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Port Willunga vs Whites Valley

Name: Port Willunga vs Whites Valley — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.8 km apart · Port Willunga profile · Whites Valley profile

Port Willunga Whites Valley

Port Willunga and Whites Valley are neighbouring South Australian areas with very different lifestyles. Port Willunga is more walkable and connected, with 97% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and many more near parks and schools. In contrast, Whites Valley is car-dependent, where 52.6% of homes are owned outright and a far higher 21.1% of households earn $3,000 or more a week. Port Willunga also has a more mobile population, with 34% of people moving in during the last five years, compared to 21.1% in Whites Valley.

These two areas are seeing a widening gap in crime rates, with the rate of assault and related offences far higher in Whites Valley and rising much faster. Despite this, they share several similarities, such as having almost identical rates of people who use another language at home and very similar levels of full-time employment. Both areas also feature homes that are typically large, with about 82% having three or more bedrooms.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,472 larger in Port Willunga PT commute: 1.9 pts higher in Port Willunga Limited English: 0.3 pts higher in Port Willunga Renting: 16.0 pts higher in Port Willunga No car: 3.3 pts higher in Port Willunga

Demographics & Identity

Population in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +1,472 larger in Port Willunga gap steady

1,785 77th pct 313 59th pct

Median age in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +4 yrs older in Whites Valley gap narrowing

44 yrs 46th pct 48 yrs 62nd pct

Age structure

28.7% Older adults (45–64) +3.2 pts ▸ 31.9%

20.3% Seniors (65+) +2.3 pts ▸ 22.7%

21.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.2 pts 17.6%

18.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.6 pts 13.7%

11.5% Youth (15–24) +2.2 pts ▸ 13.7%

Marital status

37.6% Married +13.2 pts ▸ 50.7%

39.6% Never married ◂ +5.2 pts 34.3%

15.2% Divorced ◂ +8.1 pts 7.1%

4.4% Widowed ◂ +1.8 pts 2.6%

3.8% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

Age & sex structure

Port Willunga Whites Valley

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.3% Australia ◂ +4.8 pts 74.4%

8.7% England +0.8 pts ▸ 9.6%

0.2% Italy +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.6% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.3% India ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% China even 0.0%

0.0% Philippines even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

50.1% English +4.2 pts ▸ 54.3%

38.8% Australian ◂ +0.7 pts 38.0%

12.0% Scottish ◂ +0.9 pts 11.2%

10.9% Irish ◂ +5.2 pts 5.8%

8.7% German ◂ +2.7 pts 6.1%

2.4% Italian +1.7 pts ▸ 4.2%

2.0% Dutch +1.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.8% Chinese ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.6% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.0% Indian even 0.0%

0.0% Filipino even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

92.3% English only ◂ +2.2 pts 90.1%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Italian even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

64.2% No religion ◂ +6.1 pts 58.1%

25.3% Christianity +6.4 pts ▸ 31.6%

8.9% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 9.9%

1.0% Buddhism ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.4% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.0% Islam even 0.0%

0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Port Willunga in Whites Valley

3.06 43rd pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +2 more in Whites Valley

2 62nd pct 4 71st pct

Avg size in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +39 larger in Port Willunga

604 85th pct 565 80th pct

ICSEA in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +42 higher in Whites Valley

956 29th pct 998 55th pct

Highest year of school

53.1% Year 12 ◂ +4.8 pts 48.3%

19.2% Year 11 +0.5 pts ▸ 19.7%

16.0% Year 10 ◂ +0.1 pts 15.8%

6.6% Year 9 or below +3.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

Highest qualification level

35.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.7 pts 32.3%

22.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.4 pts 16.1%

15.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.9 pts ▸ 16.1%

2.0% Certificate I / II +3.1 pts ▸ 5.2%

5.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.5 pts 2.6%

3.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.2 pts 2.6%

Field of qualification

14.7% Management & commerce +0.8 pts ▸ 15.5%

15.1% Society & culture ◂ +7.4 pts 7.7%

12.5% Engineering & related +2.4 pts ▸ 14.8%

11.6% Health ◂ +1.9 pts 9.7%

6.7% Architecture & building +4.3 pts ▸ 11.0%

9.5% Education +0.2 pts ▸ 9.7%

5.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.9 pts ▸ 7.1%

2.8% Natural & physical sciences +3.0 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.4% Agriculture & environment +1.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.8% Creative arts ◂ +1.9 pts 1.9%

1.1% Information technology +1.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

Income

Personal income in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +$78 higher in Whites Valley gap widening

$690 39th pct $768 53rd pct

Household income in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +$468 higher in Whites Valley gap widening

$1,313 33rd pct $1,781 64th pct

Family income in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +$321 higher in Whites Valley gap steady

$1,631 34th pct $1,952 54th pct

Household income distribution

33.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.4 pts 32.5%

29.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 28.1%

19.1% Under $650 ◂ +13.8 pts 5.3%

4.8% $3,000–$3,999 +6.6 pts ▸ 11.4%

4.2% $4,000 or more +5.4 pts ▸ 9.6%

Personal income distribution

45.0% Under $650 ◂ +1.8 pts 43.3%

34.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.3 pts 27.6%

12.0% $1,500–$2,999 +3.6 pts ▸ 15.7%

1.9% $3,000 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.9% Mental health ◂ +4.8 pts 7.0%

10.6% Arthritis +0.9 pts ▸ 11.5%

9.7% Asthma +0.8 pts ▸ 10.5%

9.4% Other condition ◂ +1.1 pts 8.3%

3.6% Diabetes +1.5 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.1% Heart disease even 4.2%

3.4% Cancer ◂ +1.8 pts 1.6%

0.6% Stroke +1.6 pts ▸ 2.2%

2.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.9% None ◂ +2.1 pts 57.8%

21.3% One condition +3.3 pts ▸ 24.6%

7.5% Two conditions ◂ +2.3 pts 5.1%

3.1% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +53 larger in Port Willunga

53 78th pct 0 0th pct

Median age in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +14 yrs older in Whites Valley

17 yrs 14th pct 31 yrs 66th pct

Median income in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +$425 higher in Port Willunga

$575 43rd pct $150 0th pct

Household income in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +$250 higher in Port Willunga

$1,375 35th pct $1,125 23rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +0.3 larger in Whites Valley gap widening

2.3 29th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

51.0% Couples with children ◂ +4.8 pts 46.2%

26.2% Couples without children +14.2 pts ▸ 40.4%

21.1% One-parent families ◂ +6.9 pts 14.2%

1.8% Other families ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%

Household size

33.7% 2 people +7.5 pts ▸ 41.2%

30.1% 1 person ◂ +15.1 pts 14.9%

12.6% 4 people +6.7 pts ▸ 19.3%

17.0% 3 people ◂ +1.2 pts 15.8%

4.6% 5 people ◂ +0.2 pts 4.4%

1.7% 6 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 2.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +$58 higher in Port Willunga gap steady

$328 65th pct $270 47th pct

Mortgage in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +$450 higher in Whites Valley gap widening

$1,300 29th pct $1,750 58th pct

People / bedroom in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +0.10 higher in Whites Valley gap widening

0.70 14th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

37.6% Owned outright +15.0 pts ▸ 52.6%

37.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.3 pts 36.0%

23.0% Rented ◂ +16.0 pts 7.0%

0.7% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.6% Other tenure ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Types of homes

94.9% Separate house +3.3 pts ▸ 98.2%

3.8% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +3.8 pts 0.0%

1.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

59.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +10.9 pts 48.2%

20.5% 4 bedrooms +8.4 pts ▸ 28.9%

15.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +7.4 pts 7.9%

2.9% 5 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

57.3% $200–$349 +30.2 pts ▸ 87.5%

34.8% $350–$549 ◂ +34.8 pts 0.0%

3.0% $550–$749 ◂ +3.0 pts 0.0%

2.4% Under $200 ◂ +2.4 pts 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

45.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +11.1 pts 34.1%

18.5% $1,800–$2,999 +8.3 pts ▸ 26.8%

26.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +11.8 pts 14.6%

4.5% $3,000 or more +10.1 pts ▸ 14.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +9 more in Port Willunga

14 84th pct 5 74th pct

Stops/1k in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +8.13 more in Whites Valley

7.84 86th pct 15.97 90th pct

Departures/1k in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +565.6 more in Whites Valley

1,514.3 89th pct 2,079.9 92nd pct

PT routes in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +1 more in Port Willunga

5 86th pct 4 82nd pct

Stop walk in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +19 longer in Whites Valley

4 29th pct 23 61st pct

Drive to city in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +19 longer in Whites Valley

36 30th pct 55 41st pct

Reach 30 min in Port Willunga in Whites Valley even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +26,552 more in Port Willunga

26,552 54th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

65.9% Car (driver) ◂ +10.8 pts 55.2%

9.8% Worked at home +13.8 pts ▸ 23.6%

2.0% Car (passenger) +4.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

2.0% Walked +1.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

1.4% Train ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

0.5% Bus ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.1 pts 39.1%

36.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +18.1 pts 18.2%

14.0% 3 vehicles +6.9 pts ▸ 20.9%

7.1% 4 or more +12.9 pts ▸ 20.0%

3.3% No vehicle ◂ +3.3 pts 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.6 pts 12.1%

1.8% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +13.7 pts ▸ 15.5%

11.3% Construction ◂ +0.4 pts 10.9%

10.3% Education & training ◂ +3.4 pts 6.9%

9.5% Manufacturing ◂ +0.9 pts 8.6%

9.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.7 pts 7.5%

2.4% Transport & warehousing +5.1 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.9% Retail trade ◂ +0.5 pts 6.3%

5.3% Other services ◂ +0.7 pts 4.6%

5.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.9 pts 2.3%

5.0% Professional & technical ◂ +1.5 pts 3.4%

3.6% Administrative & support ◂ +0.7 pts 2.9%

Occupations people work in

8.5% Managers +13.9 pts ▸ 22.4%

18.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.3 pts 15.5%

18.6% Professionals ◂ +4.8 pts 13.8%

16.1% Community & personal service ◂ +4.1 pts 12.1%

11.3% Labourers +1.9 pts ▸ 13.2%

10.8% Clerical & administrative +1.8 pts ▸ 12.6%

7.0% Machinery operators & drivers +2.2 pts ▸ 9.2%

7.4% Sales workers ◂ +4.5 pts 2.9%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +41 higher in Whites Valley

3,473 51st pct 3,514 51st pct

Assault/100k in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +606 higher in Whites Valley

672 49th pct 1,278 74th pct

Burglary/100k in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +145 higher in Port Willunga

784 72nd pct 639 62nd pct

Theft/100k in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +230 higher in Whites Valley

728 38th pct 958 47th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Port Willunga in Whites Valley

504 87th pct —

Property damage/100k in Port Willunga in Whites Valley

672 48th pct —

5-yr change in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +53.8 pts higher in Whites Valley

3.3% 60th pct 57.1% 86th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +3.7 higher in Port Willunga

4.8 82nd pct 1.0 59th pct

Types ≤15 min in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +3.7 more in Port Willunga

4.3 79th pct 0.6 54th pct

15-min city in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +31.5 pts higher in Port Willunga

31.5% 75th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to shops in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +5.5 pts higher in Port Willunga

6.0% 62nd pct 0.5% 58th pct

Walk to transit in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +66.3 pts higher in Port Willunga

97.0% 90th pct 30.6% 67th pct

Walk to school in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +89.2 pts higher in Port Willunga

96.8% 98th pct 7.7% 60th pct

Walk to a park in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +97.5 pts higher in Port Willunga

99.6% 86th pct 2.0% 38th pct

Walk to health in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +32.9 pts higher in Port Willunga

33.4% 80th pct 0.5% 72nd pct

Amenities/1k in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +7.4 more in Whites Valley

11.8 46th pct 19.2 61st pct

Intersections/km² in Port Willunga in Whites Valley +96 higher in Port Willunga

99 86th pct 3 61st pct

Mean slope in Port Willunga in Whites Valley even

3.5% 21st pct 3.5% 20th pct

Compare Port Willunga with nearby areas

Aldinga Aldinga Beach Maslin Beach Tatachilla Whites Valley Moana Seaford Rise Sellicks Beach

Compare Whites Valley with nearby areas

Tatachilla Aldinga Willunga South Maslin Beach Port Willunga Willunga Aldinga Beach Sellicks Hill

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Port Willunga vs Whites Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL41216/port-willunga/vs/SAL41583/whites-valley