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Kapunda vs Tanunda
Urban Centre comparison ≈ 22 km apart · Kapunda profile · Tanunda profile
Kapunda Tanunda
Tanunda and Kapunda are two nearby South Australian towns with distinct economic profiles. Tanunda is wealthier, with a typical household income of $1,440 per week compared to $1,133 in Kapunda. This is consistent with Tanunda having more adults with a bachelor degree or higher (19.2% versus 10.9%) and a higher share of people who completed Year 12. In contrast, Kapunda is more walkable; a far higher share of its homes are within a 15-minute walk of health services (91.4% versus 33.4%) and schools (86.8% versus 44.2%).
Everyday life in both towns shares many similarities, as they have the same typical resident age of 49 and almost identical rates of renting and unpaid care. While they are alike in these ways, some gaps are growing. Since 2011, the difference in typical income and the share of people with no religion have both widened. This lack of religious affiliation is far higher in Kapunda, where 52.2% of people report no religion, compared to 40.3% in Tanunda.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 2,484
- First area, 2016: 2,598
- First area, 2021: 2,633
- Second area, 2011: 4,214
- Second area, 2016: 1,926
- Second area, 2021: 4,394
- First area, 2011: 44 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 49 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 Kapunda: 1.2% males, 1.4% females; 85+ in Tanunda: 1.5% males, 3.3% females
- 80–84 in Kapunda: 1.4% males, 2.2% females; 80–84 in Tanunda: 1.8% males, 2.3% females
- 75–79 in Kapunda: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 75–79 in Tanunda: 2.2% males, 2.5% females
- 70–74 in Kapunda: 3.6% males, 2.9% females; 70–74 in Tanunda: 3.3% males, 3.8% females
- 65–69 in Kapunda: 3.4% males, 4.4% females; 65–69 in Tanunda: 3.5% males, 3.9% females
- 60–64 in Kapunda: 5.0% males, 3.5% females; 60–64 in Tanunda: 3.6% males, 4.0% females
- 55–59 in Kapunda: 3.4% males, 4.3% females; 55–59 in Tanunda: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Kapunda: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in Tanunda: 3.5% males, 3.8% females
- 45–49 in Kapunda: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 45–49 in Tanunda: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Kapunda: 2.7% males, 2.1% females; 40–44 in Tanunda: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 35–39 in Kapunda: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 35–39 in Tanunda: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Kapunda: 2.2% males, 3.2% females; 30–34 in Tanunda: 2.5% males, 2.8% females
- 25–29 in Kapunda: 2.1% males, 2.5% females; 25–29 in Tanunda: 2.0% males, 1.6% females
- 20–24 in Kapunda: 2.0% males, 1.9% females; 20–24 in Tanunda: 1.9% males, 1.6% females
- 15–19 in Kapunda: 2.6% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in Tanunda: 2.4% males, 2.3% females
- 10–14 in Kapunda: 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Tanunda: 3.3% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Kapunda: 2.9% males, 2.5% females; 5–9 in Tanunda: 2.8% males, 2.4% females
- 0–4 in Kapunda: 2.8% males, 2.3% 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: $459
- First area, 2016: $524
- First area, 2021: $623
- Second area, 2011: $576
- Second area, 2016: $671
- Second area, 2021: $770
- First area, 2011: $863
- First area, 2016: $979
- First area, 2021: $1,133
- Second area, 2011: $1,120
- Second area, 2016: $1,379
- Second area, 2021: $1,440
- First area, 2011: $1,088
- First area, 2016: $1,243
- First area, 2021: $1,479
- 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: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $220
- First area, 2021: $245
- Second area, 2016: $235
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2011: $1,100
- First area, 2016: $1,198
- First area, 2021: $1,083
- Second area, 2011: $1,300
- Second area, 2016: $1,560
- Second area, 2021: $1,430
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- 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). Kapunda vs Tanunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL415016/kapunda/vs/UCL415041/tanunda