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Frome vs Schubert
State Electorate comparison ≈ 96 km apart · Frome profile · Schubert profile
Frome Schubert
Frome and Schubert are two regional South Australian areas with similar populations, but they differ in their infrastructure and wealth. Schubert is better connected, with far more public transport departures (67.2 compared to 14.2 per 1,000 people) and more homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop. Schubert also has a more qualified workforce, with 16.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 11.3% in Frome. This is reflected in household income, where 18.3% of Schubert homes earn $3,000 or more a week, while only 12.0% do so in Frome.
Both areas share a very similar demographic profile, with almost identical shares of children, retirees and volunteers. They also have nearly the same number of people per home. While Frome has more people living alone, this gap has narrowed since 2011. Other differences are shifting too; the gap in Year 12 completion has widened, while the typical age of residents in Frome and Schubert has converged to just one year apart.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 35,982
- First area, 2016: 35,182
- First area, 2021: 38,021
- Second area, 2011: 32,542
- Second area, 2016: 35,042
- Second area, 2021: 37,442
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 46 yrs
- First area, 2021: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 45 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Frome: 0.9% males, 1.3% females; 85+ in Schubert: 0.9% males, 1.3% females
- 80–84 in Frome: 1.1% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Schubert: 1.2% males, 1.2% females
- 75–79 in Frome: 2.0% males, 2.1% females; 75–79 in Schubert: 1.9% males, 2.0% females
- 70–74 in Frome: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 70–74 in Schubert: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 65–69 in Frome: 3.5% males, 3.3% females; 65–69 in Schubert: 3.5% males, 3.3% females
- 60–64 in Frome: 4.1% males, 3.6% females; 60–64 in Schubert: 3.9% males, 3.9% females
- 55–59 in Frome: 3.8% males, 3.8% females; 55–59 in Schubert: 3.7% males, 3.9% females
- 50–54 in Frome: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Schubert: 3.7% males, 3.9% females
- 45–49 in Frome: 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 45–49 in Schubert: 3.3% males, 3.6% females
- 40–44 in Frome: 2.6% males, 2.7% females; 40–44 in Schubert: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 35–39 in Frome: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 35–39 in Schubert: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Frome: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 30–34 in Schubert: 2.4% males, 2.3% females
- 25–29 in Frome: 2.6% males, 2.6% females; 25–29 in Schubert: 2.1% males, 2.0% females
- 20–24 in Frome: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in Schubert: 2.5% males, 2.2% females
- 15–19 in Frome: 3.0% males, 2.8% females; 15–19 in Schubert: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 10–14 in Frome: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Schubert: 3.5% males, 3.3% females
- 5–9 in Frome: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Schubert: 3.2% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Frome: 2.8% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in Schubert: 2.3% males, 2.3% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $525
- First area, 2016: $511
- First area, 2021: $686
- Second area, 2011: $540
- Second area, 2016: $618
- Second area, 2021: $764
- First area, 2011: $1,066
- First area, 2016: $970
- First area, 2021: $1,353
- Second area, 2011: $1,071
- Second area, 2016: $1,225
- Second area, 2021: $1,602
- First area, 2011: $1,360
- First area, 2016: $1,278
- First area, 2021: $1,716
- Second area, 2011: $1,328
- Second area, 2016: $1,525
- Second area, 2021: $1,987
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $140
- First area, 2016: $180
- First area, 2021: $240
- Second area, 2011: $200
- Second area, 2016: $240
- Second area, 2021: $290
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,050
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2011: $1,387
- Second area, 2016: $1,400
- Second area, 2021: $1,517
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Frome vs Schubert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED40017/frome/vs/SED40040/schubert