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Malinong vs Meningie East

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 14 km apart · Malinong profile · Meningie East profile

Malinong Meningie East

Malinong and Meningie East are both sparsely populated areas in South Australia. There are significant gaps in wealth and home life between them. The typical weekly household income in Malinong is $1,833, which is far higher than the $700 seen in Meningie East. Homes in Malinong also tend to be more crowded, with 2.6 people per home compared to 1.8 in Meningie East.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the typical number of people per home, though Malinong is slightly above and Meningie East is well below. They are both car-dependent, with no homes within walking distance of public transport, shops, health services, or schools. While the typical age of residents is very similar, with people in Malinong being only slightly older at 40 compared to 39 in Meningie East, the drive time to the city is well higher in Meningie East at 117 minutes.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Malinongin Meningie East +29 larger in Malinong gap steady
47 27th pct 18 13th pct
  • First area, 2016: 42
  • First area, 2021: 47
  • Second area, 2016: 14
  • Second area, 2021: 18
Median age in Malinongin Meningie East +1 yrs older in Malinong gap narrowing
40 yrs 29th pct 39 yrs 26th pct
  • First area, 2016: 39 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 40 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 57 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 39 yrs
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
23.4% 85th pct
  • First area, 2016: 21.4%
  • First area, 2021: 23.4%
13.9% 63rd pct
  • First area, 2016: 10.0%
  • First area, 2021: 13.9%

Age structure

42.6% Older adults (45–64) +1.9 pts ▸ 44.4%
25.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +25.5 pts 0.0%
23.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +23.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Youth (15–24) even 0.0%
0.0% Seniors (65+) even 0.0%

Marital status

58.3% Married ◂ +40.7 pts 17.6%
36.1% Never married ◂ +18.5 pts 17.6%
13.9% Divorced ◂ +13.9 pts 0.0%
0.0% Widowed even 0.0%
0.0% Separated even 0.0%

Ancestry & Birthplace

6.4% 26th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 6.4%

Country of birth

91.5% Australia ◂ +8.2 pts 83.3%
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

46.8% English +25.4 pts ▸ 72.2%
36.2% Australian ◂ +19.5 pts 16.7%
31.9% German ◂ +31.9 pts 0.0%
0.0% Scottish +16.7 pts ▸ 16.7%
10.6% Irish ◂ +10.6 pts 0.0%
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% Dutch even 0.0%
0.0% Filipino even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
Limited English in Malinongin Meningie East
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Language used at home

100.0% English only even 100.0%
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

48.9% 76th pct
  • First area, 2016: 31.0%
  • First area, 2021: 48.9%

Religious affiliation

46.8% Christianity +14.3 pts ▸ 61.1%
48.9% No religion +6.6 pts ▸ 55.6%
6.4% Not stated ◂ +6.4 pts 0.0%
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

64.5% 86th pct
  • First area, 2016: 56.0%
  • First area, 2021: 64.5%
8.3% 23rd pct
  • First area, 2016: 10.3%
  • First area, 2021: 8.3%
Schools ≤3 km in Malinongin Meningie East even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Highest year of school

64.5% Year 12 ◂ +29.2 pts 35.3%
35.5% Year 11 ◂ +0.2 pts 35.3%
19.4% Year 10 ◂ +19.4 pts 0.0%
12.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +12.9 pts 0.0%

Highest qualification level

47.1% Certificate III / IV +19.6 pts ▸ 66.7%
17.6% Bachelor degree +26.8 pts ▸ 44.4%
0.0% Certificate I / II +44.4 pts ▸ 44.4%
17.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +17.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% Postgraduate degree even 0.0%
0.0% Graduate diploma / certificate even 0.0%

Field of qualification

41.2% Agriculture & environment +3.3 pts ▸ 44.4%
41.2% Engineering & related ◂ +41.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Society & culture +33.3 pts ▸ 33.3%
17.6% Health ◂ +17.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%
0.0% Architecture & building even 0.0%
0.0% Education even 0.0%
0.0% Management & commerce even 0.0%
0.0% Creative arts even 0.0%
0.0% Food, hospitality & personal services even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Malinongin Meningie East +$130 higher in Malinong gap widening
$825 62nd pct $695 40th pct
  • First area, 2016: $724
  • First area, 2021: $825
  • Second area, 2016: $724
  • Second area, 2021: $695
Household income in Malinongin Meningie East +$1,133 higher in Malinong gap widening
$1,833 67th pct $700 2nd pct
  • First area, 2016: $1,124
  • First area, 2021: $1,833
  • Second area, 2016: $574
  • Second area, 2021: $700
Family income in Malinongin Meningie East +$291 higher in Malinong
$1,916 52nd pct $1,625 34th pct
  • First area, 2016: $1,374
  • First area, 2021: $1,916
  • Second area, 2021: $1,625
16.7% 84th pct
  • First area, 2016: 10.3%
  • First area, 2021: 16.7%

Household income distribution

0.0% $650–$1,499 +36.4 pts ▸ 36.4%
17.6% Under $650 ◂ +17.6 pts 0.0%
17.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +17.6 pts 0.0%
17.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +17.6 pts 0.0%
17.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +17.6 pts 0.0%

Personal income distribution

44.4% Under $650 ◂ +44.4 pts 0.0%
22.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.6 pts 17.6%
16.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +16.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% $1,500–$2,999 even 0.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Malinongin Meningie East
8.5% 0th pct
0.0% 0th pct
Needs assistance in Malinongin Meningie East
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Long-term health conditions reported

0.0% Arthritis +27.8 pts ▸ 27.8%
0.0% Other condition +27.8 pts ▸ 27.8%
8.5% Asthma +8.2 pts ▸ 16.7%
0.0% Cancer even 0.0%
0.0% Dementia even 0.0%
0.0% Diabetes even 0.0%
0.0% Heart disease even 0.0%
0.0% Lung condition even 0.0%
0.0% Mental health even 0.0%
0.0% Stroke even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

74.5% None ◂ +13.4 pts 61.1%
0.0% Two conditions +22.2 pts ▸ 22.2%
6.4% One condition ◂ +6.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Three or more even 0.0%

Community Participation

36.1% 91st pct
  • First area, 2016: 44.8%
  • First area, 2021: 36.1%
8.3% 16th pct
  • First area, 2016: 20.7%
  • First area, 2021: 8.3%
Unpaid child care in Malinongin Meningie East
27.8% 63rd pct
  • First area, 2016: 58.6%
  • First area, 2021: 27.8%
Defence service in Malinongin Meningie East
0.0% 0th pct
19.4% 24th pct
  • First area, 2016: 10.3%
  • First area, 2021: 19.4%

First Nations

First Nations people in Malinongin Meningie East +5 larger in Meningie East
0 0th pct 5 49th pct
12 yrs 7th pct
$1,375 89th pct
Household income in Malinongin Meningie East
$1,625 47th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Malinongin Meningie East +0.8 larger in Malinong gap narrowing
2.6 57th pct 1.8 9th pct
  • First area, 2016: 2.5
  • First area, 2021: 2.6
  • Second area, 2016: 1.3
  • Second area, 2021: 1.8
7.7% 31st pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 7.7%

Family composition

66.7% Couples with children +11.9 pts ▸ 78.6%
38.5% Couples without children ◂ +38.5 pts 0.0%
7.7% One-parent families ◂ +7.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% Other families even 0.0%

Household size

47.1% 2 people ◂ +47.1 pts 0.0%
23.5% 1 person +21.9 pts ▸ 45.5%
29.4% 5 people ◂ +29.4 pts 0.0%
17.6% 4 people ◂ +17.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% 3 people even 0.0%
0.0% 6 or more even 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Malinongin Meningie East +$35 higher in Meningie East
$100 6th pct $135 11th pct
$1,155 22nd pct
  • First area, 2016: $550
  • First area, 2021: $1,155
People / bedroom in Malinongin Meningie East +0.10 higher in Malinong gap narrowing
0.70 14th pct 0.60 7th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.70
  • First area, 2021: 0.70
  • Second area, 2016: 0.40
  • Second area, 2021: 0.60

How homes are owned or rented

41.2% Owned outright +13.4 pts ▸ 54.5%
17.6% Other tenure +27.8 pts ▸ 45.5%
0.0% Rented +36.4 pts ▸ 36.4%
17.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +17.6 pts 0.0%
0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house even 100.0%
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

82.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +46.0 pts 36.4%
0.0% 2 bedrooms +54.5 pts ▸ 54.5%
23.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +23.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%
0.0% 1 bedroom even 0.0%
0.0% 5 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

25.9% 74th pct
  • First area, 2016: 30.4%
  • First area, 2021: 25.9%
0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Malinongin Meningie East even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Drive to city in Malinongin Meningie East +33 longer in Meningie East
84 59th pct 117 79th pct

How people get to work

59.3% Car (driver) ◂ +4.7 pts 54.5%
25.9% Worked at home +1.3 pts ▸ 27.3%
14.8% Walked ◂ +14.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% Car (passenger) even 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

29.4% 4 or more +16.0 pts ▸ 45.5%
17.6% 2 vehicles +18.7 pts ▸ 36.4%
29.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +29.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%
0.0% 1 vehicle even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

25.6% 30th pct
  • First area, 2016: 22.5%
  • First area, 2021: 25.6%

Jobs & Industry

0.0% 0th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
75.0% 89th pct
  • First area, 2016: 79.3%
  • First area, 2021: 75.0%
59.3% 56th pct
  • First area, 2016: 82.6%
  • First area, 2021: 59.3%

Industries people work in

96.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +14.5 pts 81.8%
0.0% Mining even 0.0%
0.0% Manufacturing even 0.0%
0.0% Electricity, gas & water even 0.0%
0.0% Construction even 0.0%
0.0% Wholesale trade even 0.0%
0.0% Retail trade even 0.0%
0.0% Accommodation & food even 0.0%
0.0% Transport & warehousing even 0.0%
0.0% Media & telecommunications even 0.0%
0.0% Finance & insurance even 0.0%
0.0% Rental & real estate even 0.0%

Occupations people work in

51.9% Managers +30.0 pts ▸ 81.8%
18.5% Labourers ◂ +18.5 pts 0.0%
14.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +14.8 pts 0.0%
11.1% Professionals ◂ +11.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Technicians & trades even 0.0%
0.0% Community & personal service even 0.0%
0.0% Sales workers even 0.0%
0.0% Machinery operators & drivers even 0.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Malinongin Meningie East even
0.1 40th pct 0.1 39th pct
Types ≤15 min in Malinongin Meningie East even
0.1 39th pct 0.1 37th pct
15-min city in Malinongin Meningie East even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Malinongin Meningie East even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Malinongin Meningie East even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Malinongin Meningie East even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Malinongin Meningie East +2.1 pts higher in Malinong
10.4% 47th pct 8.3% 46th pct
Walk to health in Malinongin Meningie East even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Malinongin Meningie East +65.0 more in Meningie East
212.8 92nd pct 277.8 95th pct
Intersections/km² in Malinongin Meningie East even
0 15th pct 0 7th pct
Mean slope in Malinongin Meningie East +0.8 pts higher in Malinong
4.1% 31st pct 3.4% 19th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Malinong vs Meningie East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40810/malinong/vs/SAL40860/meningie-east