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Osborne vs Peterhead
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.9 km apart · Osborne profile · Peterhead profile
Osborne Peterhead
Osborne (SA) and Peterhead are neighbouring areas in South Australia with distinct housing and service profiles. Osborne (SA) is more likely to have separate houses, with 84.4% compared to 69.3% in Peterhead, and a far higher share of homes with three or more bedrooms (77.8% versus 62.3%). It also offers better local access, with 83.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services and more public transport stops per person than Peterhead. In contrast, Peterhead has a much higher proportion of people who speak a First Nations language (28.1% compared to 14.0%) and more people living alone at 39.4%.
Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of children under 15, and they share very similar typical weekly household incomes of around $1,340. This common ground extends to their similar proportions of overseas-born residents and people who volunteer. While they share these traits, their crime profiles differ sharply; Peterhead has a far higher theft rate, while Osborne (SA) has a far higher rate of assault and related offences.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,840
- First area, 2016: 1,925
- First area, 2021: 1,951
- Second area, 2011: 1,144
- Second area, 2016: 1,117
- Second area, 2021: 1,201
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 42 yrs
- First area, 2021: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 40 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 Osborne: 0.7% males, 0.8% females; 85+ in Peterhead: 0.6% males, 1.5% females
- 80–84 in Osborne: 1.1% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Peterhead: 0.9% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Osborne: 1.6% males, 2.2% females; 75–79 in Peterhead: 0.5% males, 1.7% females
- 70–74 in Osborne: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 70–74 in Peterhead: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 65–69 in Osborne: 2.2% males, 3.0% females; 65–69 in Peterhead: 1.5% males, 3.8% females
- 60–64 in Osborne: 3.4% males, 3.7% females; 60–64 in Peterhead: 3.2% males, 4.2% females
- 55–59 in Osborne: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 55–59 in Peterhead: 3.9% males, 4.2% females
- 50–54 in Osborne: 2.8% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Peterhead: 3.5% males, 3.9% females
- 45–49 in Osborne: 3.5% males, 2.9% females; 45–49 in Peterhead: 1.9% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Osborne: 3.7% males, 4.1% females; 40–44 in Peterhead: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Osborne: 2.9% males, 4.7% females; 35–39 in Peterhead: 3.1% males, 5.2% females
- 30–34 in Osborne: 2.5% males, 3.1% females; 30–34 in Peterhead: 4.6% males, 4.4% females
- 25–29 in Osborne: 3.5% males, 2.9% females; 25–29 in Peterhead: 2.5% males, 3.6% females
- 20–24 in Osborne: 2.7% males, 3.3% females; 20–24 in Peterhead: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 15–19 in Osborne: 2.4% males, 2.4% females; 15–19 in Peterhead: 1.6% males, 2.2% females
- 10–14 in Osborne: 3.1% males, 2.9% females; 10–14 in Peterhead: 3.1% males, 2.2% females
- 5–9 in Osborne: 2.3% males, 3.4% females; 5–9 in Peterhead: 2.2% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Osborne: 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 0–4 in Peterhead: 3.1% males, 2.6% 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: $443
- First area, 2016: $538
- First area, 2021: $647
- Second area, 2011: $612
- Second area, 2016: $690
- Second area, 2021: $801
- First area, 2011: $918
- First area, 2016: $1,056
- First area, 2021: $1,336
- Second area, 2011: $945
- Second area, 2016: $1,026
- Second area, 2021: $1,346
- First area, 2011: $1,134
- First area, 2016: $1,345
- First area, 2021: $1,676
- Second area, 2011: $1,239
- Second area, 2016: $1,388
- Second area, 2021: $1,841
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: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.0
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $185
- First area, 2016: $250
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $200
- Second area, 2016: $280
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2011: $1,500
- First area, 2016: $1,517
- First area, 2021: $1,468
- Second area, 2011: $1,500
- Second area, 2016: $1,500
- Second area, 2021: $1,517
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- 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). Osborne vs Peterhead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL41080/osborne/vs/SAL41144/peterhead