Port Adelaide Enfield (C)

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA45890
People 112,815
Male 56,146
Female 56,669
Median age 37
Families 29,045
Average children per family 1.8
All private dwellings 50,291
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $952
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,600
Median weekly rent $220
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Total 112,815 -- 1,596,572 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 56,146 49.8 787,218 49.3 10,634,013 49.4
Female 56,669 50.2 809,354 50.7 10,873,704 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2,720 2.4 30,431 1.9 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 112,815 people in Port Adelaide Enfield (C) of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.4% of the population.

Age
People
Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 6,926 6.1 96,143 6.0 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 6,176 5.5 93,202 5.8 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 6,297 5.6 97,591 6.1 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 6,668 5.9 103,248 6.5 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 7,892 7.0 105,586 6.6 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 9,422 8.4 104,507 6.5 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 8,588 7.6 97,820 6.1 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 8,208 7.3 103,966 6.5 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 8,081 7.2 112,408 7.0 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 7,548 6.7 113,085 7.1 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 7,634 6.8 111,857 7.0 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 6,533 5.8 102,009 6.4 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 5,955 5.3 97,599 6.1 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 4,363 3.9 74,667 4.7 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 3,580 3.2 58,536 3.7 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 3,200 2.8 46,631 2.9 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 2,943 2.6 39,560 2.5 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 2,802 2.5 38,157 2.4 402,681 1.9
Median age 37 -- 39 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Port Adelaide Enfield (C) was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.0% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 39,650 42.4 633,439 48.4 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 3,122 3.3 38,964 3.0 529,280 3.0
Divorced 9,492 10.2 118,732 9.1 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 6,361 6.8 83,000 6.3 949,634 5.5
Never married 34,788 37.2 435,501 33.3 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Port Adelaide Enfield (C) aged 15 years and over, 42.4% were married and 13.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 48 -- 52 -- 50 --
Separated 49 -- 49 -- 49 --
Divorced 54 -- 54 -- 54 --
Widowed 79 -- 79 -- 78 --
Never married 27 -- 25 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Port Adelaide Enfield (C) was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 35,932 42.5 575,818 48.7 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 7,718 9.1 113,166 9.6 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 40,973 48.4 492,206 41.7 6,413,399 41.3

In Port Adelaide Enfield (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 42.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 49 -- 52 -- 50 --
De facto marriage 36 -- 36 -- 35 --
Not married 38 -- 36 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Port Adelaide Enfield (C) was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

Education Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 1,441 4.2 20,581 4.5 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 4,982 14.7 87,778 19.1 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 2,661 7.8 26,164 5.7 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 1,006 3.0 22,597 4.9 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 3,162 9.3 52,221 11.4 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 1,827 5.4 18,905 4.1 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 734 2.2 19,825 4.3 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 3,126 9.2 34,842 7.6 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 5,011 14.7 65,957 14.4 932,524 14.3
Other 1,062 3.1 11,101 2.4 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 8,971 26.4 98,694 21.5 1,511,694 23.2
Total 33,983 -- 458,665 -- 6,503,580 --

In Port Adelaide Enfield (C) 30.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.5% were in primary school, 16.8% in secondary school and 24.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 32,809 23.0 608,346 29.3 7,238,533 25.9
Australian 31,660 22.2 551,097 26.5 7,098,486 25.4
Irish 7,578 5.3 121,248 5.8 2,087,758 7.5
Scottish 7,379 5.2 128,042 6.2 1,792,622 6.4
Italian 6,687 4.7 91,887 4.4 916,121 3.3

The most common ancestries in Port Adelaide Enfield (C) were English 23.0%, Australian 22.2%, Irish 5.3%, Scottish 5.2% and Italian 4.7%.

Country of birth Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 72,142 63.9 1,170,788 73.3 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 4,654 4.1 102,680 6.4 911,593 4.2
Vietnam 3,981 3.5 12,024 0.8 185,039 0.9
India 3,865 3.4 18,740 1.2 295,362 1.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2,099 1.9 15,932 1.0 318,969 1.5
Italy 1,569 1.4 20,708 1.3 185,402 0.9

In Port Adelaide Enfield (C), 63.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.1%, Vietnam 3.5%, India 3.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.9% and Italy 1.4%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 45,261 43.3 467,496 31.1 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 7,132 6.8 107,089 7.1 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 4,612 4.4 75,325 5.0 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 47,490 45.4 853,040 56.8 10,757,087 53.7

In Port Adelaide Enfield (C), 45.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 43.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion 27,947 24.8 448,524 28.1 4,796,787 22.3
Catholic 25,515 22.6 317,957 19.9 5,439,268 25.3
Anglican 10,635 9.4 200,441 12.6 3,679,907 17.1
Uniting Church 6,949 6.2 142,429 8.9 1,065,795 5.0
Buddhism 5,370 4.8 28,995 1.8 528,978 2.5

The most common responses for religion in Port Adelaide Enfield (C) were No Religion 24.8%, Catholic 22.6%, Anglican 9.4%, Uniting Church 6.2% and Buddhism 4.8%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Vietnamese 5,424 4.8 15,967 1.0 233,390 1.1
Italian 2,440 2.2 33,293 2.1 299,834 1.4
Greek 2,171 1.9 25,252 1.6 252,217 1.2
Mandarin 1,971 1.7 16,497 1.0 336,410 1.6
Cantonese 1,400 1.2 8,999 0.6 263,673 1.2
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English only spoken at home 75,285 66.7 1,303,065 81.6 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 12,458 27.9 100,682 16.3 1,579,949 20.4

In Port Adelaide Enfield (C) 66.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 4.8%, Italian 2.2%, Greek 1.9%, Mandarin 1.7% and Cantonese 1.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 30,468 57.7 445,076 56.7 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 15,672 29.7 247,601 31.6 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 3,072 5.8 46,683 6.0 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 3,565 6.8 44,968 5.7 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 52,777 -- 784,328 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 52,777 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Port Adelaide Enfield (C). Of these 57.7% were employed full time, 29.7% were employed part-time and 6.8% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 5,307 10.8 88,381 12.0 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 4,754 9.7 72,516 9.8 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 5,617 11.4 86,705 11.7 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 11,989 24.4 146,289 19.8 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 18,471 37.5 298,788 40.4 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Port Adelaide Enfield (C), 10.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.5% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 39 -- 42 -- 40 --
Employed part-time 37 -- 40 -- 40 --

The median age of people employed full-time in Port Adelaide Enfield (C) was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 37 years.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 9,562 19.4 145,127 19.6 2,145,442 21.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 7,272 14.8 106,215 14.4 1,483,558 14.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 7,015 14.3 104,586 14.1 1,425,146 14.2
Labourers 6,256 12.7 82,328 11.1 947,608 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 5,542 11.3 77,702 10.5 971,897 9.7
Managers 4,536 9.2 93,293 12.6 1,293,970 12.9
Sales Workers 4,363 8.9 70,882 9.6 942,140 9.4
Machinery Operators And Drivers 3,663 7.4 47,070 6.4 659,551 6.6

The most common occupations in Port Adelaide Enfield (C) included Professionals 19.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.3%, Labourers 12.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.3%, Managers 9.2%, Sales Workers 8.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.4%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 2,239 4.6 29,072 3.9 412,804 4.1
Hospitals 1,944 4.0 28,700 3.9 361,011 3.6
School Education 1,782 3.6 33,978 4.6 467,373 4.6
Residential Care Services 1,481 3.0 19,370 2.6 184,770 1.8
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 1,300 2.6 20,834 2.8 235,773 2.3

Of the employed people in Port Adelaide Enfield (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.6%, Hospitals 4.0%, School Education 3.6%, Residential Care Services 3.0% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.6%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 484 -- 534 -- 577 --
Family 1,221 -- 1,330 -- 1,481 --
Household 952 -- 1,044 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Port Adelaide Enfield (C) was $484.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 31,522 64.1 471,363 63.8 6,059,972 60.2
Bus 3,061 6.2 30,217 4.1 301,187 3.0
Car, as passenger 2,863 5.8 39,169 5.3 537,638 5.3
Train 981 2.0 7,411 1.0 388,012 3.9
Walked only 980 2.0 23,623 3.2 377,043 3.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 5,031 10.2 50,866 6.9 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 34,461 70.0 512,288 69.3 6,620,840 65.8

In Port Adelaide Enfield (C), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.1%, Bus 6.2%, Car, as passenger 5.8%, Train 2.0% and Walked only 2.0%. On the day, 10.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 61,488 65.8 936,604 71.5 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 23,791 25.5 364,336 27.8 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 10,493 11.2 154,651 11.8 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 13,231 14.2 258,840 19.8 3,090,874 17.8

In Port Adelaide Enfield (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 65.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.5% provided care for children and 11.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 19,782 21.2 282,493 21.6 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 23,535 25.2 351,524 26.8 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 10,251 11.0 168,882 12.9 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 7,919 8.5 133,703 10.2 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Port Adelaide Enfield (C), 25.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 10,702 36.8 174,668 40.6 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 11,578 39.9 178,436 41.5 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 6,052 20.8 70,082 16.3 901,637 15.9
Other family 712 2.5 7,064 1.6 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Port Adelaide Enfield (C), 39.9% were couple families with children, 36.8% were couple families without children and 20.8% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.6 -- 18.9 -- 17.6
Female -- 83.4 -- 81.1 -- 82.4

In Port Adelaide Enfield (C) 16.6% of single parents were male and 83.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Families without children 2,004 -- 1,906 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 2,042 -- 2,130 -- 2,310 --

In Port Adelaide Enfield (C), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,042 and those without children was $2,004.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 4,558 20.5 68,246 19.3 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 911 4.1 14,646 4.1 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 4,368 19.6 80,406 22.8 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 3,296 14.8 48,840 13.8 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 1,324 5.9 20,310 5.8 251,191 5.4
Both not working 5,137 23.1 76,963 21.8 899,598 19.2
Other 1,360 6.1 21,766 6.2 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 1,329 6.0 21,930 6.2 314,529 6.7

In Port Adelaide Enfield (C), of couple families with children, 20.5% had both partners employed full-time, 4.1% had both employed part-time and 19.6% 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 Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 44,654 91.9 619,037 88.1 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 3,952 8.1 83,777 11.9 934,470 10.7

In Port Adelaide Enfield (C), 91.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.1% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 32,630 73.1 494,471 79.9 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 6,889 15.4 66,465 10.7 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 4,974 11.1 54,968 8.9 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 140 0.3 2,812 0.5 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Port Adelaide Enfield (C), 73.1% were separate houses, 15.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 113 0.3 1,690 0.3 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 1,817 4.1 21,955 3.5 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 11,308 25.3 121,108 19.6 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 24,186 54.2 328,640 53.1 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 6,237 14.0 134,862 21.8 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 991 2.2 10,786 1.7 143,394 1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Port Adelaide Enfield (C), of occupied private dwellings 4.1% had 1 bedroom, 25.3% had 2 bedrooms and 54.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 12,141 27.2 203,281 32.8 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 14,306 32.0 218,402 35.3 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 16,352 36.6 172,727 27.9 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 466 1.0 8,937 1.4 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 1,389 3.1 15,694 2.5 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Port Adelaide Enfield (C), 27.2% were owned outright, 32.0% were owned with a mortgage and 36.6% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 28,397 63.6 424,352 68.5 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 14,195 31.8 172,669 27.9 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 2,061 4.6 22,020 3.6 321,007 4.1

In Port Adelaide Enfield (C), of all households, 63.6% were family households, 31.8% were single person households and 4.6% were group households.

Household income Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 31.6 -- 27.7 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.3 -- 7.3 -- 11.2

In Port Adelaide Enfield (C), 31.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.3% 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 Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 220 -- 220 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 87.6 -- 90.7 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 12.4 -- 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 Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,600 -- 1,500 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.8 -- 91.2 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 9.2 -- 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 Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 5,983 13.4 54,051 8.7 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 17,869 40.0 227,462 36.7 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 14,138 31.7 220,627 35.6 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 5,046 11.3 99,481 16.1 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,616 3.6 17,417 2.8 234,292 3.0

In Port Adelaide Enfield (C), 40.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 2,722 -- 30,430 -- 548,368 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 1,345 49.4 14,971 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 1,377 50.6 15,459 50.8 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 23 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Port Adelaide Enfield (C), there were 2,722 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 1,345 (or 49.4%) were male and 1,377 (or 50.6%) were female. The median age was 23 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 Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Median household income 741 -- 842 -- 991 --

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

In Port Adelaide Enfield (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $741.

Mortgage and rent Port Adelaide Enfield (C) % Port Adelaide Enfield (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 180 -- 166 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,463 -- 1,306 -- 1,647 --

In Port Adelaide Enfield (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,463.

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