People in Greater Adelaide who were born in United States of America

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 3,495 people in Greater Adelaide who were born in United States of America. Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female.

Of the population born in United States of America who usually live in Greater Adelaide, 14.2% were aged 0 - 14 years and 10.6% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Greater Adelaide who were born in United States of America was 40 years.

Of people in Greater Adelaide aged 15 years and over who were born in United States of America, 56.0% were married, 3.2% were separated, and 10.4% were divorced.

Of people who usually live in Greater Adelaide and who were born in United States of America the median age of married people was 48 years. Of people never married, the median age was 26 years.

Of the population born in United States of America who usually live in Greater Adelaide, 28.0% were attending an educational institution. There were 8.9% in primary school, 5.3% in secondary school and 10.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in United States of America, 26.9% arrived in Australia from 2006 - 2011 and 14.1% from 2001 - 2005.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in United States of America, 57.6% were Australian citizens.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in United States of America and had a spouse or partner, 36.6% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 60.1% had a spouse or partner born in Australia.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in United States of America, the most common responses to the religion question were No Religion 34.5%, Catholic 15.1%, Anglican 5.9%, Christian, nfd 5.6% and Uniting Church 5.4%.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in United States of America, 91.3% spoke English only at home. A further 8.0% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

Employment

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in United States of America and who were in the labour force, 59.6% worked full-time, 29.2% worked part-time and 6.1% were unemployed.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in United States of America and who were employed, 45.4% worked 40 hours or more per week and 18.1% worked 35-39 hours per week.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in United States of America the median age for those who were employed full-time was 45, while the median age for those employed part-time was 40.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in United States of America, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 38.9%, Managers 13.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.3% and Technicians and Trades Workers 8.7%.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in United States of America, the most common responses for industry of employment were Tertiary Education 8.1%, School Education 5.8%, Hospitals 4.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.5% and State Government Administration 2.9%.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in United States of America, the personal weekly median income was $723. Family median weekly income was $1,831 and Household median weekly income was $1,742.

Family and Household are determined for the selected country of birth, 'All overseas born' and 'Australian born' by the Reference Person and/or their spouse/partner's response to country of birth. See explanatory notes for more information.

In Greater Adelaide 61.6% of employed people who were born in United States of America, travelled to work on census day by car, while 8.8% travelled by bus or train.

In Greater Adelaide 83.6% of people who were born in United States of America did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 30.3% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in United States of America and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 36.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

For important information on how migrant families are classified, please see the explanatory notes

These statistics are for families in Greater Adelaide. They are for families where the reference person was born in United States of America and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in United States of America. Of these families, 44.1% were couple families with children, 48.2% were couple families without children and 7.1% were one parent families.

Weekly incomes

These statistics are for families in Greater Adelaide. They are for families where the reference person was born in United States of America and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in United States of America. Of these families, the median weekly income for families without children was $2,134 and for families with children the median weekly income was $2,461.

Employment status of couple families

These statistics are for families in Greater Adelaide. They are for families where the reference person was born in United States of America and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in United States of America. Of these families, 22.3% of families had both parents working full-time, 22.3% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 13.0% of families stated that both parents were not working.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

For important information on how migrant households are classified, please see the explanatory notes

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Greater Adelaide. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in United States of America, 77.7% were a separate house, 10.1% were a flat, unit or apartment, and 12.0% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Greater Adelaide. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in United States of America, 18.5% had two bedrooms, 48.4% had three bedrooms and 28.6% had four or more bedrooms.

Mortgage & rent

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Greater Adelaide. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in United States of America, 23.9% were owned outright, 40.3% were owned with a mortgage and 33.8% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,820 and the median weekly rent paid was $300.

Household composition

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'People born in United States of America' includes households in Greater Adelaide where at least one person was born in United States of America. Of those households, 81.7% were one family households and 11.5% were lone person households.