People in Greater Adelaide who were born in South Africa

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 5,268 people in Greater Adelaide who were born in South Africa. Of these 47.7% were male and 52.3% were female.

Of the population born in South Africa who usually live in Greater Adelaide, 14.6% were aged 0 - 14 years and 8.2% were aged 65 years and over. The median age of people in Greater Adelaide who were born in South Africa was 38 years.

Of people in Greater Adelaide aged 15 years and over who were born in South Africa, 59.6% were married, 1.9% were separated, and 6.4% were divorced.

Of people who usually live in Greater Adelaide and who were born in South Africa the median age of married people was 45 years. Of people never married, the median age was 22 years.

Of the population born in South Africa who usually live in Greater Adelaide, 32.3% were attending an educational institution. There were 8.9% in primary school, 8.8% in secondary school and 10.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in South Africa, 37.6% arrived in Australia from 2006 - 2011 and 21.0% from 2001 - 2005.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in South Africa, 59.5% were Australian citizens.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in South Africa and had a spouse or partner, 75.2% had a spouse or partner who was born overseas and 22.4% had a spouse or partner born in Australia.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in South Africa, the most common responses to the religion question were No Religion 16.2%, Anglican 12.9%, Catholic 12.3%, Uniting Church 11.8% and Christian, nfd 9.3%.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in South Africa, 68.7% spoke English only at home. A further 30.6% spoke another language but also spoke English very well or well.

Employment

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in South Africa and who were in the labour force, 61.0% worked full-time, 28.4% worked part-time and 6.2% were unemployed.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in South Africa and who were employed, 43.4% worked 40 hours or more per week and 21.8% worked 35-39 hours per week.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in South Africa the median age for those who were employed full-time was 42, while the median age for those employed part-time was 38.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in South Africa, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 33.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.0%, Managers 13.5% and Community and Personal Service Workers 7.6%.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in South Africa, the most common responses for industry of employment were School Education 5.4%, Hospitals 5.2%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.6%, Tertiary Education 3.4% and Legal and Accounting Services 3.2%.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in South Africa, the personal weekly median income was $745. Family median weekly income was $1,990 and Household median weekly income was $1,828.

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 Greater Adelaide 71.4% of employed people who were born in South Africa, travelled to work on census day by car, while 7.2% travelled by bus or train.

In Greater Adelaide 82.0% of people who were born in South Africa did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, and 34.2% cared for a child or children in the two weeks before the census.

In Greater Adelaide of people who were born in South Africa and who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the census, 32.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.9% 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 Greater Adelaide. They are for families where the reference person was born in South Africa 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 South Africa. Of these families, 59.4% were couple families with children, 32.4% were couple families without children and 7.5% were one parent families.

Weekly incomes

These statistics are for families in Greater Adelaide. They are for families where the reference person was born in South Africa 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 South Africa. Of these families, the median weekly income for families without children was $2,138 and for families with children the median weekly income was $2,466.

Employment status of couple families

These statistics are for families in Greater Adelaide. They are for families where the reference person was born in South Africa 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 South Africa. Of these families, 29.1% of families had both parents working full-time, 24.9% of families had one parent working full-time and one parent working part-time, and 8.5% 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 Greater Adelaide. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in South Africa, 77.9% were a separate house, 10.6% were a flat, unit or apartment, and 11.2% were a semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Greater Adelaide. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in South Africa, 17.6% had two bedrooms, 47.5% had three bedrooms and 31.7% had four or more bedrooms.

Mortgage & rent

These statistics are for occupied private dwellings in Greater Adelaide. For the dwellings that were occupied on census night by a person or persons who were born in South Africa, 17.8% were owned outright, 43.3% were owned with a mortgage and 37.3% were rented. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000 and the median weekly rent paid was $320.

Household composition

All occupants of a private dwelling complete one census form and are counted as a household. 'People born in South Africa' includes households in Greater Adelaide where at least one person was born in South Africa. Of those households, 82.2% were one family households and 13.0% were lone person households.