Playford (C)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA45680
People 89,372
Male 49.6%
Female 50.4%
Median age 32
Families 22,776
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 36,294
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,015
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $245
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 44,296 49.6 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 45,075 50.4 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 3,091 3.5 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 89,372 people in Playford (C). Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.5% of the population.

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Age Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 32 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 7,643 8.6 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 7,031 7.9 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 5,882 6.6 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 5,978 6.7 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 6,909 7.7 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 7,101 7.9 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 6,606 7.4 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 5,422 6.1 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 5,286 5.9 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 5,547 6.2 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 5,789 6.5 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 5,199 5.8 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 4,060 4.5 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 3,452 3.9 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 2,543 2.8 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 2,058 2.3 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 1,551 1.7 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 1,322 1.5 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Playford (C) was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 27,190 39.5 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 3,179 4.6 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 6,767 9.8 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 3,615 5.3 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 28,058 40.8 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Playford (C) aged 15 years and over, 39.5% were married and 14.5% 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 24,319 39.5 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 7,774 12.6 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 29,541 47.9 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Playford (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 39.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 1,405 4.9 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 6,004 21.1 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 1,489 5.2 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 1,582 5.6 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 3,157 11.1 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 1,094 3.8 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 1,054 3.7 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 2,280 8.0 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 2,365 8.3 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 863 3.0 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 7,190 25.2 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Playford (C) 31.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.8% were in primary school, 18.6% in secondary school and 16.3% in 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 4,347 6.3 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 4,339 6.3 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 2,504 3.6 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 10,972 15.9 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 10,970 15.9 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 8,336 12.1 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 9,628 14.0 138,607 10.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 125 0.2 1,077 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 16 0.0 174 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 7,298 10.6 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 940 1.4 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 7,670 11.1 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Playford (C), 15.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 38,650 32.1 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 33,013 27.4 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 7,335 6.1 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 6,226 5.2 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6
German 5,257 4.4 129,923 5.8 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Playford (C) were English 32.1%, Australian 27.4%, Scottish 6.1%, Irish 5.2% and German 4.4%.

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).

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Country of birth Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 63,603 71.2 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 6,912 7.7 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
Scotland 916 1.0 11,991 0.7 119,417 0.5
Afghanistan 759 0.8 6,313 0.4 46,799 0.2
New Zealand 604 0.7 12,937 0.8 518,466 2.2
Philippines 604 0.7 12,465 0.7 232,386 1.0

In Playford (C), 71.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.7%, Scotland 1.0%, Afghanistan 0.8%, New Zealand 0.7% and Philippines 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 26,889 30.1 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 6,542 7.3 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 5,089 5.7 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 43,901 49.1 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Playford (C), 49.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 30.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 49,357 55.2 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
England 11,268 12.6 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 1,951 2.2 25,390 1.5 276,038 1.2
Italy 1,375 1.5 51,307 3.1 470,138 2.0
Afghanistan 1,134 1.3 8,986 0.5 69,920 0.3

In Playford (C), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 55.2%, England 12.6%, Scotland 2.2%, Italy 1.5% and Afghanistan 1.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 50,961 57.0 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
England 11,250 12.6 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 1,823 2.0 23,476 1.4 245,915 1.1
Afghanistan 1,114 1.2 8,756 0.5 68,276 0.3
Italy 1,044 1.2 43,864 2.6 395,775 1.7

In Playford (C), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 57.0%, England 12.6%, Scotland 2.0%, Afghanistan 1.2% and Italy 1.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 35,441 39.7 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 13,372 15.0 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 10,376 11.6 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 9,067 10.1 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 4,326 4.8 118,229 7.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Playford (C) were No Religion, so described 39.7%, Catholic 15.0%, Anglican 11.6%, Not stated 10.1% and Uniting Church 4.8%. In Playford (C), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (49.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Vietnamese 831 0.9 19,017 1.1 277,400 1.2
Dinka 797 0.9 1,780 0.1 12,701 0.1
Italian 652 0.7 29,106 1.7 271,597 1.2
Nepali 645 0.7 4,504 0.3 62,005 0.3
Hazaraghi 542 0.6 3,922 0.2 22,272 0.1
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English only spoken at home 72,276 80.9 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 4,168 12.4 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Playford (C) 80.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 0.9%, Dinka 0.9%, Italian 0.7%, Nepali 0.7% and Hazaraghi 0.6%.

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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 19,353 51.7 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 11,348 30.3 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 1,951 5.2 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 4,773 12.8 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 37,425 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Playford (C). Of these 51.7% were employed full time, 30.3% were employed part-time and 12.8% 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
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 3,661 11.2 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 3,145 9.6 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 4,542 13.9 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 8,052 24.7 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 11,296 34.6 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Playford (C), 11.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Labourers 5,203 15.9 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 4,948 15.2 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 4,508 13.8 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 4,041 12.4 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 3,686 11.3 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 3,542 10.9 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4
Professionals 3,205 9.8 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 2,890 8.9 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Playford (C) included Labourers 15.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.3%, Sales Workers 10.9%, Professionals 9.8% and Managers 8.9%.

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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 1,428 4.4 21,632 2.9 254,275 2.4
Aged Care Residential Services 1,188 3.7 22,642 3.0 211,621 2.0
Road Freight Transport 985 3.0 10,024 1.3 129,528 1.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 940 2.9 30,463 4.1 411,808 3.9
Takeaway Food Services 859 2.6 12,955 1.7 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Playford (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.4%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.7%, Road Freight Transport 3.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.9% and Takeaway Food Services 2.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 498 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,212 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,015 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Playford (C) was $498.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 23,380 71.6 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 1,607 4.9 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 782 2.4 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
Train 721 2.2 9,046 1.2 488,012 4.6
Bus 484 1.5 29,592 4.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,909 5.8 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 25,632 78.5 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Playford (C), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.6%, Car, as passenger 4.9%, Worked at home 2.4%, Train 2.2% and Bus 1.5%. On the day, 5.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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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) 44,957 65.3 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 20,722 30.1 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 8,715 12.7 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 9,043 13.1 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Playford (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 65.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.1% provided care for children and 12.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.1% 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
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 13,581 19.7 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 16,910 24.6 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 7,740 11.2 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 6,722 9.8 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Playford (C), 24.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 7,132 31.3 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 9,285 40.8 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 5,951 26.1 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 415 1.8 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Playford (C), 40.8% were couple families with children, 31.3% were couple families without children and 26.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.2 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.8 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Playford (C), 17.2% of single parents were male and 82.8% 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
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 2,806 17.1 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 557 3.4 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 3,166 19.3 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 2,706 16.5 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 1,130 6.9 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 4,230 25.8 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 897 5.5 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 923 5.6 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Playford (C), of couple families with children, 17.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 19.3% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 31,646 92.2 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 2,672 7.8 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Playford (C), 92.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 25,573 80.8 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 5,531 17.5 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 371 1.2 42,003 6.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 93 0.3 3,016 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Playford (C), 80.8% were separate houses, 17.5% 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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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 91 0.3 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 696 2.2 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 2,782 8.8 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 19,326 61.1 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 7,952 25.1 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 807 2.5 13,455 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Playford (C), of occupied private dwellings 2.2% had 1 bedroom, 8.8% had 2 bedrooms and 61.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 6,331 20.0 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 12,180 38.5 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 12,088 38.2 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 173 0.5 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 882 2.8 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Playford (C), 20.0% were owned outright, 38.5% were owned with a mortgage and 38.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 22,277 70.4 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 8,243 26.0 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 1,134 3.6 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Playford (C), of all households, 70.4% were family households, 26.0% were single person households and 3.6% were group households.

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Household income Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 27.6 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 4.8 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Playford (C), 27.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.8% 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 Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 245 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 84.5 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 15.5 -- 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 Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.8 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.2 -- 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 Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 3,153 10.0 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 11,697 37.0 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 10,592 33.5 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 4,915 15.5 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,293 4.1 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Playford (C), 37.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 6,083 19.2 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 24,647 77.9 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 920 2.9 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Playford (C), 77.9% 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.
Playford (C) % Playford (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 1,496 48.4 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 1,594 51.6 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 19 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Playford (C), 48.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.6% 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
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 --
Median weekly household income 933 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

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. The median household income was $933.

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Mortgage and rent
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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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.