Prospect

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Area code 401061021
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 124
Male 55.7%
Female 44.3%
Median age 27
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 75
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,531
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,609
Median weekly rent $255

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

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

People Prospect % Prospect South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 121 97.6 32,617 95.4 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 3 2.4 941 2.8 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 634 1.9 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Prospect, there were 124 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 55.7% were male and 44.3% were female.

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Age Prospect % Prospect South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 27 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 11 8.9 3,787 11.1 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 17 13.8 7,631 22.3 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 27 22.0 6,564 19.2 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 19 15.4 4,851 14.2 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 13 10.6 3,706 10.8 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 11 8.9 3,614 10.6 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 16 13.0 2,439 7.1 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 9 7.3 1,581 4.6 30,952 4.8

In Prospect, the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 27 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 23.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 7.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Prospect % Prospect South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 19 20.0 4,778 21.0 105,086 24.5
Separated 6 6.3 1,012 4.4 19,112 4.5
Divorced 6 6.3 1,571 6.9 28,796 6.7
Widowed 0 0.0 755 3.3 13,794 3.2
Never married 64 67.4 14,641 64.3 261,980 61.1

In Prospect, 20.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 12.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Prospect % Prospect South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 20 21.5 3,859 19.6 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 7 7.5 3,237 16.4 60,051 16.0
Not married 66 71.0 12,585 63.9 228,281 60.9

In Prospect, 21.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 7.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Prospect % Prospect South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 0 0.0 1,020 7.1 16,698 6.4
Primary 15 31.9 5,406 37.6 97,859 37.5
Secondary 13 27.7 3,165 22.0 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 5 10.6 799 5.6 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 9 19.1 847 5.9 15,489 5.9
Other 0 0.0 306 2.1 5,047 1.9
Not stated 5 10.6 2,853 19.8 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Prospect, 39.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.9% were attending a primary school, 27.7% were attending a secondary school and 29.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Prospect % Prospect South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 15 16.5 1,198 5.3 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 5 5.5 1,159 5.1 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 3 3.3 776 3.4 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 13 14.3 2,932 12.9 56,625 13.2
Year 12 15 16.5 2,846 12.5 59,949 14.0
Year 11 12 13.2 2,906 12.8 34,674 8.1
Year 10 11 12.1 3,510 15.4 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 77 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 12 0.1 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 13 14.3 3,101 13.6 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 0 0.0 224 1.0 4,256 1.0
Not stated 8 8.8 3,452 15.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Prospect, 16.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Prospect % Prospect South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Ngarrindjeri 4 3.4 283 0.8 302 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 107 83.6 28,540 83.5 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 83.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Prospect. The only other response for language at home was Ngarrindjeri 3.4%.

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Ancestry, top responses Prospect % Prospect South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 88 50.3 21,514 45.8 399,843 45.0
English 35 20.0 7,980 17.0 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 18 10.3 7,936 16.9 140,480 15.8
Irish 15 8.6 1,992 4.2 45,887 5.2
Scottish 6 3.4 1,602 3.4 30,843 3.5

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 Prospect (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Prospect, the most common ancestries were Australian 50.3%, English 20.0%, Australian Aboriginal 10.3%, Irish 8.6% and Scottish 3.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Prospect % Prospect South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 22 40.0 4,770 43.9 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 18 32.7 3,195 29.4 61,049 27.4
Away from work 3 5.5 733 6.7 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 12 21.8 2,164 19.9 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 45 45.0 10,821 47.5 190,132 44.3

There were 55 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Prospect. Of these 40.0% were employed full time, 32.7% were employed part-time and 21.8% 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.

For information on the Community Development Programme (CDP) please refer to the Census Data Dictionary. CDP data is available in TableBuilder.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Prospect % Prospect South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 10 21.7 1,671 19.2 30,991 17.0
Professionals 9 19.6 1,191 13.7 24,339 13.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 8 17.4 944 10.9 24,399 13.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 7 15.2 1,162 13.4 23,174 12.7
Managers 3 6.5 609 7.0 12,844 7.1
Sales Workers 3 6.5 717 8.3 15,791 8.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 3 6.5 714 8.2 16,774 9.2
Not stated 3 6.5 119 1.4 2,729 1.5

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Prospect, the most common occupations were Community and Personal Service Workers 21.7%, Professionals 19.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.2%, Managers 6.5%, Sales Workers 6.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.5% and Not stated 6.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Prospect % Prospect South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
State Government Administration 8 27.6 339 3.9 4,176 2.3
Cafes and Restaurants 3 10.3 109 1.3 2,888 1.6
Takeaway Food Services 3 10.3 205 2.4 4,469 2.5
Banking 3 10.3 82 1.0 1,125 0.6
Employment Placement and Recruitment Services 3 10.3 81 0.9 1,453 0.8

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Prospect, the most common industries of employment were State Government Administration 27.6%, Cafes and Restaurants 10.3%, Takeaway Food Services 10.3%, Banking 10.3% and Employment Placement and Recruitment Services 10.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Prospect % Prospect South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 441 -- 413 -- 441 --
Household 1,531 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Prospect was $441 and the median weekly household income was $1,531.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Prospect % Prospect South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 75 72.1 13,372 58.8 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 20 19.6 6,560 28.8 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 12 11.8 3,026 13.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 12 11.8 3,230 14.2 63,303 14.8

In Prospect, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 72.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.6% provided care for children and 11.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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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
Prospect % Prospect South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6 -- 1.6 -- 1.7 --

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Prospect, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom and 1.6 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Prospect % Prospect South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 255 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,609 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Prospect, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $255 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,609.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Prospect % Prospect South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 8 10.7 2,308 15.6 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 24 32.0 3,979 26.9 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 10 13.3 4,112 27.8 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 4 5.3 353 2.4 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 96 0.6 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 0 0.0 152 1.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 0 0.0 236 1.6 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 16 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 29 38.7 3,544 24.0 53,195 20.2

In Prospect, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 10.7% were a couple family with no children, 32.0% were a couple family with children and 13.3% were a one parent family.

In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Prospect % Prospect South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 54 69.2 11,459 77.7 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 14 17.9 2,519 17.1 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 10 12.8 703 4.8 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 69 0.5 2,897 1.1

In Prospect there were 75 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 69.2% were separate houses, 17.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.8% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Prospect % Prospect South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 18 22.2 1,509 10.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 16 19.8 3,734 25.2 68,085 25.9
Rented 47 58.0 8,841 59.7 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 0 0.0 119 0.8 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 602 4.1 10,182 3.9

In Prospect, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 22.2% were owned outright, 19.8% were owned with a mortgage and 58.0% were rented.

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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.