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Port Noarlunga South vs Seaford Meadows

Name: Port Noarlunga South vs Seaford Meadows — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.7 km apart · Port Noarlunga South profile · Seaford Meadows profile

Port Noarlunga South Seaford Meadows

Seaford Meadows and Port Noarlunga South are neighbouring suburbs in South Australia with very different profiles. Seaford Meadows is a much younger area where the typical resident is 31, and 24.6% of the population are children under 15. It is also far more walkable, with 95.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services and 87.9% near groceries. In contrast, Port Noarlunga South has a more established feel; residents are far older with a typical age of 39, and a far higher share of homes are owned outright (33.6% compared to 13.0% in Seaford Meadows).

Everyday life in both places shares many similarities, including a typical weekly family income of around $1,870 and a similar share of adults with a bachelor degree. However, the two areas have moved in opposite directions regarding crime; recorded offences are far higher in Seaford Meadows, where the crime rate has risen by 33.5% over five years, while the rate in Port Noarlunga South fell by 33.6% over the same period.

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Where they differ most

Recent movers: 21.2 pts higher in Seaford Meadows Owned outright: 20.6 pts higher in Port Noarlunga South Population: 2,044 larger in Seaford Meadows Renting: 15.5 pts higher in Seaford Meadows Median age: 8 yrs older in Port Noarlunga South

Demographics & Identity

Population in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +2,044 larger in Seaford Meadows gap widening

3,058 84th pct 5,102 86th pct

Median age in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +8 yrs older in Port Noarlunga South gap narrowing

39 yrs 26th pct 31 yrs 7th pct

Age structure

27.3% Young adults (25–44) +9.2 pts ▸ 36.5%

24.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.9 pts 17.9%

19.0% Children (0–14) +5.6 pts ▸ 24.6%

18.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +10.2 pts 8.4%

10.2% Youth (15–24) +2.5 pts ▸ 12.6%

Marital status

47.3% Married ◂ +5.7 pts 41.6%

35.8% Never married +6.7 pts ▸ 42.5%

9.8% Divorced ◂ +0.7 pts 9.2%

3.5% Separated +0.7 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.6% Widowed ◂ +1.1 pts 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Port Noarlunga South Seaford Meadows

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

76.8% Australia ◂ +0.5 pts 76.3%

10.9% England ◂ +2.0 pts 8.9%

0.5% Philippines +0.9 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.2% India +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.7% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.3% China even 0.3%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

48.6% English even 48.6%

38.9% Australian +1.7 pts ▸ 40.6%

11.3% Scottish ◂ +1.5 pts 9.8%

8.9% Irish ◂ +1.1 pts 7.9%

7.8% German ◂ +1.1 pts 6.7%

3.5% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%

3.4% Dutch ◂ +1.1 pts 2.3%

0.8% Filipino +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.8% Indian +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.8% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Greek even 0.8%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

92.0% English only ◂ +2.3 pts 89.6%

0.6% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.1% Hindi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Punjabi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

61.3% No religion +2.0 pts ▸ 63.3%

30.8% Christianity ◂ +1.8 pts 29.1%

6.4% Not stated ◂ +1.9 pts 4.5%

0.1% Hinduism +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.3% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Buddhism even 0.5%

0.2% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows

1.72 23rd pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +3 more in Port Noarlunga South

19 86th pct 16 86th pct

Avg size in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +35 larger in Seaford Meadows

403 59th pct 438 64th pct

ICSEA in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +5 higher in Port Noarlunga South

984 46th pct 979 43rd pct

Highest year of school

52.6% Year 12 +6.4 pts ▸ 59.0%

19.9% Year 11 ◂ +1.2 pts 18.7%

17.3% Year 10 ◂ +2.6 pts 14.6%

5.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.8 pts 4.0%

Highest qualification level

41.9% Certificate III / IV +1.0 pts ▸ 42.8%

19.1% Bachelor degree +0.2 pts ▸ 19.3%

15.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.2 pts ▸ 15.5%

4.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.5 pts 4.4%

2.6% Certificate I / II +1.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate even 3.5%

Field of qualification

15.7% Management & commerce +3.7 pts ▸ 19.4%

17.0% Engineering & related ◂ +3.9 pts 13.1%

13.5% Society & culture +2.8 pts ▸ 16.4%

11.3% Health +0.1 pts ▸ 11.5%

9.9% Education ◂ +3.0 pts 7.0%

5.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +3.6 pts ▸ 9.0%

8.1% Architecture & building ◂ +2.7 pts 5.5%

2.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.5 pts 1.5%

1.2% Information technology +1.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.8% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

Income

Personal income in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +$68 higher in Seaford Meadows gap narrowing

$786 57th pct $854 67th pct

Household income in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +$133 higher in Seaford Meadows gap narrowing

$1,530 49th pct $1,663 58th pct

Family income in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +$16 higher in Seaford Meadows gap narrowing

$1,860 48th pct $1,876 49th pct

Household income distribution

32.2% $1,500–$2,999 +7.8 pts ▸ 40.0%

31.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.5 pts 30.4%

13.3% Under $650 ◂ +2.2 pts 11.1%

8.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.0 pts 7.8%

5.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 3.7%

Personal income distribution

34.7% $650–$1,499 +6.9 pts ▸ 41.7%

40.8% Under $650 ◂ +3.9 pts 36.9%

17.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.7 pts 16.8%

2.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 1.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.5% Mental health +3.5 pts ▸ 13.0%

10.3% Asthma +0.4 pts ▸ 10.7%

10.2% Arthritis ◂ +3.9 pts 6.3%

8.9% Other condition even 8.9%

4.7% Diabetes ◂ +0.6 pts 4.1%

3.8% Heart disease ◂ +1.4 pts 2.3%

3.3% Cancer ◂ +1.2 pts 2.1%

2.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.7 pts 1.3%

1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.0% None +3.2 pts ▸ 65.2%

21.1% One condition ◂ +0.8 pts 20.3%

7.4% Two conditions ◂ +1.4 pts 6.0%

2.9% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 2.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +75 larger in Seaford Meadows

57 78th pct 132 86th pct

Median age in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +7 yrs older in Port Noarlunga South

23 yrs 38th pct 16 yrs 13th pct

Median income in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +$73 higher in Port Noarlunga South

$638 49th pct $565 41st pct

Household income in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +$163 higher in Port Noarlunga South

$1,687 50th pct $1,524 43rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +0.2 larger in Seaford Meadows gap narrowing

2.5 50th pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

54.9% Couples with children +1.4 pts ▸ 56.3%

29.1% Couples without children ◂ +7.3 pts 21.8%

14.6% One-parent families +6.3 pts ▸ 20.9%

1.5% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

Household size

37.7% 2 people ◂ +5.0 pts 32.6%

23.6% 1 person ◂ +4.1 pts 19.5%

16.2% 3 people +4.6 pts ▸ 20.9%

14.4% 4 people +2.8 pts ▸ 17.3%

5.0% 5 people +2.1 pts ▸ 7.0%

2.9% 6 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 2.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +$10 higher in Seaford Meadows gap narrowing

$350 71st pct $360 73rd pct

Mortgage in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +$93 higher in Seaford Meadows gap narrowing

$1,517 43rd pct $1,610 49th pct

People / bedroom in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +0.10 higher in Seaford Meadows gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.3% Owned with a mortgage +6.3 pts ▸ 48.6%

22.2% Rented +15.5 pts ▸ 37.7%

33.6% Owned outright ◂ +20.6 pts 13.0%

0.9% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.8% Other tenure ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

Types of homes

92.1% Separate house ◂ +3.7 pts 88.4%

6.6% Flat or apartment +0.9 pts ▸ 7.5%

1.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.6 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

64.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +9.7 pts 54.9%

22.3% 4 bedrooms +11.7 pts ▸ 34.0%

6.1% 2 bedrooms +1.6 pts ▸ 7.6%

4.9% 5 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 2.7%

0.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

52.7% $350–$549 +6.2 pts ▸ 58.9%

39.2% $200–$349 ◂ +3.9 pts 35.4%

3.1% Under $200 +1.6 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.8% $550–$749 ◂ +3.8 pts 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.4% $1,000–$1,799 +7.8 pts ▸ 49.2%

24.6% $1,800–$2,999 +6.3 pts ▸ 31.0%

18.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +5.9 pts 12.5%

6.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 3.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +2 more in Port Noarlunga South

20 86th pct 18 86th pct

Stops/1k in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +3.01 more in Port Noarlunga South

6.54 84th pct 3.53 72nd pct

Departures/1k in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +968.3 more in Port Noarlunga South

1,531.4 89th pct 563.1 79th pct

PT routes in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +1 more in Port Noarlunga South

14 86th pct 13 86th pct

Stop walk in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +3 longer in Port Noarlunga South

10 46th pct 7 39th pct

Drive to city in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +1 longer in Seaford Meadows

29 25th pct 30 26th pct

Reach 30 min in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +14,177 more in Seaford Meadows

0 0th pct 14,177 66th pct

Reach 45 min in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +11,050 more in Seaford Meadows

23,652 51st pct 34,702 58th pct

Transit to city in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows

— 80 89th pct

How people get to work

67.1% Car (driver) ◂ +2.1 pts 65.0%

9.3% Worked at home +0.1 pts ▸ 9.4%

2.3% Train +1.7 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.4% Car (passenger) even 3.4%

1.3% Walked ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

0.5% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Bicycle even 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

43.1% 2 vehicles +2.1 pts ▸ 45.2%

32.1% 1 vehicle +5.1 pts ▸ 37.3%

14.1% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.2 pts 10.0%

8.4% 4 or more ◂ +4.4 pts 3.9%

2.8% No vehicle +1.0 pts ▸ 3.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.3% Health care & social assistance +0.3 pts ▸ 18.6%

13.3% Construction ◂ +3.6 pts 9.7%

9.9% Retail trade +2.6 pts ▸ 12.5%

9.1% Education & training ◂ +2.2 pts 6.9%

7.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.6 pts 6.7%

5.8% Accommodation & food +0.5 pts ▸ 6.3%

6.0% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 5.8%

5.2% Professional & technical even 5.2%

4.4% Other services +0.6 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.4% Administrative & support +1.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.9% Finance & insurance +1.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.1% Transport & warehousing +0.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

Occupations people work in

18.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.1 pts 16.4%

17.4% Professionals ◂ +0.4 pts 17.0%

16.4% Community & personal service ◂ +1.5 pts 15.0%

12.8% Clerical & administrative +1.8 pts ▸ 14.6%

10.7% Managers +0.3 pts ▸ 11.0%

8.9% Sales workers +1.3 pts ▸ 10.2%

8.9% Labourers even 8.9%

4.1% Machinery operators & drivers +1.5 pts ▸ 5.6%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +3,146 higher in Seaford Meadows

2,714 40th pct 5,860 73rd pct

Assault/100k in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +816 higher in Seaford Meadows

654 48th pct 1,470 78th pct

Robbery/100k in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows

— 157 86th pct

Burglary/100k in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +236 higher in Port Noarlunga South

589 59th pct 353 35th pct

Theft/100k in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +927 higher in Seaford Meadows

425 21st pct 1,352 59th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows even

98 23rd pct 98 23rd pct

Property damage/100k in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +1,365 higher in Seaford Meadows

850 59th pct 2,215 87th pct

5-yr change in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +67.1 pts higher in Seaford Meadows

-33.6% 22nd pct 33.5% 78th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +1.7 higher in Seaford Meadows

5.5 85th pct 7.1 93rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +1.7 more in Seaford Meadows

4.9 82nd pct 6.6 92nd pct

15-min city in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +39.6 pts higher in Seaford Meadows

49.6% 79th pct 89.2% 94th pct

Walk to shops in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +47.1 pts higher in Seaford Meadows

40.7% 77th pct 87.9% 93rd pct

Walk to transit in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +3.6 pts higher in Port Noarlunga South

99.9% 100th pct 96.3% 88th pct

Walk to school in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +22.9 pts higher in Seaford Meadows

65.4% 80th pct 88.2% 91st pct

Walk to a park in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +1.6 pts higher in Port Noarlunga South

99.8% 94th pct 98.2% 85th pct

Walk to health in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +59.8 pts higher in Seaford Meadows

35.4% 80th pct 95.2% 98th pct

Amenities/1k in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +3.3 more in Seaford Meadows

11.4 45th pct 14.7 53rd pct

Intersections/km² in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +228 higher in Seaford Meadows

106 86th pct 334 97th pct

Mean slope in Port Noarlunga South in Seaford Meadows +1.4 pts higher in Seaford Meadows

2.6% 6th pct 4.0% 28th pct

Compare Port Noarlunga South with nearby areas

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Compare Seaford Meadows with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Port Noarlunga South vs Seaford Meadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL41207/port-noarlunga-south/vs/SAL41317/seaford-meadows