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Victor Harbor vs Willunga

Urban Centre comparison ≈ 30 km apart · Victor Harbor profile · Willunga profile

Victor Harbor Willunga

Victor Harbor and Willunga are nearby South Australian areas with very different profiles. Victor Harbor is a retirement destination where residents are far older, with a typical age of 61 and 44.8% of people aged 65 and over. This is consistent with a higher share of people living alone (33.9%) and more people needing help with daily activities. In contrast, Willunga is younger and wealthier, with a typical family income of $1,972 compared to $1,224 in Victor Harbor. Willunga also has a more qualified workforce, with 28.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, while the figure is 15.8% in Victor Harbor.

Both areas are very similar in the share of people born overseas, which sits at around 20%. However, other gaps have grown since 2011, such as the difference in typical age and the share of high-earning households. Willunga is also more walkable, with a far higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries (86.1%) and health services (85.6%) than Victor Harbor.

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Where they differ most

Participation: 23.5 pts higher in Willunga Median age: 14 yrs older in Victor Harbor Aged 65+: 21.8 pts higher in Victor Harbor Population: 14,409 larger in Victor Harbor Year 12: 19.3 pts higher in Willunga

Demographics & Identity

Population in Victor Harborin Willunga +14,409 larger in Victor Harbor gap widening
16,709 86th pct 2,300 74th pct
Median age in Victor Harborin Willunga +14 yrs older in Victor Harbor gap widening
61 yrs 96th pct 47 yrs 57th pct
First Nations in Victor Harborin Willunga +0.6 pts higher in Victor Harbor gap narrowing
1.7% 18th pct 1.0% 11th pct
Aged 65+ in Victor Harborin Willunga +21.8 pts higher in Victor Harbor gap widening
44.8% 99th pct 23.0% 52nd pct
Under 15 in Victor Harborin Willunga +6.6 pts higher in Willunga gap widening
11.6% 13th pct 18.1% 54th pct
De facto in Victor Harborin Willunga +4.5 pts higher in Willunga gap widening
9.2% 13th pct 13.6% 58th pct

Age structure

44.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +21.8 pts 23.0%
23.0% Older adults (45–64) +7.2 pts ▸ 30.2%
13.9% Young adults (25–44) +4.6 pts ▸ 18.5%
11.6% Children (0–14) +6.6 pts ▸ 18.1%
6.6% Youth (15–24) +3.5 pts ▸ 10.2%

Marital status

52.6% Married +2.3 pts ▸ 54.9%
22.0% Never married +5.8 pts ▸ 27.8%
12.0% Divorced ◂ +2.5 pts 9.5%
9.9% Widowed ◂ +5.4 pts 4.5%
3.5% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Victor Harbor Willunga

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Victor Harborin Willunga even gap narrowing
20.2% 90th pct 20.3% 90th pct

Country of birth

75.7% Australia +0.1 pts ▸ 75.7%
11.2% England +1.2 pts ▸ 12.4%
1.0% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.5% Philippines ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.3% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.3% India ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.2% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

53.0% English even 53.0%
36.4% Australian +3.0 pts ▸ 39.3%
11.7% Scottish +1.3 pts ▸ 13.0%
9.6% Irish +0.2 pts ▸ 9.8%
9.1% German ◂ +0.6 pts 8.6%
1.9% Dutch +0.9 pts ▸ 2.8%
1.9% Italian even 1.9%
0.6% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%
0.5% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.4% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%
0.3% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%
0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Other language in Victor Harborin Willunga +1.1 pts higher in Victor Harbor gap narrowing
3.5% 47th pct 2.4% 28th pct
Limited English in Victor Harborin Willunga +0.2 pts higher in Victor Harbor
0.2% 52nd pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

92.9% English only +1.0 pts ▸ 93.9%
0.2% Italian even 0.2%
0.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.1% Greek even 0.1%
0.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Victor Harborin Willunga +13.3 pts higher in Willunga gap widening
47.7% 69th pct 61.0% 98th pct

Religious affiliation

47.7% No religion +13.3 pts ▸ 61.0%
44.2% Christianity ◂ +13.0 pts 31.2%
6.5% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 5.8%
0.6% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.5% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.2% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.2% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Victor Harborin Willunga +19.3 pts higher in Willunga gap steady
41.5% 59th pct 60.8% 94th pct
Bachelor+ in Victor Harborin Willunga +12.6 pts higher in Willunga gap widening
15.8% 71st pct 28.4% 93rd pct

Highest year of school

41.5% Year 12 +19.3 pts ▸ 60.8%
21.8% Year 10 ◂ +9.2 pts 12.5%
20.5% Year 11 ◂ +2.7 pts 17.8%
11.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +6.4 pts 4.7%

Highest qualification level

33.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +6.5 pts 27.4%
18.9% Bachelor degree +9.8 pts ▸ 28.7%
17.7% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.5 pts 16.2%
5.0% Postgraduate degree +2.1 pts ▸ 7.1%
4.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.9 pts ▸ 6.9%
2.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.0 pts 1.6%

Field of qualification

15.6% Management & commerce ◂ +2.6 pts 13.1%
13.6% Society & culture +1.8 pts ▸ 15.5%
14.3% Engineering & related ◂ +2.1 pts 12.2%
13.7% Health ◂ +0.7 pts 13.0%
11.4% Education +1.9 pts ▸ 13.3%
5.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.5 pts 3.2%
2.7% Creative arts +2.7 pts ▸ 5.4%
4.7% Architecture & building +0.3 pts ▸ 5.0%
3.0% Agriculture & environment +1.5 pts ▸ 4.4%
1.8% Natural & physical sciences +1.7 pts ▸ 3.5%
1.0% Information technology +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Victor Harborin Willunga +$218 higher in Willunga gap widening
$541 25th pct $759 70th pct
Household income in Victor Harborin Willunga +$671 higher in Willunga gap widening
$963 20th pct $1,634 73rd pct
Family income in Victor Harborin Willunga +$748 higher in Willunga gap widening
$1,224 19th pct $1,972 74th pct
High earners in Victor Harborin Willunga +5.9 pts higher in Willunga gap widening
4.5% 31st pct 10.4% 78th pct
High-income homes in Victor Harborin Willunga +14.1 pts higher in Willunga gap widening
6.1% 23rd pct 20.2% 81st pct

Household income distribution

43.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +13.5 pts 29.4%
18.8% $1,500–$2,999 +10.5 pts ▸ 29.3%
25.8% Under $650 ◂ +11.3 pts 14.5%
3.3% $3,000–$3,999 +7.6 pts ▸ 10.8%
2.9% $4,000 or more +6.6 pts ▸ 9.4%

Personal income distribution

56.9% Under $650 ◂ +15.7 pts 41.2%
28.6% $650–$1,499 +4.2 pts ▸ 32.9%
7.9% $1,500–$2,999 +9.5 pts ▸ 17.4%
1.7% $3,000 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Victor Harborin Willunga +15.5 pts higher in Victor Harbor
44.9% 95th pct 29.3% 31st pct
Mental health in Victor Harborin Willunga +5.2 pts higher in Victor Harbor
12.1% 79th pct 7.0% 20th pct
Needs assistance in Victor Harborin Willunga +6.7 pts higher in Victor Harbor gap widening
10.6% 88th pct 3.9% 19th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

18.2% Arthritis ◂ +7.0 pts 11.2%
12.1% Mental health ◂ +5.2 pts 7.0%
11.5% Other condition ◂ +3.0 pts 8.6%
9.8% Asthma ◂ +1.4 pts 8.4%
9.0% Heart disease ◂ +4.5 pts 4.5%
8.0% Diabetes ◂ +4.3 pts 3.7%
6.2% Cancer ◂ +2.5 pts 3.7%
3.7% Lung condition ◂ +2.4 pts 1.3%
2.0% Stroke ◂ +1.1 pts 0.9%
1.9% Dementia ◂ +1.4 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

49.0% None +16.1 pts ▸ 65.1%
26.8% One condition ◂ +6.5 pts 20.2%
11.9% Two conditions ◂ +5.1 pts 6.7%
6.3% Three or more ◂ +3.9 pts 2.3%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Victor Harborin Willunga +4.3 pts higher in Willunga gap narrowing
22.7% 81st pct 27.0% 91st pct
Unpaid carers in Victor Harborin Willunga +0.1 pts higher in Victor Harbor gap steady
15.9% 85th pct 15.8% 85th pct
Unpaid child care in Victor Harborin Willunga +15.5 pts higher in Willunga gap widening
19.2% 24th pct 34.7% 87th pct
Defence service in Victor Harborin Willunga +2.5 pts higher in Victor Harbor
5.7% 86th pct 3.2% 40th pct
Housework 15h+ in Victor Harborin Willunga +0.2 pts higher in Willunga gap narrowing
27.8% 80th pct 28.0% 81st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Victor Harborin Willunga +0.5 larger in Willunga gap widening
2.0 14th pct 2.5 64th pct
One-parent in Victor Harborin Willunga +4.2 pts higher in Victor Harbor gap narrowing
14.8% 48th pct 10.6% 23rd pct
Living alone in Victor Harborin Willunga +13.2 pts higher in Victor Harbor gap widening
33.9% 67th pct 20.7% 25th pct

Family composition

34.8% Couples with children +22.8 pts ▸ 57.6%
49.4% Couples without children ◂ +18.1 pts 31.3%
14.8% One-parent families ◂ +4.2 pts 10.6%
0.9% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

Household size

45.3% 2 people ◂ +5.5 pts 39.8%
33.9% 1 person ◂ +13.2 pts 20.7%
7.1% 4 people +10.0 pts ▸ 17.1%
9.9% 3 people +5.2 pts ▸ 15.1%
2.7% 5 people +2.9 pts ▸ 5.6%
1.1% 6 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 2.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Victor Harborin Willunga +$40 higher in Willunga
$290 56th pct $330 70th pct
Mortgage in Victor Harborin Willunga +$301 higher in Willunga gap narrowing
$1,249 39th pct $1,550 65th pct
People / bedroom in Victor Harborin Willunga +0.10 higher in Willunga gap steady
0.70 14th pct 0.80 57th pct
Renting in Victor Harborin Willunga +7.5 pts higher in Victor Harbor gap narrowing
21.7% 51st pct 14.2% 26th pct
Owned outright in Victor Harborin Willunga +6.9 pts higher in Victor Harbor gap widening
49.6% 81st pct 42.7% 60th pct
Separate houses in Victor Harborin Willunga +8.2 pts higher in Willunga gap widening
87.8% 26th pct 95.9% 64th pct
3+ bedrooms in Victor Harborin Willunga +8.8 pts higher in Willunga gap widening
76.2% 46th pct 85.0% 75th pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.6% Owned outright ◂ +6.9 pts 42.7%
22.2% Owned with a mortgage +17.6 pts ▸ 39.9%
21.7% Rented ◂ +7.5 pts 14.2%
5.1% Other tenure ◂ +3.3 pts 1.9%
1.4% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

Types of homes

87.8% Separate house +8.2 pts ▸ 95.9%
9.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +7.4 pts 1.9%
2.1% Flat or apartment even 2.1%
0.5% Other dwelling ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

52.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +4.3 pts 47.9%
21.2% 4 bedrooms +9.8 pts ▸ 31.0%
20.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +8.6 pts 11.9%
2.7% 5 or more +3.3 pts ▸ 6.0%
2.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%
0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

61.9% $200–$349 ◂ +2.9 pts 59.0%
19.6% $350–$549 +14.0 pts ▸ 33.6%
14.8% Under $200 ◂ +9.9 pts 4.9%
0.4% $550–$749 +2.9 pts ▸ 3.3%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

43.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.8 pts 38.2%
14.5% $1,800–$2,999 +19.3 pts ▸ 33.8%
33.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +14.7 pts 19.0%
2.9% $3,000 or more +3.8 pts ▸ 6.7%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Victor Harborin Willunga +2.3 pts higher in Victor Harbor gap narrowing
5.6% 65th pct 3.3% 44th pct
Work from home in Victor Harborin Willunga +4.7 pts higher in Willunga gap widening
10.0% 62nd pct 14.7% 80th pct
PT commute in Victor Harborin Willunga +1.0 pts higher in Willunga gap steady
0.2% 59th pct 1.2% 79th pct

How people get to work

63.9% Car (driver) ◂ +1.9 pts 62.0%
10.0% Worked at home +4.7 pts ▸ 14.7%
5.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.8 pts 2.2%
3.6% Walked ◂ +1.5 pts 2.1%
0.1% Train +1.1 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%
0.1% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

47.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +18.4 pts 29.4%
33.7% 2 vehicles +9.1 pts ▸ 42.9%
9.0% 3 vehicles +7.7 pts ▸ 16.7%
3.8% 4 or more +5.4 pts ▸ 9.2%
5.6% No vehicle ◂ +2.3 pts 3.3%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Victor Harborin Willunga +7.3 pts higher in Victor Harbor gap steady
41.2% 77th pct 33.9% 45th pct
Recent arrivals in Victor Harborin Willunga +3.7 pts higher in Victor Harbor gap narrowing
3.7% 44th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Victor Harborin Willunga +1.0 pts higher in Victor Harbor gap narrowing
5.8% 65th pct 4.8% 52nd pct
Participation in Victor Harborin Willunga +23.5 pts higher in Willunga gap widening
37.8% 12th pct 61.2% 74th pct
Full-time in Victor Harborin Willunga +6.0 pts higher in Willunga gap widening
42.6% 4th pct 48.6% 15th pct

Industries people work in

20.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.5 pts 15.7%
12.9% Retail trade ◂ +4.4 pts 8.5%
7.8% Education & training +4.3 pts ▸ 12.1%
10.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.3 pts 9.4%
9.2% Construction +1.5 pts ▸ 10.6%
3.9% Manufacturing +4.7 pts ▸ 8.6%
4.1% Professional & technical +3.8 pts ▸ 7.9%
4.8% Public administration & safety +1.7 pts ▸ 6.5%
4.9% Administrative & support ◂ +1.4 pts 3.5%
4.5% Other services ◂ +2.3 pts 2.2%
2.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing even 2.5%
2.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.4 pts 2.0%

Occupations people work in

16.6% Professionals +8.7 pts ▸ 25.3%
18.1% Community & personal service ◂ +4.8 pts 13.4%
14.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.1 pts 13.8%
10.9% Managers +2.5 pts ▸ 13.4%
12.4% Labourers ◂ +1.8 pts 10.6%
9.9% Clerical & administrative +1.5 pts ▸ 11.4%
10.9% Sales workers ◂ +4.4 pts 6.6%
4.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.7 pts 4.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Victor Harborin Willunga +1.8 higher in Willunga
4.6 56th pct 6.4 90th pct
Types ≤15 min in Victor Harborin Willunga +2.4 more in Willunga
4.6 49th pct 7.0 91st pct
15-min city in Victor Harborin Willunga +32.7 pts higher in Willunga
55.0% 47th pct 87.8% 80th pct
Walk to shops in Victor Harborin Willunga +41.6 pts higher in Willunga
44.5% 41st pct 86.1% 77th pct
Walk to transit in Victor Harborin Willunga +15.3 pts higher in Willunga
71.0% 64th pct 86.4% 78th pct
Walk to school in Victor Harborin Willunga +24.5 pts higher in Willunga
44.7% 34th pct 69.2% 50th pct
Walk to a park in Victor Harborin Willunga +4.7 pts higher in Victor Harbor
96.5% 65th pct 91.8% 48th pct
Walk to health in Victor Harborin Willunga +33.9 pts higher in Willunga
51.7% 63rd pct 85.6% 85th pct
Amenities/1k in Victor Harborin Willunga +0.1 more in Willunga
13.8 35th pct 13.9 36th pct
Intersections/km² in Victor Harborin Willunga +42 higher in Victor Harbor
89 89th pct 48 71st pct
Mean slope in Victor Harborin Willunga +0.1 pts higher in Victor Harbor
5.7% 64th pct 5.6% 63rd pct

Compare Victor Harbor with nearby areas

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Compare Willunga with nearby areas

McLaren Vale McLaren Flat Mount Compass Myponga Clarendon Meadows Victor Harbor Yankalilla

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Victor Harbor vs Willunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL413006/victor-harbor/vs/UCL415048/willunga