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Playford vs Taylor

State Electorate comparison ≈ 11 km apart · Playford profile · Taylor profile

Playford Taylor

Taylor and Playford are two nearby areas in South Australia with similar population sizes, yet they differ sharply in diversity and layout. Playford is much more multicultural, with 38.2% of people born overseas and 40.7% using a language other than English at home, compared to 19.6% and 15.3% in Taylor. Playford is also very walkable, with 94.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while Taylor is mostly car-dependent and only 30.4% of homes have easy walking access to food. In contrast, Taylor has a much higher share of people with no religion (50.9%) and more one-parent families (25.3%).

Since 2011, the gap in overseas births and language diversity has widened significantly. Despite these shifting trends, the two areas remain very similar in other ways, such as having the same share of people aged 65 and over (12.2%) and nearly identical typical weekly incomes of around $650 to $660. Both areas also feature a similar housing style, with about 87% of homes containing three or more bedrooms.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 25.4 pts higher in Playford Born overseas: 18.6 pts higher in Playford No religion: 15.5 pts higher in Taylor De facto: 5.2 pts higher in Taylor People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Playford

Demographics & Identity

Population in Playfordin Taylor +803 larger in Taylor gap narrowing
41,136 26th pct 41,939 27th pct
Median age in Playfordin Taylor +3 yrs older in Playford gap narrowing
35 yrs 21st pct 32 yrs 5th pct
First Nations in Playfordin Taylor +2.3 pts higher in Taylor gap widening
2.3% 49th pct 4.5% 72nd pct
Aged 65+ in Playfordin Taylor even gap narrowing
12.2% 19th pct 12.2% 19th pct
Under 15 in Playfordin Taylor +3.0 pts higher in Taylor gap narrowing
20.8% 80th pct 23.8% 94th pct
De facto in Playfordin Taylor +5.2 pts higher in Taylor gap widening
9.0% 18th pct 14.2% 79th pct

Age structure

30.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.7 pts 29.7%
20.8% Children (0–14) +3.0 pts ▸ 23.8%
23.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.2 pts 20.9%
13.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.1 pts 13.4%
12.2% Seniors (65+) even 12.2%

Marital status

46.4% Married ◂ +9.7 pts 36.7%
37.4% Never married +6.9 pts ▸ 44.3%
8.2% Divorced +1.5 pts ▸ 9.8%
4.5% Widowed +0.2 pts ▸ 4.7%
3.5% Separated +1.1 pts ▸ 4.6%

Age & sex structure

Playford Taylor

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Playfordin Taylor +18.6 pts higher in Playford gap widening
38.2% 80th pct 19.6% 39th pct

Country of birth

58.1% Australia +15.4 pts ▸ 73.5%
6.3% India ◂ +5.5 pts 0.8%
3.5% England +1.5 pts ▸ 5.0%
4.5% Vietnam ◂ +3.3 pts 1.2%
2.3% Philippines ◂ +1.4 pts 0.8%
0.8% China ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%
0.5% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.5% Italy even 0.5%
0.5% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%
0.3% South Africa even 0.2%

Ancestry

26.3% English +13.8 pts ▸ 40.1%
24.4% Australian +11.7 pts ▸ 36.1%
4.7% Scottish +2.4 pts ▸ 7.1%
6.5% Vietnamese ◂ +4.7 pts 1.8%
4.1% German +1.6 pts ▸ 5.7%
5.7% Indian ◂ +4.8 pts 0.9%
4.3% Irish +1.2 pts ▸ 5.5%
3.7% Italian +1.3 pts ▸ 5.0%
3.5% Chinese ◂ +2.6 pts 0.8%
3.1% Filipino ◂ +1.9 pts 1.3%
1.0% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%
1.4% Greek even 1.3%

Language

Other language in Playfordin Taylor +25.4 pts higher in Playford gap widening
40.7% 87th pct 15.3% 51st pct
Limited English in Playfordin Taylor +5.3 pts higher in Playford gap widening
8.7% 91st pct 3.4% 70th pct

Language used at home

55.1% English only +23.1 pts ▸ 78.2%
6.6% Vietnamese ◂ +4.9 pts 1.7%
3.4% Punjabi ◂ +2.8 pts 0.7%
1.6% Arabic ◂ +1.2 pts 0.4%
1.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%
1.1% Mandarin ◂ +0.9 pts 0.2%
1.0% Hindi ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%
0.8% Italian even 0.8%
0.7% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%
0.5% Cantonese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Playfordin Taylor +15.5 pts higher in Taylor gap widening
35.4% 25th pct 50.9% 90th pct

Religious affiliation

35.4% No religion +15.5 pts ▸ 50.9%
34.2% Christianity ◂ +0.5 pts 33.6%
9.1% Islam ◂ +5.9 pts 3.2%
5.3% Not stated +2.8 pts ▸ 8.1%
7.5% Buddhism ◂ +5.2 pts 2.3%
5.2% Hinduism ◂ +4.5 pts 0.7%
3.4% Other religions ◂ +2.2 pts 1.2%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Playfordin Taylor +11.1 pts higher in Playford gap widening
52.6% 42nd pct 41.6% 17th pct
Bachelor+ in Playfordin Taylor +8.5 pts higher in Playford gap widening
16.3% 33rd pct 7.8% 0th pct
Schools/1k kids in Playfordin Taylor +0.28 more in Playford
1.29 15th pct 1.00 6th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Playfordin Taylor +1 more in Playford
11 14th pct 10 13th pct
Students in Playfordin Taylor +329 more in Taylor
6,444 25th pct 6,773 28th pct
Avg size in Playfordin Taylor +91 larger in Taylor
586 69th pct 677 81st pct
ICSEA in Playfordin Taylor even
964 18th pct 963 18th pct

Highest year of school

52.6% Year 12 ◂ +11.1 pts 41.6%
14.3% Year 11 +4.5 pts ▸ 18.8%
13.8% Year 10 +4.8 pts ▸ 18.6%
14.5% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.6 pts 12.9%

Highest qualification level

34.3% Certificate III / IV +9.4 pts ▸ 43.7%
22.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +11.0 pts 11.9%
14.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.2 pts 13.1%
7.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +5.2 pts 2.3%
3.3% Certificate I / II +1.5 pts ▸ 4.8%
2.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

Field of qualification

18.5% Management & commerce ◂ +2.8 pts 15.7%
16.9% Engineering & related ◂ +1.5 pts 15.4%
13.9% Society & culture +2.1 pts ▸ 15.9%
10.7% Health ◂ +2.0 pts 8.7%
5.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.1 pts ▸ 6.9%
5.6% Education ◂ +0.5 pts 5.0%
4.5% Information technology ◂ +2.4 pts 2.1%
4.1% Architecture & building +0.2 pts ▸ 4.3%
2.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.2 pts 1.3%
2.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 2.0%
1.3% Agriculture & environment +0.7 pts ▸ 2.0%

Income

Personal income in Playfordin Taylor +$12 higher in Taylor gap narrowing
$650 13th pct $662 14th pct
Household income in Playfordin Taylor +$195 higher in Playford gap widening
$1,460 28th pct $1,265 10th pct
Family income in Playfordin Taylor +$146 higher in Playford gap widening
$1,635 14th pct $1,489 8th pct
High earners in Playfordin Taylor +0.4 pts higher in Playford gap steady
4.1% 2nd pct 3.7% 0th pct
High-income homes in Playfordin Taylor +2.8 pts higher in Playford gap widening
11.7% 12th pct 8.9% 2nd pct

Household income distribution

32.6% $650–$1,499 +2.6 pts ▸ 35.2%
33.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.9 pts 28.8%
15.8% Under $650 +3.5 pts ▸ 19.3%
7.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.8 pts 5.7%
4.2% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 3.2%

Personal income distribution

47.5% Under $650 ◂ +2.1 pts 45.4%
35.9% $650–$1,499 +0.3 pts ▸ 36.2%
10.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.3 pts 9.5%
0.9% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Playfordin Taylor +4.9 pts higher in Taylor
27.2% 44th pct 32.1% 75th pct
Mental health in Playfordin Taylor +4.0 pts higher in Taylor
8.6% 44th pct 12.6% 93rd pct
Needs assistance in Playfordin Taylor +1.2 pts higher in Taylor gap steady
6.6% 72nd pct 7.8% 88th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

8.6% Mental health +4.0 pts ▸ 12.6%
9.1% Asthma +2.6 pts ▸ 11.7%
7.8% Arthritis +1.9 pts ▸ 9.7%
8.1% Other condition +0.9 pts ▸ 8.9%
6.4% Diabetes +0.1 pts ▸ 6.5%
3.3% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 3.9%
1.7% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 2.5%
2.0% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 2.3%
0.8% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.5% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.4% None ◂ +7.8 pts 58.6%
18.2% One condition +1.8 pts ▸ 20.0%
5.8% Two conditions +1.7 pts ▸ 7.5%
3.3% Three or more +1.4 pts ▸ 4.6%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Playfordin Taylor +0.5 pts higher in Playford gap narrowing
9.2% 11th pct 8.6% 9th pct
Unpaid carers in Playfordin Taylor +0.6 pts higher in Taylor gap steady
12.1% 50th pct 12.7% 64th pct
Unpaid child care in Playfordin Taylor +0.5 pts higher in Taylor gap narrowing
28.5% 70th pct 29.1% 74th pct
Defence service in Playfordin Taylor +2.1 pts higher in Taylor
2.7% 46th pct 4.8% 87th pct
Housework 15h+ in Playfordin Taylor +0.8 pts higher in Taylor gap steady
18.2% 24th pct 18.9% 30th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Playfordin Taylor +0.1 larger in Playford gap narrowing
2.8 79th pct 2.7 71st pct
One-parent in Playfordin Taylor +7.7 pts higher in Taylor gap widening
17.6% 80th pct 25.3% 100th pct
Living alone in Playfordin Taylor +4.0 pts higher in Taylor gap narrowing
21.9% 29th pct 25.9% 51st pct

Family composition

61.8% Couples with children ◂ +8.2 pts 53.6%
17.6% One-parent families +7.7 pts ▸ 25.3%
19.3% Couples without children +0.4 pts ▸ 19.7%
1.3% Other families even 1.4%

Household size

28.4% 2 people +2.2 pts ▸ 30.6%
21.9% 1 person +4.0 pts ▸ 25.9%
18.3% 3 people ◂ +1.8 pts 16.5%
17.4% 4 people ◂ +3.1 pts 14.4%
8.0% 5 people ◂ +0.9 pts 7.1%
5.9% 6 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 5.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Playfordin Taylor +$35 higher in Playford gap widening
$310 29th pct $275 15th pct
Mortgage in Playfordin Taylor +$65 higher in Playford gap widening
$1,365 14th pct $1,300 11th pct
People / bedroom in Playfordin Taylor +0.10 higher in Playford gap steady
0.90 86th pct 0.80 29th pct
Renting in Playfordin Taylor +7.1 pts higher in Taylor gap widening
29.3% 54th pct 36.4% 73rd pct
Owned outright in Playfordin Taylor +4.2 pts higher in Playford gap narrowing
24.2% 22nd pct 20.0% 12th pct
Separate houses in Playfordin Taylor +2.6 pts higher in Playford gap steady
87.0% 67th pct 84.4% 59th pct
3+ bedrooms in Playfordin Taylor +0.7 pts higher in Playford gap narrowing
87.6% 85th pct 86.9% 83rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.4 pts 40.2%
29.3% Rented +7.1 pts ▸ 36.4%
24.2% Owned outright ◂ +4.2 pts 20.0%
1.3% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.5% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

Types of homes

87.0% Separate house ◂ +2.6 pts 84.4%
8.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.1 pts ▸ 12.8%
4.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +3.0 pts 1.0%
0.0% Other dwelling +1.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

Bedrooms per home

59.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.9 pts 57.7%
24.3% 4 bedrooms +0.7 pts ▸ 25.0%
9.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.5 pts 7.9%
3.7% 5 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 4.2%
1.6% 1 bedroom +1.0 pts ▸ 2.6%
0.1% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

49.9% $200–$349 +18.6 pts ▸ 68.5%
27.5% $350–$549 ◂ +16.1 pts 11.4%
17.7% Under $200 ◂ +1.0 pts 16.7%
0.9% $550–$749 ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%
0.2% $750 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

51.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.0 pts 48.6%
21.2% Under $1,000 +4.0 pts ▸ 25.2%
18.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.5 pts 17.8%
4.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 3.3%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Playfordin Taylor +2.7 pts higher in Taylor gap steady
5.6% 51st pct 8.3% 76th pct
Work from home in Playfordin Taylor +0.3 pts higher in Taylor gap steady
5.4% 11th pct 5.7% 12th pct
PT commute in Playfordin Taylor +1.0 pts higher in Playford gap narrowing
3.0% 58th pct 2.0% 44th pct
PT stops in Playfordin Taylor +46 more in Taylor
156 25th pct 202 34th pct
Stops/1k in Playfordin Taylor +1.02 more in Taylor
3.79 32nd pct 4.82 55th pct
Departures/1k in Playfordin Taylor +123.4 more in Taylor
774.6 41st pct 898.0 46th pct
PT routes in Playfordin Taylor +5 more in Taylor
18 28th pct 23 40th pct

How people get to work

72.5% Car (driver) ◂ +1.3 pts 71.2%
5.4% Worked at home +0.3 pts ▸ 5.7%
5.2% Car (passenger) even 5.2%
2.8% Bus ◂ +0.9 pts 1.9%
0.7% Walked +1.0 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.2% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Train even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

39.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.6 pts 35.6%
33.7% 1 vehicle +3.5 pts ▸ 37.2%
14.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.2 pts 11.8%
5.6% No vehicle +2.7 pts ▸ 8.3%
7.5% 4 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 7.1%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Playfordin Taylor +6.6 pts higher in Taylor gap steady
35.1% 27th pct 41.7% 64th pct
Recent arrivals in Playfordin Taylor +5.9 pts higher in Playford gap steady
14.7% 62nd pct 8.7% 29th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Playfordin Taylor +1.5 pts higher in Taylor gap widening
7.5% 87th pct 9.0% 89th pct
Participation in Playfordin Taylor +2.4 pts higher in Playford gap narrowing
61.1% 48th pct 58.6% 34th pct
Full-time in Playfordin Taylor +0.3 pts higher in Taylor gap narrowing
58.6% 49th pct 58.9% 51st pct

Industries people work in

15.9% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.7 pts 14.2%
10.4% Retail trade +1.3 pts ▸ 11.7%
10.2% Manufacturing ◂ +0.7 pts 9.5%
8.4% Construction +0.7 pts ▸ 9.1%
6.0% Public administration & safety +1.9 pts ▸ 7.9%
6.9% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.4 pts 6.4%
6.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.2 pts 5.4%
6.0% Education & training ◂ +0.6 pts 5.3%
4.7% Administrative & support +0.4 pts ▸ 5.1%
2.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +1.4 pts ▸ 4.3%
4.1% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 4.1%
3.7% Professional & technical ◂ +0.9 pts 2.8%

Occupations people work in

15.4% Labourers +0.5 pts ▸ 15.9%
15.4% Community & personal service +0.2 pts ▸ 15.6%
13.7% Technicians & trades even 13.8%
13.4% Professionals ◂ +4.1 pts 9.3%
11.8% Clerical & administrative +0.2 pts ▸ 12.0%
10.5% Machinery operators & drivers +1.4 pts ▸ 11.8%
9.0% Managers +1.0 pts ▸ 10.0%
8.5% Sales workers +0.9 pts ▸ 9.3%

Walkability

Walk score in Playfordin Taylor +2.3 higher in Playford
6.2 61st pct 3.9 22nd pct
Types ≤15 min in Playfordin Taylor +2.2 more in Playford
5.9 57th pct 3.6 18th pct
15-min city in Playfordin Taylor +53.8 pts higher in Playford
91.9% 78th pct 38.1% 15th pct
Walk to shops in Playfordin Taylor +64.0 pts higher in Playford
94.4% 87th pct 30.4% 9th pct
Walk to transit in Playfordin Taylor +21.1 pts higher in Playford
99.2% 81st pct 78.1% 36th pct
Walk to school in Playfordin Taylor +36.0 pts higher in Playford
84.0% 62nd pct 48.0% 20th pct
Walk to a park in Playfordin Taylor +11.9 pts higher in Playford
99.8% 77th pct 87.9% 35th pct
Walk to health in Playfordin Taylor +25.8 pts higher in Playford
39.7% 39th pct 13.9% 2nd pct
Amenities/1k in Playfordin Taylor +1.4 more in Taylor
7.5 0th pct 8.9 6th pct
Intersections/km² in Playfordin Taylor +186 higher in Playford
214 77th pct 28 35th pct
Mean slope in Playfordin Taylor +0.6 pts higher in Playford
3.4% 13th pct 2.8% 2nd pct

Compare Playford with nearby areas

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Compare Taylor with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Playford vs Taylor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED40036/playford/vs/SED40042/taylor