Southern Mallee (DC)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA47290
People 2,027
Male 51.6%
Female 48.4%
Median age 46
Families 514
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 1,093
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,155
Median monthly mortgage repayments $650
Median weekly rent $120
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.3

(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
Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 1,047 51.6 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 984 48.4 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 44 2.2 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,027 people in Southern Mallee (DC). Of these 51.6% were male and 48.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.2% of the population.

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Age Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 46 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 108 5.3 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 115 5.7 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 122 6.0 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 94 4.6 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 70 3.5 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 104 5.1 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 123 6.1 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 119 5.9 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 118 5.8 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 134 6.6 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 153 7.6 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 159 7.9 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 145 7.2 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 148 7.3 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 103 5.1 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 85 4.2 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 66 3.3 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 59 2.9 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Southern Mallee (DC) was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 925 55.6 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 42 2.5 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 140 8.4 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 113 6.8 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 444 26.7 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Southern Mallee (DC) aged 15 years and over, 55.6% were married and 11.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 770 55.6 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 113 8.2 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 503 36.3 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Southern Mallee (DC), of people aged 15 years and over, 55.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 20 4.0 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 165 33.3 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 9 1.8 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 75 15.1 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 8 1.6 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 17 3.4 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 9 1.8 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 7 1.4 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 186 37.5 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Southern Mallee (DC) 24.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.3% were in primary school, 18.5% in secondary school and 5.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 154 9.2 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 98 5.8 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 41 2.4 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 226 13.5 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 231 13.8 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 188 11.2 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 255 15.2 138,607 10.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 1,077 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 174 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 231 13.8 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 5 0.3 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 222 13.2 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Southern Mallee (DC), 13.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 900 34.8 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
English 702 27.1 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
German 279 10.8 129,923 5.8 982,226 3.1
Irish 140 5.4 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 139 5.4 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Southern Mallee (DC) were Australian 34.8%, English 27.1%, German 10.8%, Irish 5.4% and Scottish 5.4%.

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 Southern Mallee (DC) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,618 80.5 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 40 2.0 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
South Africa 36 1.8 6,610 0.4 162,449 0.7
New Zealand 22 1.1 12,937 0.8 518,466 2.2
Taiwan 20 1.0 1,703 0.1 46,822 0.2
Philippines 14 0.7 12,465 0.7 232,386 1.0

In Southern Mallee (DC), 80.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.0%, South Africa 1.8%, New Zealand 1.1%, Taiwan 1.0% and Philippines 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 242 11.9 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 57 2.8 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 59 2.9 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,489 73.5 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Southern Mallee (DC), 73.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,561 77.9 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
England 58 2.9 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
South Africa 34 1.7 7,542 0.4 190,816 0.8
Philippines 23 1.1 13,782 0.8 270,177 1.2
New Zealand 20 1.0 16,942 1.0 617,331 2.6

In Southern Mallee (DC), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 77.9%, England 2.9%, South Africa 1.7%, Philippines 1.1% and New Zealand 1.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,556 77.5 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
England 70 3.5 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
South Africa 31 1.5 7,699 0.5 193,412 0.8
New Zealand 24 1.2 16,040 1.0 608,329 2.6
Philippines 23 1.1 16,929 1.0 325,049 1.4

In Southern Mallee (DC), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.5%, England 3.5%, South Africa 1.5%, New Zealand 1.2% and Philippines 1.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 583 28.8 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Uniting Church 429 21.2 118,229 7.1 870,183 3.7
Not stated 239 11.8 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6
Lutheran 237 11.7 51,705 3.1 174,019 0.7
Catholic 203 10.0 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6

The most common responses for religion in Southern Mallee (DC) were No Religion, so described 28.8%, Uniting Church 21.2%, Not stated 11.8%, Lutheran 11.7% and Catholic 10.0%. In Southern Mallee (DC), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 19 0.9 2,362 0.1 43,741 0.2
Mandarin 17 0.8 28,780 1.7 596,711 2.5
Filipino 9 0.4 3,861 0.2 71,220 0.3
Dari 8 0.4 3,408 0.2 30,437 0.1
Tagalog 7 0.3 5,486 0.3 111,273 0.5
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English only spoken at home 1,764 87.7 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 52 6.2 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Southern Mallee (DC) 87.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 0.9%, Mandarin 0.8%, Filipino 0.4%, Dari 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
Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 607 59.6 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 302 29.7 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 71 7.0 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 38 3.7 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 1,018 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Southern Mallee (DC). Of these 59.6% were employed full time, 29.7% were employed part-time and 3.7% 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
Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 98 9.9 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 91 9.2 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 121 12.2 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 100 10.1 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 509 51.5 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Southern Mallee (DC), 9.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Managers 363 36.4 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 160 16.0 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 98 9.8 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 84 8.4 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3
Professionals 78 7.8 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 67 6.7 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 67 6.7 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 62 6.2 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6

The most common occupations in Southern Mallee (DC) included Managers 36.4%, Labourers 16.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.4%, Professionals 7.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.7%, Sales Workers 6.7% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 122 12.8 2,189 0.3 14,911 0.1
Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 93 9.7 2,505 0.3 15,056 0.1
Other Grain Growing 78 8.2 3,586 0.5 19,053 0.2
Sheep Farming (Specialised) 59 6.2 2,915 0.4 18,197 0.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 41 4.3 30,463 4.1 411,808 3.9

Of the employed people in Southern Mallee (DC), the most common responses for industry of employment included Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 12.8%, Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 9.7%, Other Grain Growing 8.2%, Sheep Farming (Specialised) 6.2% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 604 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,430 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,155 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Southern Mallee (DC) was $604.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 549 55.8 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 147 14.9 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
Walked only 87 8.8 20,697 2.8 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 52 5.3 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Other 16 1.6 5,165 0.7 73,512 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 4 0.4 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 605 61.4 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Southern Mallee (DC), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 55.8%, Worked at home 14.9%, Walked only 8.8%, Car, as passenger 5.3% and Other 1.6%. On the day, 0.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 61.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,139 68.2 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 405 24.2 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 195 11.6 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 663 39.5 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Southern Mallee (DC), of people aged 15 years and over, 68.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.2% provided care for children and 11.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 39.5% 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
Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 313 18.6 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 429 25.5 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 222 13.2 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 186 11.1 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Southern Mallee (DC), 25.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 249 48.1 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 205 39.6 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 56 10.8 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 8 1.5 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Southern Mallee (DC), 39.6% were couple families with children, 48.1% were couple families without children and 10.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 32.8 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 67.2 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Southern Mallee (DC), 32.8% of single parents were male and 67.2% 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
Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 101 22.3 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 30 6.6 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 131 29.0 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 37 8.2 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 16 3.5 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 81 17.9 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 31 6.9 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 25 5.5 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Southern Mallee (DC), of couple families with children, 22.3% had both partners employed full-time, 6.6% had both employed part-time and 29.0% 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 Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 759 74.6 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 259 25.4 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Southern Mallee (DC), 74.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 25.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 733 96.6 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 6 0.8 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 4 0.5 42,003 6.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 13 1.7 3,016 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Southern Mallee (DC), 96.6% were separate houses, 0.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.5% were flats or apartments and 1.7% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 30 3.9 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 105 13.8 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 422 55.5 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 183 24.0 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 21 2.8 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 Southern Mallee (DC), of occupied private dwellings 3.9% had 1 bedroom, 13.8% had 2 bedrooms and 55.5% 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
Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 360 47.4 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 193 25.4 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 177 23.3 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 7 0.9 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 22 2.9 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Southern Mallee (DC), 47.4% were owned outright, 25.4% were owned with a mortgage and 23.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 509 66.9 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 229 30.1 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 23 3.0 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Southern Mallee (DC), of all households, 66.9% were family households, 30.1% were single person households and 3.0% were group households.

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Household income Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 24.8 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.7 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Southern Mallee (DC), 24.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.7% 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 Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 120 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 97.7 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 2.3 -- 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 Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 650 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 98.0 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 2.0 -- 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 Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 25 3.3 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 191 25.3 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 267 35.4 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 235 31.2 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 36 4.8 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Southern Mallee (DC), 25.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 31.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 167 22.1 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 569 75.3 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 20 2.6 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Southern Mallee (DC), 75.3% 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.
Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 25 54.3 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 21 45.7 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 30 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Southern Mallee (DC), 54.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.7% were female. The median age was 30 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
Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.8 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,312 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Southern Mallee (DC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.8 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,312.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Southern Mallee (DC) % Southern Mallee (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 127 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 639 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Southern Mallee (DC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $127 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $639.

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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.