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Parafield Gardens vs Paralowie

Name: Parafield Gardens vs Paralowie — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.1 km apart · Parafield Gardens profile · Paralowie profile

Parafield Gardens Paralowie

Parafield Gardens and Paralowie are two large, neighbouring residential areas in South Australia. Parafield Gardens is more culturally diverse, with 40.9% of people born overseas and 44.4% using a language other than English at home, compared to 30.3% and 31.2% in Paralowie. Educational attainment is also higher in Parafield Gardens, where 16.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, compared with 9.6% in Paralowie. In contrast, Paralowie has a much higher share of people with no religion (42.2% compared to 32.1%) and better access to health services, with 68.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a clinic against 30.8% in Parafield Gardens.

These areas share a very similar demographic and social makeup. Both have almost the same proportion of children under 15, about 21%, and an identical typical household income of around $1,400 a week. They also both have the same average number of people per home, at 2.9. While they are very alike in these areas, some gaps are shifting; for example, Parafield Gardens has seen its robbery rate fall more steeply over the last five years than Paralowie has.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 13.2 pts higher in Parafield Gardens People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Parafield Gardens Born overseas: 10.6 pts higher in Parafield Gardens No religion: 10.1 pts higher in Paralowie Bachelor+: 6.8 pts higher in Parafield Gardens

Demographics & Identity

Population in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +963 larger in Parafield Gardens gap widening

18,467 89th pct 17,504 89th pct

Median age in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +1 yrs older in Parafield Gardens gap narrowing

36 yrs 17th pct 35 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

28.7% Young adults (25–44) +0.1 pts ▸ 28.8%

22.9% Older adults (45–64) +2.8 pts ▸ 25.7%

20.7% Children (0–14) +0.5 pts ▸ 21.2%

14.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +4.4 pts 10.3%

13.0% Youth (15–24) +1.1 pts ▸ 14.1%

Marital status

48.6% Married ◂ +5.1 pts 43.5%

35.4% Never married +4.1 pts ▸ 39.4%

7.5% Divorced +2.0 pts ▸ 9.5%

5.3% Widowed ◂ +1.8 pts 3.6%

3.2% Separated +0.8 pts ▸ 4.1%

Age & sex structure

Parafield Gardens Paralowie

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

55.3% Australia +10.9 pts ▸ 66.2%

8.2% India ◂ +5.6 pts 2.6%

5.1% Vietnam ◂ +1.7 pts 3.4%

3.6% England +0.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.5% Philippines ◂ +0.7 pts 1.8%

0.4% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% China ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.5% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.4% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

24.6% English +6.8 pts ▸ 31.4%

23.4% Australian +6.2 pts ▸ 29.6%

7.4% Indian ◂ +4.8 pts 2.5%

7.1% Vietnamese ◂ +2.2 pts 4.9%

4.3% Scottish +1.1 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.8% Irish +1.5 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.9% German +1.0 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.2% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.3% Filipino ◂ +0.6 pts 2.7%

3.1% Chinese ◂ +1.0 pts 2.1%

1.1% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.8% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

Language

Language used at home

51.5% English only +13.3 pts ▸ 64.7%

7.5% Vietnamese ◂ +2.7 pts 4.8%

4.2% Punjabi ◂ +2.7 pts 1.5%

1.5% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

1.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

0.9% Hindi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.6% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.7% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.7% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.5% Cantonese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

32.1% No religion +10.1 pts ▸ 42.2%

34.3% Christianity ◂ +0.9 pts 33.4%

10.4% Islam ◂ +2.8 pts 7.6%

7.2% Buddhism +0.6 pts ▸ 7.8%

6.8% Hinduism ◂ +4.6 pts 2.2%

5.4% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 5.0%

3.8% Other religions ◂ +2.1 pts 1.7%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +0.76 more in Parafield Gardens

1.57 20th pct 0.81 4th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +4 more in Parafield Gardens

23 87th pct 19 86th pct

Avg size in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +17 larger in Paralowie

577 81st pct 594 83rd pct

ICSEA in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +15 higher in Parafield Gardens

961 33rd pct 946 25th pct

Highest year of school

50.7% Year 12 ◂ +4.3 pts 46.4%

13.6% Year 11 +4.7 pts ▸ 18.3%

14.3% Year 10 +2.3 pts ▸ 16.6%

16.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.0 pts 14.3%

Highest qualification level

33.0% Certificate III / IV +10.9 pts ▸ 43.9%

23.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +7.9 pts 15.7%

13.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.4 pts ▸ 14.8%

7.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.3 pts 3.5%

3.4% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.5 pts 1.8%

Field of qualification

17.0% Management & commerce +1.2 pts ▸ 18.2%

17.5% Engineering & related ◂ +0.1 pts 17.4%

14.2% Society & culture +1.0 pts ▸ 15.2%

10.2% Health +0.2 pts ▸ 10.4%

6.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.1 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.2% Education +0.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

5.0% Information technology ◂ +2.1 pts 2.9%

3.9% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.9 pts 1.8%

2.1% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.3% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +$93 higher in Paralowie gap narrowing

$585 23rd pct $678 37th pct

Household income in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +$95 higher in Paralowie gap narrowing

$1,384 39th pct $1,479 46th pct

Family income in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +$145 higher in Paralowie gap widening

$1,512 27th pct $1,657 36th pct

Household income distribution

32.2% $1,500–$2,999 +3.7 pts ▸ 35.9%

33.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.5 pts 33.4%

17.2% Under $650 ◂ +3.0 pts 14.2%

6.5% $3,000–$3,999 +0.4 pts ▸ 6.9%

3.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%

Personal income distribution

50.9% Under $650 ◂ +4.7 pts 46.2%

34.7% $650–$1,499 +3.7 pts ▸ 38.5%

8.6% $1,500–$2,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 10.1%

0.7% $3,000 or more even 0.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.1% Asthma +1.1 pts ▸ 10.2%

7.9% Mental health +1.8 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.8% Arthritis ◂ +0.7 pts 8.1%

8.2% Other condition ◂ +0.1 pts 8.2%

7.2% Diabetes ◂ +0.9 pts 6.3%

3.8% Heart disease ◂ +0.6 pts 3.2%

2.1% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%

2.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.7% None ◂ +1.1 pts 64.6%

18.1% One condition +1.5 pts ▸ 19.6%

6.1% Two conditions even 6.1%

3.7% Three or more ◂ +0.4 pts 3.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +87 larger in Paralowie

445 86th pct 532 87th pct

Median age in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +2 yrs older in Parafield Gardens

23 yrs 38th pct 21 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +$141 higher in Paralowie

$515 34th pct $656 51st pct

Household income in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +$471 higher in Paralowie

$1,345 34th pct $1,816 55th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie even gap narrowing

2.9 81st pct 2.9 81st pct

Family composition

62.0% Couples with children ◂ +1.6 pts 60.4%

17.5% One-parent families +1.9 pts ▸ 19.4%

19.1% Couples without children ◂ +0.2 pts 19.0%

1.3% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

Household size

28.7% 2 people +0.4 pts ▸ 29.1%

20.4% 1 person +0.5 pts ▸ 20.9%

18.4% 3 people ◂ +0.4 pts 18.0%

17.7% 4 people ◂ +0.2 pts 17.5%

8.2% 5 people ◂ +0.3 pts 8.0%

6.6% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 6.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +$5 higher in Paralowie gap narrowing

$300 57th pct $305 59th pct

Mortgage in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +$82 higher in Parafield Gardens gap widening

$1,382 34th pct $1,300 29th pct

People / bedroom in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +0.10 higher in Parafield Gardens gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.1% Owned with a mortgage +9.5 pts ▸ 49.6%

28.1% Rented ◂ +3.8 pts 24.3%

27.5% Owned outright ◂ +3.5 pts 24.1%

2.6% Other tenure ◂ +1.9 pts 0.7%

1.7% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

Types of homes

89.3% Separate house +4.8 pts ▸ 94.1%

8.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +3.7 pts 4.6%

2.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.2 pts 0.9%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

61.5% 3 bedrooms +1.8 pts ▸ 63.2%

23.6% 4 bedrooms +1.9 pts ▸ 25.5%

8.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.8 pts 5.6%

3.4% 5 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.4 pts 0.2%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

48.2% $200–$349 +17.2 pts ▸ 65.4%

23.6% Under $200 ◂ +14.0 pts 9.6%

23.1% $350–$549 ◂ +3.2 pts 19.9%

0.2% $750 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% $550–$749 ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

50.1% $1,000–$1,799 +5.3 pts ▸ 55.5%

22.7% Under $1,000 +1.6 pts ▸ 24.4%

18.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +6.3 pts 12.3%

4.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 2.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +1 more in Paralowie

67 88th pct 68 88th pct

Stops/1k in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +0.26 more in Paralowie

3.63 72nd pct 3.88 73rd pct

Departures/1k in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +59.1 more in Paralowie

729.0 83rd pct 788.1 84th pct

PT routes in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +2 more in Parafield Gardens

13 86th pct 11 86th pct

Stop walk in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +2 longer in Paralowie

1 0th pct 3 21st pct

Drive to city in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +1 longer in Paralowie

19 16th pct 20 17th pct

Reach 30 min in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +651 more in Parafield Gardens

18,467 72nd pct 17,816 72nd pct

Reach 45 min in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +13,855 more in Parafield Gardens

68,732 72nd pct 54,877 67th pct

Transit to city in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +18 longer in Paralowie

59 53rd pct 77 84th pct

How people get to work

73.0% Car (driver) +2.2 pts ▸ 75.1%

5.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 5.3%

4.9% Worked at home ◂ +1.1 pts 3.9%

2.9% Bus ◂ +1.1 pts 1.8%

0.5% Walked +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Train even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

38.6% 2 vehicles +1.0 pts ▸ 39.6%

32.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.4 pts 32.1%

15.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.3 pts 14.9%

7.3% 4 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 8.9%

6.4% No vehicle ◂ +1.9 pts 4.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.9 pts 14.3%

10.4% Manufacturing +1.1 pts ▸ 11.5%

10.1% Retail trade +0.9 pts ▸ 11.0%

8.9% Construction ◂ +0.1 pts 8.8%

7.5% Transport & warehousing even 7.5%

6.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.8 pts 5.9%

5.7% Education & training ◂ +0.4 pts 5.3%

5.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.4 pts 5.0%

5.3% Administrative & support ◂ +0.4 pts 4.9%

4.5% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 4.2%

2.9% Wholesale trade +0.8 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +0.8 pts ▸ 3.7%

Occupations people work in

16.9% Labourers +0.2 pts ▸ 17.1%

16.1% Community & personal service ◂ +1.6 pts 14.6%

14.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.4 pts 14.0%

10.7% Clerical & administrative +2.0 pts ▸ 12.7%

12.3% Professionals ◂ +2.8 pts 9.5%

11.1% Machinery operators & drivers +0.7 pts ▸ 11.8%

8.2% Sales workers +1.1 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.9% Managers +1.0 pts ▸ 8.9%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +639 higher in Paralowie

4,765 65th pct 5,404 70th pct

Assault/100k in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +153 higher in Parafield Gardens

1,267 74th pct 1,114 70th pct

Robbery/100k in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +21 higher in Parafield Gardens

38 34th pct 17 5th pct

Burglary/100k in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +70 higher in Paralowie

439 45th pct 508 52nd pct

Theft/100k in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +686 higher in Paralowie

1,560 64th pct 2,245 74th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +58 higher in Paralowie

217 58th pct 274 70th pct

Property damage/100k in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +57 higher in Paralowie

931 63rd pct 988 65th pct

5-yr change in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +4.4 pts higher in Paralowie

-8.7% 47th pct -4.3% 52nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +0.1 higher in Paralowie

6.0 88th pct 6.2 89th pct

Types ≤15 min in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +0.6 more in Paralowie

5.7 86th pct 6.3 90th pct

15-min city in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +0.8 pts higher in Paralowie

91.4% 95th pct 92.2% 96th pct

Walk to shops in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +17.2 pts higher in Parafield Gardens

96.0% 98th pct 78.8% 88th pct

Walk to transit in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +0.4 pts higher in Paralowie

99.5% 98th pct 99.9% 100th pct

Walk to school in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie even

94.2% 96th pct 94.3% 96th pct

Walk to a park in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie even

100.0% 99th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +37.7 pts higher in Paralowie

30.8% 79th pct 68.5% 90th pct

Amenities/1k in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +1.1 more in Paralowie

6.4 33rd pct 7.5 35th pct

Intersections/km² in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +9 higher in Paralowie

171 89th pct 180 90th pct

Mean slope in Parafield Gardens in Paralowie +0.4 pts higher in Parafield Gardens

3.0% 13th pct 2.6% 6th pct

Compare Parafield Gardens with nearby areas

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Compare Paralowie with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Parafield Gardens vs Paralowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL41103/parafield-gardens/vs/SAL41105/paralowie