Mount Barker (DC)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA44550
People 33,397
Male 48.6%
Female 51.4%
Median age 39
Families 9,212
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 13,528
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,435
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,616
Median weekly rent $310
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
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 16,246 48.6 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 17,149 51.4 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 361 1.1 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 33,397 people in Mount Barker (DC). Of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

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Age Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 39 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 2,151 6.4 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 2,361 7.1 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 2,225 6.7 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 2,311 6.9 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,910 5.7 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,851 5.5 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,993 6.0 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 2,039 6.1 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 2,392 7.2 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 2,478 7.4 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 2,313 6.9 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 2,235 6.7 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,995 6.0 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,829 5.5 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 1,331 4.0 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 810 2.4 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 562 1.7 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 620 1.9 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Mount Barker (DC) was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 13,799 51.8 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 833 3.1 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 2,518 9.4 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,251 4.7 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 8,252 31.0 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Mount Barker (DC) aged 15 years and over, 51.8% were married and 12.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 12,231 51.2 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 2,897 12.1 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 8,767 36.7 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Mount Barker (DC), of people aged 15 years and over, 51.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 428 4.2 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 2,096 20.7 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 338 3.3 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 888 8.8 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 1,072 10.6 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 370 3.7 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 800 7.9 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 671 6.6 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,264 12.5 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 181 1.8 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 2,006 19.8 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Mount Barker (DC) 30.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.8% were in primary school, 22.1% in secondary school and 19.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 4,827 18.1 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 2,713 10.2 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 1,027 3.9 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 4,201 15.8 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 4,102 15.4 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 2,402 9.0 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 2,464 9.2 138,607 10.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 15 0.1 1,077 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 4 0.0 174 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,683 6.3 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 35 0.1 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 2,328 8.7 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Barker (DC), 15.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 15,346 32.8 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 13,797 29.5 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
German 3,969 8.5 129,923 5.8 982,226 3.1
Scottish 3,279 7.0 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 2,817 6.0 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Mount Barker (DC) were English 32.8%, Australian 29.5%, German 8.5%, Scottish 7.0% and Irish 6.0%.

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 Mount Barker (DC) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 26,723 80.1 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 2,103 6.3 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 264 0.8 12,937 0.8 518,466 2.2
Germany 250 0.7 10,119 0.6 102,595 0.4
South Africa 193 0.6 6,610 0.4 162,449 0.7
Netherlands 171 0.5 6,602 0.4 70,172 0.3

In Mount Barker (DC), 80.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.3%, New Zealand 0.8%, Germany 0.7%, South Africa 0.6% and Netherlands 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 6,124 18.3 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 2,411 7.2 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,798 5.4 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 21,101 63.2 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Mount Barker (DC), 63.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 23,036 69.1 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
England 3,275 9.8 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
Germany 480 1.4 17,505 1.0 170,571 0.7
Netherlands 441 1.3 15,010 0.9 175,354 0.7
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 435 1.3 17,790 1.1 177,536 0.8

In Mount Barker (DC), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.1%, England 9.8%, Germany 1.4%, Netherlands 1.3% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 23,659 70.9 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
England 3,134 9.4 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
Germany 468 1.4 17,624 1.1 169,618 0.7
Netherlands 423 1.3 13,519 0.8 152,088 0.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 381 1.1 16,248 1.0 155,231 0.7

In Mount Barker (DC), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.9%, England 9.4%, Germany 1.4%, Netherlands 1.3% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 13,535 40.5 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 4,023 12.1 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 3,502 10.5 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 3,056 9.2 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 2,630 7.9 118,229 7.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Mount Barker (DC) were No Religion, so described 40.5%, Catholic 12.1%, Anglican 10.5%, Not stated 9.2% and Uniting Church 7.9%. In Mount Barker (DC), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (52.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
German 179 0.5 6,453 0.4 79,353 0.3
Italian 110 0.3 29,106 1.7 271,597 1.2
Afrikaans 80 0.2 2,362 0.1 43,741 0.2
Dutch 71 0.2 2,551 0.2 33,835 0.1
French 69 0.2 2,720 0.2 70,873 0.3
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English only spoken at home 30,357 91.0 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 756 6.0 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Mount Barker (DC) 91.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.5%, Italian 0.3%, Afrikaans 0.2%, Dutch 0.2% and French 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 9,222 53.4 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 6,196 35.9 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 958 5.5 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 898 5.2 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 17,274 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Barker (DC). Of these 53.4% were employed full time, 35.9% were employed part-time and 5.2% 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
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 2,204 13.5 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,759 10.7 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 2,238 13.7 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 2,929 17.9 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 6,292 38.4 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Mount Barker (DC), 13.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 3,228 19.7 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 2,465 15.0 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 2,141 13.1 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 2,135 13.0 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,015 12.3 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 1,680 10.2 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 1,673 10.2 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 845 5.2 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Mount Barker (DC) included Professionals 19.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.0%, Managers 13.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Sales Workers 10.2%, Labourers 10.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 530 3.3 30,463 4.1 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 472 2.9 21,632 2.9 254,275 2.4
Primary Education 430 2.6 16,651 2.2 231,198 2.2
Aged Care Residential Services 413 2.5 22,642 3.0 211,621 2.0
Cafes and Restaurants 347 2.1 15,530 2.1 253,385 2.4

Of the employed people in Mount Barker (DC), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.9%, Primary Education 2.6%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.5% and Cafes and Restaurants 2.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 677 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,729 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,435 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Barker (DC) was $677.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 11,036 67.5 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 905 5.5 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 730 4.5 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Bus 519 3.2 29,592 4.0 323,201 3.0
Walked only 312 1.9 20,697 2.8 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 766 4.7 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 12,064 73.6 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Mount Barker (DC), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.5%, Worked at home 5.5%, Car, as passenger 4.5%, Bus 3.2% and Walked only 1.9%. On the day, 4.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 20,816 78.1 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 8,583 32.2 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 3,022 11.3 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 7,322 27.5 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Mount Barker (DC), of people aged 15 years and over, 78.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.2% provided care for children and 11.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.5% 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
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 5,912 22.2 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 8,182 30.7 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 3,865 14.5 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 2,860 10.7 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mount Barker (DC), 30.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 3,562 38.6 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 4,224 45.8 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 1,344 14.6 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 88 1.0 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Mount Barker (DC), 45.8% were couple families with children, 38.6% were couple families without children and 14.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.5 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.5 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Mount Barker (DC), 18.5% of single parents were male and 81.5% 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
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,537 19.7 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 402 5.2 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 2,042 26.2 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 1,041 13.4 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 499 6.4 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 1,298 16.7 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 471 6.0 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 496 6.4 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Mount Barker (DC), of couple families with children, 19.7% had both partners employed full-time, 5.2% had both employed part-time and 26.2% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 12,008 93.0 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 909 7.0 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Mount Barker (DC), 93.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 11,349 94.5 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 506 4.2 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 54 0.4 42,003 6.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 70 0.6 3,016 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Barker (DC), 94.5% were separate houses, 4.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.4% were flats or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 27 0.2 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 258 2.1 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,219 10.2 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 5,904 49.2 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 4,417 36.8 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 184 1.5 13,455 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Mount Barker (DC), of occupied private dwellings 2.1% had 1 bedroom, 10.2% had 2 bedrooms and 49.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3,388 28.2 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 5,428 45.2 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,804 23.4 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 159 1.3 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 228 1.9 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Barker (DC), 28.2% were owned outright, 45.2% were owned with a mortgage and 23.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 9,086 75.6 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 2,672 22.2 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 257 2.1 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Mount Barker (DC), of all households, 75.6% were family households, 22.2% were single person households and 2.1% were group households.

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Household income Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 18.1 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 12.4 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Mount Barker (DC), 18.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.4% 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 Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 310 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.3 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.7 -- 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 Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,616 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.5 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.5 -- 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 Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 425 3.5 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 3,425 28.5 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 4,973 41.4 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 2,860 23.8 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 329 2.7 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Mount Barker (DC), 28.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,385 11.5 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 10,410 86.7 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 210 1.7 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Mount Barker (DC), 86.7% 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.
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 174 48.5 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 185 51.5 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 19 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Mount Barker (DC), 48.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.5% were female. The median age was 19 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
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,242 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Mount Barker (DC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,242.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,680 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Mount Barker (DC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,680.

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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.