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Enfield vs Playford

State Electorate comparison ≈ 8.4 km apart · Enfield profile · Playford profile

Enfield Playford

Enfield and Playford are neighbouring areas in South Australia with similar population sizes, but they differ significantly in their housing and education profiles. Enfield has far more adults with a bachelor degree or higher (31.3% compared to 16.3% in Playford) and a higher typical weekly family income of $2,052, whereas Playford's is $1,635. These differences extend to the home environment; Playford has far more separate houses (87.0% versus 73.3% in Enfield) and larger homes, with 87.6% having three or more bedrooms compared to 74.9% in Enfield.

The gap in education and qualifications has widened since 2011, reflecting a growing contrast between the two neighbours. Despite this, they share a very similar demographic foundation, with both having a typical resident age of 35 and around 38% of people born overseas. They also both sit near the national figure for the share of people who are in a de facto relationship (around 9%).

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Where they differ most

Bachelor+: 14.9 pts higher in Enfield Separate houses: 13.7 pts higher in Playford Recent movers: 11.2 pts higher in Enfield 3+ bedrooms: 12.7 pts higher in Playford Year 12: 11.5 pts higher in Enfield

Demographics & Identity

Population in Enfieldin Playford +2,825 larger in Enfield gap widening
43,961 30th pct 41,136 26th pct
Median age in Enfieldin Playford even gap narrowing
35 yrs 21st pct 35 yrs 21st pct
First Nations in Enfieldin Playford +0.2 pts higher in Playford gap narrowing
2.0% 45th pct 2.3% 49th pct
Aged 65+ in Enfieldin Playford +1.0 pts higher in Enfield gap narrowing
13.2% 25th pct 12.2% 19th pct
Under 15 in Enfieldin Playford +2.5 pts higher in Playford gap widening
18.3% 55th pct 20.8% 80th pct
De facto in Enfieldin Playford +0.6 pts higher in Enfield gap steady
9.6% 21st pct 9.0% 18th pct

Age structure

35.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +5.0 pts 30.3%
21.0% Older adults (45–64) +2.2 pts ▸ 23.1%
18.3% Children (0–14) +2.5 pts ▸ 20.8%
12.2% Youth (15–24) +1.4 pts ▸ 13.5%
13.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.0 pts 12.2%

Marital status

46.3% Married +0.1 pts ▸ 46.4%
38.6% Never married ◂ +1.2 pts 37.4%
7.6% Divorced +0.7 pts ▸ 8.2%
4.7% Widowed ◂ +0.3 pts 4.5%
2.8% Separated +0.8 pts ▸ 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Enfield Playford

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Enfieldin Playford +0.9 pts higher in Enfield gap narrowing
39.1% 82nd pct 38.2% 80th pct

Country of birth

57.9% Australia +0.2 pts ▸ 58.1%
10.5% India ◂ +4.3 pts 6.3%
2.2% Vietnam +2.3 pts ▸ 4.5%
2.8% England +0.7 pts ▸ 3.5%
2.7% China ◂ +1.9 pts 0.8%
1.4% Philippines +0.8 pts ▸ 2.3%
0.9% Italy ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%
0.6% New Zealand even 0.5%
0.6% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%
0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Ancestry

24.3% English +2.0 pts ▸ 26.3%
21.7% Australian +2.7 pts ▸ 24.4%
9.6% Indian ◂ +4.0 pts 5.7%
6.6% Chinese ◂ +3.1 pts 3.5%
3.4% Vietnamese +3.1 pts ▸ 6.5%
6.5% Italian ◂ +2.7 pts 3.7%
5.2% Irish ◂ +0.9 pts 4.3%
5.2% Scottish ◂ +0.5 pts 4.7%
5.1% German ◂ +1.0 pts 4.1%
2.0% Filipino +1.2 pts ▸ 3.1%
2.7% Greek ◂ +1.4 pts 1.4%
1.2% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

Language

Other language in Enfieldin Playford +0.6 pts higher in Playford gap narrowing
40.1% 87th pct 40.7% 87th pct
Limited English in Enfieldin Playford +2.7 pts higher in Playford gap narrowing
6.0% 86th pct 8.7% 91st pct

Language used at home

54.6% English only +0.5 pts ▸ 55.1%
3.1% Vietnamese +3.5 pts ▸ 6.6%
4.4% Punjabi ◂ +1.0 pts 3.4%
3.3% Mandarin ◂ +2.2 pts 1.1%
1.9% Hindi ◂ +0.9 pts 1.0%
1.2% Arabic +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%
1.5% Cantonese ◂ +1.0 pts 0.5%
1.5% Greek ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%
1.4% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%
0.6% Tagalog +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

Religion

No religion in Enfieldin Playford +2.6 pts higher in Playford gap narrowing
32.8% 19th pct 35.4% 25th pct

Religious affiliation

36.0% Christianity ◂ +1.8 pts 34.2%
32.8% No religion +2.6 pts ▸ 35.4%
8.4% Islam +0.7 pts ▸ 9.1%
8.5% Hinduism ◂ +3.3 pts 5.2%
3.3% Buddhism +4.1 pts ▸ 7.5%
6.6% Not stated ◂ +1.3 pts 5.3%
4.4% Other religions ◂ +1.0 pts 3.4%
0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Enfieldin Playford +11.5 pts higher in Enfield gap steady
64.1% 69th pct 52.6% 42nd pct
Bachelor+ in Enfieldin Playford +14.9 pts higher in Enfield gap widening
31.3% 73rd pct 16.3% 33rd pct
Schools/1k kids in Enfieldin Playford +0.08 more in Enfield
1.36 19th pct 1.29 15th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Enfieldin Playford even
11 14th pct 11 14th pct
Students in Enfieldin Playford +630 more in Playford
5,814 20th pct 6,444 25th pct
Avg size in Enfieldin Playford +57 larger in Playford
529 60th pct 586 69th pct
ICSEA in Enfieldin Playford +49 higher in Enfield
1,013 45th pct 964 18th pct

Highest year of school

64.1% Year 12 ◂ +11.5 pts 52.6%
10.0% Year 9 or below +4.5 pts ▸ 14.5%
10.5% Year 11 +3.8 pts ▸ 14.3%
10.9% Year 10 +2.9 pts ▸ 13.8%

Highest qualification level

21.5% Certificate III / IV +12.8 pts ▸ 34.3%
32.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +9.8 pts 22.9%
14.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.3 pts ▸ 14.3%
13.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +6.3 pts 7.5%
3.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.6 pts 2.3%
1.8% Certificate I / II +1.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

Field of qualification

21.0% Management & commerce ◂ +2.5 pts 18.5%
14.1% Engineering & related +2.7 pts ▸ 16.9%
12.4% Society & culture +1.5 pts ▸ 13.9%
12.4% Health ◂ +1.8 pts 10.7%
7.1% Education ◂ +1.5 pts 5.6%
4.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.0 pts ▸ 5.8%
5.2% Information technology ◂ +0.6 pts 4.5%
4.0% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 4.1%
3.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.2 pts 2.5%
3.1% Creative arts ◂ +0.9 pts 2.3%
1.2% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Enfieldin Playford +$142 higher in Enfield gap steady
$792 49th pct $650 13th pct
Household income in Enfieldin Playford +$237 higher in Enfield gap narrowing
$1,697 48th pct $1,460 28th pct
Family income in Enfieldin Playford +$417 higher in Enfield gap steady
$2,052 49th pct $1,635 14th pct
High earners in Enfieldin Playford +4.7 pts higher in Enfield gap widening
8.8% 37th pct 4.1% 2nd pct
High-income homes in Enfieldin Playford +7.0 pts higher in Enfield gap widening
18.7% 43rd pct 11.7% 12th pct

Household income distribution

33.4% $1,500–$2,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 33.7%
26.3% $650–$1,499 +6.3 pts ▸ 32.6%
16.0% Under $650 ◂ +0.2 pts 15.8%
10.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.8 pts 7.5%
8.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.2 pts 4.2%

Personal income distribution

40.1% Under $650 +7.5 pts ▸ 47.5%
34.3% $650–$1,499 +1.6 pts ▸ 35.9%
16.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.9 pts 10.8%
2.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 0.9%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Enfieldin Playford +2.8 pts higher in Playford
24.4% 28th pct 27.2% 44th pct
Mental health in Enfieldin Playford +0.3 pts higher in Playford
8.3% 40th pct 8.6% 44th pct
Needs assistance in Enfieldin Playford +0.6 pts higher in Playford gap narrowing
6.0% 57th pct 6.6% 72nd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

6.9% Asthma +2.2 pts ▸ 9.1%
8.3% Mental health +0.3 pts ▸ 8.6%
8.0% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 8.1%
7.3% Arthritis +0.5 pts ▸ 7.8%
4.9% Diabetes +1.5 pts ▸ 6.4%
3.2% Heart disease +0.1 pts ▸ 3.3%
2.1% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%
1.5% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%
0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.5% None ◂ +2.0 pts 66.4%
16.4% One condition +1.8 pts ▸ 18.2%
5.3% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 5.8%
2.8% Three or more +0.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Enfieldin Playford +4.0 pts higher in Enfield gap narrowing
13.2% 38th pct 9.2% 11th pct
Unpaid carers in Enfieldin Playford +0.7 pts higher in Playford gap steady
11.4% 37th pct 12.1% 50th pct
Unpaid child care in Enfieldin Playford +0.9 pts higher in Playford gap narrowing
27.6% 61st pct 28.5% 70th pct
Defence service in Enfieldin Playford +0.2 pts higher in Playford
2.5% 39th pct 2.7% 46th pct
Housework 15h+ in Enfieldin Playford +0.2 pts higher in Enfield gap narrowing
18.4% 25th pct 18.2% 24th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Enfieldin Playford +0.2 larger in Playford gap widening
2.6 57th pct 2.8 79th pct
One-parent in Enfieldin Playford +4.2 pts higher in Playford gap narrowing
13.4% 46th pct 17.6% 80th pct
Living alone in Enfieldin Playford +4.6 pts higher in Enfield gap narrowing
26.5% 55th pct 21.9% 29th pct

Family composition

61.7% Couples with children +0.1 pts ▸ 61.8%
23.1% Couples without children ◂ +3.8 pts 19.3%
13.4% One-parent families +4.2 pts ▸ 17.6%
1.8% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

Household size

29.6% 2 people ◂ +1.1 pts 28.4%
26.5% 1 person ◂ +4.6 pts 21.9%
17.5% 3 people +0.8 pts ▸ 18.3%
17.0% 4 people +0.5 pts ▸ 17.4%
5.9% 5 people +2.1 pts ▸ 8.0%
3.5% 6 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 5.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Enfieldin Playford +$30 higher in Enfield gap narrowing
$340 39th pct $310 29th pct
Mortgage in Enfieldin Playford +$303 higher in Enfield gap widening
$1,668 35th pct $1,365 14th pct
People / bedroom in Enfieldin Playford even gap narrowing
0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Enfieldin Playford +5.6 pts higher in Enfield gap narrowing
34.9% 69th pct 29.3% 54th pct
Owned outright in Enfieldin Playford +1.2 pts higher in Playford gap steady
23.0% 18th pct 24.2% 22nd pct
Separate houses in Enfieldin Playford +13.7 pts higher in Playford gap widening
73.3% 35th pct 87.0% 67th pct
3+ bedrooms in Enfieldin Playford +12.7 pts higher in Playford gap widening
74.9% 38th pct 87.6% 85th pct

How homes are owned or rented

37.9% Owned with a mortgage +5.7 pts ▸ 43.6%
34.9% Rented ◂ +5.6 pts 29.3%
23.0% Owned outright +1.2 pts ▸ 24.2%
2.8% Other tenure ◂ +1.3 pts 1.5%
1.4% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

Types of homes

73.3% Separate house +13.7 pts ▸ 87.0%
20.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +11.9 pts 8.7%
5.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.8 pts 4.0%
0.1% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

54.4% 3 bedrooms +5.3 pts ▸ 59.6%
17.4% 4 bedrooms +6.9 pts ▸ 24.3%
21.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +11.6 pts 9.4%
3.1% 5 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 3.7%
2.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.1 pts 1.6%
0.1% Studio / none even 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

35.5% $200–$349 +14.4 pts ▸ 49.9%
43.4% $350–$549 ◂ +15.9 pts 27.5%
14.8% Under $200 +2.9 pts ▸ 17.7%
2.3% $550–$749 ◂ +1.4 pts 0.9%
0.4% $750 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.0% $1,000–$1,799 +11.5 pts ▸ 51.6%
30.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +12.1 pts 18.3%
14.8% Under $1,000 +6.4 pts ▸ 21.2%
9.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.5 pts 4.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Enfieldin Playford +2.0 pts higher in Enfield gap narrowing
7.6% 71st pct 5.6% 51st pct
Work from home in Enfieldin Playford +3.0 pts higher in Enfield gap widening
8.5% 27th pct 5.4% 11th pct
PT commute in Enfieldin Playford +2.9 pts higher in Enfield gap widening
5.9% 87th pct 3.0% 58th pct
PT stops in Enfieldin Playford +11 more in Enfield
167 26th pct 156 25th pct
Stops/1k in Enfieldin Playford even
3.80 33rd pct 3.79 32nd pct
Departures/1k in Enfieldin Playford +644.4 more in Enfield
1,419.0 67th pct 774.6 41st pct
PT routes in Enfieldin Playford +32 more in Enfield
50 86th pct 18 28th pct

How people get to work

65.7% Car (driver) +6.8 pts ▸ 72.5%
8.5% Worked at home ◂ +3.0 pts 5.4%
5.8% Bus ◂ +2.9 pts 2.8%
4.8% Car (passenger) +0.4 pts ▸ 5.2%
1.0% Walked ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%
0.7% Bicycle ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%
0.0% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

38.5% 2 vehicles +0.7 pts ▸ 39.1%
37.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.7 pts 33.7%
11.1% 3 vehicles +2.9 pts ▸ 14.0%
7.6% No vehicle ◂ +2.0 pts 5.6%
5.5% 4 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 7.5%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Enfieldin Playford +11.2 pts higher in Enfield gap widening
46.3% 81st pct 35.1% 27th pct
Recent arrivals in Enfieldin Playford +6.7 pts higher in Enfield gap widening
21.3% 87th pct 14.7% 62nd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Enfieldin Playford +1.8 pts higher in Playford gap steady
5.7% 71st pct 7.5% 87th pct
Participation in Enfieldin Playford +3.0 pts higher in Enfield gap narrowing
64.1% 65th pct 61.1% 48th pct
Full-time in Enfieldin Playford +0.9 pts higher in Enfield gap narrowing
59.5% 56th pct 58.6% 49th pct

Industries people work in

17.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.6 pts 15.9%
9.6% Retail trade +0.8 pts ▸ 10.4%
6.7% Manufacturing +3.6 pts ▸ 10.2%
7.5% Construction +0.9 pts ▸ 8.4%
8.2% Education & training ◂ +2.2 pts 6.0%
7.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.6 pts 6.0%
7.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.8 pts 6.6%
7.0% Professional & technical ◂ +3.2 pts 3.7%
4.8% Transport & warehousing +2.0 pts ▸ 6.9%
4.3% Administrative & support +0.4 pts ▸ 4.7%
4.1% Other services even 4.1%
3.2% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.1 pts 2.2%

Occupations people work in

25.1% Professionals ◂ +11.6 pts 13.4%
12.8% Community & personal service +2.6 pts ▸ 15.4%
10.2% Labourers +5.2 pts ▸ 15.4%
12.6% Technicians & trades +1.1 pts ▸ 13.7%
12.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.9 pts 11.8%
11.0% Managers ◂ +2.0 pts 9.0%
6.2% Machinery operators & drivers +4.3 pts ▸ 10.5%
7.6% Sales workers +0.8 pts ▸ 8.5%

Walkability

Walk score in Enfieldin Playford +0.3 higher in Enfield
6.5 65th pct 6.2 61st pct
Types ≤15 min in Enfieldin Playford +0.4 more in Enfield
6.2 64th pct 5.9 57th pct
15-min city in Enfieldin Playford +3.0 pts higher in Enfield
94.9% 83rd pct 91.9% 78th pct
Walk to shops in Enfieldin Playford +29.1 pts higher in Playford
65.2% 49th pct 94.4% 87th pct
Walk to transit in Enfieldin Playford +0.6 pts higher in Playford
98.6% 77th pct 99.2% 81st pct
Walk to school in Enfieldin Playford +8.5 pts higher in Enfield
92.5% 79th pct 84.0% 62nd pct
Walk to a park in Enfieldin Playford +0.3 pts higher in Playford
99.5% 70th pct 99.8% 77th pct
Walk to health in Enfieldin Playford +25.3 pts higher in Enfield
65.0% 67th pct 39.7% 39th pct
Amenities/1k in Enfieldin Playford +0.5 more in Enfield
8.1 1st pct 7.5 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Enfieldin Playford +97 higher in Enfield
312 89th pct 214 77th pct
Mean slope in Enfieldin Playford +1.7 pts higher in Enfield
5.0% 43rd pct 3.4% 13th pct

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Compare Playford with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Enfield vs Playford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED40013/enfield/vs/SED40036/playford