Adelaide, SA

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Commonwealth Electoral Division
Area code CED401
People 150,024
Male 74,193
Female 75,831
Median age 36
Families 35,846
Average children per family 1.8
All private dwellings 70,708
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,197
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,800
Median weekly rent $260
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Total 150,024 -- 1,596,572 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 74,193 49.5 787,218 49.3 10,634,013 49.4
Female 75,831 50.5 809,354 50.7 10,873,704 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,624 1.1 30,431 1.9 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 150,024 people in Adelaide, SA of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

Age
People
Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 7,983 5.3 96,143 6.0 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 7,258 4.8 93,202 5.8 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 6,915 4.6 97,591 6.1 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 8,846 5.9 103,248 6.5 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 15,049 10.0 105,586 6.6 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 14,400 9.6 104,507 6.5 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 11,466 7.6 97,820 6.1 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 10,565 7.0 103,966 6.5 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 10,113 6.7 112,408 7.0 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 9,930 6.6 113,085 7.1 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 9,732 6.5 111,857 7.0 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 8,905 5.9 102,009 6.4 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 7,999 5.3 97,599 6.1 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 5,436 3.6 74,667 4.7 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 4,257 2.8 58,536 3.7 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 3,684 2.5 46,631 2.9 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 3,466 2.3 39,560 2.5 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 4,018 2.7 38,157 2.4 402,681 1.9
Median age 36 -- 39 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Adelaide, SA was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.9% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 52,312 40.9 633,439 48.4 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 3,290 2.6 38,964 3.0 529,280 3.0
Divorced 11,113 8.7 118,732 9.1 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 7,423 5.8 83,000 6.3 949,634 5.5
Never married 53,722 42.0 435,501 33.3 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Adelaide, SA aged 15 years and over, 40.9% were married and 11.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 49 -- 52 -- 50 --
Separated 50 -- 49 -- 49 --
Divorced 56 -- 54 -- 54 --
Widowed 81 -- 79 -- 78 --
Never married 26 -- 25 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Adelaide, SA was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 46,314 41.2 575,818 48.7 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 10,643 9.5 113,166 9.6 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 55,358 49.3 492,206 41.7 6,413,399 41.3

In Adelaide, SA, of people aged 15 years and over, 41.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 49 -- 52 -- 50 --
De facto marriage 34 -- 36 -- 35 --
Not married 32 -- 36 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Adelaide, SA was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

Education Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 1,723 3.5 20,581 4.5 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 5,311 10.7 87,778 19.1 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 2,583 5.2 26,164 5.7 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 2,317 4.7 22,597 4.9 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 2,670 5.4 52,221 11.4 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 1,908 3.8 18,905 4.1 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 2,441 4.9 19,825 4.3 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 3,529 7.1 34,842 7.6 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 15,217 30.6 65,957 14.4 932,524 14.3
Other 1,449 2.9 11,101 2.4 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 10,568 21.3 98,694 21.5 1,511,694 23.2
Total 49,716 -- 458,665 -- 6,503,580 --

In Adelaide, SA 33.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.5% were in primary school, 14.1% in secondary school and 37.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 45,390 23.4 608,346 29.3 7,238,533 25.9
Australian 40,034 20.6 551,097 26.5 7,098,486 25.4
Irish 12,232 6.3 121,248 5.8 2,087,758 7.5
Scottish 11,424 5.9 128,042 6.2 1,792,622 6.4
Italian 10,608 5.5 91,887 4.4 916,121 3.3

The most common ancestries in Adelaide, SA were English 23.4%, Australian 20.6%, Irish 6.3%, Scottish 5.9% and Italian 5.5%.

Country of birth Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 96,018 64.0 1,170,788 73.3 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 6,171 4.1 102,680 6.4 911,593 4.2
India 4,690 3.1 18,740 1.2 295,362 1.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4,509 3.0 15,932 1.0 318,969 1.5
Italy 2,454 1.6 20,708 1.3 185,402 0.9
Greece 2,237 1.5 9,756 0.6 99,938 0.5

In Adelaide, SA, 64.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.1%, India 3.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.0%, Italy 1.6% and Greece 1.5%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 58,138 41.7 467,496 31.1 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 10,336 7.4 107,089 7.1 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 6,776 4.9 75,325 5.0 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 64,198 46.0 853,040 56.8 10,757,087 53.7

In Adelaide, SA, 46.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 41.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion 41,663 27.8 448,524 28.1 4,796,787 22.3
Catholic 32,075 21.4 317,957 19.9 5,439,268 25.3
Anglican 16,421 10.9 200,441 12.6 3,679,907 17.1
Uniting Church 8,565 5.7 142,429 8.9 1,065,795 5.0
Eastern Orthodox 8,431 5.6 45,257 2.8 563,072 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Adelaide, SA were No Religion 27.8%, Catholic 21.4%, Anglican 10.9%, Uniting Church 5.7% and Eastern Orthodox 5.6%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Greek 5,309 3.5 25,252 1.6 252,217 1.2
Mandarin 4,971 3.3 16,497 1.0 336,410 1.6
Italian 4,116 2.7 33,293 2.1 299,834 1.4
Vietnamese 2,764 1.8 15,967 1.0 233,390 1.1
Cantonese 2,057 1.4 8,999 0.6 263,673 1.2
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English only spoken at home 102,443 68.3 1,303,065 81.6 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 17,122 28.3 100,682 16.3 1,579,949 20.4

In Adelaide, SA 68.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 3.5%, Mandarin 3.3%, Italian 2.7%, Vietnamese 1.8% and Cantonese 1.4%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 44,643 57.5 445,076 56.7 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 24,128 31.1 247,601 31.6 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 4,168 5.4 46,683 6.0 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 4,709 6.1 44,968 5.7 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 77,648 -- 784,328 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 77,648 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Adelaide, SA. Of these 57.5% were employed full time, 31.1% were employed part-time and 6.1% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 8,948 12.3 88,381 12.0 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 7,289 10.0 72,516 9.8 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 7,891 10.8 86,705 11.7 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 14,279 19.6 146,289 19.8 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 30,368 41.6 298,788 40.4 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Adelaide, SA, 12.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.6% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 40 -- 42 -- 40 --
Employed part-time 36 -- 40 -- 40 --

The median age of people employed full-time in Adelaide, SA was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 36 years.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 23,850 32.7 145,127 19.6 2,145,442 21.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 9,944 13.6 106,215 14.4 1,483,558 14.7
Managers 9,438 12.9 93,293 12.6 1,293,970 12.9
Technicians and Trades Workers 7,128 9.8 104,586 14.1 1,425,146 14.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 7,100 9.7 77,702 10.5 971,897 9.7
Sales Workers 6,370 8.7 70,882 9.6 942,140 9.4
Labourers 5,438 7.5 82,328 11.1 947,608 9.4
Machinery Operators And Drivers 2,489 3.4 47,070 6.4 659,551 6.6

The most common occupations in Adelaide, SA included Professionals 32.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.6%, Managers 12.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.7%, Sales Workers 8.7%, Labourers 7.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.4%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3,713 5.1 29,072 3.9 412,804 4.1
Hospitals 3,638 5.0 28,700 3.9 361,011 3.6
School Education 3,276 4.5 33,978 4.6 467,373 4.6
Tertiary Education 2,603 3.6 14,602 2.0 198,933 2.0
Legal and Accounting Services 2,548 3.5 12,800 1.7 209,182 2.1

Of the employed people in Adelaide, SA, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.1%, Hospitals 5.0%, School Education 4.5%, Tertiary Education 3.6% and Legal and Accounting Services 3.5%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 605 -- 534 -- 577 --
Family 1,697 -- 1,330 -- 1,481 --
Household 1,197 -- 1,044 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Adelaide, SA was $605.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 40,515 55.5 471,363 63.8 6,059,972 60.2
Bus 5,712 7.8 30,217 4.1 301,187 3.0
Walked only 5,236 7.2 23,623 3.2 377,043 3.7
Car, as passenger 3,893 5.3 39,169 5.3 537,638 5.3
Bicycle 2,030 2.8 7,502 1.0 103,914 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 7,810 10.7 50,866 6.9 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 44,557 61.1 512,288 69.3 6,620,840 65.8

In Adelaide, SA, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 55.5%, Bus 7.8%, Walked only 7.2%, Car, as passenger 5.3% and Bicycle 2.8%. On the day, 10.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 61.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 89,462 70.0 936,604 71.5 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 29,757 23.3 364,336 27.8 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 13,971 10.9 154,651 11.8 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 24,618 19.3 258,840 19.8 3,090,874 17.8

In Adelaide, SA, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.3% provided care for children and 10.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 32,167 25.2 282,493 21.6 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 34,612 27.1 351,524 26.8 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 13,609 10.6 168,882 12.9 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 9,072 7.1 133,703 10.2 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Adelaide, SA, 27.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 14,643 40.8 174,668 40.6 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 14,582 40.7 178,436 41.5 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 5,454 15.2 70,082 16.3 901,637 15.9
Other family 1,167 3.3 7,064 1.6 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Adelaide, SA, 40.7% were couple families with children, 40.8% were couple families without children and 15.2% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.4 -- 18.9 -- 17.6
Female -- 81.6 -- 81.1 -- 82.4

In Adelaide, SA 18.4% of single parents were male and 81.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Families without children 2,247 -- 1,906 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 2,673 -- 2,130 -- 2,310 --

In Adelaide, SA, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,673 and those without children was $2,247.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 6,698 22.9 68,246 19.3 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 1,363 4.7 14,646 4.1 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 6,665 22.8 80,406 22.8 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 4,157 14.2 48,840 13.8 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 1,693 5.8 20,310 5.8 251,191 5.4
Both not working 5,059 17.3 76,963 21.8 899,598 19.2
Other 1,744 6.0 21,766 6.2 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 1,847 6.3 21,930 6.2 314,529 6.7

In Adelaide, SA, of couple families with children, 22.9% had both partners employed full-time, 4.7% had both employed part-time and 22.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 60,492 90.1 619,037 88.1 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 6,661 9.9 83,777 11.9 934,470 10.7

In Adelaide, SA, 90.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.9% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 34,650 57.3 494,471 79.9 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 12,987 21.5 66,465 10.7 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 12,726 21.0 54,968 8.9 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 92 0.2 2,812 0.5 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Adelaide, SA, 57.3% were separate houses, 21.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 21.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 258 0.4 1,690 0.3 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 4,593 7.6 21,955 3.5 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 20,722 34.3 121,108 19.6 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 24,938 41.2 328,640 53.1 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 8,807 14.6 134,862 21.8 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,177 1.9 10,786 1.7 143,394 1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.7 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Adelaide, SA, of occupied private dwellings 7.6% had 1 bedroom, 34.3% had 2 bedrooms and 41.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 17,262 28.5 203,281 32.8 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 16,773 27.7 218,402 35.3 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 24,247 40.1 172,727 27.9 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 654 1.1 8,937 1.4 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 1,557 2.6 15,694 2.5 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Adelaide, SA, 28.5% were owned outright, 27.7% were owned with a mortgage and 40.1% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 35,370 58.5 424,352 68.5 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 20,314 33.6 172,669 27.9 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 4,810 8.0 22,020 3.6 321,007 4.1

In Adelaide, SA, of all households, 58.5% were family households, 33.6% were single person households and 8.0% were group households.

Household income Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 26.6 -- 27.7 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 12.7 -- 7.3 -- 11.2

In Adelaide, SA, 26.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 12.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 260 -- 220 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 85.9 -- 90.7 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 14.1 -- 9.3 -- 10.4

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,800 -- 1,500 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.8 -- 91.2 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 7.2 -- 8.8 -- 9.9

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 8,956 14.8 54,051 8.7 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 24,617 40.7 227,462 36.7 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 18,459 30.5 220,627 35.6 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 6,561 10.8 99,481 16.1 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,900 3.1 17,417 2.8 234,292 3.0

In Adelaide, SA, 40.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 1,622 -- 30,430 -- 548,368 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 810 49.9 14,971 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 812 50.1 15,459 50.8 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 25 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Adelaide, SA, there were 1,622 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 810 (or 49.9%) were male and 812 (or 50.1%) were female. The median age was 25 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Median household income 720 -- 842 -- 991 --

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Adelaide, SA, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $720.

Mortgage and rent Adelaide, SA % Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 173 -- 166 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,950 -- 1,306 -- 1,647 --

In Adelaide, SA, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $173 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.