Yorke Peninsula (DC)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA48830
People 11,056
Male 51.6%
Female 48.4%
Median age 55
Families 2,988
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 9,722
Average people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $847
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,000
Median weekly rent $180
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
Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 5,704 51.6 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 5,357 48.4 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 306 2.8 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 11,056 people in Yorke Peninsula (DC). Of these 51.6% were male and 48.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.8% of the population.

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Age Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 55 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 445 4.0 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 547 4.9 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 536 4.8 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 461 4.2 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 315 2.8 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 369 3.3 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 424 3.8 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 438 4.0 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 458 4.1 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 617 5.6 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 788 7.1 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 979 8.9 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,081 9.8 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,144 10.3 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 937 8.5 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 617 5.6 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 439 4.0 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 459 4.2 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Yorke Peninsula (DC) was 55 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 32.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 5,286 55.5 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 288 3.0 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 955 10.0 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 871 9.1 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 2,128 22.3 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Yorke Peninsula (DC) aged 15 years and over, 55.5% were married and 13.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,394 54.8 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 779 9.7 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 2,850 35.5 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Yorke Peninsula (DC), of people aged 15 years and over, 54.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 94 4.0 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 568 24.3 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 72 3.1 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 158 6.8 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 400 17.1 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 7 0.3 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 80 3.4 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 77 3.3 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 78 3.3 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 49 2.1 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 755 32.3 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Yorke Peninsula (DC) 21.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.1% were in primary school, 20.9% in secondary school and 6.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 694 7.3 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 623 6.5 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 237 2.5 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,589 16.7 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,123 11.8 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,169 12.3 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,414 14.8 138,607 10.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 6 0.1 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 1,318 13.8 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 17 0.2 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,112 11.7 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Yorke Peninsula (DC), 11.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 5,056 34.8 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 4,830 33.2 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
German 1,126 7.7 129,923 5.8 982,226 3.1
Scottish 1,011 7.0 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 929 6.4 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Yorke Peninsula (DC) were English 34.8%, Australian 33.2%, German 7.7%, Scottish 7.0% and Irish 6.4%.

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 Yorke Peninsula (DC) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 9,294 84.3 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 558 5.1 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
Germany 57 0.5 10,119 0.6 102,595 0.4
New Zealand 49 0.4 12,937 0.8 518,466 2.2
Scotland 48 0.4 11,991 0.7 119,417 0.5
Netherlands 39 0.4 6,602 0.4 70,172 0.3

In Yorke Peninsula (DC), 84.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.1%, Germany 0.5%, New Zealand 0.4%, Scotland 0.4% and Netherlands 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,309 11.8 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 410 3.7 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 349 3.2 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 8,262 74.7 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Yorke Peninsula (DC), 74.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 8,695 78.9 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
England 782 7.1 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 128 1.2 25,390 1.5 276,038 1.2
Germany 89 0.8 17,505 1.0 170,571 0.7
New Zealand 75 0.7 16,942 1.0 617,331 2.6

In Yorke Peninsula (DC), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.9%, England 7.1%, Scotland 1.2%, Germany 0.8% and New Zealand 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 8,735 79.2 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
England 802 7.3 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 110 1.0 23,476 1.4 245,915 1.1
Germany 99 0.9 17,624 1.1 169,618 0.7
New Zealand 64 0.6 16,040 1.0 608,329 2.6

In Yorke Peninsula (DC), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 79.2%, England 7.3%, Scotland 1.0%, Germany 0.9% and New Zealand 0.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 3,191 28.9 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Uniting Church 2,361 21.4 118,229 7.1 870,183 3.7
Anglican 1,633 14.8 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 1,285 11.6 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 972 8.8 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Yorke Peninsula (DC) were No Religion, so described 28.9%, Uniting Church 21.4%, Anglican 14.8%, Catholic 11.6% and Not stated 8.8%. In Yorke Peninsula (DC), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (66.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Italian 15 0.1 29,106 1.7 271,597 1.2
German 14 0.1 6,453 0.4 79,353 0.3
Greek 10 0.1 22,993 1.4 237,588 1.0
Punjabi 10 0.1 9,306 0.6 132,496 0.6
Tagalog 10 0.1 5,486 0.3 111,273 0.5
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English only spoken at home 10,276 93.1 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 129 2.6 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Yorke Peninsula (DC) 93.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.1%, German 0.1%, Greek 0.1%, Punjabi 0.1% and Tagalog 0.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,217 51.5 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,546 35.9 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 300 7.0 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 245 5.7 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 4,308 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Yorke Peninsula (DC). Of these 51.5% were employed full time, 35.9% were employed part-time and 5.7% 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
Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 578 14.2 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 453 11.1 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 521 12.8 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 433 10.7 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,784 43.9 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Yorke Peninsula (DC), 14.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Managers 1,089 26.8 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 586 14.4 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 538 13.2 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 417 10.3 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 403 9.9 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 383 9.4 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 295 7.3 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 293 7.2 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Yorke Peninsula (DC) included Managers 26.8%, Labourers 14.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.2%, Professionals 10.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.3% and Sales Workers 7.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Other Grain Growing 449 11.3 3,586 0.5 19,053 0.2
Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 215 5.4 2,505 0.3 15,056 0.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 166 4.2 21,632 2.9 254,275 2.4
Aged Care Residential Services 160 4.0 22,642 3.0 211,621 2.0
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 116 2.9 9,842 1.3 122,286 1.1

Of the employed people in Yorke Peninsula (DC), the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Grain Growing 11.3%, Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 5.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.2%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.0% and Combined Primary and Secondary Education 2.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 483 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,124 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 847 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Yorke Peninsula (DC) was $483.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,251 55.5 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 549 13.5 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
Walked only 411 10.1 20,697 2.8 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 105 2.6 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Other 58 1.4 5,165 0.7 73,512 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 23 0.6 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,382 58.6 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Yorke Peninsula (DC), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 55.5%, Worked at home 13.5%, Walked only 10.1%, Car, as passenger 2.6% and Other 1.4%. On the day, 0.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 58.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 6,689 70.2 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,959 20.6 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,313 13.8 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 3,263 34.2 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Yorke Peninsula (DC), of people aged 15 years and over, 70.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.6% provided care for children and 13.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 34.2% 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
Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,546 16.2 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,359 24.8 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,463 15.4 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,315 13.8 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Yorke Peninsula (DC), 24.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,793 60.1 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 864 29.0 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 298 10.0 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 28 0.9 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Yorke Peninsula (DC), 29.0% were couple families with children, 60.1% were couple families without children and 10.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 27.4 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 72.6 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Yorke Peninsula (DC), 27.4% of single parents were male and 72.6% 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
Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 342 12.8 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 137 5.1 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 492 18.5 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 229 8.6 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 175 6.6 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 989 37.1 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 133 5.0 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 169 6.3 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Yorke Peninsula (DC), of couple families with children, 12.8% had both partners employed full-time, 5.1% had both employed part-time and 18.5% 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 Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,638 49.7 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 4,692 50.3 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Yorke Peninsula (DC), 49.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 50.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,383 94.5 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 72 1.6 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 25 0.5 42,003 6.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 128 2.8 3,016 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Yorke Peninsula (DC), 94.5% were separate houses, 1.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.5% were flats or apartments and 2.8% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 19 0.4 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 191 4.1 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 868 18.7 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,427 52.2 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,029 22.2 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 111 2.4 13,455 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.1 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Yorke Peninsula (DC), of occupied private dwellings 4.1% had 1 bedroom, 18.7% had 2 bedrooms and 52.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 2,518 54.2 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,061 22.8 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 892 19.2 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 53 1.1 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 120 2.6 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Yorke Peninsula (DC), 54.2% were owned outright, 22.8% were owned with a mortgage and 19.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 2,974 64.0 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,591 34.3 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 79 1.7 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Yorke Peninsula (DC), of all households, 64.0% were family households, 34.3% were single person households and 1.7% were group households.

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Household income Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 33.2 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.2 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Yorke Peninsula (DC), 33.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.2% 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 Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 180 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.8 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.2 -- 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 Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,000 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.1 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.9 -- 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 Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 185 4.0 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,613 34.8 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,692 36.5 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 977 21.1 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 173 3.7 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Yorke Peninsula (DC), 34.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,197 25.8 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,345 72.0 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 106 2.3 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Yorke Peninsula (DC), 72.0% 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.
Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 151 50.3 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 149 49.7 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 30 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Yorke Peninsula (DC), 50.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.7% 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
Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 729 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Yorke Peninsula (DC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $729.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Yorke Peninsula (DC) % Yorke Peninsula (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 125 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 964 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Yorke Peninsula (DC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $125 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $964.

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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.