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Nairne vs Balhannah
Urban Centre comparison ≈ 8.7 km apart · Nairne profile · Balhannah profile
Nairne Balhannah
Nairne and Balhannah are neighbouring South Australian areas with very different age profiles and layouts. Residents are far older in Balhannah, where the typical age is 44 compared to 36 in Nairne. This is reflected in the population, with seniors making up 22.2% of Balhannah while children under 15 are more common in Nairne at 22.4%. Balhannah is also much more convenient for pedestrians; it is very walkable, with 67.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services compared to just 14% in Nairne.
Both areas sit near the national figure for people who need help with daily activities. They also share a similar profile in other ways, with nearly identical proportions of people born overseas and typical weekly household incomes around $1,700. However, the gap in age and home ownership has widened since 2011. While the typical age was once the same, residents are now eight years older in Balhannah, and the share of homes owned outright is 12.3 percentage points higher there.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 5,292
- First area, 2016: 5,074
- First area, 2021: 5,082
- Second area, 2011: 1,597
- Second area, 2016: 1,546
- Second area, 2021: 1,660
- First area, 2011: 42 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 44 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 Nairne: 0.3% males, 0.3% females; 85+ in Balhannah: 1.4% males, 1.5% females
- 80–84 in Nairne: 0.5% males, 0.6% females; 80–84 in Balhannah: 1.1% males, 1.8% females
- 75–79 in Nairne: 1.1% males, 0.9% females; 75–79 in Balhannah: 2.7% males, 2.2% females
- 70–74 in Nairne: 2.0% males, 2.5% females; 70–74 in Balhannah: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 65–69 in Nairne: 2.1% males, 2.2% females; 65–69 in Balhannah: 2.7% males, 3.7% females
- 60–64 in Nairne: 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 60–64 in Balhannah: 2.3% males, 3.7% females
- 55–59 in Nairne: 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Balhannah: 3.3% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Nairne: 3.0% males, 3.8% females; 50–54 in Balhannah: 2.8% males, 4.2% females
- 45–49 in Nairne: 3.3% males, 3.9% females; 45–49 in Balhannah: 3.1% males, 3.4% females
- 40–44 in Nairne: 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 40–44 in Balhannah: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 35–39 in Nairne: 3.4% males, 4.1% females; 35–39 in Balhannah: 2.1% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Nairne: 3.5% males, 3.9% females; 30–34 in Balhannah: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Nairne: 3.5% males, 4.0% females; 25–29 in Balhannah: 2.7% males, 2.2% females
- 20–24 in Nairne: 2.6% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Balhannah: 2.4% males, 2.7% females
- 15–19 in Nairne: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 15–19 in Balhannah: 2.9% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in Nairne: 3.6% males, 3.6% females; 10–14 in Balhannah: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Nairne: 4.0% males, 3.5% females; 5–9 in Balhannah: 2.1% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Nairne: 3.8% males, 3.9% females; 0–4 in Balhannah: 2.7% males, 3.1% 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: $506
- First area, 2016: $641
- First area, 2021: $860
- Second area, 2011: $589
- Second area, 2016: $707
- Second area, 2021: $798
- First area, 2011: $951
- First area, 2016: $1,116
- First area, 2021: $1,756
- Second area, 2011: $1,238
- Second area, 2016: $1,417
- Second area, 2021: $1,719
- First area, 2011: $1,156
- First area, 2016: $1,385
- First area, 2021: $2,075
- Second area, 2011: $1,545
- Second area, 2016: $1,792
- Second area, 2021: $2,133
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: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $200
- First area, 2021: $350
- Second area, 2016: $300
- Second area, 2021: $340
- First area, 2011: $1,500
- First area, 2016: $1,083
- First area, 2021: $1,495
- Second area, 2011: $1,625
- Second area, 2016: $1,690
- Second area, 2021: $1,625
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- 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). Nairne vs Balhannah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL414002/nairne/vs/UCL415004/balhannah