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Monarto vs Pallamana
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 9.2 km apart · Monarto profile · Pallamana profile
Monarto Pallamana
Monarto and Pallamana are both sparsely populated areas in South Australia. Monarto is larger, with a population of 203, while Pallamana has only 68 residents. There are stark differences between them: Pallamana is much older, with 32.4% of people aged 65 and over compared to 12.3% in Monarto. A much higher share of Monarto residents report having no religion (61.6% versus 41.2% in Pallamana), and Monarto has a significantly larger First Nations population at 7.4%. In terms of housing, every single home in Pallamana has three or more bedrooms, whereas 80.3% of homes in Monarto fit this description.
Everyday life is very similar in both places, as both consist entirely of separate houses and have no one commuting by public transport. They also share similar rates of outright home ownership, around 45%, and almost identical numbers of people born overseas. While Monarto has more public transport stops and better street connectivity, both areas are largely car-dependent, with no schools or groceries within a 15-minute walk.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 469
- First area, 2016: 209
- First area, 2021: 203
- Second area, 2016: 81
- Second area, 2021: 68
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 42 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 50 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 Monarto: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Pallamana: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Monarto: 0.0% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in Pallamana: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Monarto: 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 75–79 in Pallamana: 0.0% males, 4.2% females
- 70–74 in Monarto: 4.9% males, 2.5% females; 70–74 in Pallamana: 5.6% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Monarto: 0.0% males, 2.5% females; 65–69 in Pallamana: 0.0% males, 4.2% females
- 60–64 in Monarto: 3.4% males, 1.5% females; 60–64 in Pallamana: 4.2% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Monarto: 7.8% males, 6.4% females; 55–59 in Pallamana: 0.0% males, 6.9% females
- 50–54 in Monarto: 1.5% males, 4.4% females; 50–54 in Pallamana: 11.1% males, 4.2% females
- 45–49 in Monarto: 4.4% males, 4.4% females; 45–49 in Pallamana: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Monarto: 3.4% males, 1.5% females; 40–44 in Pallamana: 5.6% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Monarto: 0.0% males, 2.5% females; 35–39 in Pallamana: 4.2% males, 5.6% females
- 30–34 in Monarto: 2.9% males, 2.0% females; 30–34 in Pallamana: 0.0% males, 4.2% females
- 25–29 in Monarto: 4.4% males, 2.5% females; 25–29 in Pallamana: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Monarto: 0.0% males, 2.0% females; 20–24 in Pallamana: 5.6% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Monarto: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 15–19 in Pallamana: 4.2% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Monarto: 6.4% males, 7.4% females; 10–14 in Pallamana: 0.0% males, 4.2% females
- 5–9 in Monarto: 1.5% males, 2.0% females; 5–9 in Pallamana: 4.2% males, 5.6% females
- 0–4 in Monarto: 2.0% males, 4.9% females; 0–4 in Pallamana: 12.5% males, 4.2% 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: $478
- First area, 2016: $557
- First area, 2021: $690
- Second area, 2016: $575
- Second area, 2021: $599
- First area, 2011: $1,233
- First area, 2016: $1,270
- First area, 2021: $1,471
- Second area, 2016: $1,312
- Second area, 2021: $1,281
- First area, 2011: $1,445
- First area, 2016: $1,452
- First area, 2021: $2,031
- Second area, 2016: $1,625
- Second area, 2021: $1,333
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: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $210
- First area, 2016: $225
- First area, 2021: $250
- Second area, 2021: $188
- First area, 2011: $1,192
- First area, 2016: $1,266
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2016: $1,062
- Second area, 2021: $1,100
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 1.10
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). Monarto vs Pallamana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40902/monarto/vs/SAL41091/pallamana