5259, SA

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Postal Areas
Area code POA5259
People 1,111
Male 53.4%
Female 46.6%
Median age 49
Families 327
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 672
Average number of people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,255
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,127
Median weekly rent (b) $150
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2.3

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 594 53.4 878,592 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 519 46.6 902,924 50.7 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 117 10.5 42,562 2.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 928 83.5 1,669,314 93.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 68 6.1 69,646 3.9 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 49 N/A 41 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 76 6.8 94,232 5.3 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 66 5.9 103,750 5.8 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 57 5.1 105,159 5.9 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 46 4.1 99,152 5.6 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 39 3.5 109,174 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 77 6.9 117,195 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 68 6.1 118,095 6.6 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 51 4.6 118,993 6.7 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 43 3.8 107,667 6.0 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 61 5.5 109,716 6.2 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 77 6.9 114,921 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 119 10.6 114,300 6.4 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 99 8.9 112,846 6.3 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 79 7.1 102,304 5.7 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 67 6.0 94,040 5.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 55 4.9 66,986 3.8 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 28 2.5 45,666 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 10 0.9 47,325 2.7 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 464 50.7 682,265 46.1 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 34 3.7 47,368 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 105 11.5 140,501 9.5 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 42 4.6 84,682 5.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 272 29.7 523,561 35.4 7,583,393 36.5

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)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 423 51.3 620,445 46.2 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 126 15.3 150,356 11.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 276 33.5 571,276 42.6 7,863,327 41.9

(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.

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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 17 6.9 27,838 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 55 22.4 99,929 20.0 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 5 2.0 26,550 5.3 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 19 7.8 23,115 4.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 80 32.7 149,797 30.0 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 23 9.4 56,643 11.4 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 22,369 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 12 4.9 23,634 4.7 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 36 14.7 102,747 20.6 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 16 6.5 37,885 7.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 11 4.5 83,262 16.7 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 29 11.8 121,296 24.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 8 3.3 14,269 2.9 242,821 3.2
Not stated 81 33.1 82,819 16.6 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 94 10.3 335,213 22.7 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 82 9.0 127,698 8.6 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 34 3.7 52,930 3.6 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 171 18.7 206,490 14.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 97 10.6 224,573 15.2 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 107 11.7 128,350 8.7 958,803 4.6
Year 10 127 13.9 139,299 9.4 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 1,021 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 194 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 80 8.7 111,696 7.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 25 2.7 34,612 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 0 0.0 12,943 0.9 175,844 0.8
Not stated 96 10.5 103,153 7.0 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 449 40.4 676,550 38.0 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 438 39.4 578,825 32.5 7,596,753 29.9
German 116 10.4 135,225 7.6 1,026,138 4.0
Australian Aboriginal 111 10.0 39,358 2.2 741,307 2.9
Scottish 96 8.6 149,449 8.4 2,176,777 8.6

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 people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of 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

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 908 81.7 1,273,353 71.5 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 66 5.9 95,248 5.3 927,490 3.6
Philippines 10 0.9 15,503 0.9 293,892 1.2
Bangladesh 8 0.7 2,246 0.1 51,491 0.2
Netherlands 6 0.5 6,146 0.3 66,481 0.3
New Zealand 5 0.5 13,461 0.8 530,492 2.1

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 145 13.0 578,217 32.5 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 48 4.3 118,741 6.7 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 31 2.8 87,906 4.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 807 72.4 909,147 51.0 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 84 7.5 87,514 4.9 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 842 75.8 1,000,272 56.1 12,959,282 51.0
England 80 7.2 160,151 9.0 1,626,778 6.4
Italy 23 2.1 50,942 2.9 477,065 1.9
Scotland 14 1.3 24,567 1.4 272,233 1.1
Netherlands 13 1.2 15,079 0.8 177,340 0.7

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 855 77.0 1,032,002 57.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 73 6.6 153,607 8.6 1,488,479 5.9
Scotland 12 1.1 22,742 1.3 241,428 0.9
Italy 11 1.0 42,610 2.4 391,399 1.5
Philippines 9 0.8 21,569 1.2 417,285 1.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 521 46.9 806,165 45.3 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 116 10.4 275,849 15.5 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 97 8.7 107,189 6.0 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 91 8.2 84,797 4.8 673,260 2.6
Anglican 85 7.7 127,970 7.2 2,496,273 9.8

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In 5259, SA, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (52.6%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Ngarrindjeri 33 3.0 417 0.0 468 0.0
Bengali 11 1.0 2,863 0.2 70,116 0.3
Bisaya 7 0.6 451 0.0 6,406 0.0
Dutch 5 0.5 1,927 0.1 27,784 0.1
German 3 0.3 5,451 0.3 70,247 0.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 977 87.9 1,382,951 77.6 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 34 7.7 131,157 19.0 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 516 56.4 887,193 60.0 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 347 37.9 524,448 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 56 6.1 66,736 4.5 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of 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.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 283 54.8 480,100 54.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 169 32.8 310,668 35.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 37 7.2 48,643 5.5 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 21 4.1 47,778 5.4 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of 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.

(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)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 21 4.3 36,281 4.3 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 68 13.9 126,576 15.1 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 51 10.4 109,027 13.0 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 49 10.0 75,063 8.9 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 89 18.2 189,501 22.6 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 66 13.5 149,477 17.8 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 127 25.9 141,126 16.8 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Managers 137 28.0 109,406 13.0 1,645,769 13.7
Labourers 88 18.0 88,086 10.5 1,086,120 9.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 57 11.6 104,955 12.5 1,525,311 12.7
Professionals 51 10.4 180,460 21.5 2,886,921 24.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 48 9.8 110,462 13.2 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 36 7.3 109,523 13.0 1,382,205 11.5
Sales Workers 36 7.3 71,002 8.5 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 33 6.7 50,680 6.0 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Dairy Cattle Farming 29 5.9 1,025 0.1 17,445 0.1
Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 24 4.9 3,145 0.4 18,276 0.2
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 20 4.1 1,872 0.2 44,450 0.4
Other Grain Growing 19 3.9 3,344 0.4 18,945 0.2
Local Government Administration 19 3.9 9,245 1.1 156,402 1.3

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $629 N/A $734 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,411 N/A $1,889 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,255 N/A $1,455 N/A $1,746 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 (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 265 54.1 536,515 63.9 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 42 8.6 20,575 2.5 306,045 2.5
Car, as passenger 17 3.5 36,225 4.3 466,904 3.9
Ferry, car as driver 9 1.8 127 0.0 2,907 0.0
Car as driver, other 5 1.0 543 0.1 7,609 0.1
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 48 9.8 90,496 10.8 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 73 14.9 80,513 9.6 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 11 2.2 44,454 5.3 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 301 61.4 584,680 69.7 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 678 73.9 1,039,235 70.3 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 224 24.3 391,531 26.5 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 153 16.5 193,639 13.1 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 200 21.8 250,655 17.0 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (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)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 172 18.7 300,732 20.3 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 250 27.2 421,381 28.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 133 14.5 190,089 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 123 13.4 127,032 8.6 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 105 9.5 179,605 10.1 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 88 7.9 159,294 8.9 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 35 3.2 57,008 3.2 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 11 1.0 17,330 1.0 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 70 6.3 101,606 5.7 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 49 4.4 82,321 4.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 15 1.4 16,153 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 18 1.6 36,054 2.0 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 95 8.6 175,203 9.8 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 5 0.5 18,763 1.1 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 83 7.5 156,640 8.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 632 56.9 1,032,317 57.9 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 109 9.8 123,383 6.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: 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 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of 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)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 678 61.0 1,106,075 62.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 222 20.0 362,328 20.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 70 6.3 122,395 6.9 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 34 3.1 67,338 3.8 772,142 3.0
Not stated 109 9.8 123,383 6.9 2,066,251 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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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 0 0.0 5,991 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 35 3.8 41,861 2.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 822 89.8 1,359,631 92.0 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 57 6.2 70,896 4.8 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

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Families

Family composition
All families 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 187 57.2 196,627 41.0 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 97 29.7 195,738 40.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 36 11.0 79,584 16.6 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 7 2.1 7,822 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 38.9 N/A 21.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 77.8 N/A 79.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 49 17.2 78,680 20.1 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 10 3.5 20,578 5.2 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 59 20.7 91,157 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 32 11.2 44,085 11.2 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 19 6.7 25,572 6.5 339,960 6.1
Both not working 70 24.6 91,726 23.4 1,163,744 21.0
Other 20 7.0 22,766 5.8 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 25 8.8 17,810 4.5 253,286 4.6

Note: 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.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 439 69.1 691,313 89.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 194 30.6 83,821 10.8 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 430 97.9 539,001 78.0 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 0.7 100,639 14.6 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 47,026 6.8 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 4 0.9 2,766 0.4 54,711 0.6

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

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 0 0.0 1,644 0.2 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 15 3.4 22,895 3.3 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 48 10.9 124,773 18.0 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 231 52.4 355,736 51.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 144 32.7 177,701 25.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 3 0.7 8,562 1.2 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.3 N/A 2.4 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
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Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 14 3.2 49,186 7.1 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 114 25.7 248,514 35.9 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 182 41.1 251,206 36.3 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 126 28.4 133,486 19.3 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 7 1.6 8,916 1.3 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

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Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 314 71.9 470,498 68.1 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 110 25.2 197,272 28.5 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 13 3.0 23,542 3.4 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 189 43.1 226,902 32.8 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 103 23.5 246,341 35.6 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 106 24.1 190,462 27.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 30 6.8 18,214 2.6 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 7 1.6 9,389 1.4 136,538 1.5

(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.

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Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 21.1 N/A 19.6 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 9.3 N/A 17.7 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 150 N/A 300 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 72 67.9 114,700 60.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 13 12.3 58,177 30.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 23 21.7 17,590 9.2 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,127 N/A 1,500 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 76 73.8 190,119 77.2 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 11 10.7 29,515 12.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 18 17.5 26,706 10.8 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 61 52.1 21,140 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 56 47.9 21,420 50.3 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 28 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

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Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.6 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.8 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 924 N/A 1,282 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		5259, SA % 5259, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 115 N/A 250 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 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 payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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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.