Southern River (South Metropolitan)

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Electoral Division
Area code SED55005
People 51,193
Male 49.4%
Female 50.6%
Median age 35
Families 13,833
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 1.1
All private dwellings 17,631
Average number of people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,985
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,820
Median weekly rent (b) $375
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1

(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 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 25,313 49.4 1,322,855 49.7 12,545,154 49.3
Female 25,878 50.6 1,337,171 50.3 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
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Indigenous status
All people 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 1,009 2.0 88,693 3.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 48,561 94.9 2,431,204 91.4 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 1,615 3.2 140,128 5.3 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 35 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 3,530 6.9 161,753 6.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 4,190 8.2 172,654 6.5 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 3,918 7.7 171,377 6.4 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 3,513 6.9 153,263 5.8 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 3,343 6.5 158,817 6.0 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 2,991 5.8 176,045 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 3,499 6.8 196,312 7.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 4,401 8.6 200,904 7.6 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 4,074 8.0 178,589 6.7 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 3,574 7.0 174,632 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 3,368 6.6 173,622 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 2,761 5.4 162,778 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 2,237 4.4 150,667 5.7 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 2,021 3.9 132,186 5.0 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 1,577 3.1 115,196 4.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 928 1.8 78,012 2.9 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 661 1.3 53,115 2.0 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 598 1.2 50,106 1.9 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 21,219 53.6 1,018,971 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 1,104 2.8 71,509 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 2,628 6.6 190,493 8.8 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 1,460 3.7 95,601 4.4 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 13,147 33.2 777,668 36.1 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 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 19,528 52.9 899,167 47.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 2,975 8.1 230,618 12.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 14,388 39.0 766,278 40.4 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 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 1,007 6.0 45,452 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 4,063 24.1 156,062 19.3 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 654 3.9 36,691 4.5 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 842 5.0 29,429 3.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 5,577 33.1 222,555 27.6 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 2,669 15.8 102,367 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 593 3.5 36,428 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 834 4.9 36,831 4.6 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 4,100 24.3 175,841 21.8 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 1,274 7.6 59,897 7.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 2,373 14.1 112,067 13.9 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 3,655 21.7 172,239 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 557 3.3 23,856 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 1,966 11.7 167,197 20.7 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 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 9,474 24.0 513,667 23.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 3,662 9.3 200,659 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 1,480 3.7 83,590 3.9 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 5,154 13.0 298,459 13.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 7,105 18.0 334,324 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 2,135 5.4 107,799 5.0 958,803 4.6
Year 10 4,407 11.1 242,762 11.3 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 21 0.1 1,044 0.0 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 5 0.0 253 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 2,317 5.9 116,570 5.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 937 2.4 54,719 2.5 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 447 1.1 12,723 0.6 175,844 0.8
Not stated 2,397 6.1 187,134 8.7 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 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 14,379 28.1 1,000,796 37.6 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 11,665 22.8 789,282 29.7 7,596,753 29.9
Chinese 5,998 11.7 116,848 4.4 1,390,639 5.5
Indian 4,399 8.6 77,357 2.9 783,953 3.1
Scottish 2,917 5.7 232,541 8.7 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)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 26,492 51.7 1,648,794 62.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 3,754 7.3 61,088 2.3 673,352 2.6
England 2,782 5.4 196,885 7.4 927,490 3.6
Malaysia 1,956 3.8 32,282 1.2 165,616 0.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,693 3.3 28,415 1.1 549,618 2.2
New Zealand 1,316 2.6 75,591 2.8 530,492 2.1

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 30,492 59.6 1,106,195 41.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 3,247 6.3 207,167 7.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 2,615 5.1 165,635 6.2 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 12,831 25.1 1,008,229 37.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 2,008 3.9 172,800 6.5 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 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 15,477 30.2 1,177,291 44.3 12,959,282 51.0
India 5,509 10.8 91,478 3.4 935,066 3.7
England 4,749 9.3 323,400 12.2 1,626,778 6.4
Malaysia 2,475 4.8 38,644 1.5 192,663 0.8
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2,475 4.8 44,115 1.7 784,594 3.1

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 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 16,145 31.5 1,220,120 45.9 13,383,605 52.6
India 5,445 10.6 89,467 3.4 917,541 3.6
England 4,517 8.8 306,911 11.5 1,488,479 5.9
Malaysia 2,602 5.1 41,516 1.6 205,254 0.8
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2,428 4.7 43,510 1.6 787,673 3.1

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 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 17,514 34.2 1,130,094 42.5 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 8,386 16.4 496,847 18.7 5,075,907 20.0
Islam 5,354 10.5 66,764 2.5 813,392 3.2
Anglican 3,682 7.2 269,583 10.1 2,496,273 9.8
Hinduism 3,017 5.9 52,055 2.0 684,002 2.7

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 Southern River (South Metropolitan), Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (38.8%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Mandarin 3,369 6.6 51,751 1.9 685,274 2.7
Punjabi 1,500 2.9 20,613 0.8 239,033 0.9
Tamil 993 1.9 8,738 0.3 95,404 0.4
Arabic 976 1.9 16,000 0.6 367,159 1.4
Urdu 839 1.6 8,439 0.3 111,873 0.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 30,470 59.5 2,002,771 75.3 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 6,295 38.4 204,514 21.2 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 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 26,636 67.3 1,376,251 63.9 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 11,304 28.6 641,842 29.8 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 1,609 4.1 136,153 6.3 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 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 15,380 57.7 786,345 57.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 8,341 31.3 439,984 32.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 1,306 4.9 79,916 5.8 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 1,610 6.0 70,001 5.1 646,442 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 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 857 3.4 58,597 4.5 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 3,561 14.2 189,147 14.5 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 2,831 11.3 152,870 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 1,952 7.8 97,968 7.5 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 5,470 21.9 235,122 18.0 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 5,228 20.9 255,631 19.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 4,685 18.7 295,596 22.6 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 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 4,892 19.5 287,009 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 3,970 15.9 199,379 15.3 1,554,313 12.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 3,337 13.3 157,610 12.1 1,525,311 12.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,929 11.7 154,341 11.8 1,382,205 11.5
Labourers 2,554 10.2 122,961 9.4 1,086,120 9.0
Managers 2,389 9.5 160,687 12.3 1,645,769 13.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 2,333 9.3 100,392 7.7 755,863 6.3
Sales Workers 2,186 8.7 101,670 7.8 986,433 8.2

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 960 3.8 54,823 4.2 545,158 4.5
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 720 2.9 31,523 2.4 299,810 2.5
Takeaway Food Services 675 2.7 25,147 1.9 232,691 1.9
Aged Care Residential Services 609 2.4 24,562 1.9 258,274 2.1
Primary Education 604 2.4 33,954 2.6 265,249 2.2

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $792 N/A $848 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,163 N/A $2,214 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,985 N/A $1,815 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 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 17,093 68.3 810,960 62.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 1,176 4.7 60,341 4.6 466,904 3.9
Train, bus 512 2.0 13,392 1.0 52,509 0.4
Bus 407 1.6 37,489 2.9 175,085 1.5
Train 352 1.4 23,081 1.8 170,326 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 2,470 9.9 152,794 11.7 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 1,433 5.7 98,289 7.5 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 1,857 7.4 96,779 7.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 18,949 75.7 898,942 68.8 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 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 25,757 65.1 1,463,667 67.9 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 13,222 33.4 614,554 28.5 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) 4,158 10.5 231,378 10.7 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 5,059 12.8 343,566 15.9 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 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 7,932 20.1 447,351 20.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 9,882 25.0 583,533 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 4,346 11.0 245,381 11.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 3,599 9.1 187,413 8.7 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 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 2,974 5.8 202,847 7.6 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 3,481 6.8 195,300 7.3 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 1,056 2.1 72,864 2.7 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 262 0.5 17,612 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 2,471 4.8 117,182 4.4 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 1,498 2.9 94,523 3.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 338 0.7 20,352 0.8 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 636 1.2 42,087 1.6 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 3,416 6.7 220,581 8.3 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 310 0.6 21,573 0.8 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 3,618 7.1 196,431 7.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 34,349 67.1 1,629,249 61.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 3,207 6.3 235,428 8.9 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 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 36,360 71.0 1,730,753 65.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 8,295 16.2 483,681 18.2 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 2,264 4.4 142,068 5.3 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 1,052 2.1 68,082 2.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 3,207 6.3 235,428 8.9 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 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 41 0.1 6,905 0.3 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 660 1.7 55,507 2.6 496,276 2.4
Has never served 37,200 94.1 1,948,313 90.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 1,648 4.2 143,513 6.7 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 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 3,874 28.0 272,493 38.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 7,744 56.0 313,666 44.6 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 2,023 14.6 106,035 15.1 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 193 1.4 10,930 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 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 18.3 N/A 20.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 81.9 N/A 79.9 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 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 2,571 22.1 124,472 21.2 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 438 3.8 25,708 4.4 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 2,709 23.3 136,018 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 2,047 17.6 78,931 13.5 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 652 5.6 33,022 5.6 339,960 6.1
Both not working 1,686 14.5 102,945 17.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 672 5.8 36,730 6.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 850 7.3 48,325 8.2 253,286 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)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 16,389 95.5 964,734 89.1 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 767 4.5 118,109 10.9 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 15,578 95.1 769,038 79.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 729 4.4 125,450 13.0 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 67 0.4 62,360 6.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 8 0.0 5,858 0.6 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) 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 11 0.1 2,557 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 84 0.5 35,236 3.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 528 3.2 121,450 12.6 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 5,031 30.7 361,327 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 10,540 64.3 431,241 44.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 188 1.1 12,919 1.3 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.7 N/A 3.3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 3 N/A 2.5 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) 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 399 2.4 47,107 4.9 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 4,549 27.8 327,859 34.0 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 7,044 43.0 376,783 39.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 4,211 25.7 199,811 20.7 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 186 1.1 13,179 1.4 134,848 1.5

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

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 13,334 81.4 686,949 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 2,696 16.5 245,193 25.4 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 358 2.2 32,591 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) 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3,995 24.4 281,327 29.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 8,622 52.6 385,629 40.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 3,317 20.2 263,826 27.3 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 253 1.5 20,648 2.1 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 211 1.3 13,303 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) 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 12.4 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 25.8 N/A 25.6 N/A 24.3

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

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 375 N/A 340 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) 1,917 57.8 157,934 59.9 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 978 29.5 74,615 28.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 418 12.6 31,280 11.9 259,992 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.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

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 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,820 N/A 1,842 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) 6,179 71.7 277,901 72.1 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 1,253 14.5 50,192 13.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 1,183 13.7 57,539 14.9 374,734 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)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 497 49.2 44,716 50.4 403,709 49.7
Female 514 50.8 43,985 49.6 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 20 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

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 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,691 N/A 1,480 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)
Table based on place of enumeration

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 		Southern River (South Metropolitan) % Southern River (South Metropolitan) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 325 N/A 260 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,789 N/A 1,733 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.