Playford (C)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA45680
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 3,091
Male 48.4%
Female 51.6%
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 1,384
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $933
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $245

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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 Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 2,937 95.0 32,617 95.4 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 87 2.8 941 2.8 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 67 2.2 634 1.9 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Playford (C), there were 3,091 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 48.4% were male and 51.6% were female.

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Age Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 19 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 480 15.5 3,787 11.1 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 764 24.7 7,631 22.3 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 625 20.2 6,564 19.2 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 438 14.2 4,851 14.2 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 273 8.8 3,706 10.8 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 251 8.1 3,614 10.6 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 165 5.3 2,439 7.1 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 96 3.1 1,581 4.6 30,952 4.8

In Playford (C), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 40.4% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 310 16.8 4,778 21.0 105,086 24.5
Separated 99 5.4 1,012 4.4 19,112 4.5
Divorced 121 6.6 1,571 6.9 28,796 6.7
Widowed 41 2.2 755 3.3 13,794 3.2
Never married 1,271 69.0 14,641 64.3 261,980 61.1

In Playford (C), 16.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 270 16.2 3,859 19.6 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 265 15.9 3,237 16.4 60,051 16.0
Not married 1,136 68.0 12,585 63.9 228,281 60.9

In Playford (C), 16.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 130 9.8 1,020 7.1 16,698 6.4
Primary 531 40.2 5,406 37.6 97,859 37.5
Secondary 299 22.6 3,165 22.0 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 65 4.9 799 5.6 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 56 4.2 847 5.9 15,489 5.9
Other 41 3.1 306 2.1 5,047 1.9
Not stated 199 15.1 2,853 19.8 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Playford (C), 42.6% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.2% were attending a primary school, 22.6% were attending a secondary school and 9.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 60 3.3 1,198 5.3 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 85 4.6 1,159 5.1 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 65 3.5 776 3.4 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 270 14.7 2,932 12.9 56,625 13.2
Year 12 264 14.4 2,846 12.5 59,949 14.0
Year 11 256 14.0 2,906 12.8 34,674 8.1
Year 10 358 19.5 3,510 15.4 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 7 0.4 77 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 12 0.1 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 242 13.2 3,101 13.6 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 15 0.8 224 1.0 4,256 1.0
Not stated 175 9.5 3,452 15.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Playford (C), 14.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Kaurna 12 0.4 39 0.1 46 0.0
Ngarrindjeri 11 0.4 283 0.8 302 0.0
Pitjantjatjara 9 0.3 1,813 5.3 3,054 0.5
Nyungar 4 0.1 7 0.0 443 0.1
Aboriginal English, so described 4 0.1 79 0.2 625 0.1
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English only spoken at home 2,911 94.2 28,540 83.5 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 94.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Playford (C). Indigenous languages spoken at home include Kaurna 0.4%, Ngarrindjeri 0.4%, Pitjantjatjara 0.3%, Nyungar 0.1% and Aboriginal English, so described 0.1%.

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Ancestry, top responses Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 2,174 48.8 21,514 45.8 399,843 45.0
English 968 21.7 7,980 17.0 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 476 10.7 7,936 16.9 140,480 15.8
Irish 212 4.8 1,992 4.2 45,887 5.2
Scottish 176 4.0 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 Playford (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Playford (C), the most common ancestries were Australian 48.8%, English 21.7%, Australian Aboriginal 10.7%, Irish 4.8% and Scottish 4.0%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 379 42.7 4,770 43.9 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 246 27.7 3,195 29.4 61,049 27.4
Away from work 58 6.5 733 6.7 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 204 23.0 2,164 19.9 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 917 49.6 10,821 47.5 190,132 44.3

There were 887 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Playford (C). Of these 42.7% were employed full time, 27.7% were employed part-time and 23.0% 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.

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
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Labourers 123 17.9 1,371 15.8 27,814 15.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 120 17.4 1,671 19.2 30,991 17.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 95 13.8 1,162 13.4 23,174 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 79 11.5 944 10.9 24,399 13.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 75 10.9 714 8.2 16,774 9.2
Professionals 72 10.5 1,191 13.7 24,339 13.4
Sales Workers 65 9.4 717 8.3 15,791 8.7
Managers 41 6.0 609 7.0 12,844 7.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Playford (C), the most common occupations were Labourers 17.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 17.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.9%, Professionals 10.5%, Sales Workers 9.4% and Managers 6.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 43 7.4 270 3.1 5,555 3.1
Aged Care Residential Services 26 4.5 218 2.5 3,760 2.1
State Government Administration 24 4.2 339 3.9 4,176 2.3
Other Social Assistance Services 20 3.5 315 3.7 5,302 2.9
Child Care Services 19 3.3 102 1.2 2,535 1.4

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Playford (C), the most common industries of employment were Supermarket and Grocery Stores 7.4%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.5%, State Government Administration 4.2%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.5% and Child Care Services 3.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 441 -- 413 -- 441 --
Household 933 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Playford (C) was $441 and the median weekly household income was $933.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,060 57.5 13,372 58.8 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 567 30.7 6,560 28.8 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 249 13.5 3,026 13.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 193 10.5 3,230 14.2 63,303 14.8

In Playford (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 57.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.7% provided care for children and 13.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.5% 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
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 -- 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 Playford (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom and 1.5 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
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 245 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Playford (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $245 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 155 11.2 2,308 15.6 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 360 26.1 3,979 26.9 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 510 36.9 4,112 27.8 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 26 1.9 353 2.4 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 7 0.5 96 0.6 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 12 0.9 152 1.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 31 2.2 236 1.6 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 16 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 280 20.3 3,544 24.0 53,195 20.2

In Playford (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 11.7% were a couple family with no children, 26.9% were a couple family with children and 39.2% 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
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 990 71.3 11,459 77.7 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 379 27.3 2,519 17.1 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 16 1.2 703 4.8 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 4 0.3 69 0.5 2,897 1.1

In Playford (C) there were 1,384 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 71.3% were separate houses, 27.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.2% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 91 6.6 1,509 10.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 370 26.7 3,734 25.2 68,085 25.9
Rented 872 62.8 8,841 59.7 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 4 0.3 119 0.8 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 51 3.7 602 4.1 10,182 3.9

In Playford (C), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 6.6% were owned outright, 26.7% were owned with a mortgage and 62.8% were rented.

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