Port Adelaide, SA

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Commonwealth Electoral Division
Area code CED409
People 160,213
Male 79,265
Female 80,948
Median age 37
Families 42,453
Average children per family 1.8
All private dwellings 68,350
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,002
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent $230
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Total 160,213 -- 1,596,572 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 79,265 49.5 787,218 49.3 10,634,013 49.4
Female 80,948 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 3,303 2.1 30,431 1.9 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 160,213 people in Port Adelaide, SA of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.1% of the population.

Age
People
Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 10,459 6.5 96,143 6.0 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 9,459 5.9 93,202 5.8 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 9,736 6.1 97,591 6.1 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 10,688 6.7 103,248 6.5 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 11,064 6.9 105,586 6.6 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 12,240 7.6 104,507 6.5 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 11,385 7.1 97,820 6.1 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 11,286 7.0 103,966 6.5 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 11,956 7.5 112,408 7.0 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 11,594 7.2 113,085 7.1 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 11,323 7.1 111,857 7.0 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 9,399 5.9 102,009 6.4 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 8,103 5.1 97,599 6.1 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 5,662 3.5 74,667 4.7 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 4,878 3.0 58,536 3.7 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 4,104 2.6 46,631 2.9 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 3,451 2.2 39,560 2.5 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 3,425 2.1 38,157 2.4 402,681 1.9
Median age 37 -- 39 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Port Adelaide, SA was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.4% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 57,268 43.9 633,439 48.4 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 4,525 3.5 38,964 3.0 529,280 3.0
Divorced 12,936 9.9 118,732 9.1 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 8,201 6.3 83,000 6.3 949,634 5.5
Never married 47,627 36.5 435,501 33.3 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Port Adelaide, SA aged 15 years and over, 43.9% were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 49 -- 52 -- 50 --
Separated 48 -- 49 -- 49 --
Divorced 53 -- 54 -- 54 --
Widowed 78 -- 79 -- 78 --
Never married 26 -- 25 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Port 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
Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 52,859 44.2 575,818 48.7 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 11,446 9.6 113,166 9.6 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 55,376 46.3 492,206 41.7 6,413,399 41.3

In Port Adelaide, SA, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Port Adelaide, SA was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

Education Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 2,209 4.7 20,581 4.5 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 7,728 16.3 87,778 19.1 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 4,140 8.8 26,164 5.7 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 1,314 2.8 22,597 4.9 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 5,222 11.0 52,221 11.4 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 2,788 5.9 18,905 4.1 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 1,114 2.4 19,825 4.3 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 3,981 8.4 34,842 7.6 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 5,780 12.2 65,957 14.4 932,524 14.3
Other 1,295 2.7 11,101 2.4 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 11,704 24.8 98,694 21.5 1,511,694 23.2
Total 47,275 -- 458,665 -- 6,503,580 --

In Port Adelaide, SA 29.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.9% were in primary school, 19.3% in secondary school and 20.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 47,692 23.6 608,346 29.3 7,238,533 25.9
Australian 45,628 22.6 551,097 26.5 7,098,486 25.4
Italian 12,854 6.4 91,887 4.4 916,121 3.3
Scottish 10,146 5.0 128,042 6.2 1,792,622 6.4
Irish 10,052 5.0 121,248 5.8 2,087,758 7.5

The most common ancestries in Port Adelaide, SA were English 23.6%, Australian 22.6%, Italian 6.4%, Scottish 5.0% and Irish 5.0%.

Country of birth Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 105,871 66.1 1,170,788 73.3 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 7,263 4.5 102,680 6.4 911,593 4.2
Vietnam 5,974 3.7 12,024 0.8 185,039 0.9
Italy 3,314 2.1 20,708 1.3 185,402 0.9
India 2,892 1.8 18,740 1.2 295,362 1.4
Philippines 1,843 1.2 8,858 0.6 171,234 0.8

In Port Adelaide, SA, 66.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.5%, Vietnam 3.7%, Italy 2.1%, India 1.8% and Philippines 1.2%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 63,979 42.8 467,496 31.1 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 10,692 7.2 107,089 7.1 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 6,876 4.6 75,325 5.0 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 67,951 45.5 853,040 56.8 10,757,087 53.7

In Port Adelaide, SA, 45.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 42.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Catholic 40,532 25.3 317,957 19.9 5,439,268 25.3
No Religion 39,249 24.5 448,524 28.1 4,796,787 22.3
Anglican 15,656 9.8 200,441 12.6 3,679,907 17.1
Uniting Church 9,370 5.8 142,429 8.9 1,065,795 5.0
Buddhism 9,234 5.8 28,995 1.8 528,978 2.5

The most common responses for religion in Port Adelaide, SA were Catholic 25.3%, No Religion 24.5%, Anglican 9.8%, Uniting Church 5.8% and Buddhism 5.8%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Vietnamese 8,618 5.4 15,967 1.0 233,390 1.1
Italian 5,330 3.3 33,293 2.1 299,834 1.4
Greek 3,810 2.4 25,252 1.6 252,217 1.2
Khmer 2,137 1.3 3,672 0.2 29,519 0.1
Serbian 1,914 1.2 4,282 0.3 55,114 0.3
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English only spoken at home 109,146 68.1 1,303,065 81.6 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 17,535 28.7 100,682 16.3 1,579,949 20.4

In Port Adelaide, SA 68.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 5.4%, Italian 3.3%, Greek 2.4%, Khmer 1.3% and Serbian 1.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 44,848 58.5 445,076 56.7 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 21,958 28.7 247,601 31.6 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 4,563 6.0 46,683 6.0 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 5,232 6.8 44,968 5.7 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 76,601 -- 784,328 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 76,601 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Port Adelaide, SA. Of these 58.5% were employed full time, 28.7% were employed part-time and 6.8% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 7,633 10.7 88,381 12.0 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 6,250 8.8 72,516 9.8 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 8,076 11.3 86,705 11.7 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 17,653 24.7 146,289 19.8 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 27,193 38.1 298,788 40.4 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Port Adelaide, SA, 10.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.1% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 40 -- 42 -- 40 --
Employed part-time 38 -- 40 -- 40 --

The median age of people employed full-time in Port Adelaide, SA was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 38 years.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 11,341 15.9 145,127 19.6 2,145,442 21.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 10,808 15.1 106,215 14.4 1,483,558 14.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 10,737 15.0 104,586 14.1 1,425,146 14.2
Labourers 9,508 13.3 82,328 11.1 947,608 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 7,678 10.8 77,702 10.5 971,897 9.7
Sales Workers 6,867 9.6 70,882 9.6 942,140 9.4
Managers 6,650 9.3 93,293 12.6 1,293,970 12.9
Machinery Operators And Drivers 6,340 8.9 47,070 6.4 659,551 6.6

The most common occupations in Port Adelaide, SA included Professionals 15.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.0%, Labourers 13.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.8%, Sales Workers 9.6%, Managers 9.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.9%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3,035 4.3 29,072 3.9 412,804 4.1
Hospitals 2,581 3.6 28,700 3.9 361,011 3.6
School Education 2,230 3.1 33,978 4.6 467,373 4.6
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2,227 3.1 20,834 2.8 235,773 2.3
Road Freight Transport 1,965 2.8 13,502 1.8 171,578 1.7

Of the employed people in Port Adelaide, SA, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.3%, Hospitals 3.6%, School Education 3.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.1% and Road Freight Transport 2.8%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 496 -- 534 -- 577 --
Family 1,237 -- 1,330 -- 1,481 --
Household 1,002 -- 1,044 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Port Adelaide, SA was $496.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 47,102 66.0 471,363 63.8 6,059,972 60.2
Car, as passenger 4,356 6.1 39,169 5.3 537,638 5.3
Train 2,118 3.0 7,411 1.0 388,012 3.9
Bus 2,056 2.9 30,217 4.1 301,187 3.0
Walked only 1,351 1.9 23,623 3.2 377,043 3.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 5,872 8.2 50,866 6.9 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 51,582 72.3 512,288 69.3 6,620,840 65.8

In Port Adelaide, SA, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.0%, Car, as passenger 6.1%, Train 3.0%, Bus 2.9% and Walked only 1.9%. On the day, 8.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 86,640 66.4 936,604 71.5 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 35,442 27.1 364,336 27.8 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 15,035 11.5 154,651 11.8 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 16,182 12.4 258,840 19.8 3,090,874 17.8

In Port Adelaide, SA, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.1% provided care for children and 11.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 27,641 21.2 282,493 21.6 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 32,925 25.2 351,524 26.8 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 14,543 11.1 168,882 12.9 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 11,531 8.8 133,703 10.2 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Port Adelaide, SA, 25.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 14,505 34.2 174,668 40.6 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 18,305 43.1 178,436 41.5 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 8,778 20.7 70,082 16.3 901,637 15.9
Other family 866 2.0 7,064 1.6 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Port Adelaide, SA, 43.1% were couple families with children, 34.2% were couple families without children and 20.7% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.5 -- 18.9 -- 17.6
Female -- 82.5 -- 81.1 -- 82.4

In Port Adelaide, SA 17.5% of single parents were male and 82.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Families without children 1,936 -- 1,906 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 2,005 -- 2,130 -- 2,310 --

In Port Adelaide, SA, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,005 and those without children was $1,936.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 6,900 21.0 68,246 19.3 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 1,179 3.6 14,646 4.1 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 6,443 19.6 80,406 22.8 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 5,172 15.8 48,840 13.8 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 1,852 5.6 20,310 5.8 251,191 5.4
Both not working 7,285 22.2 76,963 21.8 899,598 19.2
Other 2,104 6.4 21,766 6.2 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 1,872 5.7 21,930 6.2 314,529 6.7

In Port Adelaide, SA, of couple families with children, 21.0% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 19.6% 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 Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 61,113 92.5 619,037 88.1 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 4,939 7.5 83,777 11.9 934,470 10.7

In Port Adelaide, SA, 92.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.5% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 47,041 77.0 494,471 79.9 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 8,047 13.2 66,465 10.7 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 5,739 9.4 54,968 8.9 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 261 0.4 2,812 0.5 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Port Adelaide, SA, 77.0% were separate houses, 13.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 172 0.3 1,690 0.3 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 2,011 3.3 21,955 3.5 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 13,763 22.5 121,108 19.6 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 33,564 54.9 328,640 53.1 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 10,332 16.9 134,862 21.8 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,269 2.1 10,786 1.7 143,394 1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Port Adelaide, SA, of occupied private dwellings 3.3% had 1 bedroom, 22.5% had 2 bedrooms and 54.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 16,732 27.4 203,281 32.8 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 22,714 37.2 218,402 35.3 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 19,242 31.5 172,727 27.9 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 595 1.0 8,937 1.4 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 1,831 3.0 15,694 2.5 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Port Adelaide, SA, 27.4% were owned outright, 37.2% were owned with a mortgage and 31.5% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 41,537 68.0 424,352 68.5 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 17,315 28.3 172,669 27.9 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 2,261 3.7 22,020 3.6 321,007 4.1

In Port Adelaide, SA, of all households, 68.0% were family households, 28.3% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

Household income Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 29.1 -- 27.7 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.1 -- 7.3 -- 11.2

In Port Adelaide, SA, 29.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.1% 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 Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 230 -- 220 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.3 -- 90.7 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 10.7 -- 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 Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,500 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.0 -- 91.2 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 11.0 -- 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 Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 6,647 10.9 54,051 8.7 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 23,526 38.5 227,462 36.7 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 20,665 33.8 220,627 35.6 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 8,208 13.4 99,481 16.1 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 2,067 3.4 17,417 2.8 234,292 3.0

In Port Adelaide, SA, 38.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 3,304 -- 30,430 -- 548,368 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 1,608 48.7 14,971 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 1,696 51.3 15,459 50.8 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 22 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Port Adelaide, SA, there were 3,304 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 1,608 (or 48.7%) were male and 1,696 (or 51.3%) were female. The median age was 22 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 Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Median household income 894 -- 842 -- 991 --

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

In Port Adelaide, SA, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $894.

Mortgage and rent Port Adelaide, SA % Port Adelaide, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 180 -- 166 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,475 -- 1,306 -- 1,647 --

In Port Adelaide, SA, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,475.

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