Bedford Park

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC40086
People 1,836
Male 44.5%
Female 55.5%
Median age 27
Families 303
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 651
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,027
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,600
Median weekly rent $270
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

(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
Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 815 44.5 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,018 55.5 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 31 1.7 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,836 people in Bedford Park. Of these 44.5% were male and 55.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

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Age Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 27 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 76 4.1 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 70 3.8 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 58 3.2 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 220 12.0 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 362 19.7 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 228 12.4 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 167 9.1 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 124 6.8 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 105 5.7 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 54 2.9 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 58 3.2 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 62 3.4 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 61 3.3 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 52 2.8 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 56 3.0 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 40 2.2 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 31 1.7 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 13 0.7 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Bedford Park was 27 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 594 36.3 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 28 1.7 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 53 3.2 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 51 3.1 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 911 55.7 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Bedford Park aged 15 years and over, 36.3% were married and 5.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 435 33.9 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 72 5.6 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 775 60.5 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Bedford Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 33.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 17 1.6 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 79 7.2 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 12 1.1 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 8 0.7 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 32 2.9 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 9 0.8 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 32 2.9 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 803 73.6 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 16 1.5 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 83 7.6 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Bedford Park 59.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 8.7% were in primary school, 4.1% in secondary school and 76.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 576 35.2 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 109 6.7 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 27 1.6 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 105 6.4 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 507 31.0 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 62 3.8 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 63 3.8 138,607 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 49 3.0 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 10 0.6 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 105 6.4 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Bedford Park, 31.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 8.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 391 17.0 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
English 381 16.6 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
Chinese 278 12.1 52,268 2.3 1,213,903 3.9
Irish 128 5.6 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 121 5.3 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Bedford Park were Australian 17.0%, English 16.6%, Chinese 12.1%, Irish 5.6% and Scottish 5.3%.

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 Bedford Park (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 843 46.2 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 123 6.7 24,610 1.5 509,555 2.2
Indonesia 101 5.5 2,140 0.1 73,213 0.3
Vietnam 91 5.0 14,337 0.9 219,355 0.9
Singapore 75 4.1 2,491 0.1 54,939 0.2
India 52 2.8 27,594 1.6 455,389 1.9

In Bedford Park, 46.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6.7%, Indonesia 5.5%, Vietnam 5.0%, Singapore 4.1% and India 2.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,017 55.3 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 68 3.7 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 64 3.5 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 602 32.8 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Bedford Park, 32.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 55.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 668 37.0 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 144 8.0 31,646 1.9 704,658 3.0
Indonesia 108 6.0 2,605 0.2 92,027 0.4
Vietnam 93 5.2 21,273 1.3 320,208 1.4
India 66 3.7 35,854 2.1 616,939 2.6

In Bedford Park, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 37.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 8.0%, Indonesia 6.0%, Vietnam 5.2% and India 3.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 674 37.4 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 140 7.8 31,453 1.9 699,074 3.0
Indonesia 107 5.9 2,869 0.2 103,023 0.4
Vietnam 92 5.1 21,897 1.3 335,060 1.4
India 63 3.5 35,249 2.1 605,777 2.6

In Bedford Park, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 37.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 7.8%, Indonesia 5.9%, Vietnam 5.1% and India 3.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 701 38.1 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 278 15.1 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
Islam 159 8.6 28,547 1.7 604,240 2.6
Not stated 159 8.6 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6
Buddhism 85 4.6 31,289 1.9 563,674 2.4

The most common responses for religion in Bedford Park were No Religion, so described 38.1%, Catholic 15.1%, Islam 8.6%, Not stated 8.6% and Buddhism 4.6%. In Bedford Park, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (41.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Mandarin 194 10.6 28,780 1.7 596,711 2.5
Indonesian 102 5.6 1,822 0.1 67,891 0.3
Vietnamese 92 5.0 19,017 1.1 277,400 1.2
Arabic 62 3.4 9,292 0.6 321,728 1.4
Cantonese 37 2.0 9,666 0.6 280,943 1.2
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English only spoken at home 920 50.4 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 290 47.4 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Bedford Park 50.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 10.6%, Indonesian 5.6%, Vietnamese 5.0%, Arabic 3.4% and Cantonese 2.0%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 240 31.2 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 330 42.9 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 54 7.0 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 146 19.0 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 770 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bedford Park. Of these 31.2% were employed full time, 42.9% were employed part-time and 19.0% 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
Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 161 25.6 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 96 15.3 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 79 12.6 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 82 13.1 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 156 24.8 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Bedford Park, 25.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 24.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 168 27.0 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 112 18.0 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 83 13.3 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 77 12.4 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 67 10.8 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 50 8.0 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 35 5.6 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 23 3.7 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Bedford Park included Professionals 27.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 18.0%, Sales Workers 13.3%, Labourers 12.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.0%, Managers 5.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 62 11.9 30,463 4.1 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 44 8.4 22,642 3.0 211,621 2.0
Higher Education 39 7.5 11,187 1.5 155,985 1.5
Cafes and Restaurants 32 6.1 15,530 2.1 253,385 2.4
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 26 5.0 21,632 2.9 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Bedford Park, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 11.9%, Aged Care Residential Services 8.4%, Higher Education 7.5%, Cafes and Restaurants 6.1% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 353 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,165 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,027 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bedford Park was $353.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 328 53.6 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 67 10.9 20,697 2.8 370,427 3.5
Bus 42 6.9 29,592 4.0 323,201 3.0
Car, as passenger 30 4.9 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 16 2.6 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 70 11.2 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 378 60.9 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Bedford Park, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 53.6%, Walked only 10.9%, Bus 6.9%, Car, as passenger 4.9% and Worked at home 2.6%. On the day, 11.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 60.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,072 65.4 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 267 16.3 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 142 8.6 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 437 26.7 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Bedford Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 16.3% provided care for children and 8.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.7% 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
Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 514 31.4 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 357 21.8 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 113 6.9 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 87 5.3 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bedford Park, 21.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 133 44.5 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 122 40.8 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 39 13.0 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 5 1.7 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Bedford Park, 40.8% were couple families with children, 44.5% were couple families without children and 13.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 11.8 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 88.2 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Bedford Park, 11.8% of single parents were male and 88.2% 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
Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 28 11.5 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 23 9.5 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 34 14.0 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 31 12.8 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 34 14.0 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 76 31.3 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 9 3.7 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 8 3.3 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Bedford Park, of couple families with children, 11.5% had both partners employed full-time, 9.5% had both employed part-time and 14.0% 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

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 542 93.0 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 41 7.0 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Bedford Park, 93.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 337 62.2 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 133 24.5 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 69 12.7 42,003 6.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 3,016 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Bedford Park, 62.2% were separate houses, 24.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.7% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.6 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 15 2.8 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 119 21.9 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 219 40.3 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 123 22.6 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 65 11.9 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 2.7 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Bedford Park, of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 21.9% had 2 bedrooms and 40.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 126 22.9 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 109 19.8 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 246 44.6 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 70 12.7 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Bedford Park, 22.9% were owned outright, 19.8% were owned with a mortgage and 44.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 289 52.5 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 125 22.7 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 136 24.7 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Bedford Park, of all households, 52.5% were family households, 22.7% were single person households and 24.7% were group households.

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Household income Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 33.5 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.3 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Bedford Park, 33.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.3% 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 Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 270 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 78.8 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 21.2 -- 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 Bedford Park % Bedford Park 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 -- 95.3 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.7 -- 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 Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 70 12.6 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 199 35.9 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 134 24.2 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 80 14.4 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 71 12.8 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Bedford Park, 35.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 24.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 71 13.0 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 411 75.4 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 63 11.6 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Bedford Park, 75.4% 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.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

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.
Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 14 38.9 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 22 61.1 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Bedford Park, 38.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 61.1% were female. The median age was 21 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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
Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.7 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,042 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Bedford Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,042.

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

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bedford Park % Bedford Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 259 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Bedford Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $259 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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

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.