Colonel Light Gardens

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC40285
People 3,349
Male 49.5%
Female 50.5%
Median age 40
Families 932
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 1,220
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $2,251
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,100
Median weekly rent $350
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
Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 1,655 49.5 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,691 50.5 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 16 0.5 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,349 people in Colonel Light Gardens. Of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5% of the population.

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Age Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 40 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 180 5.4 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 277 8.2 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 257 7.7 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 253 7.5 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 188 5.6 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 122 3.6 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 160 4.8 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 210 6.3 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 296 8.8 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 285 8.5 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 249 7.4 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 284 8.5 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 203 6.0 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 178 5.3 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 83 2.5 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 64 1.9 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 27 0.8 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 42 1.3 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Colonel Light Gardens was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 1,520 57.8 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 47 1.8 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 176 6.7 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 86 3.3 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 803 30.5 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Colonel Light Gardens aged 15 years and over, 57.8% were married and 8.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,394 57.2 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 214 8.8 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 830 34.0 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Colonel Light Gardens, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 47 4.3 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 233 21.1 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 118 10.7 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 54 4.9 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 62 5.6 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 113 10.2 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 90 8.1 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 38 3.4 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 229 20.7 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 7 0.6 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 114 10.3 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Colonel Light Gardens 33.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.3% were in primary school, 23.6% in secondary school and 24.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 904 34.2 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 292 11.0 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 77 2.9 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 287 10.9 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 424 16.0 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 181 6.8 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 148 5.6 138,607 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 120 4.5 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 10 0.4 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 132 5.0 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Colonel Light Gardens, 16.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 1,492 31.3 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,230 25.8 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 358 7.5 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 357 7.5 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6
German 275 5.8 129,923 5.8 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Colonel Light Gardens were English 31.3%, Australian 25.8%, Scottish 7.5%, Irish 7.5% and German 5.8%.

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 Colonel Light Gardens (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,780 83.7 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 141 4.2 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 31 0.9 24,610 1.5 509,555 2.2
Greece 30 0.9 8,682 0.5 93,743 0.4
Italy 22 0.7 18,544 1.1 174,042 0.7
United States of America 21 0.6 4,360 0.3 86,125 0.4

In Colonel Light Gardens, 83.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.9%, Greece 0.9%, Italy 0.7% and United States of America 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 675 20.2 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 296 8.8 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 213 6.4 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,051 61.3 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Colonel Light Gardens, 61.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,275 68.5 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
England 232 7.0 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 81 2.4 51,307 3.1 470,138 2.0
Greece 76 2.3 21,892 1.3 226,920 1.0
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 46 1.4 17,790 1.1 177,536 0.8

In Colonel Light Gardens, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.5%, England 7.0%, Italy 2.4%, Greece 2.3% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,352 70.8 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
England 221 6.7 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
Greece 67 2.0 19,793 1.2 206,674 0.9
Italy 63 1.9 43,864 2.6 395,775 1.7
Scotland 39 1.2 23,476 1.4 245,915 1.1

In Colonel Light Gardens, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.8%, England 6.7%, Greece 2.0%, Italy 1.9% and Scotland 1.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,337 39.8 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 703 20.9 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 360 10.7 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 249 7.4 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 242 7.2 118,229 7.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Colonel Light Gardens were No Religion, so described 39.8%, Catholic 20.9%, Anglican 10.7%, Not stated 7.4% and Uniting Church 7.2%. In Colonel Light Gardens, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (54.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Greek 91 2.7 22,993 1.4 237,588 1.0
Italian 39 1.2 29,106 1.7 271,597 1.2
Mandarin 34 1.0 28,780 1.7 596,711 2.5
Polish 17 0.5 5,677 0.3 48,083 0.2
Hindi 14 0.4 7,310 0.4 159,652 0.7
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English only spoken at home 2,958 88.1 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 145 12.5 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Colonel Light Gardens 88.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 2.7%, Italian 1.2%, Mandarin 1.0%, Polish 0.5% and Hindi 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,007 53.6 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 705 37.6 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 91 4.8 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 74 3.9 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 1,877 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Colonel Light Gardens. Of these 53.6% were employed full time, 37.6% were employed part-time and 3.9% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 265 14.6 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 198 10.9 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 245 13.5 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 272 15.0 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 735 40.6 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Colonel Light Gardens, 14.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 588 32.6 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 300 16.6 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 240 13.3 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 180 10.0 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 176 9.7 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 170 9.4 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 99 5.5 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 29 1.6 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Colonel Light Gardens included Professionals 32.6%, Managers 16.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.0%, Sales Workers 9.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.4%, Labourers 5.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 103 6.1 30,463 4.1 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 62 3.7 16,651 2.2 231,198 2.2
Higher Education 52 3.1 11,187 1.5 155,985 1.5
State Government Administration 51 3.0 15,118 2.0 158,980 1.5
Cafes and Restaurants 41 2.4 15,530 2.1 253,385 2.4

Of the employed people in Colonel Light Gardens, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.1%, Primary Education 3.7%, Higher Education 3.1%, State Government Administration 3.0% and Cafes and Restaurants 2.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 886 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 2,572 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,251 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Colonel Light Gardens was $886.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,129 62.9 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Bus 111 6.2 29,592 4.0 323,201 3.0
Car, as passenger 82 4.6 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 80 4.5 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
Bicycle 51 2.8 7,455 1.0 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 161 8.9 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,244 69.0 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Colonel Light Gardens, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.9%, Bus 6.2%, Car, as passenger 4.6%, Worked at home 4.5% and Bicycle 2.8%. On the day, 8.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,159 82.0 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 920 34.8 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 406 15.4 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 719 27.3 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Colonel Light Gardens, of people aged 15 years and over, 82.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.8% provided care for children and 15.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.3% 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
Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 661 25.1 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 846 32.1 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 422 16.0 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 234 8.9 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Colonel Light Gardens, 32.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 281 30.2 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 547 58.9 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 98 10.5 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 3 0.3 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Colonel Light Gardens, 58.9% were couple families with children, 30.2% were couple families without children and 10.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 23.7 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 76.3 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Colonel Light Gardens, 23.7% of single parents were male and 76.3% 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
Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 181 21.8 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 37 4.5 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 273 32.9 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 99 11.9 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 47 5.7 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 102 12.3 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 42 5.1 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 50 6.0 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Colonel Light Gardens, of couple families with children, 21.8% had both partners employed full-time, 4.5% had both employed part-time and 32.9% 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 Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,128 94.6 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 64 5.4 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Colonel Light Gardens, 94.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,027 91.0 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 59 5.2 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 32 2.8 42,003 6.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 7 0.6 3,016 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Colonel Light Gardens, 91.0% were separate houses, 5.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.8% were flats or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.3 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 30 2.7 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 157 13.9 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 577 51.0 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 351 31.0 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 13 1.1 13,455 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Colonel Light Gardens, of occupied private dwellings 2.7% had 1 bedroom, 13.9% had 2 bedrooms and 51.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 422 37.5 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 546 48.5 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 131 11.6 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 11 1.0 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 15 1.3 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Colonel Light Gardens, 37.5% were owned outright, 48.5% were owned with a mortgage and 11.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 926 82.0 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 185 16.4 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 18 1.6 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Colonel Light Gardens, of all households, 82.0% were family households, 16.4% were single person households and 1.6% were group households.

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Household income Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 11.7 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 32.7 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Colonel Light Gardens, 11.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 32.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 350 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.1 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.9 -- 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 Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,100 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.2 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.8 -- 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 Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 39 3.5 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 293 26.0 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 519 46.1 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 260 23.1 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 15 1.3 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Colonel Light Gardens, 26.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 92 8.2 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,027 91.2 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 7 0.6 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Colonel Light Gardens, 91.2% 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.
Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 10 71.4 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 4 28.6 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Colonel Light Gardens, 71.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 28.6% were female. The median age was 21 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
Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.7 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,750 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Colonel Light Gardens, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.7 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,750.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Colonel Light Gardens % Colonel Light Gardens South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 390 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,989 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Colonel Light Gardens, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $390 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,989.

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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.