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Angaston vs Swan Reach
Urban Centre comparison ≈ 51 km apart · Angaston profile · Swan Reach profile
Angaston Swan Reach
Swan Reach (L) and Angaston are two South Australian areas with very different social profiles. Swan Reach (L) is a sparsely populated area with a much older population; the typical resident is 61, and 42% of people are aged 65 and over. Angaston is larger and has a younger feel, with 18.6% of people under 15 compared to just 5.8% in Swan Reach (L). There are also significant gaps in education and income, with Angaston far higher in the share of adults with a bachelor degree (18% versus 3.1%) and a much higher typical weekly household income of $1,839 compared to $1,016 in Swan Reach (L).
Both areas have similar shares of people born overseas, with each sitting around 11%. While they share this trait, other gaps have shifted over time. Since 2011, the age difference has grown, and the lead has flipped for children and the share of people living alone, which is now far higher in Swan Reach (L). Angaston has also become much more distinct in its workforce and housing, with a far higher share of people working or looking for work and a much higher number of homes with three or more bedrooms.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,940
- First area, 2016: 2,044
- First area, 2021: 2,184
- Second area, 2011: 395
- Second area, 2016: 390
- Second area, 2021: 274
- First area, 2011: 44 yrs
- First area, 2016: 43 yrs
- First area, 2021: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 53 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 61 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 Angaston: 1.1% males, 1.0% females; 85+ in Swan Reach: 1.1% males, 2.6% females
- 80–84 in Angaston: 1.5% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Swan Reach: 3.3% males, 3.7% females
- 75–79 in Angaston: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 75–79 in Swan Reach: 3.7% males, 3.3% females
- 70–74 in Angaston: 2.1% males, 3.8% females; 70–74 in Swan Reach: 5.9% males, 5.2% females
- 65–69 in Angaston: 3.8% males, 3.3% females; 65–69 in Swan Reach: 6.6% males, 5.9% females
- 60–64 in Angaston: 4.0% males, 3.6% females; 60–64 in Swan Reach: 7.0% males, 7.7% females
- 55–59 in Angaston: 3.5% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Swan Reach: 4.1% males, 3.3% females
- 50–54 in Angaston: 3.3% males, 3.8% females; 50–54 in Swan Reach: 5.9% males, 1.8% females
- 45–49 in Angaston: 3.1% males, 3.8% females; 45–49 in Swan Reach: 3.0% males, 3.7% females
- 40–44 in Angaston: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Swan Reach: 1.8% males, 1.1% females
- 35–39 in Angaston: 3.1% males, 2.8% females; 35–39 in Swan Reach: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Angaston: 2.0% males, 2.7% females; 30–34 in Swan Reach: 2.6% males, 2.2% females
- 25–29 in Angaston: 1.8% males, 2.2% females; 25–29 in Swan Reach: 3.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Angaston: 2.3% males, 1.7% females; 20–24 in Swan Reach: 0.0% males, 2.2% females
- 15–19 in Angaston: 2.4% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in Swan Reach: 0.0% males, 2.2% females
- 10–14 in Angaston: 3.8% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Swan Reach: 1.1% males, 1.1% females
- 5–9 in Angaston: 3.6% males, 3.3% females; 5–9 in Swan Reach: 1.5% males, 3.3% females
- 0–4 in Angaston: 2.4% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Swan Reach: 0.0% males, 0.0% 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: $558
- First area, 2016: $640
- First area, 2021: $742
- Second area, 2011: $533
- Second area, 2016: $461
- Second area, 2021: $502
- First area, 2011: $1,010
- First area, 2016: $1,158
- First area, 2021: $1,331
- Second area, 2011: $1,125
- Second area, 2016: $716
- Second area, 2021: $782
- First area, 2011: $1,301
- First area, 2016: $1,438
- First area, 2021: $1,839
- Second area, 2011: $1,305
- Second area, 2016: $1,009
- Second area, 2021: $1,016
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: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.8
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 1.6
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $225
- First area, 2021: $250
- Second area, 2016: $150
- Second area, 2021: $200
- First area, 2011: $1,200
- First area, 2016: $1,380
- First area, 2021: $1,385
- Second area, 2011: $1,083
- Second area, 2016: $531
- Second area, 2021: $650
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.60
- 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). Angaston vs Swan Reach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL415001/angaston/vs/UCL422053/swan-reach