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Middleton vs Mount Compass

Name: Middleton vs Mount Compass — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Urban Centre comparison ≈ 21 km apart · Middleton profile · Mount Compass profile

Middleton Mount Compass

Mount Compass and Middleton are nearby South Australian areas with very different profiles. Mount Compass is a younger community where the typical resident is 38, while Middleton is far older at 49. This age gap is reflected in the homes; Mount Compass has many more large houses with three or more bedrooms (93.9%) and more children under 15 (22.7%). In contrast, Middleton has a much higher share of people living alone (28.2%) and far more homes owned outright (46.1%).

Both areas are almost identical in the share of people born overseas, at around 15%. While they share this commonality, other gaps are shifting. The difference in typical age has narrowed since 2011, but the gap in typical weekly income has widened, with Mount Compass now well higher at $1,685 compared to $1,300 in Middleton. Mount Compass also has more residents who can walk to groceries and health services, while nearly every home in Middleton is within a 15-minute walk of a park.

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Where they differ most

Owned outright: 19.7 pts higher in Middleton Median age: 11 yrs older in Middleton Limited English: 0.6 pts higher in Mount Compass 3+ bedrooms: 15.2 pts higher in Mount Compass Living alone: 14.8 pts higher in Middleton

Demographics & Identity

Population in Middleton in Mount Compass +175 larger in Mount Compass gap narrowing

1,057 58th pct 1,232 61st pct

Median age in Middleton in Mount Compass +11 yrs older in Middleton gap narrowing

49 yrs 64th pct 38 yrs 25th pct

Age structure

28.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.9 pts 27.0%

27.4% Seniors (65+) ◂ +11.7 pts 15.7%

19.3% Young adults (25–44) +5.6 pts ▸ 24.9%

15.9% Children (0–14) +6.8 pts ▸ 22.7%

9.3% Youth (15–24) +2.8 pts ▸ 12.1%

Marital status

53.6% Married ◂ +0.9 pts 52.7%

27.8% Never married +6.2 pts ▸ 34.0%

11.5% Divorced ◂ +2.8 pts 8.7%

4.6% Separated ◂ +1.7 pts 2.9%

2.6% Widowed ◂ +0.9 pts 1.7%

Age & sex structure

Middleton Mount Compass

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

81.8% Australia ◂ +3.5 pts 78.3%

8.2% England +0.2 pts ▸ 8.4%

0.3% South Africa +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% New Zealand +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.7% Philippines even 0.6%

0.3% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% India even 0.0%

0.0% China even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

50.0% English ◂ +2.2 pts 47.8%

39.0% Australian +3.1 pts ▸ 42.1%

11.5% Scottish ◂ +2.4 pts 9.2%

10.2% Irish ◂ +2.8 pts 7.5%

8.6% German ◂ +0.6 pts 8.0%

2.3% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 1.8%

2.2% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

1.0% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.7% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.4% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% Indian even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

93.7% English only ◂ +1.9 pts 91.7%

0.7% Cantonese ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.6% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.0% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Mandarin even 0.0%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

61.4% No religion ◂ +1.2 pts 60.2%

31.7% Christianity ◂ +1.4 pts 30.3%

5.5% Not stated +2.9 pts ▸ 8.4%

0.3% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Islam even 0.0%

0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Highest year of school

52.7% Year 12 ◂ +5.8 pts 46.9%

16.3% Year 10 +4.7 pts ▸ 21.0%

19.9% Year 11 +1.0 pts ▸ 20.9%

5.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.2 pts 5.5%

Highest qualification level

33.1% Certificate III / IV +9.1 pts ▸ 42.2%

24.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +11.9 pts 12.8%

16.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.6 pts ▸ 18.2%

6.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +4.1 pts 2.1%

4.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.9 pts 1.9%

2.2% Certificate I / II +1.8 pts ▸ 4.0%

Field of qualification

13.3% Management & commerce +3.4 pts ▸ 16.7%

15.0% Engineering & related ◂ +0.2 pts 14.8%

14.5% Health ◂ +1.6 pts 12.8%

14.0% Education ◂ +6.5 pts 7.5%

10.8% Society & culture +1.9 pts ▸ 12.7%

7.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.7 pts 6.4%

5.6% Architecture & building ◂ +0.3 pts 5.4%

3.2% Agriculture & environment +2.2 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.3% Creative arts ◂ +1.4 pts 1.9%

3.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.8 pts 1.2%

1.2% Information technology ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Middleton in Mount Compass +$19 higher in Mount Compass gap narrowing

$724 62nd pct $743 66th pct

Household income in Middleton in Mount Compass +$385 higher in Mount Compass gap widening

$1,300 53rd pct $1,685 75th pct

Family income in Middleton in Mount Compass +$105 higher in Mount Compass gap narrowing

$1,703 58th pct $1,808 65th pct

Household income distribution

27.3% $1,500–$2,999 +11.1 pts ▸ 38.4%

35.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +8.3 pts 27.4%

17.4% Under $650 ◂ +8.1 pts 9.3%

5.3% $3,000–$3,999 +3.2 pts ▸ 8.6%

5.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 3.9%

Personal income distribution

42.3% Under $650 ◂ +0.9 pts 41.4%

36.0% $650–$1,499 +1.6 pts ▸ 37.6%

14.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.0 pts 13.6%

1.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.1% Arthritis ◂ +3.7 pts 8.4%

9.1% Mental health +2.5 pts ▸ 11.6%

6.3% Asthma +3.5 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.1% Other condition +1.1 pts ▸ 9.3%

6.4% Heart disease ◂ +3.0 pts 3.4%

5.5% Diabetes ◂ +0.5 pts 5.0%

5.2% Cancer ◂ +2.5 pts 2.7%

2.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%

1.6% Stroke ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.8% None +2.2 pts ▸ 63.0%

20.3% One condition +2.0 pts ▸ 22.3%

8.7% Two conditions ◂ +3.3 pts 5.4%

3.5% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.2%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Middleton in Mount Compass +0.6 larger in Mount Compass gap widening

2.2 36th pct 2.8 81st pct

Family composition

49.9% Couples with children +12.7 pts ▸ 62.7%

40.7% Couples without children ◂ +13.5 pts 27.2%

9.5% One-parent families +0.2 pts ▸ 9.7%

0.5% Other families even 0.5%

Household size

44.9% 2 people ◂ +6.5 pts 38.4%

28.2% 1 person ◂ +14.8 pts 13.4%

10.2% 4 people +6.9 pts ▸ 17.1%

11.1% 3 people +5.0 pts ▸ 16.1%

6.5% 5 people +2.1 pts ▸ 8.6%

0.9% 6 or more +2.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Middleton in Mount Compass +$70 higher in Mount Compass gap widening

$280 52nd pct $350 75th pct

Mortgage in Middleton in Mount Compass +$200 higher in Mount Compass gap widening

$1,300 43rd pct $1,500 62nd pct

People / bedroom in Middleton in Mount Compass +0.10 higher in Mount Compass gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.80 57th pct

How homes are owned or rented

31.7% Owned with a mortgage +29.2 pts ▸ 60.9%

46.1% Owned outright ◂ +19.7 pts 26.4%

20.4% Rented ◂ +10.1 pts 10.3%

0.9% Not stated ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.0% Other tenure even 0.0%

Types of homes

98.1% Separate house +1.4 pts ▸ 99.5%

1.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%

0.7% Other dwelling ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

49.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +4.1 pts 45.0%

25.7% 4 bedrooms +17.6 pts ▸ 43.3%

17.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +14.7 pts 2.7%

3.9% 5 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 5.6%

1.4% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

0.7% Studio / none ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

65.9% $200–$349 ◂ +25.4 pts 40.5%

19.3% $350–$549 +35.4 pts ▸ 54.8%

18.2% Under $200 ◂ +18.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.7% $1,000–$1,799 +12.3 pts ▸ 51.0%

37.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +18.4 pts 18.9%

16.8% $1,800–$2,999 +5.3 pts ▸ 22.1%

5.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.5 pts 1.6%

Transport & Vehicles

How people get to work

65.7% Car (driver) +3.3 pts ▸ 69.0%

12.4% Worked at home ◂ +5.3 pts 7.1%

4.1% Walked ◂ +2.7 pts 1.4%

1.9% Car (passenger) +2.1 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

44.8% 2 vehicles +5.4 pts ▸ 50.1%

37.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +14.9 pts 22.2%

11.2% 3 vehicles +8.3 pts ▸ 19.5%

4.7% 4 or more +4.8 pts ▸ 9.5%

0.9% No vehicle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.2% Health care & social assistance +2.3 pts ▸ 16.5%

12.7% Education & training ◂ +4.5 pts 8.1%

12.4% Construction ◂ +1.4 pts 11.1%

10.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +5.1 pts 5.4%

10.1% Retail trade ◂ +0.2 pts 9.9%

7.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +3.1 pts 4.2%

6.7% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 6.4%

1.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +4.3 pts ▸ 5.5%

5.2% Other services ◂ +1.3 pts 3.8%

4.7% Administrative & support ◂ +0.7 pts 4.0%

3.9% Professional & technical ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%

2.8% Rental & real estate ◂ +1.1 pts 1.7%

Occupations people work in

21.7% Professionals ◂ +7.5 pts 14.2%

17.8% Community & personal service ◂ +3.9 pts 13.9%

14.8% Technicians & trades +1.1 pts ▸ 15.9%

13.9% Managers ◂ +1.5 pts 12.5%

10.9% Clerical & administrative +1.9 pts ▸ 12.8%

11.4% Labourers +0.1 pts ▸ 11.4%

9.4% Sales workers +1.0 pts ▸ 10.4%

2.8% Machinery operators & drivers +4.0 pts ▸ 6.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Middleton in Mount Compass +0.5 higher in Mount Compass

2.1 21st pct 2.5 25th pct

Types ≤15 min in Middleton in Mount Compass +1.2 more in Mount Compass

1.9 18th pct 3.1 29th pct

15-min city in Middleton in Mount Compass +39.7 pts higher in Mount Compass

0.0% 0th pct 39.7% 40th pct

Walk to shops in Middleton in Mount Compass +46.4 pts higher in Mount Compass

0.0% 0th pct 46.4% 42nd pct

Walk to transit in Middleton in Mount Compass +16.5 pts higher in Middleton

28.4% 40th pct 11.8% 33rd pct

Walk to school in Middleton in Mount Compass +47.4 pts higher in Mount Compass

0.0% 0th pct 47.4% 35th pct

Walk to a park in Middleton in Mount Compass +99.9 pts higher in Middleton

99.9% 97th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to health in Middleton in Mount Compass +44.2 pts higher in Mount Compass

0.0% 0th pct 44.2% 58th pct

Amenities/1k in Middleton in Mount Compass +4.3 more in Middleton

13.2 34th pct 8.9 20th pct

Intersections/km² in Middleton in Mount Compass +74 higher in Middleton

92 89th pct 18 27th pct

Mean slope in Middleton in Mount Compass +4.4 pts higher in Mount Compass

3.6% 33rd pct 8.0% 84th pct

Compare Middleton with nearby areas

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Compare Mount Compass with nearby areas

Willunga McLaren Flat McLaren Vale Myponga Victor Harbor Middleton Meadows Clarendon

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Middleton vs Mount Compass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL415028/middleton/vs/UCL415031/mount-compass