Copley (SA)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 103 people in Copley (SA) of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 44.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Copley (SA) was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.8% of the population.

Of people in Copley (SA) aged 15 years and over, 27.2% were married and 13.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Copley (SA) was 56 years and the median age of people never married was 34 years.

In Copley (SA), of people aged 15 years and over, 24.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Copley (SA) was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

In Copley (SA) 26.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.3% were in primary school, 25.0% in secondary school and 10.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Copley (SA) were Australian 45.9%, English 23.8%, Irish 4.9%, Scottish 4.1% and Australian Aboriginal 3.3%.

In Copley (SA), 84.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was Ireland 2.9%.

In Copley (SA), 89.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 4.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Copley (SA) were Uniting Church 35.6%, No Religion 30.7%, Catholic 16.8%, Pentecostal 5.0% and Anglican 4.0%.

In Copley (SA) 83.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Russian 3.9% and Italian 2.9%.

Employment

There were 37 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Copley (SA). Of these 45.9% were employed full time, 21.6% were employed part-time and 10.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Copley (SA), 8.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Copley (SA) was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Copley (SA) were Community and Personal Service Workers 21.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 15.2%, Managers 12.1%, Professionals 9.1% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.1%.

Of the employed people in Copley (SA), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 13.9%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 11.1%, Waste Treatment, Disposal and Remediation Services 8.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 8.3% and Pharmaceutical and Other Store-Based Retailing 8.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Copley (SA) was $323.

In Copley (SA), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 31.4%, Walked only 25.7%, Bus 8.6% and Car, as passenger 8.6%. On the day, 8.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 39.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Copley (SA), of people aged 15 years and over, 49.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.7% provided care for children and 22.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Copley (SA), 27.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Copley (SA), 43.5% were couple families with children, 21.7% were couple families without children and 34.8% were one parent families.

In Copley (SA) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Copley (SA), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $0 and those without children was $1,125.

Employment status of couple families

In Copley (SA), of couple families with children, 23.1% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Copley (SA), 83.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Copley (SA), 91.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 8.1% were other dwellings.

In Copley (SA), of occupied private dwellings 7.9% had 1 bedroom, 26.3% had 2 bedrooms and 47.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Copley (SA), 31.6% were owned outright, 18.4% were owned with a mortgage and 50.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Copley (SA), of all households, 50.0% were family households, 50.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Copley (SA), 56.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

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

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Copley (SA), 38.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 17.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Copley (SA), there were 47 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 24 (or 51.1%) were male and 23 (or 48.9%) were female. The median age was 34 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.

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

In Copley (SA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $500.

In Copley (SA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $68 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.