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Port Moorowie vs Warooka
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 22 km apart · Port Moorowie profile · Warooka profile
Port Moorowie Warooka
Warooka and Port Moorowie are two nearby areas on the Yorke Peninsula with very different profiles. Warooka is more family-oriented, with 15.6% of people being children and a higher share of one-parent families. It also has a more active workforce, with 54.3% of adults working or looking for work. In contrast, Port Moorowie is a much older area where the typical resident is 65 and nearly half the population (46.2%) are seniors. This is consistent with a higher proportion of people needing help with daily activities (17.2%) and a much higher share of homes owned outright at 79.1%.
Everyday life in both places involves a high reliance on cars, as both are mostly car-dependent and no one commutes by public transport. They also share similar levels of stability, with about 22% of residents moving into the area in the last five years. While Warooka has more people born overseas than Australia's national figure, Port Moorowie has an even higher share at 17.2%.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 159
- First area, 2016: 65
- First area, 2021: 93
- Second area, 2011: 198
- Second area, 2016: 348
- Second area, 2021: 360
- First area, 2011: 52 yrs
- First area, 2016: 63 yrs
- First area, 2021: 65 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 52 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 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 Port Moorowie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Warooka: 1.4% males, 0.8% females
- 80–84 in Port Moorowie: 4.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Warooka: 2.2% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Port Moorowie: 4.0% males, 7.1% females; 75–79 in Warooka: 1.9% males, 1.4% females
- 70–74 in Port Moorowie: 9.1% males, 13.1% females; 70–74 in Warooka: 2.7% males, 4.1% females
- 65–69 in Port Moorowie: 14.1% males, 11.1% females; 65–69 in Warooka: 5.1% males, 3.8% females
- 60–64 in Port Moorowie: 9.1% males, 11.1% females; 60–64 in Warooka: 4.6% males, 4.6% females
- 55–59 in Port Moorowie: 0.0% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in Warooka: 4.3% males, 2.4% females
- 50–54 in Port Moorowie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Warooka: 4.1% males, 4.3% females
- 45–49 in Port Moorowie: 3.0% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Warooka: 0.0% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Port Moorowie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 40–44 in Warooka: 3.3% males, 2.7% females
- 35–39 in Port Moorowie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 35–39 in Warooka: 2.2% males, 1.6% females
- 30–34 in Port Moorowie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Warooka: 2.7% males, 1.4% females
- 25–29 in Port Moorowie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Warooka: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 20–24 in Port Moorowie: 4.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Warooka: 2.4% males, 2.2% females
- 15–19 in Port Moorowie: 3.0% males, 4.0% females; 15–19 in Warooka: 4.3% males, 3.3% females
- 10–14 in Port Moorowie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 10–14 in Warooka: 3.8% males, 4.6% females
- 5–9 in Port Moorowie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 5–9 in Warooka: 1.9% males, 1.9% females
- 0–4 in Port Moorowie: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 0–4 in Warooka: 1.1% males, 2.7% 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: $366
- First area, 2016: $394
- First area, 2021: $444
- Second area, 2011: $340
- Second area, 2016: $496
- Second area, 2021: $577
- First area, 2011: $700
- First area, 2016: $706
- First area, 2021: $780
- Second area, 2011: $540
- Second area, 2016: $918
- Second area, 2021: $992
- First area, 2011: $857
- First area, 2016: $900
- First area, 2021: $914
- Second area, 2011: $771
- Second area, 2016: $1,192
- Second area, 2021: $1,174
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: 1.9
- First area, 2016: 1.6
- First area, 2021: 1.7
- Second area, 2011: 2.0
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $95
- Second area, 2011: $93
- Second area, 2016: $130
- Second area, 2021: $168
- First area, 2011: $1,771
- First area, 2016: $1,306
- First area, 2021: $1,030
- Second area, 2011: $542
- Second area, 2016: $800
- Second area, 2021: $715
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.60
- First area, 2021: 0.50
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
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). Port Moorowie vs Warooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL41204/port-moorowie/vs/SAL41538/warooka