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Minlaton vs Port Rickaby
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 14 km apart · Minlaton profile · Port Rickaby profile
Minlaton Port Rickaby
Minlaton and Port Rickaby are nearby South Australian areas with very different profiles. Minlaton is the larger hub, with a walkability score of 2.5 (mostly car-dependent) and more local services, including a school. Port Rickaby is much smaller and has a far older population, with a typical resident aged 67 compared to 56 in Minlaton. This older age profile is reflected in Port Rickaby, where 55.1% of people are aged 65 and over and 82.8% of homes are owned outright. In contrast, Minlaton has more people working or looking for work (44.9% compared to 20.7%) and a higher typical household income of $1,046 per week, while Port Rickaby's is $787.
Both areas share a similar housing market, with 20.7% of homes being rented in each. They also have an identical share of people with no religion at 47.8%. Outside of these similarities, the two places differ in their daily environments; Minlaton has many more homes within a 15-minute walk of a park (60.5%) compared to just 1.6% in Port Rickaby.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,261
- First area, 2016: 1,099
- First area, 2021: 1,018
- Second area, 2016: 55
- Second area, 2021: 69
- First area, 2011: 51 yrs
- First area, 2016: 54 yrs
- First area, 2021: 56 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 64 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 67 yrs
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 Minlaton: 2.8% males, 3.8% females; 85+ in Port Rickaby: 0.0% males, 7.1% females
- 80–84 in Minlaton: 2.3% males, 2.9% females; 80–84 in Port Rickaby: 0.0% males, 7.1% females
- 75–79 in Minlaton: 3.6% males, 3.7% females; 75–79 in Port Rickaby: 7.1% males, 5.4% females
- 70–74 in Minlaton: 5.1% males, 4.9% females; 70–74 in Port Rickaby: 7.1% males, 14.3% females
- 65–69 in Minlaton: 4.6% males, 4.5% females; 65–69 in Port Rickaby: 0.0% males, 5.4% females
- 60–64 in Minlaton: 3.8% males, 3.4% females; 60–64 in Port Rickaby: 7.1% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Minlaton: 3.3% males, 3.7% females; 55–59 in Port Rickaby: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 50–54 in Minlaton: 2.7% males, 2.1% females; 50–54 in Port Rickaby: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Minlaton: 1.9% males, 2.4% females; 45–49 in Port Rickaby: 5.4% males, 5.4% females
- 40–44 in Minlaton: 2.6% males, 1.8% females; 40–44 in Port Rickaby: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Minlaton: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 35–39 in Port Rickaby: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Minlaton: 1.7% males, 2.5% females; 30–34 in Port Rickaby: 0.0% males, 8.9% females
- 25–29 in Minlaton: 1.9% males, 2.3% females; 25–29 in Port Rickaby: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Minlaton: 1.2% males, 1.8% females; 20–24 in Port Rickaby: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Minlaton: 1.5% males, 1.5% females; 15–19 in Port Rickaby: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Minlaton: 3.1% males, 2.8% females; 10–14 in Port Rickaby: 5.4% males, 5.4% females
- 5–9 in Minlaton: 2.3% males, 1.6% females; 5–9 in Port Rickaby: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Minlaton: 2.9% males, 1.8% females; 0–4 in Port Rickaby: 0.0% males, 8.9% 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: $428
- First area, 2016: $489
- First area, 2021: $580
- Second area, 2016: $369
- Second area, 2021: $492
- First area, 2011: $820
- First area, 2016: $858
- First area, 2021: $1,046
- Second area, 2016: $840
- Second area, 2021: $787
- First area, 2011: $940
- First area, 2016: $1,147
- First area, 2021: $1,352
- Second area, 2016: $900
- Second area, 2021: $900
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
- First area, 2011: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.1
- First area, 2021: 2.1
- Second area, 2016: 1.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $120
- First area, 2016: $190
- First area, 2021: $200
- Second area, 2021: $270
- First area, 2011: $964
- First area, 2016: $1,083
- First area, 2021: $1,049
- Second area, 2021: $1,083
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2016: 0.60
- Second area, 2021: 0.60
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent 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). Minlaton vs Port Rickaby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40886/minlaton/vs/SAL41212/port-rickaby