Wakefield, SA

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Commonwealth Electoral Division
Area code CED411
People 156,219
Male 77,612
Female 78,607
Median age 36
Families 42,291
Average children per family 1.9
All private dwellings 65,439
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $936
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $200
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Total 156,219 -- 1,596,572 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 77,612 49.7 787,218 49.3 10,634,013 49.4
Female 78,607 50.3 809,354 50.7 10,873,704 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 3,643 2.3 30,431 1.9 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 156,219 people in Wakefield, SA of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.3% of the population.

Age
People
Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 11,729 7.5 96,143 6.0 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 10,772 6.9 93,202 5.8 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 11,084 7.1 97,591 6.1 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 11,295 7.2 103,248 6.5 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 10,776 6.9 105,586 6.6 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 10,817 6.9 104,507 6.5 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 9,394 6.0 97,820 6.1 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 9,893 6.3 103,966 6.5 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 10,930 7.0 112,408 7.0 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 11,285 7.2 113,085 7.1 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 10,512 6.7 111,857 7.0 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 8,996 5.8 102,009 6.4 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 7,736 5.0 97,599 6.1 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 6,161 3.9 74,667 4.7 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 5,062 3.2 58,536 3.7 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 4,023 2.6 46,631 2.9 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 3,164 2.0 39,560 2.5 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 2,588 1.7 38,157 2.4 402,681 1.9
Median age 36 -- 39 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Wakefield, SA was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.4% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 55,172 45.0 633,439 48.4 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 4,652 3.8 38,964 3.0 529,280 3.0
Divorced 11,862 9.7 118,732 9.1 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 7,261 5.9 83,000 6.3 949,634 5.5
Never married 43,688 35.6 435,501 33.3 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Wakefield, SA aged 15 years and over, 45.0% were married and 13.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 51 -- 52 -- 50 --
Separated 47 -- 49 -- 49 --
Divorced 52 -- 54 -- 54 --
Widowed 77 -- 79 -- 78 --
Never married 25 -- 25 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Wakefield, SA was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 50,909 45.5 575,818 48.7 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 12,729 11.4 113,166 9.6 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 48,130 43.1 492,206 41.7 6,413,399 41.3

In Wakefield, SA, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.4% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 50 -- 52 -- 50 --
De facto marriage 34 -- 36 -- 35 --
Not married 35 -- 36 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Wakefield, SA was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

Education Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 2,286 4.9 20,581 4.5 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 9,784 21.1 87,778 19.1 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 2,455 5.3 26,164 5.7 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 2,925 6.3 22,597 4.9 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 5,588 12.1 52,221 11.4 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 1,908 4.1 18,905 4.1 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 2,262 4.9 19,825 4.3 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 3,776 8.2 34,842 7.6 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 3,037 6.6 65,957 14.4 932,524 14.3
Other 1,058 2.3 11,101 2.4 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 11,239 24.3 98,694 21.5 1,511,694 23.2
Total 46,318 -- 458,665 -- 6,503,580 --

In Wakefield, SA 29.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.7% were in primary school, 21.1% in secondary school and 14.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 68,909 33.6 608,346 29.3 7,238,533 25.9
Australian 58,548 28.6 551,097 26.5 7,098,486 25.4
Scottish 12,552 6.1 128,042 6.2 1,792,622 6.4
German 12,254 6.0 124,625 6.0 898,674 3.2
Irish 11,299 5.5 121,248 5.8 2,087,758 7.5

The most common ancestries in Wakefield, SA were English 33.6%, Australian 28.6%, Scottish 6.1%, German 6.0% and Irish 5.5%.

Country of birth Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 117,493 75.2 1,170,788 73.3 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 13,818 8.8 102,680 6.4 911,593 4.2
Scotland 1,812 1.2 13,904 0.9 133,432 0.6
New Zealand 1,111 0.7 12,849 0.8 483,398 2.2
Italy 1,027 0.7 20,708 1.3 185,402 0.9
Germany 916 0.6 11,408 0.7 108,002 0.5

In Wakefield, SA, 75.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.8%, Scotland 1.2%, New Zealand 0.7%, Italy 0.7% and Germany 0.6%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 41,931 28.7 467,496 31.1 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 11,173 7.7 107,089 7.1 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 8,870 6.1 75,325 5.0 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 83,925 57.5 853,040 56.8 10,757,087 53.7

In Wakefield, SA, 57.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 28.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion 48,968 31.3 448,524 28.1 4,796,787 22.3
Catholic 26,584 17.0 317,957 19.9 5,439,268 25.3
Anglican 22,665 14.5 200,441 12.6 3,679,907 17.1
Uniting Church 12,524 8.0 142,429 8.9 1,065,795 5.0
Lutheran 7,364 4.7 71,425 4.5 251,931 1.2

The most common responses for religion in Wakefield, SA were No Religion 31.3%, Catholic 17.0%, Anglican 14.5%, Uniting Church 8.0% and Lutheran 4.7%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Italian 1,612 1.0 33,293 2.1 299,834 1.4
Vietnamese 1,208 0.8 15,967 1.0 233,390 1.1
Greek 819 0.5 25,252 1.6 252,217 1.2
Khmer 539 0.3 3,672 0.2 29,519 0.1
German 510 0.3 7,460 0.5 80,371 0.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 136,334 87.3 1,303,065 81.6 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 5,714 9.8 100,682 16.3 1,579,949 20.4

In Wakefield, SA 87.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.0%, Vietnamese 0.8%, Greek 0.5%, Khmer 0.3% and German 0.3%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 40,079 56.9 445,076 56.7 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 20,560 29.2 247,601 31.6 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 4,341 6.2 46,683 6.0 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 5,429 7.7 44,968 5.7 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 70,409 -- 784,328 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 70,409 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wakefield, SA. Of these 56.9% were employed full time, 29.2% were employed part-time and 7.7% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 6,932 10.7 88,381 12.0 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 5,838 9.0 72,516 9.8 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 7,790 12.0 86,705 11.7 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 14,256 21.9 146,289 19.8 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 25,828 39.7 298,788 40.4 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Wakefield, SA, 10.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.7% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 41 -- 42 -- 40 --
Employed part-time 39 -- 40 -- 40 --

The median age of people employed full-time in Wakefield, SA was 41 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Labourers 10,261 15.8 82,328 11.1 947,608 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 10,230 15.7 104,586 14.1 1,425,146 14.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 8,695 13.4 106,215 14.4 1,483,558 14.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 7,244 11.1 77,702 10.5 971,897 9.7
Managers 7,150 11.0 93,293 12.6 1,293,970 12.9
Professionals 6,985 10.7 145,127 19.6 2,145,442 21.3
Machinery Operators And Drivers 6,928 10.7 47,070 6.4 659,551 6.6
Sales Workers 6,262 9.6 70,882 9.6 942,140 9.4

The most common occupations in Wakefield, SA included Labourers 15.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.1%, Managers 11.0%, Professionals 10.7%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.7% and Sales Workers 9.6%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
School Education 2,420 3.7 33,978 4.6 467,373 4.6
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2,346 3.6 20,834 2.8 235,773 2.3
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 2,313 3.6 29,072 3.9 412,804 4.1
Road Freight Transport 2,264 3.5 13,502 1.8 171,578 1.7
Residential Care Services 1,850 2.8 19,370 2.6 184,770 1.8

Of the employed people in Wakefield, SA, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 3.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.6%, Road Freight Transport 3.5% and Residential Care Services 2.8%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 481 -- 534 -- 577 --
Family 1,135 -- 1,330 -- 1,481 --
Household 936 -- 1,044 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wakefield, SA was $481.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 43,857 67.5 471,363 63.8 6,059,972 60.2
Car, as passenger 3,641 5.6 39,169 5.3 537,638 5.3
Walked only 1,547 2.4 23,623 3.2 377,043 3.7
Train 1,109 1.7 7,411 1.0 388,012 3.9
Bus 820 1.3 30,217 4.1 301,187 3.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 3,122 4.8 50,866 6.9 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 47,652 73.3 512,288 69.3 6,620,840 65.8

In Wakefield, SA, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.5%, Car, as passenger 5.6%, Walked only 2.4%, Train 1.7% and Bus 1.3%. On the day, 4.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 84,126 68.6 936,604 71.5 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 36,448 29.7 364,336 27.8 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 14,760 12.0 154,651 11.8 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 19,442 15.9 258,840 19.8 3,090,874 17.8

In Wakefield, SA, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.7% provided care for children and 12.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 24,019 19.6 282,493 21.6 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 30,887 25.2 351,524 26.8 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 15,275 12.5 168,882 12.9 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 13,948 11.4 133,703 10.2 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Wakefield, SA, 25.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 15,222 36.0 174,668 40.6 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 17,341 41.0 178,436 41.5 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 9,130 21.6 70,082 16.3 901,637 15.9
Other family 597 1.4 7,064 1.6 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Wakefield, SA, 41.0% were couple families with children, 36.0% were couple families without children and 21.6% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.5 -- 18.9 -- 17.6
Female -- 81.5 -- 81.1 -- 82.4

In Wakefield, SA 18.5% of single parents were male and 81.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Families without children 1,727 -- 1,906 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 1,906 -- 2,130 -- 2,310 --

In Wakefield, SA, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,906 and those without children was $1,727.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 6,038 18.5 68,246 19.3 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 1,120 3.4 14,646 4.1 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 6,813 20.9 80,406 22.8 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 5,161 15.8 48,840 13.8 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 1,789 5.5 20,310 5.8 251,191 5.4
Both not working 7,511 23.1 76,963 21.8 899,598 19.2
Other 2,116 6.5 21,766 6.2 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 2,018 6.2 21,930 6.2 314,529 6.7

In Wakefield, SA, of couple families with children, 18.5% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 20.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 58,117 91.7 619,037 88.1 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 5,254 8.3 83,777 11.9 934,470 10.7

In Wakefield, SA, 91.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.3% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 48,857 84.1 494,471 79.9 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 6,462 11.1 66,465 10.7 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 2,531 4.4 54,968 8.9 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 236 0.4 2,812 0.5 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Wakefield, SA, 84.1% were separate houses, 11.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 177 0.3 1,690 0.3 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 1,605 2.8 21,955 3.5 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 6,703 11.5 121,108 19.6 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 33,997 58.5 328,640 53.1 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 14,477 24.9 134,862 21.8 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,158 2.0 10,786 1.7 143,394 1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Wakefield, SA, of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 11.5% had 2 bedrooms and 58.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 14,720 25.3 203,281 32.8 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 23,433 40.3 218,402 35.3 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 18,028 31.0 172,727 27.9 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 438 0.8 8,937 1.4 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 1,499 2.6 15,694 2.5 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Wakefield, SA, 25.3% were owned outright, 40.3% were owned with a mortgage and 31.0% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 41,499 71.4 424,352 68.5 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 14,978 25.8 172,669 27.9 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 1,641 2.8 22,020 3.6 321,007 4.1

In Wakefield, SA, of all households, 71.4% were family households, 25.8% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

Household income Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 30.3 -- 27.7 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 3.7 -- 7.3 -- 11.2

In Wakefield, SA, 30.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 200 -- 220 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.8 -- 90.7 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 11.2 -- 9.3 -- 10.4

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,500 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.2 -- 91.2 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 10.8 -- 8.8 -- 9.9

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 5,768 9.9 54,051 8.7 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 20,685 35.6 227,462 36.7 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 19,878 34.2 220,627 35.6 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 9,974 17.2 99,481 16.1 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,812 3.1 17,417 2.8 234,292 3.0

In Wakefield, SA, 35.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 3,643 -- 30,430 -- 548,368 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 1,822 50.0 14,971 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 1,821 50.0 15,459 50.8 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 18 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Wakefield, SA, there were 3,643 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 1,822 (or 50.0%) were male and 1,821 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 18 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Median household income 826 -- 842 -- 991 --

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Wakefield, SA, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $826.

Mortgage and rent Wakefield, SA % Wakefield, SA South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 200 -- 166 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,306 -- 1,647 --

In Wakefield, SA, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.