Aldinga Beach

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 10,557 people in Aldinga Beach. Of these 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Aldinga Beach was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.1% of the population.

Of people in Aldinga Beach aged 15 years and over, 45.2% were married and 16.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Aldinga Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Aldinga Beach 32.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.4% were in primary school, 19.0% in secondary school and 13.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Aldinga Beach, 13.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Aldinga Beach were English 36.0%, Australian 29.1%, Scottish 7.2%, Irish 5.9% and German 4.9%.

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 Aldinga Beach (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Aldinga Beach, 72.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 10.6%, Scotland 1.4%, New Zealand 1.1%, South Africa 0.6% and Germany 0.6%.

In Aldinga Beach, 52.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Aldinga Beach, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 59.7%, England 15.4%, Scotland 2.5%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.9% and New Zealand 1.6%.

In Aldinga Beach, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 61.4%, England 14.9%, Scotland 2.3%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.7% and New Zealand 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Aldinga Beach were No Religion, so described 46.5%, Anglican 12.0%, Catholic 11.8%, Not stated 10.8% and Uniting Church 5.2%. In Aldinga Beach, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (52.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Aldinga Beach 89.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.4%, German 0.4%, Dutch 0.3%, Spanish 0.2% and Greek 0.2%.

Employment

There were 4,631 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Aldinga Beach. Of these 48.8% were employed full time, 35.9% were employed part-time and 8.9% 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.

Of employed people in Aldinga Beach, 12.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Aldinga Beach included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.4%, Professionals 12.9%, Labourers 12.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.7%, Sales Workers 11.7%, Managers 9.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.8%.

Of the employed people in Aldinga Beach, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 4.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.6%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 2.5% and Takeaway Food Services 2.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Aldinga Beach was $571.

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In Aldinga Beach, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.2%, Car, as passenger 4.4%, Worked at home 3.7%, Walked only 1.5% and Train, car as driver 0.9%. On the day, 3.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Aldinga Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 35.8% provided care for children and 11.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Aldinga Beach, 28.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Aldinga Beach, 42.5% were couple families with children, 33.6% were couple families without children and 23.0% were one parent families.

In Aldinga Beach, 17.2% of single parents were male and 82.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Aldinga Beach, of couple families with children, 15.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.9% had both employed part-time and 23.4% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Aldinga Beach, 82.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Aldinga Beach, 90.6% were separate houses, 5.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.5% were flats or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

In Aldinga Beach, of occupied private dwellings 1.2% had 1 bedroom, 11.4% had 2 bedrooms and 52.1% 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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Of occupied private dwellings in Aldinga Beach, 20.9% were owned outright, 43.6% were owned with a mortgage and 31.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Aldinga Beach, of all households, 73.0% were family households, 24.5% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

In Aldinga Beach, 23.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Aldinga Beach, 37.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Aldinga Beach, 85.7% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Aldinga Beach, 48.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.4% were female. The median age was 16 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.

In Aldinga Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,037.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Aldinga Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $298 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)