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Adelaide vs Unley

State Electorate comparison ≈ 5.2 km apart · Adelaide profile · Unley profile

Adelaide Unley

Adelaide and Unley are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Adelaide is a younger hub where the typical resident is 35, and 37.8% of people were born overseas. It is a high-density area where 49.0% of homes are rented and 22.0% of households have no motor vehicle. In contrast, Unley is much older, with a typical age of 44, and is dominated by family homes, as 60.1% of dwellings are separate houses and 64.1% have three or more bedrooms.

Many of the gaps between these two places have widened since 2011, particularly in housing and demographics. While they both have similar rates of full-time employment and nearly identical shares of people with no religion, their lifestyles diverge. Unley has a higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week (32.7% compared to 23.8% in Adelaide), while Adelaide has a far higher number of public transport stops and departures per 1,000 people.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 29.3 pts higher in Unley 3+ bedrooms: 23.1 pts higher in Unley Renting: 20.7 pts higher in Adelaide Recent arrivals: 17.2 pts higher in Adelaide Unpaid carers: 3.4 pts higher in Unley

Demographics & Identity

Population in Adelaidein Unley +6,726 larger in Adelaide gap steady
44,627 31st pct 37,901 20th pct
Median age in Adelaidein Unley +9 yrs older in Unley gap widening
35 yrs 21st pct 44 yrs 81st pct
First Nations in Adelaidein Unley +0.8 pts higher in Adelaide gap steady
1.1% 27th pct 0.4% 4th pct
Aged 65+ in Adelaidein Unley +6.7 pts higher in Unley gap widening
16.8% 48th pct 23.6% 87th pct
Under 15 in Adelaidein Unley +5.5 pts higher in Unley gap steady
10.3% 3rd pct 15.7% 22nd pct
De facto in Adelaidein Unley +3.9 pts higher in Adelaide gap widening
13.6% 73rd pct 9.7% 22nd pct

Age structure

32.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +9.1 pts 23.7%
21.3% Older adults (45–64) +4.1 pts ▸ 25.4%
16.8% Seniors (65+) +6.7 pts ▸ 23.6%
18.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +7.2 pts 11.6%
10.3% Children (0–14) +5.5 pts ▸ 15.7%

Marital status

50.2% Never married ◂ +16.4 pts 33.8%
34.8% Married +14.3 pts ▸ 49.1%
8.5% Divorced +0.1 pts ▸ 8.5%
4.1% Widowed +2.3 pts ▸ 6.4%
2.4% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Adelaide Unley

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Adelaidein Unley +12.3 pts higher in Adelaide gap widening
37.8% 80th pct 25.5% 53rd pct

Country of birth

56.8% Australia +15.4 pts ▸ 72.2%
7.6% China ◂ +4.7 pts 2.9%
4.0% England +0.5 pts ▸ 4.5%
3.7% India ◂ +1.8 pts 1.9%
1.8% Vietnam ◂ +1.3 pts 0.5%
1.0% Italy even 1.0%
1.0% Philippines ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%
0.9% New Zealand even 0.8%
0.4% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Ancestry

29.3% English +8.7 pts ▸ 38.1%
20.7% Australian +8.5 pts ▸ 29.2%
13.8% Chinese ◂ +7.3 pts 6.4%
7.6% Scottish +3.2 pts ▸ 10.8%
8.6% Irish +1.6 pts ▸ 10.1%
5.7% German +2.0 pts ▸ 7.7%
6.6% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 6.4%
3.9% Greek +1.4 pts ▸ 5.3%
3.9% Indian ◂ +1.5 pts 2.4%
2.7% Vietnamese ◂ +2.1 pts 0.6%
1.2% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%
1.2% Filipino ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

Language

Other language in Adelaidein Unley +12.3 pts higher in Adelaide gap widening
31.3% 77th pct 19.0% 59th pct
Limited English in Adelaidein Unley +1.2 pts higher in Adelaide gap steady
3.4% 70th pct 2.2% 59th pct

Language used at home

62.6% English only +16.0 pts ▸ 78.6%
8.7% Mandarin ◂ +4.8 pts 3.9%
2.3% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 2.9%
2.3% Cantonese ◂ +1.6 pts 0.7%
2.3% Vietnamese ◂ +1.8 pts 0.5%
1.5% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%
1.2% Hindi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%
0.8% Arabic ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%
0.7% Punjabi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%
0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Religion

No religion in Adelaidein Unley even gap steady
46.8% 75th pct 46.8% 75th pct

Religious affiliation

46.8% No religion even 46.8%
34.8% Christianity +8.7 pts ▸ 43.5%
8.1% Not stated ◂ +3.8 pts 4.3%
3.5% Buddhism ◂ +1.8 pts 1.7%
3.2% Hinduism ◂ +1.4 pts 1.8%
2.4% Islam ◂ +1.3 pts 1.1%
1.0% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%
0.1% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Adelaidein Unley +1.0 pts higher in Unley gap steady
75.1% 88th pct 76.1% 89th pct
Bachelor+ in Adelaidein Unley +3.1 pts higher in Unley gap steady
44.3% 90th pct 47.4% 93rd pct
Schools/1k kids in Adelaidein Unley +1.95 more in Adelaide
4.80 92nd pct 2.85 75th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Adelaidein Unley +5 more in Adelaide
22 57th pct 17 39th pct
Students in Adelaidein Unley +3,895 more in Adelaide
12,982 78th pct 9,087 47th pct
Avg size in Adelaidein Unley +56 larger in Adelaide
590 70th pct 535 61st pct
ICSEA in Adelaidein Unley +16 higher in Unley
1,102 84th pct 1,117 89th pct

Highest year of school

75.1% Year 12 +1.0 pts ▸ 76.1%
8.3% Year 11 +1.1 pts ▸ 9.4%
5.9% Year 10 +0.6 pts ▸ 6.5%
3.8% Year 9 or below +0.6 pts ▸ 4.4%

Highest qualification level

38.7% Bachelor degree +3.4 pts ▸ 42.0%
18.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.3 pts 18.3%
11.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.9 pts ▸ 12.6%
11.5% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.0 pts 10.6%
5.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.5 pts ▸ 6.5%
1.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Field of qualification

21.9% Management & commerce ◂ +0.2 pts 21.7%
14.0% Health +3.2 pts ▸ 17.1%
13.6% Society & culture +1.7 pts ▸ 15.3%
9.6% Engineering & related ◂ +1.2 pts 8.4%
6.5% Education +2.7 pts ▸ 9.3%
4.6% Natural & physical sciences +0.8 pts ▸ 5.4%
5.2% Creative arts even 5.2%
4.3% Information technology ◂ +1.7 pts 2.6%
3.8% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.6 pts 2.8%
1.1% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Adelaidein Unley +$119 higher in Unley gap widening
$874 68th pct $993 80th pct
Household income in Adelaidein Unley +$405 higher in Unley gap widening
$1,673 46th pct $2,078 76th pct
Family income in Adelaidein Unley +$371 higher in Unley gap widening
$2,430 75th pct $2,801 87th pct
High earners in Adelaidein Unley +5.4 pts higher in Unley gap widening
16.2% 76th pct 21.6% 89th pct
High-income homes in Adelaidein Unley +8.9 pts higher in Unley gap widening
23.8% 63rd pct 32.7% 86th pct

Household income distribution

28.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 26.1%
23.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.7 pts 22.0%
14.7% $4,000 or more +8.3 pts ▸ 22.9%
20.0% Under $650 ◂ +6.2 pts 13.8%
9.1% $3,000–$3,999 +0.7 pts ▸ 9.7%

Personal income distribution

38.0% Under $650 ◂ +2.9 pts 35.1%
27.7% $650–$1,499 even 27.7%
18.9% $1,500–$2,999 +2.4 pts ▸ 21.3%
7.8% $3,000 or more +3.9 pts ▸ 11.7%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Adelaidein Unley +4.7 pts higher in Unley
24.2% 27th pct 28.9% 56th pct
Mental health in Adelaidein Unley +0.3 pts higher in Unley
8.6% 44th pct 9.0% 50th pct
Needs assistance in Adelaidein Unley +2.1 pts higher in Unley gap steady
4.3% 23rd pct 6.4% 67th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

8.6% Mental health +0.3 pts ▸ 9.0%
7.5% Other condition +1.4 pts ▸ 8.9%
6.4% Arthritis +2.2 pts ▸ 8.7%
6.5% Asthma +0.8 pts ▸ 7.4%
3.5% Heart disease +1.3 pts ▸ 4.8%
3.4% Diabetes +0.6 pts ▸ 4.0%
2.8% Cancer +1.0 pts ▸ 3.8%
0.8% Dementia +1.0 pts ▸ 1.8%
1.2% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.8% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.9% None ◂ +1.6 pts 66.3%
17.1% One condition +2.6 pts ▸ 19.7%
4.9% Two conditions +1.4 pts ▸ 6.2%
2.2% Three or more +0.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Adelaidein Unley +3.3 pts higher in Unley gap steady
18.6% 84th pct 21.9% 93rd pct
Unpaid carers in Adelaidein Unley +3.4 pts higher in Unley gap steady
10.2% 20th pct 13.6% 81st pct
Unpaid child care in Adelaidein Unley +9.7 pts higher in Unley gap steady
17.8% 8th pct 27.5% 59th pct
Defence service in Adelaidein Unley +0.5 pts higher in Unley
2.5% 39th pct 3.0% 55th pct
Housework 15h+ in Adelaidein Unley +6.3 pts higher in Unley gap steady
15.1% 10th pct 21.4% 59th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Adelaidein Unley +0.4 larger in Unley gap widening
2.0 0th pct 2.4 29th pct
One-parent in Adelaidein Unley +0.3 pts higher in Adelaide gap steady
10.5% 13th pct 10.2% 11th pct
Living alone in Adelaidein Unley +10.1 pts higher in Adelaide gap widening
38.7% 100th pct 28.6% 68th pct

Family composition

47.3% Couples with children +12.4 pts ▸ 59.8%
39.9% Couples without children ◂ +11.1 pts 28.8%
10.5% One-parent families ◂ +0.3 pts 10.2%
2.2% Other families ◂ +1.0 pts 1.2%

Household size

38.7% 1 person ◂ +10.1 pts 28.6%
36.6% 2 people ◂ +2.0 pts 34.6%
8.8% 4 people +7.0 pts ▸ 15.7%
12.3% 3 people +2.2 pts ▸ 14.5%
2.9% 5 people +2.6 pts ▸ 5.5%
0.8% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Adelaidein Unley +$19 higher in Adelaide gap steady
$384 60th pct $365 50th pct
Mortgage in Adelaidein Unley +$237 higher in Unley gap widening
$1,930 56th pct $2,167 80th pct
People / bedroom in Adelaidein Unley +0.10 higher in Adelaide gap steady
0.90 86th pct 0.80 29th pct
Renting in Adelaidein Unley +20.7 pts higher in Adelaide gap widening
49.0% 91st pct 28.3% 50th pct
Owned outright in Adelaidein Unley +11.5 pts higher in Unley gap widening
26.4% 29th pct 37.9% 78th pct
Separate houses in Adelaidein Unley +29.3 pts higher in Unley gap widening
30.7% 5th pct 60.1% 20th pct
3+ bedrooms in Adelaidein Unley +23.1 pts higher in Unley gap widening
41.0% 3rd pct 64.1% 19th pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.0% Rented ◂ +20.7 pts 28.3%
26.4% Owned outright +11.5 pts ▸ 37.9%
21.3% Owned with a mortgage +8.2 pts ▸ 29.5%
2.3% Other tenure +1.3 pts ▸ 3.6%
1.0% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

30.7% Separate house +29.3 pts ▸ 60.1%
40.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +18.9 pts 21.1%
28.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +9.5 pts 18.6%
0.4% Other dwelling ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

41.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +11.8 pts 29.8%
28.1% 3 bedrooms +9.9 pts ▸ 38.0%
10.0% 4 bedrooms +10.8 pts ▸ 20.8%
15.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +9.8 pts 5.4%
2.9% 5 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 5.2%
1.2% Studio / none ◂ +1.1 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

49.8% $350–$549 ◂ +10.7 pts 39.2%
24.4% $200–$349 +7.3 pts ▸ 31.7%
12.7% Under $200 ◂ +1.7 pts 11.0%
8.6% $550–$749 +3.0 pts ▸ 11.6%
2.5% $750 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 4.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

22.0% $3,000 or more +9.2 pts ▸ 31.1%
28.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 26.9%
26.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +7.1 pts 19.4%
17.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.7 pts 16.8%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Adelaidein Unley +14.7 pts higher in Adelaide gap widening
22.0% 98th pct 7.4% 70th pct
Work from home in Adelaidein Unley +2.2 pts higher in Unley gap widening
12.5% 48th pct 14.8% 57th pct
PT commute in Adelaidein Unley +3.0 pts higher in Adelaide gap widening
8.6% 95th pct 5.6% 86th pct
PT stops in Adelaidein Unley +200 more in Adelaide
387 78th pct 187 30th pct
Stops/1k in Adelaidein Unley +3.74 more in Adelaide
8.67 100th pct 4.93 57th pct
Departures/1k in Adelaidein Unley +5,704.1 more in Adelaide
7,651.7 100th pct 1,947.6 83rd pct
PT routes in Adelaidein Unley +183 more in Adelaide
250 96th pct 67 87th pct

How people get to work

43.6% Car (driver) +10.0 pts ▸ 53.6%
12.5% Worked at home +2.2 pts ▸ 14.8%
14.3% Walked ◂ +10.4 pts 4.0%
7.1% Bus ◂ +2.9 pts 4.2%
2.5% Bicycle +1.5 pts ▸ 4.0%
4.0% Car (passenger) even 4.0%
0.3% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Motor vehicles per home

44.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +5.0 pts 39.8%
24.1% 2 vehicles +13.1 pts ▸ 37.2%
22.0% No vehicle ◂ +14.7 pts 7.4%
5.9% 3 vehicles +4.5 pts ▸ 10.4%
3.1% 4 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 5.1%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Adelaidein Unley +14.4 pts higher in Adelaide gap widening
54.8% 94th pct 40.4% 57th pct
Recent arrivals in Adelaidein Unley +17.2 pts higher in Adelaide gap steady
36.6% 100th pct 19.4% 81st pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Adelaidein Unley +2.9 pts higher in Adelaide gap steady
7.0% 86th pct 4.2% 27th pct
Participation in Adelaidein Unley +0.5 pts higher in Unley gap narrowing
61.7% 52nd pct 62.2% 55th pct
Full-time in Adelaidein Unley +0.8 pts higher in Adelaide gap steady
58.0% 44th pct 57.2% 35th pct

Industries people work in

17.0% Health care & social assistance +2.2 pts ▸ 19.2%
12.4% Professional & technical +1.2 pts ▸ 13.6%
9.9% Education & training +0.6 pts ▸ 10.5%
10.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.8 pts 6.6%
8.1% Retail trade ◂ +0.2 pts 7.9%
6.8% Public administration & safety +0.2 pts ▸ 7.0%
5.2% Construction even 5.2%
4.6% Manufacturing ◂ +0.3 pts 4.3%
4.0% Finance & insurance +0.2 pts ▸ 4.3%
2.8% Other services +0.2 pts ▸ 3.0%
2.9% Administrative & support ◂ +0.2 pts 2.7%
2.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

Occupations people work in

36.9% Professionals +2.7 pts ▸ 39.7%
14.9% Managers +2.5 pts ▸ 17.5%
11.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.3 pts 11.6%
11.5% Community & personal service ◂ +2.0 pts 9.5%
7.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.0 pts 6.9%
7.4% Sales workers +0.1 pts ▸ 7.5%
5.7% Labourers ◂ +1.2 pts 4.5%
2.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.8 pts 1.5%

Walkability

Walk score in Adelaidein Unley +1.0 higher in Adelaide
9.2 100th pct 8.2 90th pct
Types ≤15 min in Adelaidein Unley +0.2 more in Adelaide
8.0 100th pct 7.8 95th pct
15-min city in Adelaidein Unley +0.5 pts higher in Adelaide
100.0% 100th pct 99.5% 98th pct
Walk to shops in Adelaidein Unley +3.2 pts higher in Adelaide
98.2% 96th pct 95.0% 89th pct
Walk to transit in Adelaidein Unley +0.3 pts higher in Adelaide
100.0% 100th pct 99.7% 85th pct
Walk to school in Adelaidein Unley +1.5 pts higher in Adelaide
99.5% 99th pct 98.0% 94th pct
Walk to a park in Adelaidein Unley even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Adelaidein Unley +7.3 pts higher in Adelaide
98.9% 100th pct 91.5% 92nd pct
Amenities/1k in Adelaidein Unley +16.3 more in Adelaide
32.6 99th pct 16.4 64th pct
Intersections/km² in Adelaidein Unley +180 higher in Adelaide
419 96th pct 239 82nd pct
Mean slope in Adelaidein Unley +2.9 pts higher in Adelaide
6.2% 66th pct 3.3% 12th pct

Compare Adelaide with nearby areas

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Compare Unley with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Adelaide vs Unley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED40001/adelaide/vs/SED40044/unley