Adelaide Hills

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC40100201
Total population 37,014
Total dwellings 14,646
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 168
Male 86
Female 81
Median age 27
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 91
Average people per household 3.3
Median weekly household income $1,261
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent $300

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Adelaide Hills % Adelaide Hills South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 154 91.7 28,831 94.7 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 11 6.5 1,039 3.4 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 1.8 561 1.8 21,206 3.9
Total 168 -- 30,431 -- 548,370 --
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Male 86 51.5 14,971 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 81 48.5 15,459 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Adelaide Hills, there were 168 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 86 (or 51.5%) were male and 81 (or 48.5%) were female.

Age Adelaide Hills % Adelaide Hills South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 21 12.5 3,580 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 34 20.2 6,969 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 33 19.6 5,897 19.4 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 50 29.8 10,953 36.0 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 17 10.1 1,774 5.8 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 13 7.7 1,260 4.1 20,772 3.8
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Median age 27 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Adelaide Hills the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 27 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 30.4% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 7.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Adelaide Hills % Adelaide Hills South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 38 32.5 4,142 20.8 85,741 24.4
Separated 9 7.7 869 4.4 14,925 4.2
Divorced 6 5.1 1,394 7.0 23,126 6.6
Widowed 7 6.0 737 3.7 12,142 3.5
Never married 57 48.7 12,739 64.1 215,347 61.3

In Adelaide Hills 32.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 14.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Adelaide Hills % Adelaide Hills South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 55 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 45 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 63 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 65 -- 65 --
Never married 22 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Adelaide Hills for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Adelaide Hills % Adelaide Hills South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 37 33.3 3,449 20.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 11 9.9 2,642 15.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 63 56.8 10,991 64.3 187,097 60.9

In Adelaide Hills 33.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 9.9% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Adelaide Hills % Adelaide Hills South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 59 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 40 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 23 -- 30 -- 28 --

In Adelaide Hills for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 59 years and in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

Education Adelaide Hills % Adelaide Hills South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 0 0.0 844 6.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 23 34.3 4,561 35.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 16 23.9 2,580 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 9 13.4 751 5.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 4.5 594 4.6 10,125 4.5
Other 3 4.5 263 2.0 3,662 1.6
Not stated 13 19.4 3,291 25.5 50,410 22.5
Total 67 -- 12,884 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Adelaide Hills, 39.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.3% were attending a primary school, 23.9% were attending a secondary school and 17.9% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Adelaide Hills % Adelaide Hills South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Yankunytjatjara 10 5.9 192 0.6 446 0.1
Luritja 4 2.4 29 0.1 1,483 0.3
Kriol 3 1.8 13 0.0 6,692 1.2
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English only spoken at home 143 84.6 25,009 82.2 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 84.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Adelaide Hills. The only other responses for language at home were Yankunytjatjara 5.9%, Luritja 2.4% and Kriol 1.8%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Adelaide Hills % Adelaide Hills South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 48 64.0 4,311 46.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 19 25.3 2,578 27.8 47,035 26.4
Away from work 5 6.7 698 7.5 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 3 4.0 1,670 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 75 -- 9,257 -- 178,170 --

There were 75 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Adelaide Hills. Of these 64.0% were employed full time, 25.3% were employed part-time and 4.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Adelaide Hills % Adelaide Hills South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 43 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 55 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Adelaide Hills who were employed full time was 43 years and those employed part time was 55 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Adelaide Hills % Adelaide Hills South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 500 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 1,261 -- 842 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Adelaide Hills was $500 and the median weekly household income was $1,261.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Adelaide Hills % Adelaide Hills South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 3.2 -- 1.4 -- 1.5 --

In Adelaide Hills, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 3.2 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Adelaide Hills % Adelaide Hills South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 166 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,306 -- 1,647 --

In Adelaide Hills, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Adelaide Hills % Adelaide Hills South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 88 95.7 9,815 79.5 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 1,586 12.8 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 861 7.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 4 4.3 76 0.6 2,949 1.4
Total 92 -- 12,343 -- 209,047 --

In Adelaide Hills there were 92 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 95.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, unit or apartments and 4.3% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Adelaide Hills % Adelaide Hills South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 19 20.9 1,182 9.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 48 52.7 3,028 24.5 51,761 24.8
Rented 19 20.9 7,430 60.2 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 137 1.1 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 5 5.5 564 4.6 8,338 4.0

In Adelaide Hills, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 20.9% were owned outright, 52.7% were owned with a mortgage and 20.9% were rented.

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