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Elizabeth vs Playford

State Electorate comparison ≈ 12 km apart · Elizabeth profile · Playford profile

Elizabeth Playford

Playford and Elizabeth are two nearby areas in South Australia with similar population sizes. Playford is far more multicultural, with 38.2% of people born overseas and 40.7% using another language at home, compared to 22.8% and 14.7% in Elizabeth. Playford also has better access to essentials on foot; 94.4% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while only 70.9% are in Elizabeth. Education levels are also higher in Playford, where 52.6% of residents finished Year 12, compared to 39.6% in Elizabeth.

Both areas share a very similar typical resident age of 35 and almost identical access to parks. They also have similar proportions of people working from home and nearly the same number of bedrooms in most houses. Over time, some gaps have grown; the difference in the share of people born overseas has widened since 2011. At the same time, the gap in Year 12 completion has also increased.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 26.0 pts higher in Playford No religion: 15.4 pts higher in Elizabeth Born overseas: 15.4 pts higher in Playford People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Playford Year 12: 13.0 pts higher in Playford

Demographics & Identity

Population in Elizabethin Playford +793 larger in Playford gap narrowing
40,343 24th pct 41,136 26th pct
Median age in Elizabethin Playford even gap narrowing
35 yrs 21st pct 35 yrs 21st pct
First Nations in Elizabethin Playford +2.0 pts higher in Elizabeth gap steady
4.3% 70th pct 2.3% 49th pct
Aged 65+ in Elizabethin Playford +1.6 pts higher in Elizabeth gap narrowing
13.9% 29th pct 12.2% 19th pct
Under 15 in Elizabethin Playford +1.3 pts higher in Elizabeth gap narrowing
22.1% 87th pct 20.8% 80th pct
De facto in Elizabethin Playford +3.5 pts higher in Elizabeth gap widening
12.5% 58th pct 9.0% 18th pct

Age structure

27.5% Young adults (25–44) +2.8 pts ▸ 30.3%
23.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.4 pts 23.1%
22.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.3 pts 20.8%
13.9% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.6 pts 12.2%
13.0% Youth (15–24) +0.5 pts ▸ 13.5%

Marital status

37.0% Married +9.4 pts ▸ 46.4%
42.4% Never married ◂ +5.0 pts 37.4%
10.4% Divorced ◂ +2.2 pts 8.2%
5.7% Widowed ◂ +1.2 pts 4.5%
4.5% Separated ◂ +0.9 pts 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Elizabeth Playford

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Elizabethin Playford +15.4 pts higher in Playford gap widening
22.8% 47th pct 38.2% 80th pct

Country of birth

70.8% Australia ◂ +12.7 pts 58.1%
7.2% England ◂ +3.7 pts 3.5%
0.7% India +5.5 pts ▸ 6.3%
0.3% Vietnam +4.2 pts ▸ 4.5%
1.1% Philippines +1.2 pts ▸ 2.3%
0.2% China +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%
0.5% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%
0.2% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.2% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Ancestry

42.6% English ◂ +16.3 pts 26.3%
35.5% Australian ◂ +11.1 pts 24.4%
7.9% Scottish ◂ +3.2 pts 4.7%
6.7% Irish ◂ +2.4 pts 4.3%
0.5% Vietnamese +6.0 pts ▸ 6.5%
0.8% Indian +4.8 pts ▸ 5.7%
5.6% German ◂ +1.4 pts 4.1%
2.7% Italian +1.1 pts ▸ 3.7%
0.6% Chinese +2.8 pts ▸ 3.5%
1.5% Filipino +1.6 pts ▸ 3.1%
1.6% Dutch ◂ +0.6 pts 1.0%
0.5% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 1.4%

Language

Other language in Elizabethin Playford +26.0 pts higher in Playford gap widening
14.7% 50th pct 40.7% 87th pct
Limited English in Elizabethin Playford +5.2 pts higher in Playford gap steady
3.6% 72nd pct 8.7% 91st pct

Language used at home

79.0% English only ◂ +23.9 pts 55.1%
0.4% Vietnamese +6.3 pts ▸ 6.6%
0.3% Punjabi +3.1 pts ▸ 3.4%
0.8% Arabic +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.4% Tagalog +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.3% Mandarin +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.2% Hindi +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.2% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.2% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.1% Cantonese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Religion

No religion in Elizabethin Playford +15.4 pts higher in Elizabeth gap widening
50.8% 89th pct 35.4% 25th pct

Religious affiliation

50.8% No religion ◂ +15.4 pts 35.4%
33.5% Christianity +0.6 pts ▸ 34.2%
4.5% Islam +4.6 pts ▸ 9.1%
7.7% Not stated ◂ +2.4 pts 5.3%
1.3% Buddhism +6.1 pts ▸ 7.5%
1.1% Hinduism +4.1 pts ▸ 5.2%
1.0% Other religions +2.3 pts ▸ 3.4%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Elizabethin Playford +13.0 pts higher in Playford gap widening
39.6% 14th pct 52.6% 42nd pct
Bachelor+ in Elizabethin Playford +8.4 pts higher in Playford gap widening
7.9% 0th pct 16.3% 33rd pct
Schools/1k kids in Elizabethin Playford +1.30 more in Elizabeth
2.58 70th pct 1.29 15th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Elizabethin Playford +12 more in Elizabeth
23 60th pct 11 14th pct
Students in Elizabethin Playford +4,688 more in Elizabeth
11,132 65th pct 6,444 25th pct
Avg size in Elizabethin Playford +102 larger in Playford
484 50th pct 586 69th pct
ICSEA in Elizabethin Playford +21 higher in Playford
943 12th pct 964 18th pct

Highest year of school

39.6% Year 12 +13.0 pts ▸ 52.6%
19.9% Year 10 ◂ +6.1 pts 13.8%
18.9% Year 11 ◂ +4.6 pts 14.3%
14.0% Year 9 or below +0.5 pts ▸ 14.5%

Highest qualification level

42.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +8.4 pts 34.3%
12.2% Bachelor degree +10.8 pts ▸ 22.9%
13.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.5 pts ▸ 14.3%
2.4% Postgraduate degree +5.1 pts ▸ 7.5%
4.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.5 pts 3.3%
1.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

Field of qualification

15.3% Management & commerce +3.2 pts ▸ 18.5%
15.2% Engineering & related +1.7 pts ▸ 16.9%
15.8% Society & culture ◂ +1.9 pts 13.9%
9.2% Health +1.4 pts ▸ 10.7%
6.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.1 pts 5.8%
5.6% Education even 5.6%
2.4% Information technology +2.1 pts ▸ 4.5%
4.1% Architecture & building even 4.1%
1.2% Natural & physical sciences +1.3 pts ▸ 2.5%
2.2% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 2.3%
1.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Elizabethin Playford +$63 higher in Playford gap widening
$587 7th pct $650 13th pct
Household income in Elizabethin Playford +$264 higher in Playford gap widening
$1,196 6th pct $1,460 28th pct
Family income in Elizabethin Playford +$211 higher in Playford gap widening
$1,424 5th pct $1,635 14th pct
High earners in Elizabethin Playford +0.5 pts higher in Playford gap steady
3.6% 0th pct 4.1% 2nd pct
High-income homes in Elizabethin Playford +3.8 pts higher in Playford gap widening
7.9% 0th pct 11.7% 12th pct

Household income distribution

35.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.1 pts 32.6%
27.1% $1,500–$2,999 +6.6 pts ▸ 33.7%
21.4% Under $650 ◂ +5.6 pts 15.8%
5.2% $3,000–$3,999 +2.3 pts ▸ 7.5%
2.7% $4,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

Personal income distribution

49.9% Under $650 ◂ +2.3 pts 47.5%
32.6% $650–$1,499 +3.3 pts ▸ 35.9%
9.1% $1,500–$2,999 +1.8 pts ▸ 10.8%
0.8% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Elizabethin Playford +7.7 pts higher in Elizabeth
34.9% 90th pct 27.2% 44th pct
Mental health in Elizabethin Playford +5.4 pts higher in Elizabeth
14.0% 100th pct 8.6% 44th pct
Needs assistance in Elizabethin Playford +2.8 pts higher in Elizabeth gap widening
9.4% 100th pct 6.6% 72nd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

14.0% Mental health ◂ +5.4 pts 8.6%
11.7% Asthma ◂ +2.6 pts 9.1%
11.3% Arthritis ◂ +3.5 pts 7.8%
10.4% Other condition ◂ +2.3 pts 8.1%
7.1% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 6.4%
4.4% Heart disease ◂ +1.1 pts 3.3%
2.8% Lung condition ◂ +1.1 pts 1.7%
2.7% Cancer ◂ +0.7 pts 2.0%
1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%
1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.2% None +10.3 pts ▸ 66.4%
21.3% One condition ◂ +3.1 pts 18.2%
8.3% Two conditions ◂ +2.5 pts 5.8%
5.4% Three or more ◂ +2.1 pts 3.3%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Elizabethin Playford +0.3 pts higher in Elizabeth gap narrowing
9.5% 13th pct 9.2% 11th pct
Unpaid carers in Elizabethin Playford +1.6 pts higher in Elizabeth gap steady
13.7% 84th pct 12.1% 50th pct
Unpaid child care in Elizabethin Playford +0.6 pts higher in Playford gap narrowing
27.9% 64th pct 28.5% 70th pct
Defence service in Elizabethin Playford +1.6 pts higher in Elizabeth
4.4% 84th pct 2.7% 46th pct
Housework 15h+ in Elizabethin Playford +1.2 pts higher in Elizabeth gap narrowing
19.4% 34th pct 18.2% 24th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Elizabethin Playford +0.2 larger in Playford gap narrowing
2.6 57th pct 2.8 79th pct
One-parent in Elizabethin Playford +7.5 pts higher in Elizabeth gap widening
25.1% 100th pct 17.6% 80th pct
Living alone in Elizabethin Playford +5.5 pts higher in Elizabeth gap widening
27.4% 60th pct 21.9% 29th pct

Family composition

53.0% Couples with children +8.7 pts ▸ 61.8%
25.1% One-parent families ◂ +7.5 pts 17.6%
20.3% Couples without children ◂ +1.0 pts 19.3%
1.5% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 1.3%

Household size

31.0% 2 people ◂ +2.5 pts 28.4%
27.4% 1 person ◂ +5.5 pts 21.9%
16.6% 3 people +1.7 pts ▸ 18.3%
13.8% 4 people +3.7 pts ▸ 17.4%
6.4% 5 people +1.6 pts ▸ 8.0%
4.9% 6 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Elizabethin Playford +$50 higher in Playford gap widening
$260 12th pct $310 29th pct
Mortgage in Elizabethin Playford +$152 higher in Playford gap widening
$1,213 6th pct $1,365 14th pct
People / bedroom in Elizabethin Playford +0.10 higher in Playford gap steady
0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Elizabethin Playford +8.7 pts higher in Elizabeth gap widening
38.0% 77th pct 29.3% 54th pct
Owned outright in Elizabethin Playford +3.8 pts higher in Playford gap narrowing
20.3% 12th pct 24.2% 22nd pct
Separate houses in Elizabethin Playford +5.7 pts higher in Playford gap widening
81.3% 50th pct 87.0% 67th pct
3+ bedrooms in Elizabethin Playford +0.2 pts higher in Playford gap narrowing
87.4% 84th pct 87.6% 85th pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.1% Owned with a mortgage +4.5 pts ▸ 43.6%
38.0% Rented ◂ +8.7 pts 29.3%
20.3% Owned outright +3.8 pts ▸ 24.2%
1.8% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%
0.8% Other tenure +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

Types of homes

81.3% Separate house +5.7 pts ▸ 87.0%
17.9% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +9.2 pts 8.7%
0.7% Flat or apartment +3.3 pts ▸ 4.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

62.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.7 pts 59.6%
21.0% 4 bedrooms +3.3 pts ▸ 24.3%
8.9% 2 bedrooms +0.5 pts ▸ 9.4%
4.0% 5 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.7%
1.9% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%
0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

62.2% $200–$349 ◂ +12.3 pts 49.9%
11.0% $350–$549 +16.5 pts ▸ 27.5%
22.4% Under $200 ◂ +4.7 pts 17.7%
0.1% $550–$749 +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.1% $750 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

50.9% $1,000–$1,799 +0.7 pts ▸ 51.6%
30.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +9.1 pts 21.2%
11.6% $1,800–$2,999 +6.7 pts ▸ 18.3%
2.4% $3,000 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 4.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Elizabethin Playford +5.6 pts higher in Elizabeth gap widening
11.2% 87th pct 5.6% 51st pct
Work from home in Elizabethin Playford +0.6 pts higher in Playford gap narrowing
4.8% 8th pct 5.4% 11th pct
PT commute in Elizabethin Playford +0.3 pts higher in Playford gap narrowing
2.7% 54th pct 3.0% 58th pct
PT stops in Elizabethin Playford +58 more in Elizabeth
214 37th pct 156 25th pct
Stops/1k in Elizabethin Playford +1.51 more in Elizabeth
5.30 65th pct 3.79 32nd pct
Departures/1k in Elizabethin Playford +643.6 more in Elizabeth
1,418.3 67th pct 774.6 41st pct
PT routes in Elizabethin Playford +12 more in Elizabeth
30 59th pct 18 28th pct

How people get to work

70.8% Car (driver) +1.7 pts ▸ 72.5%
5.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 5.2%
4.8% Worked at home +0.6 pts ▸ 5.4%
2.7% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 2.8%
0.9% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%
0.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

33.6% 2 vehicles +5.6 pts ▸ 39.1%
38.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.4 pts 33.7%
11.4% 3 vehicles +2.7 pts ▸ 14.0%
11.2% No vehicle ◂ +5.6 pts 5.6%
5.7% 4 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 7.5%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Elizabethin Playford +2.3 pts higher in Elizabeth gap narrowing
37.3% 40th pct 35.1% 27th pct
Recent arrivals in Elizabethin Playford +5.0 pts higher in Playford gap narrowing
9.7% 35th pct 14.7% 62nd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Elizabethin Playford +2.9 pts higher in Elizabeth gap widening
10.5% 92nd pct 7.5% 87th pct
Participation in Elizabethin Playford +7.0 pts higher in Playford gap widening
54.0% 16th pct 61.1% 48th pct
Full-time in Elizabethin Playford +1.3 pts higher in Playford gap narrowing
57.3% 37th pct 58.6% 49th pct

Industries people work in

15.8% Health care & social assistance +0.2 pts ▸ 15.9%
12.3% Retail trade ◂ +1.9 pts 10.4%
10.4% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 10.2%
9.0% Construction ◂ +0.6 pts 8.4%
7.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.2 pts 6.0%
6.2% Transport & warehousing +0.7 pts ▸ 6.9%
5.6% Accommodation & food +1.0 pts ▸ 6.6%
6.5% Education & training ◂ +0.5 pts 6.0%
5.4% Administrative & support ◂ +0.7 pts 4.7%
3.8% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 4.1%
2.5% Professional & technical +1.2 pts ▸ 3.7%
2.9% Wholesale trade +0.1 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

16.2% Labourers ◂ +0.8 pts 15.4%
15.4% Community & personal service even 15.4%
14.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.8 pts 13.7%
10.5% Professionals +2.9 pts ▸ 13.4%
11.7% Clerical & administrative +0.1 pts ▸ 11.8%
11.6% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.1 pts 10.5%
9.7% Sales workers ◂ +1.2 pts 8.5%
7.8% Managers +1.2 pts ▸ 9.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Elizabethin Playford +0.6 higher in Playford
5.7 50th pct 6.2 61st pct
Types ≤15 min in Elizabethin Playford +0.4 more in Playford
5.4 49th pct 5.9 57th pct
15-min city in Elizabethin Playford +12.1 pts higher in Playford
79.8% 63rd pct 91.9% 78th pct
Walk to shops in Elizabethin Playford +23.5 pts higher in Playford
70.9% 57th pct 94.4% 87th pct
Walk to transit in Elizabethin Playford +2.5 pts higher in Playford
96.7% 67th pct 99.2% 81st pct
Walk to school in Elizabethin Playford +9.0 pts higher in Elizabeth
93.0% 80th pct 84.0% 62nd pct
Walk to a park in Elizabethin Playford even
99.7% 71st pct 99.8% 77th pct
Walk to health in Elizabethin Playford +21.2 pts higher in Playford
18.5% 7th pct 39.7% 39th pct
Amenities/1k in Elizabethin Playford +1.8 more in Elizabeth
9.3 8th pct 7.5 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Elizabethin Playford +12 higher in Playford
202 75th pct 214 77th pct
Mean slope in Elizabethin Playford +0.2 pts higher in Elizabeth
3.6% 17th pct 3.4% 13th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Elizabeth vs Playford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED40012/elizabeth/vs/SED40036/playford