Alexandrina (DC) - Coastal

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 11,510 people were usually resident in Alexandrina (DC) - Coastal: of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Of the total population 1.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 16.8% of people usually resident in Alexandrina (DC) - Coastal were children aged 0-14 years, and 40.9% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 48 years.

In the 2006 Census, 85.6% of people usually resident in Alexandrina (DC) - Coastal were Australian citizens, 18.2% were born overseas and 0.4% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 56.6% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Alexandrina (DC) - Coastal were married, 13.2% were either separated or divorced, 7.9% were widowed and 22.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 71.9% of people usually resident in Alexandrina (DC) - Coastal, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 11.4%, Scotland 1.0%, Germany 0.9%, Netherlands 0.9% and New Zealand 0.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Alexandrina (DC) - Coastal were No Religion 27.4%, Anglican 16.9%, Uniting Church 13.0%, Catholic 10.5% and Lutheran 3.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Alexandrina (DC) - Coastal were German 0.6%, Dutch 0.3%, Italian 0.3%, Greek 0.1% and Mandarin 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 88.6%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 4,283 people aged 15 years and over in Alexandrina (DC) - Coastal were in the labour force. Of these 49.1% worked full-time, 38.1% worked part-time, 4.2% were away from work, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.2% were unemployed. 4,394 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Alexandrina (DC) - Coastal were Technicians and Trades Workers 18.0%, Labourers 14.6%, Managers 14.5%, Professionals 13.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.8%, Sales Workers 9.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.2%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Alexandrina (DC) - Coastal, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.6%, Residential Care Services 3.4%, Accommodation 3.1% and Residential Building Construction 3.0%.

In the 2006 Census in Alexandrina (DC) - Coastal, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $352, the median family income was $762 and the median household income was $627.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 3,142 families in Alexandrina (DC) - Coastal: of these 55.3% were couple families without children, 31.7% were couple families with children, 12.2% were one parent families and 0.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 4,892 occupied private dwellings were counted in Alexandrina (DC) - Coastal.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Alexandrina (DC) - Coastal, 89.4% were separate houses, 2.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.1% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Alexandrina (DC) - Coastal, 38.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 28.2% were owned with a mortgage and 20.6% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Alexandrina (DC) - Coastal, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 45.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 5.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 45.0% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Alexandrina (DC) - Coastal, the median weekly rent was $155. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $900. The average people per household was 2.3 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Alexandrina (DC) - Coastal, 63.7% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.1% were single (or lone) person households and 1.5% were group households.