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Sevenhill vs Watervale

Name: Sevenhill vs Watervale — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 6.8 km apart · Sevenhill profile · Watervale profile

Sevenhill Watervale

Watervale and Sevenhill are neighbouring South Australian areas with different social and structural profiles. Watervale has a younger population, with 22.2% being children under 15, and a higher proportion of residents who have completed Year 12 (60.2%) or hold a bachelor's degree (26.2%). In contrast, Sevenhill is older, with a typical resident aged 49, and is more walkable, as 67.8% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries. Watervale is also more likely to have residents with no religion (55.9%) and more people caring for children unpaid (32.0%).

Both areas have tracked similarly since 2011, maintaining very similar typical weekly incomes and near-identical rates of unemployment and overseas birth. They share a similar distance to the city and almost no residents who speak little or no English. While Watervale is more likely to be within walking distance of a school, Sevenhill has more frequent public transport departures and better street connectivity.

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Where they differ most

Population: 175 larger in Watervale PT commute: 1.7 pts higher in Watervale No religion: 17.3 pts higher in Watervale Unpaid child care: 14.2 pts higher in Watervale Year 12: 14.5 pts higher in Watervale

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sevenhill in Watervale +175 larger in Watervale gap widening

163 49th pct 338 60th pct

Median age in Sevenhill in Watervale +6 yrs older in Sevenhill gap widening

49 yrs 67th pct 43 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

34.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +8.6 pts 25.7%

17.8% Young adults (25–44) +6.2 pts ▸ 24.0%

23.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +4.4 pts 19.5%

14.1% Children (0–14) +8.1 pts ▸ 22.2%

11.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +4.6 pts 7.1%

Marital status

60.3% Married +3.8 pts ▸ 64.1%

25.3% Never married ◂ +1.1 pts 24.2%

7.5% Separated ◂ +3.6 pts 3.9%

5.5% Divorced +1.2 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.1% Widowed ◂ +0.2 pts 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Sevenhill Watervale

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

77.9% Australia +6.1 pts ▸ 84.0%

6.1% England ◂ +2.0 pts 4.1%

1.8% New Zealand ◂ +1.0 pts 0.9%

0.0% India even 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%

0.0% Italy even 0.0%

0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

46.0% English ◂ +5.2 pts 40.8%

28.2% Australian +15.9 pts ▸ 44.1%

14.7% German ◂ +4.1 pts 10.7%

14.1% Irish ◂ +2.9 pts 11.2%

11.0% Scottish +0.5 pts ▸ 11.5%

4.3% Dutch ◂ +2.8 pts 1.5%

2.5% Greek ◂ +2.5 pts 0.0%

0.0% Italian +2.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.0% Chinese +1.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.0% Indian even 0.0%

0.0% Filipino even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

85.9% English only +9.4 pts ▸ 95.3%

0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese 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

38.7% No religion +17.3 pts ▸ 55.9%

46.6% Christianity ◂ +7.0 pts 39.6%

13.5% Not stated ◂ +8.8 pts 4.7%

0.0% Islam even 0.0%

0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%

0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Sevenhill in Watervale

— 13.33 80th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Sevenhill in Watervale +1 more in Watervale

0 0th pct 1 43rd pct

Avg size in Sevenhill in Watervale

— 29 9th pct

ICSEA in Sevenhill in Watervale

— 1,033 73rd pct

Highest year of school

45.7% Year 12 +14.5 pts ▸ 60.2%

20.0% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 20.1%

13.6% Year 10 +0.1 pts ▸ 13.7%

5.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.5 pts 5.2%

Highest qualification level

35.3% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.8 pts 32.5%

11.8% Bachelor degree +15.8 pts ▸ 27.6%

11.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +5.4 pts ▸ 17.2%

11.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.2 pts 8.6%

4.9% Graduate diploma / certificate even 4.9%

0.0% Certificate I / II +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

Field of qualification

15.7% Engineering & related ◂ +4.6 pts 11.0%

11.8% Health +3.0 pts ▸ 14.7%

10.8% Management & commerce +3.3 pts ▸ 14.1%

12.7% Education +0.8 pts ▸ 13.5%

8.8% Society & culture +4.1 pts ▸ 12.9%

8.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +3.3 pts 5.5%

6.9% Agriculture & environment +1.1 pts ▸ 8.0%

0.0% Natural & physical sciences +7.4 pts ▸ 7.4%

2.9% Architecture & building ◂ +1.1 pts 1.8%

0.0% Creative arts +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.0% Information technology even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Sevenhill in Watervale +$27 higher in Watervale gap narrowing

$751 50th pct $778 55th pct

Household income in Sevenhill in Watervale +$125 higher in Sevenhill gap narrowing

$1,562 51st pct $1,437 43rd pct

Family income in Sevenhill in Watervale +$248 higher in Sevenhill gap widening

$2,091 63rd pct $1,843 47th pct

Household income distribution

25.4% $650–$1,499 +16.5 pts ▸ 41.9%

30.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.9 pts 25.6%

25.4% Under $650 ◂ +18.6 pts 6.8%

8.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 7.7%

8.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 7.7%

Personal income distribution

33.6% $650–$1,499 +12.9 pts ▸ 46.5%

32.2% Under $650 +4.9 pts ▸ 37.1%

14.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.7 pts 11.7%

3.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 1.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.1% Asthma +6.3 pts ▸ 12.4%

9.8% Arthritis ◂ +1.5 pts 8.3%

6.1% Mental health +2.7 pts ▸ 8.9%

3.7% Other condition +4.3 pts ▸ 8.0%

3.7% Diabetes +1.3 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.7% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.7% Heart disease ◂ +0.1 pts 3.6%

2.5% Lung condition ◂ +1.6 pts 0.9%

1.8% Stroke ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%

0.0% Dementia even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.6% None +3.4 pts ▸ 66.0%

17.2% One condition +6.8 pts ▸ 24.0%

2.5% Two conditions +1.7 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.7% Three or more +0.2 pts ▸ 3.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Sevenhill in Watervale +6 larger in Watervale

4 46th pct 10 59th pct

Median age in Sevenhill in Watervale +42 yrs older in Sevenhill

64 yrs 98th pct 22 yrs 33rd pct

Median income in Sevenhill in Watervale +$126 higher in Watervale

$599 45th pct $725 58th pct

Household income in Sevenhill in Watervale +$1,149 higher in Watervale

$725 9th pct $1,874 57th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Sevenhill in Watervale +0.3 larger in Watervale gap widening

2.4 43rd pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

48.8% Couples with children +11.7 pts ▸ 60.4%

45.5% Couples without children ◂ +12.9 pts 32.5%

7.4% One-parent families ◂ +2.5 pts 4.9%

0.0% Other families +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

42.4% 2 people ◂ +4.8 pts 37.6%

18.6% 1 person +3.6 pts ▸ 22.2%

16.9% 3 people ◂ +4.1 pts 12.8%

13.6% 4 people +2.7 pts ▸ 16.2%

10.2% 5 people ◂ +0.8 pts 9.4%

0.0% 6 or more +3.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sevenhill in Watervale +$44 higher in Watervale gap narrowing

$231 34th pct $275 48th pct

Mortgage in Sevenhill in Watervale +$436 higher in Sevenhill gap widening

$1,667 53rd pct $1,231 25th pct

People / bedroom in Sevenhill in Watervale even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.8% Owned outright ◂ +2.2 pts 43.6%

45.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +7.3 pts 38.5%

13.6% Rented +2.7 pts ▸ 16.2%

0.0% Other tenure +4.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +1.7 pts 98.3%

0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

45.8% 3 bedrooms +9.8 pts ▸ 55.6%

35.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +4.0 pts 31.6%

15.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +4.1 pts 11.1%

5.1% 5 or more even 5.1%

0.0% 1 bedroom +2.6 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

0.0% $200–$349 +57.9 pts ▸ 57.9%

37.5% Under $200 ◂ +21.7 pts 15.8%

0.0% $350–$549 +15.8 pts ▸ 15.8%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.0% $1,000–$1,799 +27.4 pts ▸ 64.4%

29.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +3.0 pts 26.7%

29.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +16.3 pts 13.3%

11.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.4 pts 6.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Sevenhill in Watervale even

2 71st pct 2 71st pct

Stops/1k in Sevenhill in Watervale +6.35 more in Sevenhill

12.27 88th pct 5.92 81st pct

Departures/1k in Sevenhill in Watervale +50.4 more in Sevenhill

85.9 67th pct 35.5 61st pct

PT routes in Sevenhill in Watervale +1 more in Sevenhill

6 86th pct 5 86th pct

Stop walk in Sevenhill in Watervale +9 longer in Watervale

10 46th pct 19 58th pct

Drive to city in Sevenhill in Watervale +3 longer in Watervale

87 61st pct 90 63rd pct

How people get to work

69.6% Car (driver) ◂ +6.9 pts 62.6%

3.3% Walked +9.4 pts ▸ 12.6%

5.4% Worked at home +5.5 pts ▸ 10.9%

3.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.5 pts 1.7%

0.0% Bus +1.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

54.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.8 pts 44.4%

13.6% 1 vehicle +11.2 pts ▸ 24.8%

16.9% 3 vehicles +4.4 pts ▸ 21.4%

18.6% 4 or more ◂ +7.5 pts 11.1%

0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

6.5% Accommodation & food +9.0 pts ▸ 15.5%

6.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +8.4 pts ▸ 14.9%

5.4% Education & training +6.6 pts ▸ 12.1%

12.0% Health care & social assistance ◂ +7.4 pts 4.6%

9.8% Manufacturing +1.1 pts ▸ 10.9%

7.6% Construction +1.0 pts ▸ 8.6%

7.6% Mining ◂ +2.4 pts 5.2%

5.4% Retail trade ◂ +2.6 pts 2.9%

5.4% Administrative & support ◂ +5.4 pts 0.0%

5.4% Other services ◂ +0.8 pts 4.6%

4.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.5 pts 2.9%

0.0% Professional & technical +4.0 pts ▸ 4.0%

Occupations people work in

20.7% Managers +2.3 pts ▸ 23.0%

16.3% Professionals +3.2 pts ▸ 19.5%

8.7% Labourers +5.7 pts ▸ 14.4%

13.0% Technicians & trades +0.2 pts ▸ 13.2%

9.8% Community & personal service +2.9 pts ▸ 12.6%

9.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.2 pts 8.6%

5.4% Machinery operators & drivers +1.5 pts ▸ 6.9%

6.5% Sales workers ◂ +2.5 pts 4.0%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Sevenhill in Watervale

— 592 1st pct

Theft/100k in Sevenhill in Watervale

— 296 12th pct

5-yr change in Sevenhill in Watervale

— 100.0% 89th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Sevenhill in Watervale +1.3 higher in Sevenhill

3.4 74th pct 2.2 67th pct

Types ≤15 min in Sevenhill in Watervale +0.4 more in Sevenhill

2.9 72nd pct 2.5 69th pct

15-min city in Sevenhill in Watervale +10.2 pts higher in Sevenhill

10.2% 65th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to shops in Sevenhill in Watervale +67.8 pts higher in Sevenhill

67.8% 84th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to transit in Sevenhill in Watervale +4.0 pts higher in Sevenhill

61.0% 76th pct 57.0% 75th pct

Walk to school in Sevenhill in Watervale +64.4 pts higher in Watervale

0.0% 0th pct 64.4% 80th pct

Walk to a park in Sevenhill in Watervale +14.6 pts higher in Sevenhill

72.7% 71st pct 58.0% 66th pct

Walk to health in Sevenhill in Watervale even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Sevenhill in Watervale +25.2 more in Sevenhill

42.9 78th pct 17.8 59th pct

Intersections/km² in Sevenhill in Watervale +6 higher in Sevenhill

6 70th pct 1 48th pct

Mean slope in Sevenhill in Watervale +0.7 pts higher in Sevenhill

7.3% 65th pct 6.7% 60th pct

Compare Sevenhill with nearby areas

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Compare Watervale with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sevenhill vs Watervale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL41334/sevenhill/vs/SAL41548/watervale