Unley

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC40102103
Total population 36,840
Total dwellings 16,792
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 144
Male 60
Female 84
Median age 25
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 83
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,292
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $270

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Unley % Unley South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 134 93.1 28,831 94.7 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 10 6.9 1,039 3.4 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 561 1.8 21,206 3.9
Total 144 -- 30,431 -- 548,370 --
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Male 60 41.7 14,971 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 84 58.3 15,459 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Unley, there were 144 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 60 (or 41.7%) were male and 84 (or 58.3%) were female.

Age Unley % Unley South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 10 6.8 3,580 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 27 18.4 6,969 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 37 25.2 5,897 19.4 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 50 34.0 10,953 36.0 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 15 10.2 1,774 5.8 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 8 5.4 1,260 4.1 20,772 3.8
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Median age 25 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Unley the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 25 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 23.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.4% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Unley % Unley South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 17 15.7 4,142 20.8 85,741 24.4
Separated 3 2.8 869 4.4 14,925 4.2
Divorced 5 4.6 1,394 7.0 23,126 6.6
Widowed 5 4.6 737 3.7 12,142 3.5
Never married 78 72.2 12,739 64.1 215,347 61.3

In Unley 15.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 10.9% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Unley % Unley South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 57 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 45 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 56 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 82 -- 65 -- 65 --
Never married 32 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Unley for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 57 years and the median age of people never married was 32 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Unley % Unley South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 11 11.8 3,449 20.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 13 14.0 2,642 15.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 69 74.2 10,991 64.3 187,097 60.9

In Unley 11.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 14.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Unley % Unley South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 46 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 20 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 30 -- 28 --

In Unley for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 46 years and in a de facto marriage was 20 years.

Education Unley % Unley South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 0 0.0 844 6.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 15 21.1 4,561 35.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 13 18.3 2,580 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 4 5.6 751 5.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 27 38.0 594 4.6 10,125 4.5
Other 4 5.6 263 2.0 3,662 1.6
Not stated 8 11.3 3,291 25.5 50,410 22.5
Total 71 -- 12,884 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Unley, 50.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.1% were attending a primary school, 18.3% were attending a secondary school and 45.1% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Unley % Unley South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Ngarrindjeri 4 2.7 238 0.8 256 0.0
Kukatha 3 2.0 26 0.1 27 0.0
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English only spoken at home 131 89.1 25,009 82.2 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 89.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Unley. The only other responses for language at home were Ngarrindjeri 2.7% and Kukatha 2.0%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Unley % Unley South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 36 54.5 4,311 46.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 20 30.3 2,578 27.8 47,035 26.4
Away from work 4 6.1 698 7.5 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 6 9.1 1,670 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 66 -- 9,257 -- 178,170 --

There were 66 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Unley. Of these 54.5% were employed full time, 30.3% were employed part-time and 9.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Unley % Unley South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 40 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 24 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Unley who were employed full time was 40 years and those employed part time was 24 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Unley % Unley South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 415 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 1,292 -- 842 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Unley was $415 and the median weekly household income was $1,292.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Unley % Unley South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 -- 1.4 -- 1.5 --

In Unley, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 1.5 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Unley % Unley South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 270 -- 166 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,306 -- 1,647 --

In Unley, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $270 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Unley % Unley South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 51 60.7 9,815 79.5 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 12 14.3 1,586 12.8 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 21 25.0 861 7.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 76 0.6 2,949 1.4
Total 84 -- 12,343 -- 209,047 --

In Unley there were 84 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 60.7% were separate houses, 14.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 25.0% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Unley % Unley South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 17 20.5 1,182 9.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 14 16.9 3,028 24.5 51,761 24.8
Rented 52 62.7 7,430 60.2 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 137 1.1 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 564 4.6 8,338 4.0

In Unley, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 20.5% were owned outright, 16.9% were owned with a mortgage and 62.7% were rented.

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