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Kavel vs Mackillop
State Electorate comparison ≈ 192 km apart · Kavel profile · Mackillop profile
Kavel Mackillop
Mackillop and Kavel are two South Australian areas with similar population sizes but very different characters. Kavel has a more highly qualified workforce, with 22.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher compared to 10.4% in Mackillop. Financial costs are also much higher in Kavel, where typical weekly rents are $350 and typical monthly home-loan payments are $1,600, whereas in Mackillop they are $196 and $975 respectively. Mackillop is more likely to have recent overseas arrivals (21.3% versus 7.2% in Kavel) and a higher share of residents aged 65 and over (23.5% compared to 17.8%).
Both areas are almost identical in the share of people who work from home, at around 11% to 12%. They also share similar housing patterns, with about 94% of homes being separate houses and roughly 22% of households renting. However, the gap in typical weekly household income has widened since 2011, with Kavel now well higher at $1,715 compared to Mackillop's $1,276.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 37,185
- First area, 2016: 34,417
- First area, 2021: 38,250
- Second area, 2011: 34,857
- Second area, 2016: 34,222
- Second area, 2021: 38,777
- First area, 2011: 35 yrs
- First area, 2016: 45 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 46 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 Kavel: 0.7% males, 1.1% females; 85+ in Mackillop: 1.0% males, 1.6% females
- 80–84 in Kavel: 0.9% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Mackillop: 1.4% males, 1.6% females
- 75–79 in Kavel: 1.6% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Mackillop: 2.2% males, 2.3% females
- 70–74 in Kavel: 2.4% males, 2.6% females; 70–74 in Mackillop: 3.3% males, 2.9% females
- 65–69 in Kavel: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 65–69 in Mackillop: 3.8% males, 3.4% females
- 60–64 in Kavel: 2.6% males, 3.0% females; 60–64 in Mackillop: 3.9% males, 3.7% females
- 55–59 in Kavel: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Mackillop: 3.8% males, 3.6% females
- 50–54 in Kavel: 3.1% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Mackillop: 3.6% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Kavel: 3.1% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Mackillop: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Kavel: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 40–44 in Mackillop: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 35–39 in Kavel: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 35–39 in Mackillop: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 30–34 in Kavel: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 30–34 in Mackillop: 2.8% males, 2.5% females
- 25–29 in Kavel: 3.1% males, 3.2% females; 25–29 in Mackillop: 2.7% males, 2.5% females
- 20–24 in Kavel: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 20–24 in Mackillop: 2.6% males, 2.0% females
- 15–19 in Kavel: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in Mackillop: 2.9% males, 2.4% females
- 10–14 in Kavel: 3.5% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Mackillop: 3.3% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Kavel: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Mackillop: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Kavel: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 0–4 in Mackillop: 2.5% males, 2.4% 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: $537
- First area, 2016: $655
- First area, 2021: $822
- Second area, 2011: $561
- Second area, 2016: $572
- Second area, 2021: $711
- First area, 2011: $1,064
- First area, 2016: $1,245
- First area, 2021: $1,715
- Second area, 2011: $1,113
- Second area, 2016: $1,170
- Second area, 2021: $1,276
- First area, 2011: $1,293
- First area, 2016: $1,679
- First area, 2021: $2,086
- Second area, 2011: $1,363
- Second area, 2016: $1,410
- Second area, 2021: $1,641
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: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.2
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $231
- First area, 2016: $286
- First area, 2021: $350
- Second area, 2011: $265
- Second area, 2016: $270
- Second area, 2021: $196
- First area, 2011: $1,500
- First area, 2016: $1,625
- First area, 2021: $1,600
- Second area, 2011: $1,538
- Second area, 2016: $1,400
- Second area, 2021: $975
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
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). Kavel vs Mackillop [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED40025/kavel/vs/SED40029/mackillop