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Kaurna vs Mawson

Name: Kaurna vs Mawson — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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State Electorate comparison ≈ 128 km apart · Kaurna profile · Mawson profile

Kaurna Mawson

Mawson and Kaurna are two South Australian areas with very different layouts. Mawson is a mostly car-dependent area where residents are far older, with a typical age of 46 and 23.8% aged 65 and over. Home ownership is high there, with 37.6% owning their house outright. In contrast, Kaurna is very walkable, with a typical age of 38 and a much higher share of renters at 30.8%. Kaurna also has far better access to essentials, with 77.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to just 35.3% in Mawson.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of one-parent families. They also share similar typical weekly household incomes, hovering around $1,300. While they have much in common, some gaps have shifted since 2011. For example, the age gap has widened as Mawson's population has grown older relative to Kaurna's. At the same time, the difference in home ownership has increased, with Mawson seeing a larger rise in those who own their homes outright.

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Where they differ most

Volunteering: 8.1 pts higher in Mawson Median age: 8 yrs older in Mawson Owned outright: 12.4 pts higher in Mawson No car: 3.9 pts higher in Kaurna Renting: 10.9 pts higher in Kaurna

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kaurna in Mawson +2,700 larger in Kaurna gap widening

39,916 23rd pct 37,216 18th pct

Median age in Kaurna in Mawson +8 yrs older in Mawson gap widening

38 yrs 43rd pct 46 yrs 88th pct

Age structure

24.4% Older adults (45–64) +3.9 pts ▸ 28.3%

27.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +6.7 pts 20.5%

18.1% Seniors (65+) +5.8 pts ▸ 23.8%

18.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.4 pts 17.4%

11.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.6 pts 9.9%

Marital status

41.9% Married +6.3 pts ▸ 48.2%

37.6% Never married ◂ +6.6 pts 31.1%

11.0% Divorced +1.2 pts ▸ 12.1%

5.6% Widowed ◂ +0.4 pts 5.1%

4.0% Separated ◂ +0.5 pts 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Kaurna Mawson

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

72.3% Australia +2.4 pts ▸ 74.7%

11.7% England ◂ +1.1 pts 10.6%

1.1% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.7% Philippines ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.7% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.5% India ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.3% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

49.8% English +1.0 pts ▸ 50.8%

36.6% Australian +0.8 pts ▸ 37.4%

10.1% Scottish +1.1 pts ▸ 11.2%

8.6% Irish +0.8 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.8% German +1.0 pts ▸ 7.7%

2.7% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.4% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 2.3%

1.0% Filipino ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.8% Indian ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.8% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

89.4% English only +1.6 pts ▸ 91.0%

0.4% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

58.6% No religion +0.4 pts ▸ 59.0%

32.8% Christianity ◂ +1.0 pts 31.8%

6.4% Not stated +1.4 pts ▸ 7.8%

0.7% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Hinduism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.5% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Kaurna in Mawson +0.12 more in Mawson

1.73 40th pct 1.86 47th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Kaurna in Mawson +1 more in Kaurna

13 24th pct 12 19th pct

Students in Kaurna in Mawson +936 more in Kaurna

6,619 26th pct 5,683 19th pct

Avg size in Kaurna in Mawson +36 larger in Kaurna

509 56th pct 474 48th pct

ICSEA in Kaurna in Mawson +28 higher in Mawson

982 28th pct 1,010 43rd pct

Highest year of school

49.6% Year 12 ◂ +0.5 pts 49.1%

19.3% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 19.4%

17.7% Year 10 ◂ +0.4 pts 17.3%

7.5% Year 9 or below +0.1 pts ▸ 7.6%

Highest qualification level

40.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.8 pts 35.8%

17.9% Bachelor degree +1.6 pts ▸ 19.4%

15.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.3 pts ▸ 15.8%

4.1% Postgraduate degree +0.9 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.8 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.7 pts 2.5%

Field of qualification

16.3% Management & commerce ◂ +2.1 pts 14.2%

15.2% Society & culture ◂ +2.0 pts 13.3%

14.4% Engineering & related ◂ +0.6 pts 13.8%

11.0% Health +0.5 pts ▸ 11.4%

7.9% Education +0.9 pts ▸ 8.8%

6.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.8 pts 5.9%

6.7% Architecture & building ◂ +0.6 pts 6.1%

2.0% Agriculture & environment +2.4 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.9% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.0% Natural & physical sciences +0.9 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.0% Information technology ◂ +0.7 pts 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Kaurna in Mawson +$36 higher in Kaurna gap widening

$707 25th pct $671 16th pct

Household income in Kaurna in Mawson +$62 higher in Kaurna gap narrowing

$1,359 17th pct $1,297 12th pct

Family income in Kaurna in Mawson +$98 higher in Kaurna gap steady

$1,735 21st pct $1,637 14th pct

Household income distribution

32.2% $650–$1,499 +1.4 pts ▸ 33.6%

30.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.0 pts 27.3%

19.2% Under $650 +0.3 pts ▸ 19.5%

7.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.2 pts 7.0%

4.4% $4,000 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 5.3%

Personal income distribution

44.1% Under $650 +1.5 pts ▸ 45.5%

34.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.0 pts 32.7%

14.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 12.9%

1.5% $3,000 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 2.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.6% Mental health ◂ +2.5 pts 10.2%

11.0% Arthritis +1.0 pts ▸ 12.0%

10.7% Asthma ◂ +1.7 pts 9.0%

9.8% Other condition ◂ +0.4 pts 9.3%

5.6% Diabetes ◂ +0.5 pts 5.0%

4.4% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.2% Cancer +0.5 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.5% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 2.3%

1.3% Stroke even 1.2%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.5% None +0.6 pts ▸ 59.1%

22.1% One condition even 22.1%

7.9% Two conditions ◂ +0.3 pts 7.6%

4.3% Three or more ◂ +0.6 pts 3.7%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Kaurna in Mawson even gap narrowing

2.4 29th pct 2.4 29th pct

Family composition

52.6% Couples with children ◂ +1.1 pts 51.5%

27.2% Couples without children +6.4 pts ▸ 33.6%

19.1% One-parent families ◂ +4.9 pts 14.2%

1.1% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

Household size

34.7% 2 people +4.0 pts ▸ 38.7%

28.1% 1 person ◂ +1.0 pts 27.1%

15.9% 3 people ◂ +2.2 pts 13.7%

14.0% 4 people ◂ +1.1 pts 12.9%

5.4% 5 people even 5.4%

2.0% 6 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Kaurna in Mawson +$20 higher in Kaurna gap narrowing

$320 32nd pct $300 25th pct

Mortgage in Kaurna in Mawson +$109 higher in Kaurna gap widening

$1,517 23rd pct $1,408 16th pct

People / bedroom in Kaurna in Mawson even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.4 pts 38.0%

25.2% Owned outright +12.4 pts ▸ 37.6%

30.8% Rented ◂ +10.9 pts 19.9%

2.3% Other tenure +0.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.3% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

Types of homes

85.3% Separate house +7.0 pts ▸ 92.3%

8.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +3.2 pts 5.1%

5.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +4.6 pts 1.2%

0.3% Other dwelling +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%

Bedrooms per home

56.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.7 pts 48.9%

23.2% 4 bedrooms +3.9 pts ▸ 27.1%

12.6% 2 bedrooms +1.9 pts ▸ 14.4%

3.8% 5 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.5% 1 bedroom +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.1% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

44.0% $200–$349 +10.1 pts ▸ 54.0%

35.6% $350–$549 ◂ +7.5 pts 28.1%

16.8% Under $200 ◂ +3.3 pts 13.5%

0.8% $550–$749 +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.2% $750 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

47.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.5 pts 43.1%

19.2% Under $1,000 +5.5 pts ▸ 24.7%

24.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 21.6%

4.7% $3,000 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 5.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Kaurna in Mawson +35 more in Kaurna

274 53rd pct 239 44th pct

Stops/1k in Kaurna in Mawson +0.44 more in Kaurna

6.86 89th pct 6.42 86th pct

Departures/1k in Kaurna in Mawson +946.4 more in Kaurna

1,666.2 75th pct 719.9 38th pct

PT routes in Kaurna in Mawson +25 more in Kaurna

41 77th pct 16 24th pct

How people get to work

66.0% Car (driver) ◂ +2.8 pts 63.2%

8.4% Worked at home +3.9 pts ▸ 12.3%

4.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.7 pts 3.3%

1.2% Walked +1.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.6% Train ◂ +1.9 pts 0.7%

0.7% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.2% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

37.5% 2 vehicles +2.4 pts ▸ 39.9%

38.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.3 pts 34.2%

11.3% 3 vehicles +3.0 pts ▸ 14.3%

5.6% 4 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.1% No vehicle ◂ +3.9 pts 3.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.9 pts 14.6%

11.7% Construction ◂ +0.7 pts 11.0%

11.1% Retail trade ◂ +1.9 pts 9.1%

8.1% Education & training ◂ +0.1 pts 8.0%

6.3% Accommodation & food +1.7 pts ▸ 8.1%

6.6% Manufacturing +1.1 pts ▸ 7.7%

0.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +6.6 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.9 pts 5.5%

4.2% Professional & technical +0.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.6% Administrative & support ◂ +0.2 pts 4.4%

4.2% Other services ◂ +0.5 pts 3.8%

3.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.4 pts 3.2%

Occupations people work in

16.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.6 pts 15.3%

16.5% Professionals ◂ +0.3 pts 16.3%

15.8% Community & personal service ◂ +2.4 pts 13.4%

10.1% Managers +4.9 pts ▸ 15.0%

13.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.5 pts 11.6%

10.3% Labourers +2.6 pts ▸ 12.9%

9.7% Sales workers ◂ +1.2 pts 8.5%

5.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.6 pts 5.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Kaurna in Mawson +3.0 higher in Kaurna

6.5 65th pct 3.5 16th pct

Types ≤15 min in Kaurna in Mawson +2.8 more in Kaurna

6.1 61st pct 3.3 13th pct

15-min city in Kaurna in Mawson +36.6 pts higher in Kaurna

70.8% 53rd pct 34.2% 12th pct

Walk to shops in Kaurna in Mawson +41.8 pts higher in Kaurna

77.1% 64th pct 35.3% 12th pct

Walk to transit in Kaurna in Mawson +37.0 pts higher in Kaurna

96.5% 66th pct 59.5% 22nd pct

Walk to school in Kaurna in Mawson +55.1 pts higher in Kaurna

76.6% 51st pct 21.5% 2nd pct

Walk to a park in Kaurna in Mawson +25.2 pts higher in Kaurna

99.6% 71st pct 74.4% 21st pct

Walk to health in Kaurna in Mawson +35.9 pts higher in Kaurna

62.5% 64th pct 26.7% 16th pct

Amenities/1k in Kaurna in Mawson +8.9 more in Mawson

17.8 72nd pct 26.7 92nd pct

Intersections/km² in Kaurna in Mawson +219 higher in Kaurna

221 78th pct 1 15th pct

Mean slope in Kaurna in Mawson +0.9 pts higher in Mawson

4.7% 35th pct 5.6% 55th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kaurna vs Mawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED40024/kaurna/vs/SED40030/mawson