Barker

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code CED402
People 149,502
Male 50.5%
Female 49.5%
Median age 44
Families 39,556
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 74,989
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,050
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,100
Median weekly rent $185
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 75,467 50.5 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 74,031 49.5 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 3,933 2.6 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 149,502 people in Barker. Of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.6% of the population.

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Age Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 8,294 5.5 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 9,312 6.2 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 9,250 6.2 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 8,878 5.9 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 7,553 5.1 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 7,833 5.2 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 8,122 5.4 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 8,096 5.4 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 9,076 6.1 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 10,374 6.9 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 10,589 7.1 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 10,751 7.2 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 10,440 7.0 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 10,055 6.7 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 7,483 5.0 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 5,529 3.7 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 3,797 2.5 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 4,071 2.7 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Barker was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 61,922 50.5 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 4,306 3.5 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 11,268 9.2 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 8,194 6.7 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 36,946 30.1 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Barker aged 15 years and over, 50.5% were married and 12.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 53,137 50.0 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 11,627 10.9 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 41,453 39.0 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Barker, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 1,691 4.1 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 9,989 24.5 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 1,817 4.5 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 1,781 4.4 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 6,623 16.2 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 761 1.9 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 982 2.4 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 2,293 5.6 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,918 4.7 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 757 1.9 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 12,152 29.8 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Barker 27.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.3% were in primary school, 20.5% in secondary school and 10.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 10,731 8.8 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 8,053 6.6 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 3,708 3.0 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 19,197 15.7 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 15,393 12.6 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 14,339 11.7 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 16,414 13.4 138,607 10.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 140 0.1 1,077 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 15 0.0 174 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 15,597 12.7 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 717 0.6 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 15,021 12.2 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Barker, 12.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 61,686 31.0 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
English 58,931 29.6 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
German 19,877 10.0 129,923 5.8 982,226 3.1
Scottish 13,293 6.7 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 10,979 5.5 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Barker were Australian 31.0%, English 29.6%, German 10.0%, Scottish 6.7% and Irish 5.5%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Barker (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 122,395 81.9 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 4,259 2.8 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 1,338 0.9 12,937 0.8 518,466 2.2
Philippines 1,093 0.7 12,465 0.7 232,386 1.0
India 707 0.5 27,594 1.6 455,389 1.9
Germany 685 0.5 10,119 0.6 102,595 0.4

In Barker, 81.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.8%, New Zealand 0.9%, Philippines 0.7%, India 0.5% and Germany 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 20,901 14.0 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 6,591 4.4 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 5,143 3.4 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 105,158 70.3 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Barker, 70.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 111,125 74.3 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
England 7,443 5.0 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 1,703 1.1 16,942 1.0 617,331 2.6
Italy 1,615 1.1 51,307 3.1 470,138 2.0
Netherlands 1,505 1.0 15,010 0.9 175,354 0.7

In Barker, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 74.3%, England 5.0%, New Zealand 1.1%, Italy 1.1% and Netherlands 1.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 112,567 75.3 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
England 7,282 4.9 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 1,650 1.1 16,040 1.0 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 1,413 0.9 13,519 0.8 152,088 0.6
Philippines 1,398 0.9 16,929 1.0 325,049 1.4

In Barker, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.3%, England 4.9%, New Zealand 1.1%, Netherlands 0.9% and Philippines 0.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 51,991 34.8 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 20,872 14.0 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 14,663 9.8 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 14,470 9.7 118,229 7.1 870,183 3.7
Anglican 14,140 9.5 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3

The most common responses for religion in Barker were No Religion, so described 34.8%, Catholic 14.0%, Not stated 9.8%, Uniting Church 9.7% and Anglican 9.5%. In Barker, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Greek 984 0.7 22,993 1.4 237,588 1.0
Mandarin 851 0.6 28,780 1.7 596,711 2.5
Italian 837 0.6 29,106 1.7 271,597 1.2
Punjabi 604 0.4 9,306 0.6 132,496 0.6
Tagalog 455 0.3 5,486 0.3 111,273 0.5
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English only spoken at home 130,248 87.1 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 4,193 6.8 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Barker 87.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 0.7%, Mandarin 0.6%, Italian 0.6%, Punjabi 0.4% and Tagalog 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 38,914 55.6 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 23,026 32.9 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 4,026 5.8 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 4,032 5.8 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 69,998 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Barker. Of these 55.6% were employed full time, 32.9% were employed part-time and 5.8% 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
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 8,086 12.3 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 6,475 9.8 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 8,466 12.8 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 11,497 17.4 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 27,418 41.6 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Barker, 12.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Labourers 12,219 18.5 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 11,408 17.3 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 8,727 13.2 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 7,718 11.7 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 6,758 10.2 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 6,743 10.2 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 6,146 9.3 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 5,268 8.0 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Barker included Labourers 18.5%, Managers 17.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.2%, Professionals 11.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.2%, Sales Workers 9.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Wine and Other Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing 2,276 3.5 5,746 0.8 14,651 0.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 1,919 2.9 21,632 2.9 254,275 2.4
Aged Care Residential Services 1,596 2.4 22,642 3.0 211,621 2.0
Primary Education 1,559 2.4 16,651 2.2 231,198 2.2
Road Freight Transport 1,498 2.3 10,024 1.3 129,528 1.2

Of the employed people in Barker, the most common responses for industry of employment included Wine and Other Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing 3.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.9%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.4%, Primary Education 2.4% and Road Freight Transport 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 570 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,334 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,050 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Barker was $570.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 45,163 68.5 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 4,616 7.0 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 3,259 4.9 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Walked only 2,659 4.0 20,697 2.8 370,427 3.5
Truck 594 0.9 4,513 0.6 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 375 0.6 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 48,904 74.1 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Barker, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.5%, Worked at home 7.0%, Car, as passenger 4.9%, Walked only 4.0% and Truck 0.9%. On the day, 0.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 85,936 70.1 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 32,623 26.6 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 14,609 11.9 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 33,664 27.4 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Barker, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.6% provided care for children and 11.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 23,758 19.4 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 32,116 26.2 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 16,627 13.6 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 13,435 11.0 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Barker, 26.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 18,285 46.2 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 14,899 37.7 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 5,896 14.9 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 465 1.2 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Barker, 37.7% were couple families with children, 46.2% were couple families without children and 14.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 21.8 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.2 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Barker, 21.8% of single parents were male and 78.2% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 6,185 18.6 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 1,578 4.8 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 8,058 24.3 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 3,762 11.3 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 1,987 6.0 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 7,831 23.6 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 1,777 5.4 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 2,012 6.1 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Barker, of couple families with children, 18.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.8% had both employed part-time and 24.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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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Dwellings

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

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 57,644 81.1 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 13,437 18.9 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Barker, 81.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 51,121 88.7 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3,864 6.7 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 1,778 3.1 42,003 6.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 554 1.0 3,016 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Barker, 88.7% were separate houses, 6.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.1% were flats or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 202 0.4 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 1,695 2.9 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 9,141 15.9 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 30,954 53.7 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 14,240 24.7 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,415 2.5 13,455 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Barker, of occupied private dwellings 2.9% had 1 bedroom, 15.9% had 2 bedrooms and 53.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 20,642 35.8 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 18,671 32.4 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 15,748 27.3 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 940 1.6 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 1,631 2.8 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Barker, 35.8% were owned outright, 32.4% were owned with a mortgage and 27.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 39,157 67.9 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 17,013 29.5 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 1,468 2.5 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Barker, of all households, 67.9% were family households, 29.5% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

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Household income Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 27.0 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.4 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Barker, 27.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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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 Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 185 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.4 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.6 -- 10.2 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,100 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.0 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.0 -- 6.6 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 3,020 5.2 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 18,560 32.2 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 20,783 36.1 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 13,148 22.8 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 2,133 3.7 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Barker, 32.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 12,879 22.3 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 43,219 75.0 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 1,553 2.7 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Barker, 75.0% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 2,051 52.1 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 1,886 47.9 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Barker, 52.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.9% were female. The median age was 22 years.

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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
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 938 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Barker, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $938.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Barker % Barker South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 180 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,083 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Barker, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

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.