Mount Gambier

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Urban Centres and Localities
Area code UCL412003
People 26,734
Male 48.1%
Female 51.9%
Median age 41
Families 7,042
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 12,690
Average number of people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,228
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,127
Median weekly rent (b) $220
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 12,866 48.1 878,592 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 13,867 51.9 902,924 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 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 754 2.8 42,562 2.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 24,640 92.2 1,669,314 93.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 1,335 5.0 69,646 3.9 1,234,112 4.9

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

Age
All people 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 41 N/A 41 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 1,499 5.6 94,232 5.3 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 1,640 6.1 103,750 5.8 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 1,721 6.4 105,159 5.9 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 1,655 6.2 99,152 5.6 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 1,477 5.5 109,174 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 1,696 6.3 117,195 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 1,676 6.3 118,095 6.6 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 1,582 5.9 118,993 6.7 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 1,434 5.4 107,667 6.0 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 1,540 5.8 109,716 6.2 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 1,736 6.5 114,921 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 1,732 6.5 114,300 6.4 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 1,644 6.2 112,846 6.3 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 1,569 5.9 102,304 5.7 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 1,462 5.5 94,040 5.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 1,044 3.9 66,986 3.8 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 819 3.1 45,666 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 804 3.0 47,325 2.7 542,342 2.1

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

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 9,398 43.0 682,265 46.1 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 849 3.9 47,368 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 2,305 10.5 140,501 9.5 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 1,528 7.0 84,682 5.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 7,797 35.6 523,561 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 8,483 43.4 620,445 46.2 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 2,493 12.8 150,356 11.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 8,554 43.8 571,276 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 454 6.2 27,838 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 1,752 24.0 99,929 20.0 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 419 5.7 26,550 5.3 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 217 3.0 23,115 4.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 2,399 32.8 149,797 30.0 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 1,041 14.3 56,643 11.4 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 366 5.0 22,369 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 204 2.8 23,634 4.7 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 1,616 22.1 102,747 20.6 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 619 8.5 37,885 7.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 505 6.9 83,262 16.7 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 1,123 15.4 121,296 24.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 181 2.5 14,269 2.9 242,821 3.2
Not stated 1,524 20.9 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,583 11.8 335,213 22.7 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,432 6.5 127,698 8.6 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 934 4.3 52,930 3.6 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 3,810 17.4 206,490 14.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 2,977 13.6 224,573 15.2 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 2,583 11.8 128,350 8.7 958,803 4.6
Year 10 2,676 12.2 139,299 9.4 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 27 0.1 1,021 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 8 0.0 194 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 2,379 10.9 111,696 7.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 447 2.0 34,612 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 162 0.7 12,943 0.9 175,844 0.8
Not stated 1,864 8.5 103,153 7.0 1,694,773 8.2

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

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 11,128 41.6 578,825 32.5 7,596,753 29.9
English 10,962 41.0 676,550 38.0 8,385,928 33.0
Scottish 2,733 10.2 149,449 8.4 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 2,308 8.6 136,035 7.6 2,410,833 9.5
German 2,116 7.9 135,225 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 22,161 82.9 1,273,353 71.5 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 656 2.5 95,248 5.3 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 227 0.8 13,461 0.8 530,492 2.1
Myanmar 204 0.8 2,348 0.1 39,171 0.2
Thailand 172 0.6 3,604 0.2 83,779 0.3
Philippines 166 0.6 15,503 0.9 293,892 1.2

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 4,144 15.5 578,217 32.5 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 1,465 5.5 118,741 6.7 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 939 3.5 87,906 4.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 18,589 69.5 909,147 51.0 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 1,593 6.0 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 19,599 73.3 1,000,272 56.1 12,959,282 51.0
England 1,371 5.1 160,151 9.0 1,626,778 6.4
Myanmar 430 1.6 3,833 0.2 63,793 0.3
Italy 398 1.5 50,942 2.9 477,065 1.9
Netherlands 374 1.4 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 20,148 75.4 1,032,002 57.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 1,229 4.6 153,607 8.6 1,488,479 5.9
Myanmar 417 1.6 3,773 0.2 64,042 0.3
Netherlands 325 1.2 13,440 0.8 152,483 0.6
New Zealand 305 1.1 17,578 1.0 650,743 2.6

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.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 13,928 52.1 806,165 45.3 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 3,853 14.4 275,849 15.5 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 1,810 6.8 107,189 6.0 1,751,052 6.9
Anglican 1,615 6.0 127,970 7.2 2,496,273 9.8
Uniting Church 1,138 4.3 84,797 4.8 673,260 2.6

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 Mount Gambier, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (56.4%) (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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Karen 373 1.4 466 0.0 13,181 0.1
Italian 164 0.6 23,828 1.3 228,042 0.9
Swahili 82 0.3 2,638 0.1 17,568 0.1
Mandarin 80 0.3 32,133 1.8 685,274 2.7
Punjabi 62 0.2 20,004 1.1 239,033 0.9
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 23,420 87.6 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 826 7.6 131,157 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 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 12,887 58.9 887,193 60.0 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 7,776 35.6 524,448 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 1,204 5.5 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 7,060 54.8 480,100 54.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 4,484 34.8 310,668 35.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 736 5.7 48,643 5.5 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 610 4.7 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 517 4.2 36,281 4.3 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 1,816 14.8 126,576 15.1 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 1,609 13.1 109,027 13.0 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 1,059 8.6 75,063 8.9 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 2,665 21.7 189,501 22.6 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 2,133 17.4 149,477 17.8 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 2,263 18.4 141,126 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,845 15.0 109,523 13.0 1,382,205 11.5
Professionals 1,806 14.7 180,460 21.5 2,886,921 24.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,757 14.3 110,462 13.2 1,554,313 12.9
Labourers 1,609 13.1 88,086 10.5 1,086,120 9.0
Sales Workers 1,398 11.4 71,002 8.5 986,433 8.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,290 10.5 104,955 12.5 1,525,311 12.7
Managers 1,241 10.1 109,406 13.0 1,645,769 13.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,134 9.2 50,680 6.0 755,863 6.3

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

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 541 4.4 42,242 5.0 545,158 4.5
Other Social Assistance Services 521 4.2 21,245 2.5 278,221 2.3
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 384 3.1 24,877 3.0 299,810 2.5
Aged Care Residential Services 370 3.0 25,719 3.1 258,274 2.1
Takeaway Food Services 367 3.0 15,775 1.9 232,691 1.9

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

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $701 N/A $734 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,681 N/A $1,889 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,228 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 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 9,156 74.6 536,515 63.9 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 701 5.7 36,225 4.3 466,904 3.9
Walked only 264 2.1 20,575 2.5 306,045 2.5
Bicycle 56 0.5 7,318 0.9 79,089 0.7
Truck 50 0.4 4,076 0.5 76,657 0.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 1,278 10.4 90,496 10.8 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 453 3.7 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) 52 0.4 44,454 5.3 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 9,953 81.1 584,680 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 15,178 69.4 1,039,235 70.3 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 5,802 26.5 391,531 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) 2,858 13.1 193,639 13.1 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 3,666 16.8 250,655 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 4,317 19.7 300,732 20.3 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 6,142 28.1 421,381 28.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 2,766 12.6 190,089 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 1,956 8.9 127,032 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 2,793 10.4 179,605 10.1 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 2,800 10.5 159,294 8.9 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 864 3.2 57,008 3.2 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 272 1.0 17,330 1.0 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 1,770 6.6 101,606 5.7 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 1,466 5.5 82,321 4.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 298 1.1 16,153 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 708 2.6 36,054 2.0 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 2,956 11.1 175,203 9.8 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 348 1.3 18,763 1.1 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 2,357 8.8 156,640 8.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 14,293 53.5 1,032,317 57.9 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 2,212 8.3 123,383 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 15,361 57.5 1,106,075 62.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 5,883 22.0 362,328 20.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 2,047 7.7 122,395 6.9 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 1,221 4.6 67,338 3.8 772,142 3.0
Not stated 2,212 8.3 123,383 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 19 0.1 5,991 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 645 2.9 41,861 2.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 19,975 91.3 1,359,631 92.0 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 1,240 5.7 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.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 3,033 43.1 196,627 41.0 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 2,543 36.1 195,738 40.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 1,365 19.4 79,584 16.6 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 106 1.5 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 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 18.6 N/A 21.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 81.5 N/A 79.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,134 20.3 78,680 20.1 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 233 4.2 20,578 5.2 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,402 25.2 91,157 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 567 10.2 44,085 11.2 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 354 6.4 25,572 6.5 339,960 6.1
Both not working 1,317 23.6 91,726 23.4 1,163,744 21.0
Other 336 6.0 22,766 5.8 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 231 4.1 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)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 10,902 90.3 691,313 89.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,172 9.7 83,821 10.8 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) 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 8,457 77.6 539,001 78.0 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,484 13.6 100,639 14.6 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 934 8.6 47,026 6.8 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 9 0.1 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) 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 22 0.2 1,644 0.2 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 288 2.6 22,895 3.3 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 2,112 19.4 124,773 18.0 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 5,813 53.4 355,736 51.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 2,501 23.0 177,701 25.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 159 1.5 8,562 1.2 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 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)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 814 7.5 49,186 7.1 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 4,096 37.6 248,514 35.9 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 3,861 35.4 251,206 36.3 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 1,974 18.1 133,486 19.3 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 152 1.4 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) 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 6,943 63.7 470,498 68.1 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 3,705 34.0 197,272 28.5 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 252 2.3 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) 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3,321 30.5 226,902 32.8 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 3,612 33.1 246,341 35.6 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 3,457 31.7 190,462 27.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 345 3.2 18,214 2.6 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 162 1.5 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) 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 24.2 N/A 19.6 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 10.8 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 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 220 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) 2,269 65.6 114,700 60.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 897 25.9 58,177 30.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 287 8.3 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.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
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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 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier 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) 2,948 81.6 190,119 77.2 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 297 8.2 29,515 12.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 372 10.3 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)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 367 48.7 21,140 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 386 51.3 21,420 50.3 409,025 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 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 N/A 3 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) 1,245 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)
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 		Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 213 N/A 250 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,192 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.

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Table based on place of enumeration

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