.5%

8.6% Machinery operators & drivers +3.7 pts ▸ 12.4%

11.5% Professionals ◂ +5.3 pts 6.2%

11.1% Sales workers ◂ +0.6 pts 10.5%

10.7% Clerical & administrative +0.3 pts ▸ 11.0%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +5,084 higher in Smithfield Plains

8,350 84th pct 13,434 88th pct

Assault/100k in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +2,365 higher in Smithfield Plains

994 65th pct 3,359 89th pct

Robbery/100k in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains

— 91 72nd pct

Burglary/100k in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +329 higher in Smithfield Plains

1,789 90th pct 2,118 92nd pct

Theft/100k in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +1,094 higher in Smithfield Plains

2,386 75th pct 3,480 83rd pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +570 higher in Macdonald Park

994 96th pct 424 86th pct

Property damage/100k in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +1,690 higher in Smithfield Plains

1,789 86th pct 3,480 91st pct

5-yr change in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +103.8 pts higher in Macdonald Park

110.0% 89th pct 6.2% 62nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +6.7 higher in Smithfield Plains

0.8 58th pct 7.5 95th pct

Types ≤15 min in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +7.1 more in Smithfield Plains

0.7 56th pct 7.8 99th pct

15-min city in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +99.3 pts higher in Smithfield Plains

0.0% 0th pct 99.3% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +94.4 pts higher in Smithfield Plains

0.0% 0th pct 94.4% 97th pct

Walk to transit in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +86.6 pts higher in Smithfield Plains

13.4% 61st pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +100.0 pts higher in Smithfield Plains

0.0% 0th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +80.1 pts higher in Smithfield Plains

19.9% 53rd pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +98.6 pts higher in Smithfield Plains

0.0% 0th pct 98.6% 100th pct

Amenities/1k in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +4.4 more in Smithfield Plains

2.0 20th pct 6.4 32nd pct

Intersections/km² in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +243 higher in Smithfield Plains

6 70th pct 249 93rd pct

Mean slope in Macdonald Park in Smithfield Plains +0.5 pts higher in Macdonald Park

2.7% 7th pct 2.2% 0th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Macdonald Park vs Smithfield Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40800/macdonald-park/vs/SAL41347/smithfield-plains