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Royal Park vs Tennyson

Name: Royal Park vs Tennyson — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.5 km apart · Royal Park profile · Tennyson profile

Royal Park Tennyson

Royal Park and Tennyson (SA) are neighbouring areas with very different demographics. Residents are far older in Tennyson (SA), where the typical age is 55 compared to 37 in Royal Park. This age gap is reflected in the local population, with people aged 65 and over making up 30.6% of Tennyson (SA) but only 15.7% of Royal Park. Tennyson (SA) is also wealthier, with 30.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, compared to 12.1% in Royal Park. Conversely, Royal Park is more diverse, with 27.3% of people using another language at home, and has a far higher share of one-parent families at 21.3%.

Both areas sit close to the national figure for the share of people with a long-term health condition, at around 30%. They also share a similar typical weekly rent of about $330 to $340 and have nearly the same number of public transport stops. While both are very walkable or somewhat walkable, Royal Park is much more connected, with 100% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and health services, compared to just 15.8% and 20.0% in Tennyson (SA).

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Where they differ most

Median age: 18 yrs older in Tennyson Owned outright: 17.0 pts higher in Tennyson Population: 2,316 larger in Royal Park Separate houses: 15.0 pts higher in Royal Park Aged 65+: 14.9 pts higher in Tennyson

Demographics & Identity

Population in Royal Park in Tennyson +2,316 larger in Royal Park gap widening

3,453 86th pct 1,137 74th pct

Median age in Royal Park in Tennyson +18 yrs older in Tennyson gap widening

37 yrs 20th pct 55 yrs 86th pct

Age structure

24.1% Older adults (45–64) +9.9 pts ▸ 33.9%

32.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +15.5 pts 17.2%

15.7% Seniors (65+) +14.9 pts ▸ 30.6%

16.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +7.8 pts 8.3%

11.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.2 pts 10.2%

Marital status

38.8% Married +16.8 pts ▸ 55.6%

41.8% Never married ◂ +14.1 pts 27.7%

9.7% Divorced +0.3 pts ▸ 10.0%

5.9% Widowed ◂ +1.6 pts 4.3%

3.4% Separated ◂ +0.9 pts 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Royal Park Tennyson

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

70.4% Australia +2.8 pts ▸ 73.3%

2.4% England +2.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.1% India ◂ +0.6 pts 1.5%

1.5% Italy ◂ +0.5 pts 1.1%

0.6% Vietnam +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.2% Philippines ◂ +0.9 pts 0.3%

0.5% New Zealand +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% China ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

30.2% English +6.2 pts ▸ 36.4%

26.8% Australian ◂ +0.2 pts 26.6%

6.3% Scottish +6.0 pts ▸ 12.3%

10.4% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 10.1%

5.0% Irish +5.3 pts ▸ 10.3%

6.2% German ◂ +0.2 pts 6.0%

3.9% Greek +2.2 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.1% Indian +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.9% Filipino ◂ +1.7 pts 0.3%

1.9% Chinese ◂ +0.6 pts 1.2%

1.7% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.0% Vietnamese +0.9 pts ▸ 1.8%

Language

Language used at home

68.5% English only +13.5 pts ▸ 82.1%

2.0% Greek +1.6 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.9% Italian ◂ +1.3 pts 1.6%

0.8% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%

0.5% Arabic +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

1.0% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

0.8% Tagalog ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.7% Hindi ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.8% Christianity +4.8 pts ▸ 53.6%

41.1% No religion ◂ +3.6 pts 37.5%

5.0% Not stated ◂ +1.3 pts 3.7%

1.1% Buddhism +1.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.7% Hinduism ◂ +0.9 pts 0.9%

1.1% Islam ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

1.1% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Royal Park in Tennyson

1.80 25th pct —

Schools ≤3 km in Royal Park in Tennyson +7 more in Royal Park

19 86th pct 12 82nd pct

Avg size in Royal Park in Tennyson +140 larger in Tennyson

459 67th pct 600 84th pct

ICSEA in Royal Park in Tennyson +48 higher in Tennyson

1,004 59th pct 1,052 79th pct

Highest year of school

55.1% Year 12 +5.2 pts ▸ 60.3%

15.5% Year 11 +2.5 pts ▸ 18.0%

13.0% Year 10 ◂ +0.9 pts 12.1%

12.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +6.2 pts 5.9%

Highest qualification level

36.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +13.2 pts 23.7%

22.6% Bachelor degree +8.8 pts ▸ 31.3%

14.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.9 pts ▸ 17.9%

5.8% Postgraduate degree +4.4 pts ▸ 10.2%

3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +2.0 pts 1.3%

Field of qualification

16.9% Management & commerce +6.0 pts ▸ 22.9%

18.4% Engineering & related ◂ +4.3 pts 14.1%

11.0% Health +4.7 pts ▸ 15.7%

13.5% Society & culture even 13.5%

6.6% Education +1.4 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.3 pts 5.1%

5.6% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.6% Information technology ◂ +2.3 pts 1.3%

2.5% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 2.3%

2.3% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Royal Park in Tennyson +$281 higher in Tennyson gap narrowing

$751 50th pct $1,032 85th pct

Household income in Royal Park in Tennyson +$647 higher in Tennyson gap widening

$1,414 42nd pct $2,061 78th pct

Family income in Royal Park in Tennyson +$883 higher in Tennyson gap narrowing

$1,832 46th pct $2,715 87th pct

Household income distribution

32.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.9 pts 24.7%

30.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.8 pts 25.8%

3.9% $4,000 or more +19.4 pts ▸ 23.3%

19.4% Under $650 ◂ +6.3 pts 13.1%

8.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 7.4%

Personal income distribution

42.2% Under $650 ◂ +8.8 pts 33.4%

37.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.8 pts 29.6%

14.8% $1,500–$2,999 +6.4 pts ▸ 21.1%

1.0% $3,000 or more +11.3 pts ▸ 12.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.5% Arthritis +0.9 pts ▸ 10.5%

9.4% Mental health ◂ +3.5 pts 6.0%

8.8% Asthma ◂ +2.9 pts 5.9%

8.4% Other condition ◂ +0.8 pts 7.7%

4.5% Heart disease +2.1 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.8% Diabetes ◂ +1.2 pts 4.6%

2.5% Cancer +1.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.9% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

1.1% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.5% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.5% None ◂ +0.3 pts 63.2%

20.7% One condition +1.5 pts ▸ 22.3%

6.6% Two conditions ◂ +0.7 pts 5.9%

3.1% Three or more ◂ +0.7 pts 2.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Royal Park in Tennyson +78 larger in Royal Park

82 84th pct 4 46th pct

Median age in Royal Park in Tennyson +25 yrs older in Tennyson

23 yrs 38th pct 48 yrs 86th pct

Median income in Royal Park in Tennyson +$138 higher in Tennyson

$587 44th pct $725 58th pct

Household income in Royal Park in Tennyson even

$1,125 23rd pct $1,125 23rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Royal Park in Tennyson +0.1 larger in Royal Park gap widening

2.3 29th pct 2.2 24th pct

Family composition

49.1% Couples with children ◂ +2.9 pts 46.2%

28.4% Couples without children +16.4 pts ▸ 44.8%

21.3% One-parent families ◂ +13.5 pts 7.8%

1.3% Other families ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

Household size

32.8% 2 people +14.3 pts ▸ 47.1%

31.0% 1 person ◂ +2.6 pts 28.4%

17.9% 3 people ◂ +6.8 pts 11.1%

12.0% 4 people ◂ +2.5 pts 9.5%

4.9% 5 people ◂ +1.0 pts 4.0%

1.4% 6 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Royal Park in Tennyson +$10 higher in Tennyson gap narrowing

$330 66th pct $340 69th pct

Mortgage in Royal Park in Tennyson +$607 higher in Tennyson gap narrowing

$1,560 46th pct $2,167 80th pct

People / bedroom in Royal Park in Tennyson +0.10 higher in Royal Park gap widening

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

29.0% Owned outright +17.0 pts ▸ 45.9%

37.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +5.0 pts 32.8%

31.3% Rented ◂ +12.4 pts 18.9%

1.1% Other tenure ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

0.6% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Types of homes

75.8% Separate house ◂ +15.0 pts 60.8%

20.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +18.1 pts ▸ 38.4%

3.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +3.0 pts 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

58.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +21.2 pts 37.2%

25.7% 2 bedrooms +2.3 pts ▸ 28.0%

12.2% 4 bedrooms +13.7 pts ▸ 25.8%

1.7% 5 or more +5.5 pts ▸ 7.2%

1.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

35.9% $200–$349 +18.8 pts ▸ 54.7%

39.2% $350–$549 ◂ +5.6 pts 33.7%

18.4% Under $200 ◂ +14.2 pts 4.2%

0.0% $550–$749 +10.5 pts ▸ 10.5%

0.0% $750 or more +4.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

44.8% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +29.0 pts 15.8%

5.9% $3,000 or more +31.1 pts ▸ 37.0%

27.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +9.0 pts 18.2%

16.7% Under $1,000 +2.7 pts ▸ 19.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Royal Park in Tennyson +1 more in Royal Park

15 85th pct 14 84th pct

Stops/1k in Royal Park in Tennyson +7.97 more in Tennyson

4.34 75th pct 12.31 88th pct

Departures/1k in Royal Park in Tennyson +299.9 more in Royal Park

766.0 83rd pct 466.1 78th pct

PT routes in Royal Park in Tennyson +6 more in Royal Park

9 86th pct 3 79th pct

Stop walk in Royal Park in Tennyson +1 longer in Royal Park

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

Drive to city in Royal Park in Tennyson +4 longer in Tennyson

14 10th pct 18 15th pct

Reach 30 min in Royal Park in Tennyson +6,499 more in Royal Park

6,499 53rd pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Royal Park in Tennyson +24,000 more in Royal Park

39,205 60th pct 15,205 46th pct

Transit to city in Royal Park in Tennyson +16 longer in Tennyson

67 69th pct 83 93rd pct

How people get to work

70.1% Car (driver) ◂ +4.3 pts 65.8%

6.2% Worked at home +8.5 pts ▸ 14.7%

4.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.5 pts 3.3%

2.8% Bus ◂ +0.9 pts 1.9%

0.7% Train +1.7 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.5% Walked ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%

0.8% Bicycle ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

Motor vehicles per home

37.1% 2 vehicles +2.9 pts ▸ 40.0%

38.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.5 pts 34.2%

10.9% 3 vehicles +3.6 pts ▸ 14.5%

8.8% No vehicle ◂ +6.6 pts 2.2%

4.4% 4 or more +3.4 pts ▸ 7.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.0 pts 12.2%

10.1% Retail trade ◂ +2.1 pts 8.0%

10.0% Construction ◂ +0.4 pts 9.6%

4.8% Professional & technical +4.0 pts ▸ 8.8%

8.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.7 pts 7.4%

7.0% Education & training +0.9 pts ▸ 7.8%

7.7% Manufacturing ◂ +1.8 pts 6.0%

6.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.6 pts 5.8%

4.8% Other services +0.7 pts ▸ 5.5%

5.1% Accommodation & food even 5.0%

2.6% Finance & insurance +2.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.1% Administrative & support ◂ +0.8 pts 3.3%

Occupations people work in

18.1% Professionals +6.5 pts ▸ 24.6%

8.8% Managers +14.4 pts ▸ 23.2%

16.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +9.1 pts 7.7%

13.6% Clerical & administrative +2.4 pts ▸ 16.0%

14.6% Community & personal service ◂ +5.6 pts 8.9%

11.4% Labourers ◂ +6.1 pts 5.3%

7.9% Sales workers ◂ +1.2 pts 6.7%

7.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.1 pts 3.6%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Royal Park in Tennyson +3,758 higher in Royal Park

6,661 76th pct 2,902 43rd pct

Assault/100k in Royal Park in Tennyson +779 higher in Royal Park

1,043 67th pct 264 12th pct

Robbery/100k in Royal Park in Tennyson

87 70th pct —

Burglary/100k in Royal Park in Tennyson +213 higher in Tennyson

666 64th pct 880 76th pct

Theft/100k in Royal Park in Tennyson +2,509 higher in Royal Park

3,388 83rd pct 880 44th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Royal Park in Tennyson +115 higher in Royal Park

203 55th pct 88 19th pct

Property damage/100k in Royal Park in Tennyson +516 higher in Royal Park

956 64th pct 440 28th pct

5-yr change in Royal Park in Tennyson +3.7 pts higher in Tennyson

-14.5% 41st pct -10.8% 45th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Royal Park in Tennyson +3.2 higher in Royal Park

7.7 96th pct 4.5 80th pct

Types ≤15 min in Royal Park in Tennyson +4.0 more in Royal Park

7.6 98th pct 3.6 75th pct

15-min city in Royal Park in Tennyson +79.3 pts higher in Royal Park

100.0% 100th pct 20.7% 72nd pct

Walk to shops in Royal Park in Tennyson +84.2 pts higher in Royal Park

100.0% 100th pct 15.8% 69th pct

Walk to transit in Royal Park in Tennyson +0.3 pts higher in Tennyson

99.7% 99th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Royal Park in Tennyson +42.6 pts higher in Royal Park

90.9% 93rd pct 48.3% 75th pct

Walk to a park in Royal Park in Tennyson even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Royal Park in Tennyson +75.3 pts higher in Royal Park

95.3% 98th pct 20.0% 76th pct

Amenities/1k in Royal Park in Tennyson +11.6 more in Tennyson

13.0 49th pct 24.6 67th pct

Intersections/km² in Royal Park in Tennyson +184 higher in Royal Park

460 100th pct 276 94th pct

Mean slope in Royal Park in Tennyson +1.9 pts higher in Tennyson

2.9% 11th pct 4.8% 40th pct

Compare Royal Park with nearby areas

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Compare Tennyson with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Royal Park vs Tennyson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL41282/royal-park/vs/SAL41436/tennyson