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Chaffey vs Stuart

State Electorate comparison ≈ 684 km apart · Chaffey profile · Stuart profile

Chaffey Stuart

Stuart and Chaffey are both sparsely populated areas in South Australia, though they differ significantly in their layout and makeup. Stuart has much better access to local amenities, with 55.8% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport compared to 32.7% in Chaffey. Stuart also has a much higher Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 9.7%, while the figure in Chaffey is 3.6%. In contrast, Chaffey has a higher share of people born overseas (11.4% versus 8.0%) and a noticeably older typical resident, aged 47 compared to 44 in Stuart.

These two places are remarkably similar in their typical weekly household incomes, which sit around $1,100. They also share very similar rates of adults with a bachelor degree or higher. While they are alike in these ways, other gaps have grown since 2011. The difference in the typical age of residents has widened, and Chaffey now has a higher share of people born overseas than it did previously relative to Stuart.

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Where they differ most

Unemployment: 2.0 pts higher in Stuart Limited English: 1.1 pts higher in Chaffey No car: 3.6 pts higher in Stuart First Nations: 6.1 pts higher in Stuart De facto: 1.4 pts higher in Stuart

Demographics & Identity

Population in Chaffeyin Stuart +1,774 larger in Chaffey gap steady
36,729 18th pct 34,955 14th pct
Median age in Chaffeyin Stuart +3 yrs older in Chaffey gap widening
47 yrs 91st pct 44 yrs 81st pct
First Nations in Chaffeyin Stuart +6.1 pts higher in Stuart gap steady
3.6% 64th pct 9.7% 87th pct
Aged 65+ in Chaffeyin Stuart +2.9 pts higher in Chaffey gap widening
25.5% 91st pct 22.6% 83rd pct
Under 15 in Chaffeyin Stuart +1.2 pts higher in Stuart gap steady
15.9% 24th pct 17.1% 38th pct
De facto in Chaffeyin Stuart +1.4 pts higher in Stuart gap steady
11.9% 47th pct 13.3% 71st pct

Age structure

27.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.3 pts 27.3%
25.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.9 pts 22.6%
21.0% Young adults (25–44) +1.3 pts ▸ 22.3%
15.9% Children (0–14) +1.2 pts ▸ 17.1%
10.0% Youth (15–24) +0.8 pts ▸ 10.8%

Marital status

47.5% Married ◂ +6.3 pts 41.2%
31.7% Never married +5.8 pts ▸ 37.6%
9.8% Divorced ◂ +0.2 pts 9.6%
7.2% Widowed +0.2 pts ▸ 7.4%
3.8% Separated +0.5 pts ▸ 4.2%

Age & sex structure

Chaffey Stuart

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Chaffeyin Stuart +3.4 pts higher in Chaffey gap widening
11.4% 14th pct 8.0% 3rd pct

Country of birth

81.0% Australia +3.2 pts ▸ 84.2%
2.8% England ◂ +0.5 pts 2.3%
1.6% India ◂ +1.1 pts 0.5%
0.6% New Zealand even 0.6%
0.5% Philippines even 0.5%
0.4% Italy even 0.4%
0.2% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Vietnam even 0.1%
0.2% China even 0.1%
0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

39.2% Australian +2.1 pts ▸ 41.3%
38.8% English even 38.8%
14.8% German ◂ +7.0 pts 7.8%
5.6% Irish +2.4 pts ▸ 8.0%
7.0% Scottish +1.1 pts ▸ 8.0%
2.7% Italian +0.7 pts ▸ 3.4%
3.0% Greek ◂ +2.3 pts 0.7%
1.2% Dutch even 1.2%
1.2% Indian ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%
0.6% Filipino even 0.6%
0.5% Chinese even 0.5%
0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Language

Other language in Chaffeyin Stuart +3.6 pts higher in Chaffey gap narrowing
8.3% 33rd pct 4.8% 13th pct
Limited English in Chaffeyin Stuart +1.1 pts higher in Chaffey gap steady
1.7% 50th pct 0.5% 14th pct

Language used at home

84.6% English only +1.6 pts ▸ 86.2%
2.0% Greek ◂ +1.8 pts 0.3%
1.8% Punjabi ◂ +1.5 pts 0.2%
0.5% Italian even 0.5%
0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.1% Tagalog even 0.1%
0.1% Hindi even 0.1%
0.0% Arabic even 0.1%
0.1% Cantonese even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Chaffeyin Stuart +2.3 pts higher in Stuart gap widening
44.5% 63rd pct 46.8% 75th pct

Religious affiliation

44.5% No religion +2.3 pts ▸ 46.8%
42.4% Christianity ◂ +1.7 pts 40.7%
9.2% Not stated +1.7 pts ▸ 10.8%
2.1% Other religions ◂ +1.5 pts 0.6%
0.7% Islam ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%
0.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%
0.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Chaffeyin Stuart +3.1 pts higher in Chaffey gap widening
36.2% 9th pct 33.1% 4th pct
Bachelor+ in Chaffeyin Stuart +0.3 pts higher in Chaffey gap steady
9.3% 4th pct 9.0% 3rd pct
Schools/1k kids in Chaffeyin Stuart +0.45 more in Chaffey
5.31 95th pct 4.86 93rd pct
Schools ≤3 km in Chaffeyin Stuart +2 more in Chaffey
31 78th pct 29 75th pct
Students in Chaffeyin Stuart +127 more in Stuart
5,187 15th pct 5,314 16th pct
Avg size in Chaffeyin Stuart +16 larger in Stuart
167 5th pct 183 7th pct
ICSEA in Chaffeyin Stuart +43 higher in Chaffey
960 16th pct 917 9th pct

Highest year of school

36.2% Year 12 ◂ +3.1 pts 33.1%
19.9% Year 11 +2.5 pts ▸ 22.5%
20.3% Year 10 +0.2 pts ▸ 20.5%
15.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.3 pts 14.6%

Highest qualification level

40.5% Certificate III / IV +0.5 pts ▸ 41.1%
14.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.0 pts 13.4%
13.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.4 pts 12.0%
3.2% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%
2.4% Postgraduate degree +0.1 pts ▸ 2.5%
2.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

Field of qualification

15.3% Engineering & related +3.5 pts ▸ 18.8%
12.5% Management & commerce ◂ +1.5 pts 11.1%
11.6% Society & culture +0.4 pts ▸ 12.0%
10.3% Health +1.0 pts ▸ 11.4%
8.3% Education even 8.3%
6.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.6 pts 5.3%
6.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.9 pts 3.1%
4.1% Architecture & building +0.4 pts ▸ 4.5%
1.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.0 pts 0.8%
1.4% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%
1.0% Information technology ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Chaffeyin Stuart +$34 higher in Chaffey gap steady
$632 11th pct $598 8th pct
Household income in Chaffeyin Stuart +$48 higher in Chaffey gap narrowing
$1,129 2nd pct $1,081 0th pct
Family income in Chaffeyin Stuart even gap narrowing
$1,457 6th pct $1,457 6th pct
High earners in Chaffeyin Stuart +1.4 pts higher in Stuart gap steady
4.6% 6th pct 6.0% 15th pct
High-income homes in Chaffeyin Stuart +0.3 pts higher in Stuart gap steady
9.0% 2nd pct 9.3% 3rd pct

Household income distribution

34.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.5 pts 32.5%
23.6% Under $650 +1.9 pts ▸ 25.5%
24.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 23.2%
5.3% $3,000–$3,999 +0.4 pts ▸ 5.7%
3.7% $4,000 or more even 3.6%

Personal income distribution

46.6% Under $650 +0.9 pts ▸ 47.6%
33.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.5 pts 27.8%
9.5% $1,500–$2,999 +2.7 pts ▸ 12.2%
1.7% $3,000 or more even 1.7%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Chaffeyin Stuart +1.0 pts higher in Stuart
34.2% 87th pct 35.2% 91st pct
Mental health in Chaffeyin Stuart +1.3 pts higher in Stuart
9.7% 63rd pct 11.0% 80th pct
Needs assistance in Chaffeyin Stuart +0.2 pts higher in Stuart gap steady
7.7% 87th pct 7.9% 89th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

12.8% Arthritis +0.1 pts ▸ 12.9%
9.7% Mental health +1.3 pts ▸ 11.0%
9.7% Asthma +0.8 pts ▸ 10.5%
8.2% Other condition ◂ +0.1 pts 8.1%
7.0% Diabetes +1.0 pts ▸ 8.0%
5.4% Heart disease +0.1 pts ▸ 5.6%
3.7% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 3.3%
2.9% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 3.1%
1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%
1.1% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.4% None ◂ +3.0 pts 53.5%
21.3% One condition even 21.3%
7.9% Two conditions +0.3 pts ▸ 8.2%
5.0% Three or more +0.7 pts ▸ 5.7%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Chaffeyin Stuart +1.0 pts higher in Chaffey gap steady
20.1% 89th pct 19.1% 86th pct
Unpaid carers in Chaffeyin Stuart even gap steady
12.8% 66th pct 12.8% 65th pct
Unpaid child care in Chaffeyin Stuart +0.2 pts higher in Stuart gap steady
22.2% 15th pct 22.4% 15th pct
Defence service in Chaffeyin Stuart +0.6 pts higher in Chaffey
3.6% 72nd pct 3.1% 57th pct
Housework 15h+ in Chaffeyin Stuart +0.8 pts higher in Chaffey gap steady
23.4% 78th pct 22.6% 72nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Chaffeyin Stuart +0.1 larger in Chaffey gap steady
2.3 14th pct 2.2 10th pct
One-parent in Chaffeyin Stuart +3.8 pts higher in Stuart gap widening
15.3% 64th pct 19.1% 87th pct
Living alone in Chaffeyin Stuart +3.1 pts higher in Stuart gap widening
31.7% 87th pct 34.8% 94th pct

Family composition

47.5% Couples with children ◂ +1.0 pts 46.5%
36.2% Couples without children ◂ +3.1 pts 33.0%
15.3% One-parent families +3.8 pts ▸ 19.1%
1.0% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

Household size

38.9% 2 people ◂ +2.8 pts 36.1%
31.7% 1 person +3.1 pts ▸ 34.8%
12.0% 3 people +0.2 pts ▸ 12.2%
10.2% 4 people ◂ +0.5 pts 9.7%
5.1% 5 people ◂ +0.2 pts 4.9%
2.1% 6 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Chaffeyin Stuart +$15 higher in Chaffey gap widening
$200 3rd pct $185 1st pct
Mortgage in Chaffeyin Stuart +$87 higher in Chaffey gap widening
$1,062 0th pct $975 0th pct
People / bedroom in Chaffeyin Stuart even gap steady
0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct
Renting in Chaffeyin Stuart +4.2 pts higher in Stuart gap widening
24.3% 33rd pct 28.5% 51st pct
Owned outright in Chaffeyin Stuart +1.6 pts higher in Chaffey gap narrowing
39.7% 83rd pct 38.1% 78th pct
Separate houses in Chaffeyin Stuart +1.5 pts higher in Chaffey gap narrowing
87.9% 70th pct 86.4% 65th pct
3+ bedrooms in Chaffeyin Stuart +2.5 pts higher in Stuart gap steady
76.1% 42nd pct 78.6% 52nd pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.7% Owned outright ◂ +1.6 pts 38.1%
29.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.9 pts 28.8%
24.3% Rented +4.2 pts ▸ 28.5%
3.9% Other tenure ◂ +1.4 pts 2.5%
2.4% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 2.1%

Types of homes

87.9% Separate house ◂ +1.5 pts 86.4%
8.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.5 pts ▸ 9.4%
1.4% Flat or apartment +1.4 pts ▸ 2.8%
1.4% Other dwelling ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

Bedrooms per home

50.8% 3 bedrooms +4.3 pts ▸ 55.2%
21.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +1.5 pts 19.9%
17.9% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.4 pts 15.5%
3.8% 5 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%
3.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.1 pts 3.5%
0.4% Studio / none even 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

40.5% Under $200 +12.4 pts ▸ 52.9%
48.7% $200–$349 ◂ +9.7 pts 39.0%
5.3% $350–$549 ◂ +2.2 pts 3.0%
0.3% $750 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.2% $550–$749 +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

44.5% Under $1,000 +5.1 pts ▸ 49.5%
37.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.8 pts 33.6%
9.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.2 pts 9.4%
3.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 2.1%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Chaffeyin Stuart +3.6 pts higher in Stuart gap widening
5.5% 50th pct 9.1% 81st pct
Work from home in Chaffeyin Stuart +1.5 pts higher in Chaffey gap steady
8.0% 24th pct 6.6% 17th pct
PT commute in Chaffeyin Stuart +0.2 pts higher in Chaffey gap steady
1.2% 28th pct 0.9% 23rd pct
PT stops in Chaffeyin Stuart +163 more in Stuart
80 13th pct 243 45th pct
Stops/1k in Chaffeyin Stuart +4.77 more in Stuart
2.18 12th pct 6.95 89th pct
Departures/1k in Chaffeyin Stuart +237.4 more in Stuart
14.9 1st pct 252.3 19th pct
PT routes in Chaffeyin Stuart +9 more in Stuart
16 24th pct 25 46th pct

How people get to work

69.1% Car (driver) ◂ +3.5 pts 65.7%
8.0% Worked at home ◂ +1.5 pts 6.6%
4.8% Walked +0.6 pts ▸ 5.4%
4.6% Car (passenger) +0.5 pts ▸ 5.1%
1.1% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%
0.3% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

32.5% 1 vehicle +3.9 pts ▸ 36.5%
36.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.7 pts 32.7%
15.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.3 pts 13.4%
9.9% 4 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 8.3%
5.5% No vehicle +3.6 pts ▸ 9.1%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Chaffeyin Stuart +2.3 pts higher in Chaffey gap steady
30.8% 9th pct 28.5% 2nd pct
Recent arrivals in Chaffeyin Stuart +1.2 pts higher in Chaffey gap narrowing
15.2% 64th pct 13.9% 58th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Chaffeyin Stuart +2.0 pts higher in Stuart gap widening
4.7% 44th pct 6.7% 83rd pct
Participation in Chaffeyin Stuart +2.5 pts higher in Chaffey gap widening
54.0% 16th pct 51.5% 12th pct
Full-time in Chaffeyin Stuart +0.2 pts higher in Chaffey gap narrowing
57.9% 43rd pct 57.7% 41st pct

Industries people work in

19.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +10.4 pts 9.3%
12.7% Health care & social assistance +3.8 pts ▸ 16.6%
8.7% Retail trade +1.4 pts ▸ 10.1%
9.4% Manufacturing ◂ +1.1 pts 8.4%
7.3% Education & training +1.4 pts ▸ 8.6%
6.4% Accommodation & food +1.0 pts ▸ 7.3%
4.5% Public administration & safety +2.2 pts ▸ 6.6%
6.4% Construction +0.2 pts ▸ 6.6%
3.5% Transport & warehousing +1.0 pts ▸ 4.5%
4.3% Administrative & support ◂ +0.8 pts 3.5%
3.6% Other services +0.6 pts ▸ 4.2%
0.8% Mining +2.7 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

19.2% Labourers ◂ +6.0 pts 13.2%
17.3% Managers ◂ +3.2 pts 14.1%
12.4% Community & personal service +2.3 pts ▸ 14.7%
11.7% Professionals +2.2 pts ▸ 14.0%
12.6% Technicians & trades +1.2 pts ▸ 13.8%
9.6% Clerical & administrative +0.2 pts ▸ 9.7%
7.4% Machinery operators & drivers +2.2 pts ▸ 9.6%
7.5% Sales workers +1.5 pts ▸ 9.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Chaffeyin Stuart +0.7 higher in Stuart
2.9 10th pct 3.6 18th pct
Types ≤15 min in Chaffeyin Stuart +0.5 more in Stuart
3.1 11th pct 3.6 17th pct
15-min city in Chaffeyin Stuart +4.6 pts higher in Stuart
37.6% 15th pct 42.2% 21st pct
Walk to shops in Chaffeyin Stuart +2.1 pts higher in Chaffey
38.3% 15th pct 36.2% 13th pct
Walk to transit in Chaffeyin Stuart +23.1 pts higher in Stuart
32.7% 10th pct 55.8% 20th pct
Walk to school in Chaffeyin Stuart +17.3 pts higher in Stuart
35.3% 10th pct 52.6% 24th pct
Walk to a park in Chaffeyin Stuart +17.0 pts higher in Stuart
47.7% 4th pct 64.6% 13th pct
Walk to health in Chaffeyin Stuart +2.3 pts higher in Stuart
28.8% 20th pct 31.1% 24th pct
Amenities/1k in Chaffeyin Stuart +3.4 more in Chaffey
27.5 93rd pct 24.1 88th pct
Intersections/km² in Chaffeyin Stuart even
0 4th pct 0 0th pct
Mean slope in Chaffeyin Stuart +0.4 pts higher in Chaffey
3.8% 21st pct 3.5% 15th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Chaffey vs Stuart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED40005/chaffey/vs/SED40041/stuart