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Rocky Point vs Walker Flat

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 6.4 km apart · Rocky Point profile · Walker Flat profile

Rocky Point Walker Flat

Walker Flat and Rocky Point (SA) are neighbouring areas in South Australia, though both are sparsely populated. Walker Flat is larger and has more infrastructure, with two public transport routes and one stop compared to none in Rocky Point (SA). A small number of homes in Walker Flat are within a 10-minute walk of public transport (13.0%) and a 15-minute walk of groceries (3.8%), while Rocky Point (SA) has neither. The landscape differs as well, with the terrain slope well higher in Rocky Point (SA) at 15.3% compared to 5.7% in Walker Flat.

Both areas remain heavily car-dependent, with walkability scores of 0.3 and 0.0. They share a similar distance to the city, taking around 80 minutes to arrive. The gap between the two in terms of public transport and street connectivity is widening, as Walker Flat maintains basic services that are entirely absent in Rocky Point (SA).

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Rocky Pointin Walker Flat +92 larger in Walker Flat gap steady
0 0th pct 92 39th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0
  • First area, 2021: 0
  • Second area, 2011: 302
  • Second area, 2016: 97
  • Second area, 2021: 92
— 61 yrs 94th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 56 yrs
  • Second area, 2016: 61 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 61 yrs
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
— 52.2% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 27.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 39.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 52.2%
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 11.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 4.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
— 15.8% 74th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 11.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 10.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 15.8%

Ancestry & Birthplace

— 15.2% 65th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 16.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 15.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 15.2%

Language

— 6.5% 67th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 4.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 3.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 6.5%
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Religion

— 50.0% 79th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 30.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 41.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 50.0%

Education & Qualifications

— 35.2% 24th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 23.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 33.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 35.2%
— 8.2% 23rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 5.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 9.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 8.2%
Schools ≤3 km in Rocky Pointin Walker Flat even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Income

— $506 13th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $347
  • Second area, 2016: $477
  • Second area, 2021: $506
Household income in Rocky Pointin Walker Flat
— $816 6th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $711
  • Second area, 2016: $820
  • Second area, 2021: $816
— $966 5th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $812
  • Second area, 2016: $1,041
  • Second area, 2021: $966
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 1.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 3.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
High-income homes in Rocky Pointin Walker Flat
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 2.4%
  • Second area, 2016: 6.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Rocky Pointin Walker Flat
— 40.2% 90th pct
— 9.8% 66th pct
Needs assistance in Rocky Pointin Walker Flat
— 3.3% 34th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 8.9%
  • Second area, 2016: 8.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 3.3%

Community Participation

— 25.9% 77th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 26.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 35.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 25.9%
— 12.9% 52nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 16.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 10.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 12.9%
Unpaid child care in Rocky Pointin Walker Flat
— 7.1% 3rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 23.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 20.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 7.1%
— 3.5% 64th pct
— 36.5% 91st pct
  • Second area, 2011: 32.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 30.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 36.5%

First Nations

First Nations people in Rocky Pointin Walker Flat even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
— 65 yrs 98th pct
— $900 73rd pct

Family & Households

— 1.7 6th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 2.1
  • Second area, 2016: 1.5
  • Second area, 2021: 1.7
— 5.6% 24th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 3.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 15.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 5.6%
— 55.6% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 29.5%
  • Second area, 2016: 42.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 55.6%

Housing & Dwellings

— $213 29th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $145
  • Second area, 2016: $165
  • Second area, 2021: $213
— $1,011 15th pct
  • Second area, 2011: $1,300
  • Second area, 2016: $758
  • Second area, 2021: $1,011
People / bedroom in Rocky Pointin Walker Flat
— 0.80 43rd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 1.10
  • Second area, 2016: 0.60
  • Second area, 2021: 0.80
— 15.6% 46th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 8.7%
  • Second area, 2016: 22.4%
  • Second area, 2021: 15.6%
— 73.3% 100th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 68.3%
  • Second area, 2016: 59.2%
  • Second area, 2021: 73.3%
— 95.6% 47th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 95.2%
  • Second area, 2016: 100.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 95.6%
— 57.8% 13th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 55.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 51.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 57.8%

Transport & Vehicles

— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 6.5%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
— 8.8% 22nd pct
  • Second area, 2011: 12.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 26.7%
  • Second area, 2021: 8.8%
— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
PT stops in Rocky Pointin Walker Flat +1 more in Walker Flat
0 0th pct 1 64th pct
— 10.87 88th pct
— 43.5 62nd pct
PT routes in Rocky Pointin Walker Flat +2 more in Walker Flat
0 0th pct 2 75th pct
Drive to city in Rocky Pointin Walker Flat +1 longer in Rocky Point
80 57th pct 79 56th pct

Migration & Movement

— 35.6% 66th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 23.8%
  • Second area, 2016: 31.3%
  • Second area, 2021: 35.6%

Jobs & Industry

— 0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 8.6%
  • Second area, 2016: 8.1%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
— 40.0% 9th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 40.1%
  • Second area, 2016: 39.8%
  • Second area, 2021: 40.0%
— 47.1% 11th pct
  • Second area, 2011: 50.0%
  • Second area, 2016: 40.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 47.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Rocky Pointin Walker Flat +0.3 higher in Walker Flat
0.0 0th pct 0.3 47th pct
Types ≤15 min in Rocky Pointin Walker Flat +0.2 more in Walker Flat
0.0 0th pct 0.2 44th pct
15-min city in Rocky Pointin Walker Flat even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Rocky Pointin Walker Flat +3.8 pts higher in Walker Flat
0.0% 0th pct 3.8% 60th pct
Walk to transit in Rocky Pointin Walker Flat +13.0 pts higher in Walker Flat
0.0% 0th pct 13.0% 61st pct
Walk to school in Rocky Pointin Walker Flat even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Rocky Pointin Walker Flat even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Rocky Pointin Walker Flat even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
— 43.5 78th pct
Intersections/km² in Rocky Pointin Walker Flat +1 higher in Walker Flat
0 0th pct 1 44th pct
Mean slope in Rocky Pointin Walker Flat +9.6 pts higher in Rocky Point
15.3% 92nd pct 5.7% 50th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Rocky Point vs Walker Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL41271/rocky-point/vs/SAL41513/walker-flat