Cowell

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC40137
People 1,069
Male 546
Female 523
Median age 44
Families 280
Average children per family 2
All private dwellings 593
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $791
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,192
Median weekly rent $195
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Total 1,069 -- 1,596,572 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 546 51.1 787,218 49.3 10,634,013 49.4
Female 523 48.9 809,354 50.7 10,873,704 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 11 1.0 30,431 1.9 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,069 people in Cowell of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

Age
People
Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 59 5.5 96,143 6.0 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 72 6.7 93,202 5.8 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 59 5.5 97,591 6.1 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 68 6.3 103,248 6.5 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 61 5.7 105,586 6.6 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 38 3.5 104,507 6.5 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 48 4.5 97,820 6.1 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 57 5.3 103,966 6.5 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 83 7.7 112,408 7.0 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 73 6.8 113,085 7.1 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 53 4.9 111,857 7.0 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 91 8.5 102,009 6.4 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 104 9.7 97,599 6.1 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 89 8.3 74,667 4.7 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 38 3.5 58,536 3.7 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 31 2.9 46,631 2.9 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 25 2.3 39,560 2.5 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 22 2.1 38,157 2.4 402,681 1.9
Median age 44 -- 39 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Cowell was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.1% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 478 54.6 633,439 48.4 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 23 2.6 38,964 3.0 529,280 3.0
Divorced 67 7.6 118,732 9.1 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 63 7.2 83,000 6.3 949,634 5.5
Never married 245 28.0 435,501 33.3 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Cowell aged 15 years and over, 54.6% were married and 10.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 58 -- 52 -- 50 --
Separated 48 -- 49 -- 49 --
Divorced 54 -- 54 -- 54 --
Widowed 70 -- 79 -- 78 --
Never married 26 -- 25 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Cowell was 58 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 397 54.9 575,818 48.7 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 103 14.2 113,166 9.6 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 223 30.8 492,206 41.7 6,413,399 41.3

In Cowell, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.2% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 57 -- 52 -- 50 --
De facto marriage 34 -- 36 -- 35 --
Not married 44 -- 36 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Cowell was 57 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

Education Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 14 4.9 20,581 4.5 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 96 33.4 87,778 19.1 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 26,164 5.7 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 0 0.0 22,597 4.9 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 46 16.0 52,221 11.4 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 18,905 4.1 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 0 0.0 19,825 4.3 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 16 5.6 34,842 7.6 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 5 1.7 65,957 14.4 932,524 14.3
Other 5 1.7 11,101 2.4 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 105 36.6 98,694 21.5 1,511,694 23.2
Total 287 -- 458,665 -- 6,503,580 --

In Cowell 26.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.6% were in primary school, 16.1% in secondary school and 6.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 463 32.7 551,097 26.5 7,098,486 25.4
English 431 30.4 608,346 29.3 7,238,533 25.9
German 130 9.2 124,625 6.0 898,674 3.2
Scottish 91 6.4 128,042 6.2 1,792,622 6.4
Irish 77 5.4 121,248 5.8 2,087,758 7.5

The most common ancestries in Cowell were Australian 32.7%, English 30.4%, German 9.2%, Scottish 6.4% and Irish 5.4%.

Country of birth Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 911 85.0 1,170,788 73.3 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 23 2.1 102,680 6.4 911,593 4.2
New Zealand 8 0.7 12,849 0.8 483,398 2.2
Scotland 6 0.6 13,904 0.9 133,432 0.6
Ethiopia 5 0.5 582 0.0 8,452 0.0
Netherlands 4 0.4 7,280 0.5 76,046 0.4

In Cowell, 85.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.1%, New Zealand 0.7%, Scotland 0.6%, Ethiopia 0.5% and Netherlands 0.4%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 81 8.4 467,496 31.1 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 47 4.9 107,089 7.1 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 35 3.6 75,325 5.0 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 801 83.1 853,040 56.8 10,757,087 53.7

In Cowell, 83.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion 290 27.1 448,524 28.1 4,796,787 22.3
Uniting Church 209 19.5 142,429 8.9 1,065,795 5.0
Catholic 142 13.3 317,957 19.9 5,439,268 25.3
Lutheran 119 11.1 71,425 4.5 251,931 1.2
Anglican 113 10.6 200,441 12.6 3,679,907 17.1

The most common responses for religion in Cowell were No Religion 27.1%, Uniting Church 19.5%, Catholic 13.3%, Lutheran 11.1% and Anglican 10.6%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Japanese 7 0.7 1,772 0.1 43,691 0.2
Afrikaans 5 0.5 2,081 0.1 35,031 0.2
Swedish 4 0.4 368 0.0 7,330 0.0
Dutch 3 0.3 3,104 0.2 37,248 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 961 89.8 1,303,065 81.6 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 7 1.7 100,682 16.3 1,579,949 20.4

In Cowell 89.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Japanese 0.7%, Afrikaans 0.5%, Swedish 0.4% and Dutch 0.3%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 268 53.6 445,076 56.7 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 167 33.4 247,601 31.6 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 36 7.2 46,683 6.0 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 29 5.8 44,968 5.7 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 500 -- 784,328 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 500 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cowell. Of these 53.6% were employed full time, 33.4% were employed part-time and 5.8% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 59 12.4 88,381 12.0 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 51 10.7 72,516 9.8 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 60 12.6 86,705 11.7 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 44 9.2 146,289 19.8 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 225 47.3 298,788 40.4 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Cowell, 12.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.3% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 44 -- 42 -- 40 --
Employed part-time 39 -- 40 -- 40 --

The median age of people employed full-time in Cowell was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Managers 114 24.1 93,293 12.6 1,293,970 12.9
Labourers 72 15.2 82,328 11.1 947,608 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 67 14.1 104,586 14.1 1,425,146 14.2
Machinery Operators And Drivers 61 12.9 47,070 6.4 659,551 6.6
Professionals 40 8.4 145,127 19.6 2,145,442 21.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 40 8.4 77,702 10.5 971,897 9.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 39 8.2 106,215 14.4 1,483,558 14.7
Sales Workers 32 6.8 70,882 9.6 942,140 9.4

The most common occupations in Cowell included Managers 24.1%, Labourers 15.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 12.9%, Professionals 8.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.2% and Sales Workers 6.8%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 51 10.7 14,136 1.9 120,143 1.2
Other Mining Support Services 37 7.8 1,570 0.2 20,374 0.2
Metal Ore Mining 32 6.7 3,707 0.5 60,783 0.6
Aquaculture 29 6.1 670 0.1 3,360 0.0
Allied Health Services 27 5.7 10,830 1.5 131,795 1.3

Of the employed people in Cowell, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 10.7%, Other Mining Support Services 7.8%, Metal Ore Mining 6.7%, Aquaculture 6.1% and Allied Health Services 5.7%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 429 -- 534 -- 577 --
Family 1,037 -- 1,330 -- 1,481 --
Household 791 -- 1,044 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cowell was $429.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 249 52.3 471,363 63.8 6,059,972 60.2
Walked only 41 8.6 23,623 3.2 377,043 3.7
Bus 27 5.7 30,217 4.1 301,187 3.0
Car, as passenger 24 5.0 39,169 5.3 537,638 5.3
Other 12 2.5 5,370 0.7 66,616 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 32 6.7 50,866 6.9 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 273 57.5 512,288 69.3 6,620,840 65.8

In Cowell, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 52.3%, Walked only 8.6%, Bus 5.7%, Car, as passenger 5.0% and Other 2.5%. On the day, 6.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 57.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 629 71.8 936,604 71.5 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 241 27.6 364,336 27.8 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 90 10.3 154,651 11.8 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 325 37.2 258,840 19.8 3,090,874 17.8

In Cowell, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.6% provided care for children and 10.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 37.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 158 18.0 282,493 21.6 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 196 22.4 351,524 26.8 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 142 16.2 168,882 12.9 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 132 15.1 133,703 10.2 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Cowell, 22.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 148 52.9 174,668 40.6 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 105 37.5 178,436 41.5 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 24 8.6 70,082 16.3 901,637 15.9
Other family 3 1.1 7,064 1.6 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Cowell, 37.5% were couple families with children, 52.9% were couple families without children and 8.6% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 28.0 -- 18.9 -- 17.6
Female -- 72.0 -- 81.1 -- 82.4

In Cowell 28.0% of single parents were male and 72.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Families without children 1,430 -- 1,906 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 1,796 -- 2,130 -- 2,310 --

In Cowell, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,796 and those without children was $1,430.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 42 16.1 68,246 19.3 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 6 2.3 14,646 4.1 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 72 27.6 80,406 22.8 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 18 6.9 48,840 13.8 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 17 6.5 20,310 5.8 251,191 5.4
Both not working 65 24.9 76,963 21.8 899,598 19.2
Other 19 7.3 21,766 6.2 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 22 8.4 21,930 6.2 314,529 6.7

In Cowell, of couple families with children, 16.1% had both partners employed full-time, 2.3% had both employed part-time and 27.6% 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 Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 403 76.0 619,037 88.1 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 127 24.0 83,777 11.9 934,470 10.7

In Cowell, 76.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 24.0% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 361 89.6 494,471 79.9 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 6 1.5 66,465 10.7 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 24 6.0 54,968 8.9 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 12 3.0 2,812 0.5 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Cowell, 89.6% were separate houses, 1.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.0% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.7 1,690 0.3 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 19 4.7 21,955 3.5 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 60 14.9 121,108 19.6 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 226 56.1 328,640 53.1 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 86 21.3 134,862 21.8 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 9 2.2 10,786 1.7 143,394 1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Cowell, of occupied private dwellings 4.7% had 1 bedroom, 14.9% had 2 bedrooms and 56.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 187 46.4 203,281 32.8 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 109 27.0 218,402 35.3 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 96 23.8 172,727 27.9 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 3 0.7 8,937 1.4 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 8 2.0 15,694 2.5 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Cowell, 46.4% were owned outright, 27.0% were owned with a mortgage and 23.8% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 277 69.2 424,352 68.5 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 116 29.0 172,669 27.9 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 7 1.8 22,020 3.6 321,007 4.1

In Cowell, of all households, 69.2% were family households, 29.0% were single person households and 1.8% were group households.

Household income Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 40.2 -- 27.7 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 3.9 -- 7.3 -- 11.2

In Cowell, 40.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.9% 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 Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 195 -- 220 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.5 -- 90.7 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 4.5 -- 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 Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,192 -- 1,500 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.3 -- 91.2 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 6.7 -- 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 Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 26 6.5 54,051 8.7 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 115 28.7 227,462 36.7 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 142 35.4 220,627 35.6 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 100 24.9 99,481 16.1 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 18 4.5 17,417 2.8 234,292 3.0

In Cowell, 28.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 10 -- 30,430 -- 548,368 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 5 50.0 14,971 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 5 50.0 15,459 50.8 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 24 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Cowell, there were 10 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 5 (or 50.0%) were male and 5 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 24 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 Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Median household income 1,750 -- 842 -- 991 --

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

In Cowell, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,750.

Mortgage and rent Cowell % Cowell South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 166 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,083 -- 1,306 -- 1,647 --

In Cowell, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083.

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