Notts Well vs Stockyard Plain

Stockyard Plain and Notts Well are both sparsely populated areas in South Australia. Stockyard Plain is much younger, with a typical resident aged just 16, while Notts Well is far older with a typical age of 72. This age difference is reflected in the homes; Stockyard Plain has far more people per home (4.0) and per bedroom (1.10) than Notts Well (1.5 and 0.40 respectively). Weekly incomes are also far higher in Stockyard Plain, where the typical personal income is $1,062 compared to $575 in Notts Well.

Both areas are car-dependent and share a similar distance to the city of nearly 100 minutes. They are also alike in their lack of local services, with no homes within a 15-minute walk of schools, groceries, or health services. While these two neighbours share a similar rural landscape, the gap in typical household income remains well higher in Stockyard Plain by $624.