People in Rest of SA who were born in Germany

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 2,073 people in Rest of SA who were born in Germany. Of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female.

Of the population born in Germany who usually live in Rest of SA, 0.7% were aged 0 - 14 years and 48.9% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Rest of SA who were born in Germany was 64 years.

Of people in Rest of SA aged 15 years and over who were born in Germany, 60.1% were married, 3.4% were separated, and 12.1% were divorced.

Of people who usually live in Rest of SA and who were born in Germany the median age of married people was 64 years. Of people never married, the median age was 48 years.

Of the population born in Germany who usually live in Rest of SA, 7.5% were attending an educational institution. There were 0.5% in primary school, 0.8% in secondary school and 1.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

In Rest of SA of people who were born in Germany, 3.4% arrived in Australia from 2006 - 2011 and 2.1% from 2001 - 2005.

In Rest of SA of people who were born in Germany, 82.4% were Australian citizens.

In Rest of SA of people who were born in Germany and had a spouse or partner, 44.5% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 52.7% had a spouse or partner born in Australia.

In Rest of SA of people who were born in Germany, the most common responses to the religion question were Lutheran 36.0%, Catholic 25.4%, No Religion 20.2%, Anglican 2.8% and Uniting Church 2.0%.

In Rest of SA of people who were born in Germany, 62.7% spoke English only at home. A further 35.9% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

Employment

In Rest of SA of people who were born in Germany and who were in the labour force, 52.5% worked full-time, 34.0% worked part-time and 5.6% were unemployed.

In Rest of SA of people who were born in Germany and who were employed, 42.8% worked 40 hours or more per week and 12.9% worked 35-39 hours per week.

In Rest of SA of people who were born in Germany the median age for those who were employed full-time was 54, while the median age for those employed part-time was 56.

In Rest of SA of people who were born in Germany, the most common responses for occupation were Labourers 16.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.1%, Managers 15.8%, Professionals 15.2% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.7%.

In Rest of SA of people who were born in Germany, the most common responses for industry of employment were School Education 4.9%, Hospitals 4.4%, Residential Care Services 3.9%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.3% and Accommodation 3.2%.

In Rest of SA of people who were born in Germany, the personal weekly median income was $372. Family median weekly income was $874 and Household median weekly income was $734.

Family and Household are determined for the selected country of birth, 'All overseas born' and 'Australian born' by the Reference Person and/or their spouse/partner's response to country of birth. See explanatory notes for more information.

In Rest of SA 66.6% of employed people who were born in Germany, travelled to work on census day by car, while 0.4% travelled by bus or train.

In Rest of SA 65.6% of people who were born in Germany did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 14.2% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.

In Rest of SA of people who were born in Germany and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 23.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

For important information on how migrant families are classified, please see the explanatory notes

These statistics are for families in Rest of SA. They are for families where the reference person was born in Germany and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in Germany. Of these families, 18.0% were couple families with children, 76.3% were couple families without children and 5.2% were one parent families.

Weekly incomes

These statistics are for families in Rest of SA. They are for families where the reference person was born in Germany and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in Germany. Of these families, the median weekly income for families without children was $1,317 and for families with children the median weekly income was $1,716.

Employment status of couple families

These statistics are for families in Rest of SA. They are for families where the reference person was born in Germany and also include households where the reference person was born in Australia, or did not state their country of birth, but had a partner or spouse who was born in Germany. Of these families, 10.2% of families had both parents working full-time, 12.0% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 44.6% of families stated that both parents were not working.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

For important information on how migrant households are classified, please see the explanatory notes

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Rest of SA. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Germany, 89.6% were a separate house, 2.9% were a flat, unit or apartment, and 6.3% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Rest of SA. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Germany, 21.5% had two bedrooms, 54.5% had three bedrooms and 17.7% had four or more bedrooms.

Mortgage & rent

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Rest of SA. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in Germany, 55.5% were owned outright, 22.5% were owned with a mortgage and 17.5% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083 and the median weekly rent paid was $140.

Household composition

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'People born in Germany' includes households in Rest of SA where at least one person was born in Germany. Of those households, 70.9% were one family households and 26.6% were lone person households.