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Freeling vs Tanunda
Urban Centre comparison ≈ 16 km apart · Freeling profile · Tanunda profile
Freeling Tanunda
Tanunda and Freeling are nearby South Australian towns with very different profiles. Tanunda is an older community where the typical resident is 49 and 28.1% are seniors. It is a more walkable hub, with 88% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 33.4% near health services. Freeling is much younger, with a typical age of 33 and a higher share of children under 15 at 24.9%. Homes in Freeling are more likely to be large, with 92.4% having three or more bedrooms, and a higher proportion of mortgages compared to the 41% of Tanunda homes owned outright.
Everyday life is similar in both places when it comes to typical weekly personal incomes, which sit around $770 to $792. They also share very similar unemployment rates of about 3% and similar monthly mortgage payments. However, some gaps are growing; the age difference has widened since 2011, and the gap in home ownership has also increased. While Tanunda has more university degrees and higher weekly earnings for the top 10.5% of residents, Freeling has a much higher share of people who report having no religion.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,591
- First area, 2016: 2,052
- First area, 2021: 2,516
- Second area, 2011: 4,214
- Second area, 2016: 1,926
- Second area, 2021: 4,394
- First area, 2011: 35 yrs
- First area, 2016: 34 yrs
- First area, 2021: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 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 Tanunda: 1.5% males, 3.3% females
- 80–84 in Freeling: 0.5% males, 0.6% females; 80–84 in Tanunda: 1.8% males, 2.3% females
- 75–79 in Freeling: 0.9% males, 1.0% females; 75–79 in Tanunda: 2.2% males, 2.5% females
- 70–74 in Freeling: 2.2% males, 2.0% females; 70–74 in Tanunda: 3.3% males, 3.8% females
- 65–69 in Freeling: 2.2% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in Tanunda: 3.5% males, 3.9% females
- 60–64 in Freeling: 3.1% males, 2.5% females; 60–64 in Tanunda: 3.6% males, 4.0% females
- 55–59 in Freeling: 2.7% males, 2.7% females; 55–59 in Tanunda: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Freeling: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 50–54 in Tanunda: 3.5% males, 3.8% females
- 45–49 in Freeling: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 45–49 in Tanunda: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Freeling: 2.8% males, 3.3% females; 40–44 in Tanunda: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 35–39 in Freeling: 2.6% males, 4.1% females; 35–39 in Tanunda: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Freeling: 3.5% males, 3.5% females; 30–34 in Tanunda: 2.5% males, 2.8% females
- 25–29 in Freeling: 3.4% males, 4.1% females; 25–29 in Tanunda: 2.0% males, 1.6% females
- 20–24 in Freeling: 3.0% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Tanunda: 1.9% males, 1.6% females
- 15–19 in Freeling: 3.8% males, 2.7% females; 15–19 in Tanunda: 2.4% males, 2.3% females
- 10–14 in Freeling: 4.5% males, 4.3% females; 10–14 in Tanunda: 3.3% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Freeling: 4.5% males, 4.5% females; 5–9 in Tanunda: 2.8% males, 2.4% females
- 0–4 in Freeling: 4.0% males, 3.4% females; 0–4 in Tanunda: 2.4% males, 2.1% 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: $539
- First area, 2016: $658
- First area, 2021: $792
- Second area, 2011: $576
- Second area, 2016: $671
- Second area, 2021: $770
- First area, 2011: $1,193
- First area, 2016: $1,443
- First area, 2021: $1,755
- Second area, 2011: $1,120
- Second area, 2016: $1,379
- Second area, 2021: $1,440
- First area, 2011: $1,375
- First area, 2016: $1,625
- First area, 2021: $2,001
- Second area, 2011: $1,490
- Second area, 2016: $1,606
- Second area, 2021: $1,943
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: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $280
- First area, 2021: $330
- Second area, 2016: $235
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2011: $1,218
- First area, 2016: $1,365
- First area, 2021: $1,400
- Second area, 2011: $1,300
- Second area, 2016: $1,560
- Second area, 2021: $1,430
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- 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 Tanunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL415012/freeling/vs/UCL415041/tanunda