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Freeling vs Kapunda
Urban Centre comparison ≈ 16 km apart · Freeling profile · Kapunda profile
Freeling Kapunda
Kapunda and Freeling are nearby South Australian towns with similar populations, but they have very different residents. Kapunda is far older, with a typical age of 49 and 26.6% of people aged 65 and over. It is also very walkable, with most homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and health services. Freeling is much younger, with a typical age of 33 and 24.9% of the population being children under 15. Typical household incomes are well higher in Freeling, where the usual weekly income is $1,755 compared to $1,133 in Kapunda.
Everyday life in both places shares some common ground, such as similar rates of university qualifications and very low numbers of recent overseas arrivals. However, the gaps between the two are widening in several areas. The age difference has grown, with the gap in typical age increasing from 9 to 16 years since 2011. This trend is also seen in home ownership, as the gap in homes owned outright has widened to 17 percentage points.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,591
- First area, 2016: 2,052
- First area, 2021: 2,516
- Second area, 2011: 2,484
- Second area, 2016: 2,598
- Second area, 2021: 2,633
- First area, 2011: 35 yrs
- First area, 2016: 34 yrs
- First area, 2021: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 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 Freeling: 0.2% males, 1.0% females; 85+ in Kapunda: 1.2% males, 1.4% females
- 80–84 in Freeling: 0.5% males, 0.6% females; 80–84 in Kapunda: 1.4% males, 2.2% females
- 75–79 in Freeling: 0.9% males, 1.0% females; 75–79 in Kapunda: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 70–74 in Freeling: 2.2% males, 2.0% females; 70–74 in Kapunda: 3.6% males, 2.9% females
- 65–69 in Freeling: 2.2% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in Kapunda: 3.4% males, 4.4% females
- 60–64 in Freeling: 3.1% males, 2.5% females; 60–64 in Kapunda: 5.0% males, 3.5% females
- 55–59 in Freeling: 2.7% males, 2.7% females; 55–59 in Kapunda: 3.4% males, 4.3% females
- 50–54 in Freeling: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 50–54 in Kapunda: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Freeling: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 45–49 in Kapunda: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Freeling: 2.8% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in Kapunda: 2.7% males, 2.1% females
- 35–39 in Freeling: 2.6% males, 4.1% females; 35–39 in Kapunda: 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 30–34 in Freeling: 3.5% males, 3.5% females; 30–34 in Kapunda: 2.2% males, 3.2% females
- 25–29 in Freeling: 3.4% males, 4.1% females; 25–29 in Kapunda: 2.1% males, 2.5% females
- 20–24 in Freeling: 3.0% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Kapunda: 2.0% males, 1.9% females
- 15–19 in Freeling: 3.8% males, 2.7% females; 15–19 in Kapunda: 2.6% males, 2.3% females
- 10–14 in Freeling: 4.5% males, 4.3% females; 10–14 in Kapunda: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 5–9 in Freeling: 4.5% males, 4.5% females; 5–9 in Kapunda: 2.9% males, 2.5% females
- 0–4 in Freeling: 4.0% males, 3.4% females; 0–4 in Kapunda: 2.8% males, 2.3% 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: $539
- First area, 2016: $658
- First area, 2021: $792
- Second area, 2011: $459
- Second area, 2016: $524
- Second area, 2021: $623
- First area, 2011: $1,193
- First area, 2016: $1,443
- First area, 2021: $1,755
- Second area, 2011: $863
- Second area, 2016: $979
- Second area, 2021: $1,133
- First area, 2011: $1,375
- First area, 2016: $1,625
- First area, 2021: $2,001
- Second area, 2011: $1,088
- Second area, 2016: $1,243
- Second area, 2021: $1,479
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: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.8
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $330
- Second area, 2016: $220
- Second area, 2021: $245
- First area, 2011: $1,218
- First area, 2016: $1,365
- First area, 2021: $1,400
- Second area, 2011: $1,100
- Second area, 2016: $1,198
- Second area, 2021: $1,083
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- 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). Freeling vs Kapunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL415012/freeling/vs/UCL415016/kapunda