5502, SA

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Postal Areas
Area code POA5502
People 1,716
Male 52.1%
Female 47.9%
Median age 40
Families 439
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 701
Average number of people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,555
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,213
Median weekly rent (b) $295
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2.4

(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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 896 52.1 878,592 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 824 47.9 902,924 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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 20 1.2 42,562 2.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 1,532 89.3 1,669,314 93.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 170 9.9 69,646 3.9 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 40 N/A 41 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 80 4.7 94,232 5.3 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 110 6.5 103,750 5.8 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 116 6.8 105,159 5.9 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 100 5.9 99,152 5.6 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 103 6.0 109,174 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 110 6.5 117,195 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 116 6.8 118,095 6.6 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 103 6.0 118,993 6.7 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 115 6.7 107,667 6.0 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 100 5.9 109,716 6.2 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 112 6.6 114,921 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 129 7.6 114,300 6.4 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 125 7.3 112,846 6.3 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 92 5.4 102,304 5.7 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 73 4.3 94,040 5.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 67 3.9 66,986 3.8 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 32 1.9 45,666 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 21 1.2 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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 671 47.6 682,265 46.1 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 56 4.0 47,368 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 120 8.5 140,501 9.5 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 74 5.2 84,682 5.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 496 35.2 523,561 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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 576 47.4 620,445 46.2 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 144 11.8 150,356 11.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 496 40.8 571,276 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.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 27 5.3 27,838 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 94 18.6 99,929 20.0 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 25 4.9 26,550 5.3 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 32 6.3 23,115 4.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 147 29.1 149,797 30.0 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 61 12.1 56,643 11.4 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 18 3.6 22,369 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 21 4.2 23,634 4.7 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 96 19.0 102,747 20.6 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 33 6.5 37,885 7.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 32 6.3 83,262 16.7 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 72 14.2 121,296 24.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 7 1.4 14,269 2.9 242,821 3.2
Not stated 164 32.4 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.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 124 8.8 335,213 22.7 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 75 5.3 127,698 8.6 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 61 4.3 52,930 3.6 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 226 16.0 206,490 14.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 189 13.4 224,573 15.2 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 175 12.4 128,350 8.7 958,803 4.6
Year 10 170 12.0 139,299 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 151 10.7 111,696 7.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 35 2.5 34,612 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 17 1.2 12,943 0.9 175,844 0.8
Not stated 190 13.5 103,153 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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 736 42.9 578,825 32.5 7,596,753 29.9
English 715 41.7 676,550 38.0 8,385,928 33.0
Scottish 131 7.6 149,449 8.4 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 116 6.8 136,035 7.6 2,410,833 9.5
German 86 5.0 135,225 7.6 1,026,138 4.0

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)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,304 76.0 1,273,353 71.5 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Vanuatu 82 4.8 282 0.0 2,975 0.0
England 78 4.5 95,248 5.3 927,490 3.6
Philippines 21 1.2 15,503 0.9 293,892 1.2
New Zealand 11 0.6 13,461 0.8 530,492 2.1
Netherlands 10 0.6 6,146 0.3 66,481 0.3

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 327 19.0 578,217 32.5 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 81 4.7 118,741 6.7 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 55 3.2 87,906 4.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 1,076 62.4 909,147 51.0 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 184 10.7 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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,142 66.6 1,000,272 56.1 12,959,282 51.0
England 136 7.9 160,151 9.0 1,626,778 6.4
Vanuatu 86 5.0 305 0.0 3,305 0.0
Philippines 22 1.3 17,642 1.0 350,264 1.4
Scotland 20 1.2 24,567 1.4 272,233 1.1

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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,161 67.7 1,032,002 57.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 143 8.3 153,607 8.6 1,488,479 5.9
Vanuatu 81 4.7 278 0.0 3,216 0.0
Philippines 25 1.5 21,569 1.2 417,285 1.6
Scotland 15 0.9 22,742 1.3 241,428 0.9

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.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 856 49.9 806,165 45.3 9,767,448 38.4
Not stated 197 11.5 107,189 6.0 1,751,052 6.9
Catholic 196 11.4 275,849 15.5 5,075,907 20.0
Uniting Church 149 8.7 84,797 4.8 673,260 2.6
Anglican 115 6.7 127,970 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 5502, SA, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (56.6%) (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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bislama 73 4.3 241 0.0 1,631 0.0
Filipino 11 0.6 4,775 0.3 90,853 0.4
French 9 0.5 2,755 0.2 70,740 0.3
Tagalog 9 0.5 6,433 0.4 131,195 0.5
Aboriginal English, so described 6 0.3 82 0.0 1,444 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 1,413 82.3 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 47 8.0 131,157 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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 871 61.7 887,193 60.0 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 403 28.6 524,448 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 133 9.4 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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 480 55.1 480,100 54.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 305 35.0 310,668 35.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 56 6.4 48,643 5.5 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 31 3.6 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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 45 5.4 36,281 4.3 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 97 11.5 126,576 15.1 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 108 12.9 109,027 13.0 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 101 12.0 75,063 8.9 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 164 19.5 189,501 22.6 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 143 17.0 149,477 17.8 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 171 20.4 141,126 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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Labourers 185 22.0 88,086 10.5 1,086,120 9.0
Managers 143 17.0 109,406 13.0 1,645,769 13.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 108 12.9 110,462 13.2 1,554,313 12.9
Machinery Operators and Drivers 88 10.5 50,680 6.0 755,863 6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 85 10.1 109,523 13.0 1,382,205 11.5
Professionals 82 9.8 180,460 21.5 2,886,921 24.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 75 8.9 104,955 12.5 1,525,311 12.7
Sales Workers 58 6.9 71,002 8.5 986,433 8.2

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Employment Placement and Recruitment Services 56 6.7 4,221 0.5 56,817 0.5
Other Grain Growing 44 5.2 3,344 0.4 18,945 0.2
Road Freight Transport 30 3.6 10,299 1.2 135,344 1.1
Aged Care Residential Services 26 3.1 25,719 3.1 258,274 2.1
Primary Education 25 3.0 18,714 2.2 265,249 2.2

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

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $722 N/A $734 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,822 N/A $1,889 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,555 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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 542 64.5 536,515 63.9 6,347,498 52.7
Bus 56 6.7 26,322 3.1 175,085 1.5
Car, as passenger 34 4.0 36,225 4.3 466,904 3.9
Walked only 19 2.3 20,575 2.5 306,045 2.5
Truck 14 1.7 4,076 0.5 76,657 0.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 64 7.6 90,496 10.8 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 74 8.8 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) 60 7.1 44,454 5.3 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 591 70.4 584,680 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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 1,005 71.1 1,039,235 70.3 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 348 24.5 391,531 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) 189 13.4 193,639 13.1 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 302 21.3 250,655 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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 302 21.4 300,732 20.3 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 390 27.7 421,381 28.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 171 12.1 190,089 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 138 9.8 127,032 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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 162 9.4 179,605 10.1 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 153 8.9 159,294 8.9 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 49 2.9 57,008 3.2 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 5 0.3 17,330 1.0 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 79 4.6 101,606 5.7 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 81 4.7 82,321 4.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 20 1.2 16,153 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 34 2.0 36,054 2.0 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 139 8.1 175,203 9.8 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 19 1.1 18,763 1.1 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 128 7.5 156,640 8.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 957 55.8 1,032,317 57.9 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 204 11.9 123,383 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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 1,021 59.5 1,106,075 62.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 343 20.0 362,328 20.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 96 5.6 122,395 6.9 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 52 3.0 67,338 3.8 772,142 3.0
Not stated 204 11.9 123,383 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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 4 0.3 5,991 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 35 2.5 41,861 2.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 1,235 87.5 1,359,631 92.0 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 132 9.4 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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 189 43.1 196,627 41.0 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 189 43.1 195,738 40.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 62 14.1 79,584 16.6 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 5 1.1 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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 38.7 N/A 21.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 62.9 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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 73 19.5 78,680 20.1 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 19 5.1 20,578 5.2 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 82 21.9 91,157 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 42 11.2 44,085 11.2 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 22 5.9 25,572 6.5 339,960 6.1
Both not working 67 17.9 91,726 23.4 1,163,744 21.0
Other 27 7.2 22,766 5.8 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 36 9.6 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) 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 590 90.8 691,313 89.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 53 8.2 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) 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 547 92.7 539,001 78.0 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 9 1.5 100,639 14.6 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 3 0.5 47,026 6.8 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 29 4.9 2,766 0.4 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		5502, SA % 5502, 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 33 5.6 22,895 3.3 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 54 9.2 124,773 18.0 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 293 50.1 355,736 51.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 196 33.5 177,701 25.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 9 1.5 8,562 1.2 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.6 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) 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 30 5.1 49,186 7.1 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 137 23.3 248,514 35.9 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 194 33.0 251,206 36.3 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 216 36.8 133,486 19.3 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 10 1.7 8,916 1.3 134,848 1.5

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

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Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 429 72.1 470,498 68.1 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 130 21.8 197,272 28.5 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 36 6.1 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) 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 214 36.3 226,902 32.8 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 248 42.0 246,341 35.6 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 106 18.0 190,462 27.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 16 2.7 18,214 2.6 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 11 1.9 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.

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

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 14.0 N/A 19.6 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 13.8 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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 295 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) 59 55.7 114,700 60.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 27 25.5 58,177 30.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 18 17.0 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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,213 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) 163 65.7 190,119 77.2 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 29 11.7 29,515 12.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 46 18.5 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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 13 54.2 21,140 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 11 45.8 21,420 50.3 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 35 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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.2 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.6 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,024 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 		5502, SA % 5502, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 305 N/A 250 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,105 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.