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O'Sullivan Beach vs Port Noarlunga
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.2 km apart · O'Sullivan Beach profile · Port Noarlunga profile
O'Sullivan Beach Port Noarlunga
Port Noarlunga and O'Sullivan Beach are neighbouring coastal areas with different housing and education profiles. Port Noarlunga has higher typical incomes, with a typical household earning $1,369 a week compared to $1,072 in O'Sullivan Beach. It also has more residents with a bachelor degree or higher (18.7% versus 9.8%) and a far higher share of people who finished Year 12 (50.9% versus 38.6%). In contrast, O'Sullivan Beach is dominated by separate houses (93.5%) and larger homes, with 85.9% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms.
These two areas share a very similar makeup in many ways, including the share of children under 15 and the typical weekly rent. They also both have a high proportion of people with no religion, which is far above the national figure. While they are alike in these respects, the gap in crime rates is widening, as the crime rate has risen by 26.7% in Port Noarlunga while it fell by 17.3% in O'Sullivan Beach.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,934
- First area, 2016: 1,879
- First area, 2021: 1,844
- Second area, 2011: 2,632
- Second area, 2016: 2,918
- Second area, 2021: 3,245
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 43 yrs
- First area, 2021: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 46 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 O'Sullivan Beach: 0.7% males, 0.9% females; 85+ in Port Noarlunga: 1.4% males, 3.2% females
- 80–84 in O'Sullivan Beach: 1.4% males, 1.8% females; 80–84 in Port Noarlunga: 1.3% males, 1.6% females
- 75–79 in O'Sullivan Beach: 3.0% males, 2.1% females; 75–79 in Port Noarlunga: 1.7% males, 1.9% females
- 70–74 in O'Sullivan Beach: 3.4% males, 4.9% females; 70–74 in Port Noarlunga: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 65–69 in O'Sullivan Beach: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 65–69 in Port Noarlunga: 2.7% males, 3.4% females
- 60–64 in O'Sullivan Beach: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 60–64 in Port Noarlunga: 3.1% males, 4.1% females
- 55–59 in O'Sullivan Beach: 3.2% males, 2.5% females; 55–59 in Port Noarlunga: 3.5% males, 3.4% females
- 50–54 in O'Sullivan Beach: 4.2% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Port Noarlunga: 3.8% males, 4.0% females
- 45–49 in O'Sullivan Beach: 2.7% males, 2.3% females; 45–49 in Port Noarlunga: 3.6% males, 4.0% females
- 40–44 in O'Sullivan Beach: 3.4% males, 2.4% females; 40–44 in Port Noarlunga: 2.5% males, 3.1% females
- 35–39 in O'Sullivan Beach: 3.4% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Port Noarlunga: 2.9% males, 2.5% females
- 30–34 in O'Sullivan Beach: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 30–34 in Port Noarlunga: 2.5% males, 2.9% females
- 25–29 in O'Sullivan Beach: 3.7% males, 3.3% females; 25–29 in Port Noarlunga: 2.7% males, 3.5% females
- 20–24 in O'Sullivan Beach: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 20–24 in Port Noarlunga: 2.3% males, 2.1% females
- 15–19 in O'Sullivan Beach: 2.7% males, 2.0% females; 15–19 in Port Noarlunga: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in O'Sullivan Beach: 3.2% males, 2.6% females; 10–14 in Port Noarlunga: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in O'Sullivan Beach: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 5–9 in Port Noarlunga: 2.1% males, 2.5% females
- 0–4 in O'Sullivan Beach: 2.2% males, 2.2% females; 0–4 in Port Noarlunga: 1.9% males, 2.4% 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: $433
- First area, 2016: $505
- First area, 2021: $599
- Second area, 2011: $511
- Second area, 2016: $570
- Second area, 2021: $717
- First area, 2011: $824
- First area, 2016: $891
- First area, 2021: $1,072
- Second area, 2011: $935
- Second area, 2016: $1,044
- Second area, 2021: $1,369
- First area, 2011: $924
- First area, 2016: $1,076
- First area, 2021: $1,367
- Second area, 2011: $1,321
- Second area, 2016: $1,437
- Second area, 2021: $1,831
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: 2.2
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2011: 2.2
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $275
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $215
- Second area, 2016: $280
- Second area, 2021: $320
- First area, 2011: $1,083
- First area, 2016: $1,179
- First area, 2021: $1,200
- Second area, 2011: $1,419
- Second area, 2016: $1,517
- Second area, 2021: $1,534
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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). O'Sullivan Beach vs Port Noarlunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL41062/o-sullivan-beach/vs/SAL41206/port-noarlunga