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Noarlunga Downs vs O'Sullivan Beach

Name: Noarlunga Downs vs O'Sullivan Beach — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.0 km apart · Noarlunga Downs profile · O'Sullivan Beach profile

Noarlunga Downs O'Sullivan Beach

Noarlunga Downs and O'Sullivan Beach are neighbouring areas with very different layouts and demographics. O'Sullivan Beach is much more walkable, with 97.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to 37.5% in Noarlunga Downs. Residents in O'Sullivan Beach are generally older, with a typical age of 44 and a higher share of people aged 65 and over (24.3%). In contrast, Noarlunga Downs is younger, with more children under 15 (18.4%) and a First Nations population that is far younger, with a typical age of 16 compared to 26 in O'Sullivan Beach.

Everyday life in both places shares many similarities, from the typical number of people per home to the share of residents who have served in the Defence Force. They also both have a high proportion of people born overseas, though this is slightly higher in Noarlunga Downs at 22.1%. While Noarlunga Downs has far more homes within a 15-minute walk of health services, O'Sullivan Beach has a far higher rate of schools per 1,000 children.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,187 larger in Noarlunga Downs Owned outright: 13.2 pts higher in O'Sullivan Beach Year 12: 8.6 pts higher in Noarlunga Downs Median age: 5 yrs older in O'Sullivan Beach Aged 65+: 5.7 pts higher in O'Sullivan Beach

Demographics & Identity

Population in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +2,187 larger in Noarlunga Downs gap widening

4,031 86th pct 1,844 77th pct

Median age in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +5 yrs older in O'Sullivan Beach gap narrowing

39 yrs 26th pct 44 yrs 46th pct

Age structure

25.4% Young adults (25–44) +1.0 pts ▸ 26.4%

26.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.6 pts 24.5%

18.6% Seniors (65+) +5.7 pts ▸ 24.3%

18.4% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.6 pts 14.8%

12.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.6 pts 9.4%

Marital status

40.3% Married ◂ +3.5 pts 36.8%

39.0% Never married +0.6 pts ▸ 39.6%

11.6% Divorced +2.4 pts ▸ 14.0%

5.5% Widowed +0.6 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.7% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Noarlunga Downs O'Sullivan Beach

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

73.3% Australia +2.4 pts ▸ 75.7%

9.4% England ◂ +0.9 pts 8.5%

1.1% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.2% South Africa +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.9% India ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

0.8% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.2% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

47.2% English +2.2 pts ▸ 49.4%

38.0% Australian +1.9 pts ▸ 39.9%

8.6% Scottish +0.9 pts ▸ 9.5%

7.6% Irish +1.7 pts ▸ 9.2%

6.3% German +2.2 pts ▸ 8.5%

2.6% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

2.7% Dutch ◂ +0.7 pts 2.0%

1.2% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

1.2% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

1.2% Indian ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%

0.9% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

87.2% English only +3.5 pts ▸ 90.7%

0.5% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.1% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.1% Hindi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Mandarin ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

56.3% No religion +4.4 pts ▸ 60.7%

34.3% Christianity ◂ +3.8 pts 30.4%

6.9% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 7.0%

0.8% Hinduism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.4% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.4% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +4.63 more in O'Sullivan Beach

2.69 39th pct 7.33 68th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +11 more in Noarlunga Downs

23 87th pct 12 82nd pct

Avg size in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +19 larger in O'Sullivan Beach

400 59th pct 420 62nd pct

ICSEA in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +11 higher in O'Sullivan Beach

974 40th pct 986 47th pct

Highest year of school

47.2% Year 12 ◂ +8.6 pts 38.6%

19.1% Year 10 +3.2 pts ▸ 22.2%

19.4% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 19.8%

9.1% Year 9 or below +3.9 pts ▸ 13.0%

Highest qualification level

42.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.8 pts 41.7%

16.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.4 pts 13.3%

14.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.7 pts 13.8%

4.0% Certificate I / II +0.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.3 pts 3.0%

2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.5 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

17.0% Management & commerce ◂ +3.8 pts 13.2%

16.9% Society & culture ◂ +1.0 pts 15.8%

15.3% Engineering & related +1.3 pts ▸ 16.6%

11.5% Health ◂ +2.1 pts 9.4%

5.7% Architecture & building +1.0 pts ▸ 6.8%

6.5% Education +0.1 pts ▸ 6.5%

6.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.6 pts 5.9%

2.7% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 2.3%

2.2% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

2.3% Information technology ◂ +0.5 pts 1.8%

1.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

Income

Personal income in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +$49 higher in Noarlunga Downs gap steady

$648 32nd pct $599 25th pct

Household income in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +$117 higher in Noarlunga Downs gap widening

$1,189 25th pct $1,072 17th pct

Family income in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +$220 higher in Noarlunga Downs gap narrowing

$1,587 32nd pct $1,367 19th pct

Household income distribution

32.4% $650–$1,499 +8.7 pts ▸ 41.1%

27.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.7 pts 23.2%

23.0% Under $650 ◂ +1.7 pts 21.3%

5.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.5 pts 4.3%

3.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 2.1%

Personal income distribution

47.6% Under $650 +2.5 pts ▸ 50.0%

34.3% $650–$1,499 +0.7 pts ▸ 35.1%

12.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.4 pts 8.8%

1.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.4% Arthritis +3.5 pts ▸ 15.0%

14.1% Mental health ◂ +0.4 pts 13.8%

11.0% Asthma +2.4 pts ▸ 13.4%

10.3% Other condition ◂ +1.1 pts 9.2%

6.7% Diabetes +1.3 pts ▸ 8.0%

5.0% Heart disease +1.0 pts ▸ 6.1%

3.0% Cancer +1.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.9% Lung condition +1.0 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.2% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.3% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.2% None ◂ +5.3 pts 50.9%

23.6% One condition +0.5 pts ▸ 24.1%

8.3% Two conditions +3.9 pts ▸ 12.2%

4.7% Three or more +1.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +57 larger in Noarlunga Downs

134 86th pct 77 83rd pct

Median age in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +10 yrs older in O'Sullivan Beach

16 yrs 13th pct 26 yrs 50th pct

Median income in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +$136 higher in Noarlunga Downs

$519 35th pct $383 14th pct

Household income in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +$112 higher in Noarlunga Downs

$1,261 29th pct $1,149 24th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +0.1 larger in Noarlunga Downs gap steady

2.3 29th pct 2.2 24th pct

Family composition

49.9% Couples with children ◂ +7.2 pts 42.7%

26.2% Couples without children +5.6 pts ▸ 31.8%

22.4% One-parent families +1.9 pts ▸ 24.3%

1.2% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

Household size

33.6% 2 people +4.0 pts ▸ 37.6%

32.4% 1 person +0.7 pts ▸ 33.1%

15.2% 3 people +0.7 pts ▸ 15.9%

12.1% 4 people ◂ +3.5 pts 8.6%

4.7% 5 people ◂ +1.6 pts 3.1%

2.5% 6 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 1.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +$50 higher in O'Sullivan Beach gap narrowing

$250 40th pct $300 57th pct

Mortgage in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +$152 higher in Noarlunga Downs gap narrowing

$1,352 32nd pct $1,200 24th pct

People / bedroom in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach even gap narrowing

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +6.0 pts 34.8%

20.4% Owned outright +13.2 pts ▸ 33.6%

32.4% Rented ◂ +3.1 pts 29.3%

5.0% Other tenure ◂ +5.0 pts 0.0%

1.5% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

Types of homes

88.5% Separate house +5.0 pts ▸ 93.5%

7.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.9 pts 6.5%

4.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +4.0 pts 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

58.8% 3 bedrooms +15.5 pts ▸ 74.3%

19.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +9.4 pts 10.3%

15.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +6.2 pts 9.1%

3.7% 5 or more ◂ +2.4 pts 1.3%

1.0% 1 bedroom +1.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.0% Studio / none +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%

Weekly rent distribution

36.8% $200–$349 +26.0 pts ▸ 62.8%

38.1% Under $200 ◂ +17.2 pts 20.9%

19.2% $350–$549 ◂ +4.6 pts 14.6%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

52.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.5 pts 52.1%

23.1% Under $1,000 +6.8 pts ▸ 29.9%

17.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +10.0 pts 7.4%

4.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 2.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +19 more in Noarlunga Downs

34 87th pct 15 85th pct

Stops/1k in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +0.30 more in Noarlunga Downs

8.43 86th pct 8.13 86th pct

Departures/1k in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +285.9 more in O'Sullivan Beach

1,400.1 88th pct 1,686.0 90th pct

PT routes in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +9 more in Noarlunga Downs

11 86th pct 2 75th pct

Stop walk in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach even

3 21st pct 3 21st pct

Drive to city in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach even

26 22nd pct 26 22nd pct

Reach 30 min in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +9,475 more in Noarlunga Downs

9,475 58th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +3,232 more in O'Sullivan Beach

17,293 47th pct 20,525 49th pct

How people get to work

67.3% Car (driver) ◂ +0.3 pts 67.1%

5.8% Worked at home +2.1 pts ▸ 7.9%

4.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 3.8%

1.9% Train ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

1.0% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.6% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.2% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.2% 1 vehicle +4.2 pts ▸ 43.4%

35.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +1.1 pts 34.3%

10.1% 3 vehicles +0.8 pts ▸ 10.9%

9.1% No vehicle ◂ +2.1 pts 7.0%

6.0% 4 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 5.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.0 pts 17.3%

10.9% Construction +3.5 pts ▸ 14.4%

11.7% Retail trade +0.4 pts ▸ 12.1%

6.6% Manufacturing +1.5 pts ▸ 8.1%

6.5% Public administration & safety +0.4 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.8% Education & training ◂ +1.0 pts 5.8%

6.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.3 pts 5.0%

5.6% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 5.2%

5.1% Administrative & support +0.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.2% Professional & technical ◂ +0.8 pts 3.4%

3.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.9 pts 3.0%

2.1% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.7 pts 1.3%

Occupations people work in

16.6% Technicians & trades +4.8 pts ▸ 21.4%

15.8% Community & personal service +0.2 pts ▸ 16.0%

15.5% Professionals ◂ +4.6 pts 10.9%

12.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.9 pts 11.0%

10.3% Labourers +2.4 pts ▸ 12.8%

10.9% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 11.2%

9.9% Managers ◂ +2.5 pts 7.4%

6.2% Machinery operators & drivers +0.4 pts ▸ 6.6%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +359 higher in O'Sullivan Beach

5,607 72nd pct 5,965 73rd pct

Assault/100k in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +1,166 higher in O'Sullivan Beach

1,166 72nd pct 2,332 87th pct

Robbery/100k in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach

50 46th pct —

Burglary/100k in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +299 higher in Noarlunga Downs

571 57th pct 271 24th pct

Theft/100k in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +295 higher in Noarlunga Downs

1,488 62nd pct 1,193 55th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +65 higher in Noarlunga Downs

174 48th pct 108 27th pct

Property damage/100k in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +105 higher in Noarlunga Downs

1,786 86th pct 1,681 83rd pct

5-yr change in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +6.3 pts higher in Noarlunga Downs

-11.0% 44th pct -17.3% 38th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +1.0 higher in O'Sullivan Beach

5.1 84th pct 6.1 89th pct

Types ≤15 min in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +1.0 more in O'Sullivan Beach

4.7 81st pct 5.7 87th pct

15-min city in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +56.3 pts higher in O'Sullivan Beach

40.6% 77th pct 96.9% 98th pct

Walk to shops in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +59.9 pts higher in O'Sullivan Beach

37.5% 76th pct 97.4% 99th pct

Walk to transit in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach even

99.5% 98th pct 99.6% 99th pct

Walk to school in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +13.3 pts higher in O'Sullivan Beach

61.5% 79th pct 74.7% 83rd pct

Walk to a park in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach even

99.9% 97th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +35.6 pts higher in Noarlunga Downs

35.6% 80th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +15.3 more in O'Sullivan Beach

15.6 55th pct 30.9 73rd pct

Intersections/km² in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +12 higher in Noarlunga Downs

103 86th pct 91 85th pct

Mean slope in Noarlunga Downs in O'Sullivan Beach +2.0 pts higher in Noarlunga Downs

7.1% 63rd pct 5.1% 43rd pct

Compare Noarlunga Downs with nearby areas

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Compare O'Sullivan Beach with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Noarlunga Downs vs O'Sullivan Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL41035/noarlunga-downs/vs/SAL41062/o-sullivan-beach