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O'Sullivan Beach vs Port Noarlunga South
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.3 km apart · O'Sullivan Beach profile · Port Noarlunga South profile
O'Sullivan Beach Port Noarlunga South
Port Noarlunga South and O'Sullivan Beach are neighbouring areas in South Australia with distinct profiles. Port Noarlunga South has a higher typical weekly family income of $1,860 compared to $1,367 in O'Sullivan Beach. Educational attainment is also far higher in Port Noarlunga South, where 52.6% of residents finished Year 12, compared to 38.6% in O'Sullivan Beach. In contrast, O'Sullivan Beach is much more walkable, with 97.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while only 40.7% of homes in Port Noarlunga South have the same access.
Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, with crime rates falling in both, although the drop was far higher in Port Noarlunga South. They share several common traits, including almost identical proportions of people born overseas (around 19%) and those who own their homes outright (33.6%). They also have the same typical number of people per bedroom (0.70) and very similar rates of full-time employment.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,934
- First area, 2016: 1,879
- First area, 2021: 1,844
- Second area, 2011: 2,622
- Second area, 2016: 2,734
- Second area, 2021: 3,058
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 43 yrs
- First area, 2021: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 39 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 South: 0.6% males, 0.7% females
- 80–84 in O'Sullivan Beach: 1.4% males, 1.8% females; 80–84 in Port Noarlunga South: 0.8% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in O'Sullivan Beach: 3.0% males, 2.1% females; 75–79 in Port Noarlunga South: 1.4% males, 1.8% females
- 70–74 in O'Sullivan Beach: 3.4% males, 4.9% females; 70–74 in Port Noarlunga South: 3.0% males, 2.6% females
- 65–69 in O'Sullivan Beach: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 65–69 in Port Noarlunga South: 3.3% males, 3.2% females
- 60–64 in O'Sullivan Beach: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 60–64 in Port Noarlunga South: 2.5% males, 3.1% females
- 55–59 in O'Sullivan Beach: 3.2% males, 2.5% females; 55–59 in Port Noarlunga South: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 50–54 in O'Sullivan Beach: 4.2% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Port Noarlunga South: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in O'Sullivan Beach: 2.7% males, 2.3% females; 45–49 in Port Noarlunga South: 3.6% males, 3.4% females
- 40–44 in O'Sullivan Beach: 3.4% males, 2.4% females; 40–44 in Port Noarlunga South: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 35–39 in O'Sullivan Beach: 3.4% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Port Noarlunga South: 3.3% males, 4.0% females
- 30–34 in O'Sullivan Beach: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 30–34 in Port Noarlunga South: 3.5% males, 3.5% females
- 25–29 in O'Sullivan Beach: 3.7% males, 3.3% females; 25–29 in Port Noarlunga South: 3.4% males, 3.4% females
- 20–24 in O'Sullivan Beach: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 20–24 in Port Noarlunga South: 2.9% males, 2.4% females
- 15–19 in O'Sullivan Beach: 2.7% males, 2.0% females; 15–19 in Port Noarlunga South: 2.2% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in O'Sullivan Beach: 3.2% males, 2.6% females; 10–14 in Port Noarlunga South: 3.2% males, 2.7% females
- 5–9 in O'Sullivan Beach: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 5–9 in Port Noarlunga South: 4.0% males, 2.6% females
- 0–4 in O'Sullivan Beach: 2.2% males, 2.2% females; 0–4 in Port Noarlunga South: 3.3% males, 3.1% 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: $561
- Second area, 2016: $609
- Second area, 2021: $786
- First area, 2011: $824
- First area, 2016: $891
- First area, 2021: $1,072
- Second area, 2011: $1,155
- Second area, 2016: $1,298
- Second area, 2021: $1,530
- First area, 2011: $924
- First area, 2016: $1,076
- First area, 2021: $1,367
- Second area, 2011: $1,333
- Second area, 2016: $1,465
- Second area, 2021: $1,860
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: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $250
- First area, 2016: $275
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $285
- Second area, 2016: $320
- Second area, 2021: $350
- First area, 2011: $1,083
- First area, 2016: $1,179
- First area, 2021: $1,200
- Second area, 2011: $1,404
- Second area, 2016: $1,517
- Second area, 2021: $1,517
- 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: 0.70
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL41062/o-sullivan-beach/vs/SAL41207/port-noarlunga-south