People in Greater Adelaide who were born in Eastern Europe, nfd

2016 Census Country of birth QuickStats
Area code 4GADE by 3300
People 326
Male 171
Female 155
Australian citizen 95.4%
Not an Australian citizen 3.4%
Families 163
Couples with children 45
Couples without children 101
One parent families 21
Other families 0
All private dwellings 244
Median monthly mortgage repayment $1,311
Median weekly rent paid $218

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Born in Eastern Europe, nfd % Born in Eastern Europe, nfd All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Male 171 52.5 164,565 48.3 434,535 49.1 633,888 48.9
Female 155 47.5 176,489 51.7 449,707 50.9 661,823 51.1

In the 2016 Census, there were 326 people in Greater Adelaide who were born in Eastern Europe, nfd. Of these 52.5% were male and 47.5% were female.

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Age
People
Born in Eastern Europe, nfd % Born in Eastern Europe, nfd All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
0-14 years 0 0.0 21,427 6.3 195,554 22.1 225,948 17.4
15-24 years 3 0.9 34,504 10.1 126,919 14.4 168,917 13.0
25-34 years 7 2.1 50,874 14.9 118,039 13.3 178,301 13.8
35-44 years 38 11.5 48,221 14.1 110,286 12.5 167,253 12.9
45-54 years 39 11.8 49,976 14.7 114,312 12.9 174,077 13.4
55-64 years 72 21.8 48,592 14.2 99,715 11.3 157,723 12.2
65 years and over 171 51.8 87,469 25.6 119,418 13.5 223,491 17.2
Median age 65 -- 48 -- 35 -- 39 --

Of the population born in Eastern Europe, nfd who usually live in Greater Adelaide, 0.0% were aged 0 - 14 years and 51.8% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Greater Adelaide who were born in Eastern Europe, nfd was 65 years.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Eastern Europe, nfd % Born in Eastern Europe, nfd All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Married 175 53.8 185,219 57.9 289,748 42.1 502,352 47.0
Separated 16 4.9 9,750 3.1 21,133 3.1 33,083 3.1
Divorced 50 15.4 28,097 8.8 63,680 9.2 98,319 9.2
Widowed 49 15.1 25,180 7.9 32,037 4.7 62,039 5.8
Never married 35 10.8 71,391 22.3 282,092 41.0 373,982 35.0

Of people in Greater Adelaide aged 15 years and over who were born in Eastern Europe, nfd, 53.8% were married, 4.9% were separated, and 15.4% were divorced.

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Education Born in Eastern Europe, nfd % Born in Eastern Europe, nfd All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Pre-school 0 0.0 1,199 0.4 14,658 1.7 15,950 1.2
Primary 0 0.0 13,239 3.9 96,478 10.9 110,303 8.5
Secondary 0 0.0 13,014 3.8 59,165 6.7 72,730 5.6
University or tertiary institution 5 1.5 26,977 7.9 46,405 5.2 73,794 5.7
Technical or further education 0 0.0 9,636 2.8 15,818 1.8 25,729 2.0
Other 4 1.2 3,941 1.2 5,699 0.6 9,752 0.8
Institution attended, type not stated 7 2.1 6,509 1.9 15,413 1.7 73,906 5.7
Not attending an educational institution 311 95.1 266,530 78.2 630,618 71.3 913,564 70.5

Of the population born in Eastern Europe, nfd who usually live in Greater Adelaide, 4.9% were attending an educational institution. There were 0.0% in primary school, 0.0% in secondary school and 1.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Eastern Europe, nfd % Born in Eastern Europe, nfd All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Bachelor Degree level and above 94 30.3 88,739 27.8 136,789 19.9 227,145 21.2
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 34 11.0 29,888 9.4 62,898 9.1 93,765 8.8
Certificate level IV 4 1.3 6,651 2.1 26,338 3.8 33,282 3.1
Certificate level III 70 22.6 34,869 10.9 101,062 14.7 138,174 12.9
Year 12 32 10.3 54,035 16.9 119,765 17.4 176,151 16.5
Year 11 14 4.5 18,429 5.8 72,174 10.5 92,134 8.6
Year 10 12 3.9 23,132 7.2 72,036 10.5 97,203 9.1
Certificate level II 0 0.0 216 0.1 515 0.1 746 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 82 0.0 65 0.0 145 0.0
Year 9 or below 15 4.8 31,211 9.8 49,913 7.2 83,286 7.8
No educational attainment 3 1.0 8,155 2.6 1,328 0.2 9,775 0.9
Not stated 18 5.8 14,796 4.6 26,984 3.9 89,239 8.3

Of the population born in Eastern Europe, nfd who usually live in Greater Adelaide, 10.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 25.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Year of arrival Born in Eastern Europe, nfd % Born in Eastern Europe, nfd All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Before 1941 3 0.9 544 0.2 -- -- -- --
1941 - 1950 36 10.9 6,881 2.0 -- -- -- --
1951 - 1960 42 12.7 31,620 9.3 -- -- -- --
1961 - 1970 78 23.6 51,779 15.2 -- -- -- --
1971 - 1980 25 7.6 30,167 8.8 -- -- -- --
1981 - 1990 98 29.6 32,680 9.6 -- -- -- --
1991 - 2000 31 9.4 28,235 8.3 -- -- -- --
2001 - 2005 3 0.9 23,883 7.0 -- -- -- --
2006 - 2010 0 0.0 55,235 16.2 -- -- -- --
2011 - 2016 8 2.4 69,756 20.5 -- -- -- --
Born in Australia -- -- -- -- 884,250 -- -- --

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in Eastern Europe, nfd, 2.4% arrived in Australia from 2011 - 2016 and 0.0% from 2006 - 2010.

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Citizenship Born in Eastern Europe, nfd % Born in Eastern Europe, nfd All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Australian citizen 308 95.4 211,194 61.9 869,530 98.3 1,097,418 84.7
Not an Australian citizen 11 3.4 123,898 36.3 3,257 0.4 128,069 9.9

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in Eastern Europe, nfd, 95.4% were Australian citizens.

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Birthplace of spouse or partner Born in Eastern Europe, nfd % Born in Eastern Europe, nfd All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Spouse or partner born overseas 132 67.7 132,364 70.0 52,009 15.1 185,686 34.7
Spouse or partner born in Australia 53 27.2 52,007 27.5 282,850 82.3 336,078 62.8

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in Eastern Europe, nfd and had a spouse or partner, 67.7% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 27.2% had a spouse or partner born in Australia.

Note: Total does not include those spouses or partners who did not state their country of birth.

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Religious affiliation, top responses
Results may include 'nfd' for 'not further defined'
Born in Eastern Europe, nfd % Born in Eastern Europe, nfd All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Catholic 154 47.0 68,860 20.2 173,057 19.6 246,021 19.0
No Religion, so described 99 30.2 90,374 26.5 365,145 41.3 460,926 35.6
Christian, nfd 15 4.6 11,026 3.2 24,587 2.8 36,125 2.8
Lutheran 10 3.0 3,928 1.2 22,935 2.6 27,202 2.1
Judaism 9 2.7 528 0.2 399 0.0 951 0.1

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in Eastern Europe, nfd, the most common responses to the religion question were Catholic 47.0%, No Religion, so described 30.2%, Christian, nfd 4.6%, Lutheran 3.0% and Judaism 2.7%.

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English language proficiency Born in Eastern Europe, nfd % Born in Eastern Europe, nfd All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Speaks English only 137 41.4 153,290 44.9 811,262 91.7 977,128 75.4
Speaks other language and speaks English:  null  null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Very well or well 176 53.2 149,777 43.9 57,994 6.6 211,247 16.3
Not well or not at all 15 4.5 35,627 10.4 8,579 1.0 45,115 3.5

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in Eastern Europe, nfd, 41.4% spoke English only at home. A further 53.2% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

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Employment

Employment
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Born in Eastern Europe, nfd % Born in Eastern Europe, nfd All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Worked full-time 72 54.1 90,304 52.6 249,729 54.6 343,558 54.0
Worked part-time 48 36.1 57,371 33.4 153,453 33.6 213,169 33.5
Away from work 5 3.8 7,685 4.5 22,011 4.8 30,332 4.8
Unemployed 8 6.0 16,340 9.5 32,027 7.0 49,051 7.7
Not in the labour force 187 57.5 144,959 45.4 226,540 32.9 380,752 35.6

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in Eastern Europe, nfd and who were in the labour force, 54.1% worked full-time, 36.1% worked part-time and 6.0% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Born in Eastern Europe, nfd % Born in Eastern Europe, nfd All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
1-15 hours per week 10 7.7 18,402 11.8 56,008 13.2 75,146 12.8
16-24 hours per week 19 14.6 17,691 11.4 42,494 10.0 60,906 10.4
25-34 hours per week 20 15.4 21,275 13.7 54,947 12.9 77,111 13.1
35-39 hours per week 28 21.5 37,723 24.3 88,167 20.7 127,270 21.7
40 hours or more per week 48 36.9 52,580 33.8 161,561 38.0 216,286 36.8

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in Eastern Europe, nfd and who were employed, 36.9% worked 40 hours or more per week and 21.5% worked 35-39 hours per week.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in Eastern Europe, nfd % Born in Eastern Europe, nfd All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Professionals 36 32.1 37,840 24.4 92,098 21.7 130,848 22.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 20 17.9 20,001 12.9 56,667 13.3 77,599 13.2
Labourers 15 13.4 19,277 12.4 37,603 8.8 57,749 9.8
Community and Personal Service Workers 14 12.5 21,355 13.7 49,811 11.7 71,974 12.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 13 11.6 17,823 11.5 64,401 15.1 83,026 14.1

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in Eastern Europe, nfd, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 32.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.9%, Labourers 13.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.5% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in Eastern Europe, nfd % Born in Eastern Europe, nfd All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 10 13.2 3,821 2.5 4,702 1.1 8,723 1.5
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 10 13.2 8,428 5.4 17,543 4.1 26,196 4.5
State Government Administration 9 11.8 3,160 2.0 10,314 2.4 13,554 2.3
Police Services 7 9.2 950 0.6 3,532 0.8 4,519 0.8
Aged Care Residential Services 6 7.9 8,114 5.2 9,924 2.3 18,272 3.1

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in Eastern Europe, nfd, the most common responses for industry of employment were Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 13.2%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 13.2%, State Government Administration 11.8%, Police Services 9.2% and Aged Care Residential Services 7.9%.

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Median weekly income
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Eastern Europe, nfd % Born in Eastern Europe, nfd All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Personal 485 -- 497 -- 676 -- 617 --
Family 1,283 -- 1,450 -- 1,757 -- 1,591 --
Household 904 -- 1,242 -- 1,401 -- 1,265 --

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in Eastern Europe, nfd, the personal weekly median income was $485. Family median weekly income was $1,283 and Household median weekly income was $904.

Median personal weekly income for persons aged 15 years and over born in the selected country. Excludes those who did not state an income.

Family for the selected country of birth is determined by the reference person and/or their spouse/partner's response to country of birth. Median family income excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state an income.

Household for the selected country of birth is determined by the response of any household member (enumerated in the dwelling) to country of birth. Median household income excludes households where at least one member aged 15 years and over did not state an income.

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Travel to work
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Born in Eastern Europe, nfd % Born in Eastern Europe, nfd All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Car 89 73.6 107,577 69.2 303,244 71.3 415,492 70.8
Bus or train 3 2.5 13,373 8.6 25,362 6.0 39,077 6.7
Other 7 5.8 13,409 8.6 31,072 7.3 44,970 7.7

In Greater Adelaide 73.6% of employed people who were born in Eastern Europe, nfd travelled to work on census day by car, while 2.5% travelled by bus or train.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Eastern Europe, nfd % Born in Eastern Europe, nfd All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 242 73.1 221,044 69.2 533,153 77.4 763,727 71.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 61 18.6 89,538 28.0 205,393 29.8 298,736 27.9
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 46 14.0 37,991 11.9 90,055 13.1 130,351 12.2
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 34 10.5 54,053 16.9 152,560 22.2 208,870 19.5

In Greater Adelaide 73.1% of people who were born in Eastern Europe, nfd did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 18.6% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Born in Eastern Europe, nfd % Born in Eastern Europe, nfd All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Less than 5 hours per week 54 16.7 62,531 19.6 176,686 25.7 241,880 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 92 28.5 86,569 27.1 208,135 30.2 298,314 27.9
15 to 29 hours per week 47 14.6 41,418 13.0 88,429 12.8 131,554 12.3
30 hours or more per week 41 12.7 30,527 9.6 59,898 8.7 91,979 8.6

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in Eastern Europe, nfd and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 28.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

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Family composition Born in Eastern Europe, nfd % Born in Eastern Europe, nfd All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Couple family without children 101 62.0 60,205 42.3 68,731 35.0 130,851 38.1
Couple family with children 45 27.6 64,050 45.0 82,779 42.2 148,447 43.2
One parent family 21 12.9 16,393 11.5 40,532 20.7 58,427 17.0
Other family 0 0.0 1,784 1.3 4,239 2.2 6,168 1.8
Families with a child under 5 3 1.8 21,456 15.1 33,931 17.3 55,383 16.1
Families with a child aged 0-15 years 21 12.4 48,040 33.7 79,575 40.5 127,616 37.1

These statistics are for families in Greater Adelaide. They are for families where the reference person and/or their spouse or partner was born in Eastern Europe, nfd. Of these families, 27.6% were couple families with children, 62.0% were couple families without children and 12.9% were one parent families.

Note: Totals for families with a child under 5 and for families with a child aged 0-15 years does not include those families where the reference person and/or their spouse/partner did not state their country of birth.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Born in Eastern Europe, nfd % Born in Eastern Europe, nfd All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Both employed, worked full-time 21 15.0 20,346 16.4 32,325 21.3 53,006 19.0
Both employed, worked part-time 4 2.9 6,185 5.0 6,211 4.1 12,506 4.5
One employed full-time, one part-time 21 15.0 24,178 19.5 40,175 26.5 64,787 23.2
One employed full-time, other not working 4 2.9 18,545 14.9 19,259 12.7 38,132 13.7
One employed part-time, other not working 13 9.3 10,043 8.1 8,327 5.5 18,603 6.7
Both not working 68 48.6 33,615 27.1 26,903 17.8 61,913 22.2
Other (includes away from work) 3 2.1 5,593 4.5 8,624 5.7 14,398 5.2
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 6 4.3 5,764 4.6 9,689 6.4 15,962 5.7

These statistics are for families in Greater Adelaide. They are for families where the reference person and/or their spouse or partner was born in Eastern Europe, nfd. Of these families, 15.0% of families had both parents working full-time, 15.0% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 48.6% of families stated that both parents were not working.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | mortgage & rent | household composition

Dwelling structure

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Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Born in Eastern Europe, nfd % Born in Eastern Europe, nfd All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Separate house 191 78.3 141,015 73.8 301,710 77.5 368,244 74.8
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 41 16.8 30,975 16.2 61,823 15.9 82,994 16.9
Flat or apartment 12 4.9 17,858 9.3 23,917 6.1 38,309 7.8
Other dwelling 0 0.0 545 0.3 992 0.3 1,379 0.3

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 Eastern Europe, nfd, 78.3% were a separate house, 4.9% were a flat or apartment, and 16.8% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Born in Eastern Europe, nfd % Born in Eastern Europe, nfd All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 410 0.2 667 0.2 1,034 0.2
1 bedroom 12 5.0 6,325 3.3 10,997 2.8 16,917 3.4
2 bedrooms 45 18.7 36,698 19.2 68,032 17.5 95,252 19.3
3 bedrooms 132 54.8 97,716 51.2 205,690 52.8 255,351 51.9
4 or more bedrooms 47 19.5 46,241 24.2 98,062 25.2 114,063 23.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 5 2.1 3,624 1.9 6,114 1.6 9,829 2.0

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 Eastern Europe, nfd, 18.7% had two bedrooms, 54.8% had three bedrooms and 19.5% had four or more bedrooms.

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Mortgage & rent

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings
Born in Eastern Europe, nfd % Born in Eastern Europe, nfd All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
Owned outright 130 52.8 65,078 34.1 112,431 28.9 151,060 30.7
Owned with a mortgage 63 25.6 64,280 33.7 157,219 40.4 179,648 36.5
Rented 41 16.7 54,733 28.7 107,101 27.5 142,460 28.9
Other tenure type 3 1.2 2,621 1.4 5,616 1.4 7,806 1.6
Tenure type not stated 9 3.7 4,304 2.3 7,192 1.8 11,468 2.3
Median monthly mortgage repayment 1,311 -- 1,551 -- 1,517 -- 1,517 --
Median weekly rent paid 218 -- 290 -- 290 -- 285 --

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 Eastern Europe, nfd, 52.8% were owned outright, 25.6% were owned with a mortgage and 16.7% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,311 and the median weekly rent paid was $218.

Median monthly mortgage repayment relates only to occupied private dwellings that are owned with a mortgage (including those being purchased under a rent/buy scheme). It excludes 'visitor only' and 'other non-classifiable' households and dwellings that did not state a monthly repayment value.

Median weekly rent paid relates to occupied private dwellings being rented (including rent-free accommodation). It excludes 'visitor only' and 'other non-classifiable' households and dwellings that did not state a weekly payment value.

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Household composition

Household composition Born in Eastern Europe, nfd % Born in Eastern Europe, nfd All overseas born % All overseas born Australian born % Australian born Total % Total
One family households 176 69.8 139,784 73.2 278,112 71.4 332,604 67.5
Multiple family households 3 1.2 3,695 1.9 4,813 1.2 5,577 1.1
Single (or lone) person households 70 27.8 39,177 20.5 92,196 23.7 134,833 27.4
Group households 3 1.2 8,357 4.4 14,434 3.7 19,439 3.9

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'Born in Eastern Europe, nfd' includes households in Greater Adelaide where at least one person was born in Eastern Europe, nfd. Of those households, 69.8% were one family households and 27.8% were lone person households.

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Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.