People in Greater Adelaide who were born in Israel

Demographics & education

In the 2016 Census, there were 219 people in Greater Adelaide who were born in Israel. Of these 56.6% were male and 43.4% were female.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Country of birth of person (BPLP)

Of the population born in Israel who usually live in Greater Adelaide, 14.4% were aged 0 - 14 years and 14.8% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Greater Adelaide who were born in Israel was 41 years.

Of people in Greater Adelaide aged 15 years and over who were born in Israel, 54.7% were married, 1.6% were separated, and 10.4% were divorced.

Of the population born in Israel who usually live in Greater Adelaide, 27.9% were attending an educational institution. There were 6.8% in primary school, 5.4% in secondary school and 9.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of the population born in Israel who usually live in Greater Adelaide, 22.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in Israel, 26.4% arrived in Australia from 2011 - 2016 and 15.9% from 2006 - 2010.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in Israel, 66.8% were Australian citizens.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in Israel and had a spouse or partner, 58.2% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 34.5% 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.

View the data quality statements for: Country of birth of person (BPLP) Relationship in household (RLHP) Family/household reference person indicator (RPIP)

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in Israel, the most common responses to the religion question were Judaism 49.3%, No Religion, so described 21.7%, Eastern Orthodox 8.2%, Catholic 7.7% and Christian, nfd 1.9%.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in Israel, 24.2% spoke English only at home. A further 72.1% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

Employment

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in Israel and who were in the labour force, 60.6% worked full-time, 25.2% worked part-time and 9.4% 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.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in Israel and who were employed, 49.1% worked 40 hours or more per week and 17.2% worked 35-39 hours per week.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in Israel, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 42.5%, Managers 17.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 16.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.0% and Sales Workers 8.0%.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in Israel, the most common responses for industry of employment were Higher Education 22.6%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 20.8%, Medical and Surgical Equipment Manufacturing 5.7%, Electrical Services 5.7% and Professional and Scientific Goods Wholesaling 5.7%.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in Israel, the personal weekly median income was $734. Family median weekly income was $2,031 and Household median weekly income was $1,837.

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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In Greater Adelaide 67.3% of employed people who were born in Israel travelled to work on census day by car, while 3.5% travelled by bus or train.

In Greater Adelaide 77.8% of people who were born in Israel did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 35.1% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in Israel and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 36.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

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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 Israel. Of these families, 63.8% were couple families with children, 32.4% were couple families without children and 7.6% 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.

Employment status of couple families

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 Israel. Of these families, 20.6% of families had both parents working full-time, 17.5% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 18.6% of families stated that both parents were not working.

Dwelling structure

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Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

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 Israel, 74.0% were a separate house, 9.7% were a flat or apartment, and 16.2% 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 Israel, 12.7% had two bedrooms, 53.3% had three bedrooms and 28.7% 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 Israel, 21.6% were owned outright, 45.8% were owned with a mortgage and 30.7% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,500 and the median weekly rent paid was $360.

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.

View the data quality statements for: Tenure type (TEND) Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED)

Household composition

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'Born in Israel' includes households in Greater Adelaide where at least one person was born in Israel. Of those households, 76.4% were one family households and 17.2% were lone person households.