Major Cities of Australia (SA)

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Remoteness Areas
Area code RA40
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 23,272
Male 49.4%
Female 50.6%
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 8,649
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 11,597
Average number of people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,369
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent (a) $295

(a) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		Major Cities of Australia (SA) % Major Cities of Australia (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 23,272 1.7 42,562 2.4 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 21,974 1.6 40,592 2.3 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 670 0.0 994 0.1 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 622 0.0 967 0.1 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 1,277,700 95.1 1,669,314 93.7 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 43,232 3.2 69,646 3.9 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Place of Usual Residence (PURP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Major Cities of Australia (SA) % Major Cities of Australia (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 23 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 2,496 10.7 4,544 10.7 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 5,198 22.3 9,367 22.0 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 4,511 19.4 7,764 18.2 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 3,605 15.5 6,352 14.9 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 2,400 10.3 4,550 10.7 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 2,268 9.7 4,300 10.1 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 1,614 6.9 3,285 7.7 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 1,178 5.1 2,392 5.6 47,677 5.9

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Major Cities of Australia (SA) % Major Cities of Australia (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 2,759 17.7 5,912 20.6 127,525 23.3
Separated 639 4.1 1,285 4.5 23,982 4.4
Divorced 1,169 7.5 1,972 6.9 37,473 6.8
Widowed 388 2.5 893 3.1 16,329 3.0
Never married 10,612 68.1 18,590 64.9 341,871 62.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Major Cities of Australia (SA) % Major Cities of Australia (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 2,539 18.1 5,057 20.0 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 2,089 14.9 4,050 16.0 81,295 16.6
Not married 9,420 67.1 16,185 64.0 296,032 60.4

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people attending an educational institution 		Major Cities of Australia (SA) % Major Cities of Australia (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 838 8.8 1,578 9.3 25,485 8.0
Primary 3,908 41.2 7,015 41.2 120,864 37.9
Secondary 2,260 23.8 3,965 23.3 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 583 6.2 902 5.3 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 862 9.1 1,086 6.4 21,149 6.6
Other 239 2.5 372 2.2 7,310 2.3
Not stated 784 8.3 2,104 12.4 38,814 12.2

More information Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Major Cities of Australia (SA) % Major Cities of Australia (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,385 8.9 1,886 6.6 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 964 6.2 1,508 5.3 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 748 4.8 1,192 4.2 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 2,642 17.0 4,341 15.2 84,821 15.5
Year 12 2,519 16.2 4,118 14.4 82,998 15.2
Year 11 1,921 12.3 3,641 12.7 43,335 7.9
Year 10 2,355 15.1 4,888 17.1 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 39 0.3 72 0.3 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 0 0.0 12 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,707 11.0 3,786 13.2 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 341 2.2 637 2.2 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 127 0.8 274 1.0 5,242 1.0
Not stated 824 5.3 2,290 8.0 41,467 7.6

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Major Cities of Australia (SA) % Major Cities of Australia (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Ngarrindjeri 214 0.9 402 0.9 451 0.1
Australian Indigenous Languages, nfd 153 0.7 345 0.8 4,197 0.5
Pitjantjatjara 96 0.4 2,211 5.2 3,399 0.4
Kaurna 89 0.4 98 0.2 107 0.0
Narungga 58 0.2 78 0.2 94 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 933 4.0 4,305 10.1 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 20,726 89.1 35,095 82.5 683,122 84.1

More information on Language used at home (LANP), Whether reported using an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander language at home (LNGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Ancestry, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Major Cities of Australia (SA) % Major Cities of Australia (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 20,321 87.3 37,097 87.2 695,359 85.6
Australian 8,225 35.3 13,750 32.3 277,467 34.1
English 4,492 19.3 7,433 17.5 131,618 16.2
Torres Strait Islander 896 3.9 1,372 3.2 57,353 7.1
Irish 893 3.8 1,451 3.4 31,853 3.9

Note 1: 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Major Cities of Australia (SA) % Major Cities of Australia (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 8,567 55.0 14,560 50.8 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 6,717 43.1 13,242 46.2 234,314 42.8
Not stated 287 1.8 852 3.0 16,695 3.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Major Cities of Australia (SA) % Major Cities of Australia (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 4,162 48.6 6,603 45.4 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 2,593 30.3 4,540 31.2 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 592 6.9 1,143 7.9 28,075 9.5
Total employed 7,343 85.7 12,285 84.4 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 1,226 14.3 2,274 15.6 36,419 12.3

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over, who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Major Cities of Australia (SA) % Major Cities of Australia (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,312 17.9 2,360 19.2 45,221 17.4
Professionals 1,219 16.6 1,867 15.2 36,013 13.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,051 14.3 1,507 12.3 30,731 11.8
Labourers 938 12.8 1,813 14.8 37,003 14.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 882 12.0 1,405 11.4 35,333 13.6
Sales Workers 567 7.7 904 7.4 22,365 8.6
Managers 564 7.7 939 7.6 21,218 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 557 7.6 1,030 8.4 23,291 9.0

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Major Cities of Australia (SA) % Major Cities of Australia (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Other Social Assistance Services 299 4.1 503 4.1 10,154 3.9
State Government Administration 284 3.9 359 2.9 5,577 2.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 283 3.9 475 3.9 9,313 3.6
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 275 3.7 432 3.5 8,816 3.4
Central Government Administration 224 3.1 262 2.1 4,605 1.8

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Major Cities of Australia (SA) % Major Cities of Australia (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 550 N/A 487 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 1,442 N/A 1,340 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 1,369 N/A 1,282 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (weekly) (INCP), Total family income (weekly) (FINF), Total household income (weekly) (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander family indicator (INGF)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Major Cities of Australia (SA) % Major Cities of Australia (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 9,227 59.2 16,682 58.2 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 4,203 27.0 8,266 28.9 166,628 30.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 2,284 14.7 4,114 14.4 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,681 10.8 3,062 10.7 58,029 10.6

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Major Cities of Australia (SA) % Major Cities of Australia (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 1,591 6.8 2,770 6.5 50,807 6.3
Asthma 3,596 15.5 5,965 14.0 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 335 1.4 603 1.4 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 127 0.5 218 0.5 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 1,414 6.1 3,001 7.1 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 812 3.5 1,611 3.8 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 239 1.0 497 1.2 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 551 2.4 951 2.2 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 3,962 17.0 6,156 14.5 107,776 13.3
Stroke 202 0.9 363 0.9 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 2,471 10.6 4,048 9.5 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 12,484 53.6 23,215 54.5 462,348 56.9
Not stated 1,650 7.1 3,717 8.7 65,539 8.1

Note 1: Measures the number of people who reported that they have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions.
Note 2: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 3: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Major Cities of Australia (SA) % Major Cities of Australia (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 13,504 58.0 24,914 58.5 493,110 60.7
One condition 5,217 22.4 8,929 21.0 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 1,801 7.7 3,072 7.2 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 1,095 4.7 1,935 4.5 32,701 4.0
Not stated 1,650 7.1 3,717 8.7 65,539 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Housing

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Major Cities of Australia (SA) % Major Cities of Australia (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 863 7.4 1,586 8.2 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 2.9 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7 N/A 1.7 N/A 1.9 N/A

(a) The Canadian National Occupancy Standard for Housing Appropriateness is used to determine whether there are enough bedrooms in the dwelling for the usual residents. See Housing suitability information below for more details.

More information on Number of bedrooms in private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Housing suitability (HOSD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and Rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Major Cities of Australia (SA) % Major Cities of Australia (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $295 N/A $250 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517 N/A $1,365 N/A $1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent (weekly) dollar values (RNTD), Mortgage repayments (monthly) dollar values (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Family household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Major Cities of Australia (SA) % Major Cities of Australia (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 1,773 15.3 3,099 16.0 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 2,979 25.7 5,207 26.8 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 3,315 28.6 5,260 27.1 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 253 2.2 433 2.2 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 32 0.3 78 0.4 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 114 1.0 254 1.3 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 251 2.2 435 2.2 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 9 0.1 23 0.1 412 0.1
Other household 2,862 24.7 4,596 23.7 73,717 20.9

Note: This table counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level. In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

More information on Family household composition (dwelling) (HCFMD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Major Cities of Australia (SA) % Major Cities of Australia (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 8,564 73.8 15,034 77.5 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 2,232 19.2 3,234 16.7 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 764 6.6 988 5.1 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 19 0.2 81 0.4 2,861 0.8

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Major Cities of Australia (SA) % Major Cities of Australia (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,167 10.1 2,243 11.6 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 3,261 28.1 5,236 27.0 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 6,806 58.7 11,085 57.2 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 124 1.1 319 1.6 5,582 1.6
Not stated 238 2.1 504 2.6 8,652 2.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent-free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Please note that there are small random adjustments 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 table totals.