Port Adelaide

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code SED40037
People 40,823
Male 49.8%
Female 50.2%
Median age 36
Families 11,062
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 17,532
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,258
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,600
Median weekly rent $300
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
Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 20,347 49.8 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 20,476 50.2 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 855 2.1 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 40,823 people in Port Adelaide. Of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.1% of the population.

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Age Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 36 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 2,645 6.5 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 2,493 6.1 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 2,086 5.1 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 2,439 6.0 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 3,062 7.5 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 3,159 7.7 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 3,456 8.5 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 3,007 7.4 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 2,617 6.4 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 2,761 6.8 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 2,628 6.4 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 2,623 6.4 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 2,241 5.5 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,975 4.8 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 1,399 3.4 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 933 2.3 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 661 1.6 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 649 1.6 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Port Adelaide was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 15,250 45.4 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 1,195 3.6 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 3,194 9.5 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,661 4.9 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 12,310 36.6 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Port Adelaide aged 15 years and over, 45.4% were married and 13.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 13,693 44.6 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 3,361 11.0 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 13,636 44.4 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Port Adelaide, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 544 4.6 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 2,132 18.0 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 794 6.7 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 454 3.8 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 1,105 9.3 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 571 4.8 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 442 3.7 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 868 7.3 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 2,297 19.4 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 362 3.1 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 2,281 19.2 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Port Adelaide 29.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.5% were in primary school, 17.9% in secondary school and 26.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 5,768 17.2 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 2,820 8.4 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 1,129 3.4 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 4,578 13.6 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 5,886 17.5 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 3,010 9.0 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 3,353 10.0 138,607 10.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 41 0.1 1,077 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 6 0.0 174 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 2,917 8.7 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 409 1.2 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 2,813 8.4 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Port Adelaide, 17.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 13,194 24.7 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 11,784 22.1 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 2,944 5.5 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 2,731 5.1 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6
German 2,297 4.3 129,923 5.8 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Port Adelaide were English 24.7%, Australian 22.1%, Scottish 5.5%, Irish 5.1% and German 4.3%.

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 Port Adelaide (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 26,057 63.9 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 2,091 5.1 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
Vietnam 1,311 3.2 14,337 0.9 219,355 0.9
India 1,231 3.0 27,594 1.6 455,389 1.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 808 2.0 24,610 1.5 509,555 2.2
Philippines 748 1.8 12,465 0.7 232,386 1.0

In Port Adelaide, 63.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.1%, Vietnam 3.2%, India 3.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.0% and Philippines 1.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 17,017 41.7 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 2,609 6.4 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,852 4.5 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 17,124 41.9 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Port Adelaide, 41.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 41.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 19,080 46.8 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
England 3,033 7.4 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
Vietnam 2,099 5.1 21,273 1.3 320,208 1.4
India 1,620 4.0 35,854 2.1 616,939 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,117 2.7 31,646 1.9 704,658 3.0

In Port Adelaide, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 46.8%, England 7.4%, Vietnam 5.1%, India 4.0% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 19,910 48.8 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
England 3,030 7.4 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
Vietnam 2,136 5.2 21,897 1.3 335,060 1.4
India 1,619 4.0 35,249 2.1 605,777 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,114 2.7 31,453 1.9 699,074 3.0

In Port Adelaide, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 48.8%, England 7.4%, Vietnam 5.2%, India 4.0% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 13,851 33.9 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 8,178 20.0 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 3,506 8.6 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 3,206 7.9 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 2,042 5.0 118,229 7.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Port Adelaide were No Religion, so described 33.9%, Catholic 20.0%, Anglican 8.6%, Not stated 7.9% and Uniting Church 5.0%. In Port Adelaide, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (49.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Vietnamese 1,933 4.7 19,017 1.1 277,400 1.2
Mandarin 1,009 2.5 28,780 1.7 596,711 2.5
Khmer 494 1.2 4,255 0.3 35,428 0.2
Cantonese 455 1.1 9,666 0.6 280,943 1.2
Punjabi 416 1.0 9,306 0.6 132,496 0.6
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English only spoken at home 27,854 68.3 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 4,246 26.4 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Port Adelaide 68.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 4.7%, Mandarin 2.5%, Khmer 1.2%, Cantonese 1.1% and Punjabi 1.0%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 11,574 56.8 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 6,016 29.5 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 989 4.9 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 1,792 8.8 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 20,371 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Port Adelaide. Of these 56.8% were employed full time, 29.5% were employed part-time and 8.8% 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
Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 2,041 11.0 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,720 9.3 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 2,251 12.1 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 4,662 25.1 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 6,912 37.2 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Port Adelaide, 11.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 3,311 17.8 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 2,653 14.3 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 2,585 13.9 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,413 13.0 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 2,152 11.6 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 1,994 10.7 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 1,770 9.5 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,408 7.6 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Port Adelaide included Professionals 17.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.0%, Labourers 11.6%, Managers 10.7%, Sales Workers 9.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 621 3.4 30,463 4.1 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 581 3.1 22,642 3.0 211,621 2.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 580 3.1 21,632 2.9 254,275 2.4
Defence 500 2.7 5,585 0.7 75,462 0.7
Cafes and Restaurants 412 2.2 15,530 2.1 253,385 2.4

Of the employed people in Port Adelaide, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.4%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.1%, Defence 2.7% and Cafes and Restaurants 2.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 603 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,487 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,258 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Port Adelaide was $603.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 12,917 69.6 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 868 4.7 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Train 784 4.2 9,046 1.2 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 454 2.4 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
Bus 393 2.1 29,592 4.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,600 8.6 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 14,103 75.9 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Port Adelaide, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.6%, Car, as passenger 4.7%, Train 4.2%, Worked at home 2.4% and Bus 2.1%. On the day, 8.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 22,787 67.8 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 9,298 27.7 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 3,713 11.0 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 5,107 15.2 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Port Adelaide, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.7% provided care for children and 11.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.2% 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
Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 7,501 22.3 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 8,851 26.3 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 3,680 10.9 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 2,753 8.2 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Port Adelaide, 26.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 4,062 36.7 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 4,710 42.6 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 2,050 18.5 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 246 2.2 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Port Adelaide, 42.6% were couple families with children, 36.7% were couple families without children and 18.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.3 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.7 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Port Adelaide, 17.3% of single parents were male and 82.7% 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
Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,795 20.5 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 311 3.5 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,792 20.4 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 1,358 15.5 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 596 6.8 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 1,879 21.4 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 473 5.4 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 562 6.4 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Port Adelaide, of couple families with children, 20.5% had both partners employed full-time, 3.5% had both employed part-time and 20.4% 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 Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 15,422 91.5 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,429 8.5 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Port Adelaide, 91.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 10,705 69.4 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3,380 21.9 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 1,245 8.1 42,003 6.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 41 0.3 3,016 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Port Adelaide, 69.4% were separate houses, 21.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.1% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 38 0.2 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 378 2.4 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 3,037 19.7 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 8,544 55.4 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 3,149 20.4 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 283 1.8 13,455 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Port Adelaide, of occupied private dwellings 2.4% had 1 bedroom, 19.7% had 2 bedrooms and 55.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3,892 25.2 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 5,858 38.0 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 5,117 33.2 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 221 1.4 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 337 2.2 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Port Adelaide, 25.2% were owned outright, 38.0% were owned with a mortgage and 33.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 10,806 70.1 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 3,907 25.3 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 712 4.6 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Port Adelaide, of all households, 70.1% were family households, 25.3% were single person households and 4.6% were group households.

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Household income Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 22.4 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 9.4 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Port Adelaide, 22.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.4% 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 Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 300 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.1 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.9 -- 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 Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,600 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.3 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.7 -- 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 Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 1,196 7.8 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 5,696 36.9 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 5,647 36.6 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 2,441 15.8 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 440 2.9 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Port Adelaide, 36.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 2,460 15.9 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 12,652 82.0 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 316 2.0 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Port Adelaide, 82.0% 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.
Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 437 50.8 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 423 49.2 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Port Adelaide, 50.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.2% were female. The median age was 22 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
Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,144 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Port Adelaide, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,144.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Port Adelaide % Port Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 260 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,647 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Port Adelaide, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $260 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,647.

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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.