Adelaide Hills (DC)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA40120
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 218
Male 56.0%
Female 44.0%
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 99
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,696
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,767
Median weekly rent $355

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People Adelaide Hills (DC) % Adelaide Hills (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 201 92.2 32,617 95.4 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 6 2.8 941 2.8 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 11 5.0 634 1.9 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Adelaide Hills (DC), there were 218 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 56.0% were male and 44.0% were female.

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Age Adelaide Hills (DC) % Adelaide Hills (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 21 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 17 8.0 3,787 11.1 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 55 25.8 7,631 22.3 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 55 25.8 6,564 19.2 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 18 8.5 4,851 14.2 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 12 5.6 3,706 10.8 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 30 14.1 3,614 10.6 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 19 8.9 2,439 7.1 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 7 3.3 1,581 4.6 30,952 4.8

In Adelaide Hills (DC), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 31.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Adelaide Hills (DC) % Adelaide Hills (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 52 34.2 4,778 21.0 105,086 24.5
Separated 6 3.9 1,012 4.4 19,112 4.5
Divorced 12 7.9 1,571 6.9 28,796 6.7
Widowed 0 0.0 755 3.3 13,794 3.2
Never married 82 53.9 14,641 64.3 261,980 61.1

In Adelaide Hills (DC), 34.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Adelaide Hills (DC) % Adelaide Hills (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 48 38.1 3,859 19.6 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 15 11.9 3,237 16.4 60,051 16.0
Not married 63 50.0 12,585 63.9 228,281 60.9

In Adelaide Hills (DC), 38.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 11.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Adelaide Hills (DC) % Adelaide Hills (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 10 9.7 1,020 7.1 16,698 6.4
Primary 37 35.9 5,406 37.6 97,859 37.5
Secondary 39 37.9 3,165 22.0 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 3 2.9 799 5.6 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 10 9.7 847 5.9 15,489 5.9
Other 0 0.0 306 2.1 5,047 1.9
Not stated 4 3.9 2,853 19.8 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Adelaide Hills (DC), 48.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.9% were attending a primary school, 37.9% were attending a secondary school and 12.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Adelaide Hills (DC) % Adelaide Hills (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 25 16.9 1,198 5.3 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 15 10.1 1,159 5.1 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 5 3.4 776 3.4 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 21 14.2 2,932 12.9 56,625 13.2
Year 12 22 14.9 2,846 12.5 59,949 14.0
Year 11 18 12.2 2,906 12.8 34,674 8.1
Year 10 14 9.5 3,510 15.4 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 77 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 12 0.1 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 18 12.2 3,101 13.6 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 0 0.0 224 1.0 4,256 1.0
Not stated 8 5.4 3,452 15.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Adelaide Hills (DC), 14.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Adelaide Hills (DC) % Adelaide Hills (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Warlpiri 6 2.7 46 0.1 2,276 0.4
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English only spoken at home 206 92.8 28,540 83.5 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 92.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Adelaide Hills (DC). The only other response for language at home was Warlpiri 2.7%.

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Ancestry, top responses Adelaide Hills (DC) % Adelaide Hills (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 159 48.2 21,514 45.8 399,843 45.0
English 68 20.6 7,980 17.0 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 27 8.2 7,936 16.9 140,480 15.8
Irish 20 6.1 1,992 4.2 45,887 5.2
Scottish 15 4.5 1,602 3.4 30,843 3.5

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Adelaide Hills (DC) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Adelaide Hills (DC), the most common ancestries were Australian 48.2%, English 20.6%, Australian Aboriginal 8.2%, Irish 6.1% and Scottish 4.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Adelaide Hills (DC) % Adelaide Hills (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 54 54.0 4,770 43.9 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 28 28.0 3,195 29.4 61,049 27.4
Away from work 13 13.0 733 6.7 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 5 5.0 2,164 19.9 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 51 32.9 10,821 47.5 190,132 44.3

There were 100 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Adelaide Hills (DC). Of these 54.0% were employed full time, 28.0% were employed part-time and 5.0% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

For information on the Community Development Programme (CDP) please refer to the Census Data Dictionary. CDP data is available in TableBuilder.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Adelaide Hills (DC) % Adelaide Hills (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 16 18.4 1,191 13.7 24,339 13.4
Labourers 15 17.2 1,371 15.8 27,814 15.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 14 16.1 1,671 19.2 30,991 17.0
Managers 13 14.9 609 7.0 12,844 7.1
Technicians and Trades Workers 13 14.9 944 10.9 24,399 13.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 9 10.3 1,162 13.4 23,174 12.7
Inadequately described 4 4.6 191 2.2 3,291 1.8
Sales Workers 3 3.4 717 8.3 15,791 8.7

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Adelaide Hills (DC), the most common occupations were Professionals 18.4%, Labourers 17.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 16.1%, Managers 14.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.3%, Inadequately described 4.6% and Sales Workers 3.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Adelaide Hills (DC) % Adelaide Hills (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Other Social Assistance Services 5 12.8 315 3.7 5,302 2.9
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4 10.3 227 2.6 5,542 3.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3 7.7 270 3.1 5,555 3.1
Postal Services 3 7.7 42 0.5 825 0.5
Sports and Physical Recreation Instruction 3 7.7 15 0.2 265 0.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Adelaide Hills (DC), the most common industries of employment were Other Social Assistance Services 12.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 10.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 7.7%, Postal Services 7.7% and Sports and Physical Recreation Instruction 7.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Adelaide Hills (DC) % Adelaide Hills (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 595 -- 413 -- 441 --
Household 1,696 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Adelaide Hills (DC) was $595 and the median weekly household income was $1,696.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Adelaide Hills (DC) % Adelaide Hills (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 104 68.9 13,372 58.8 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 38 24.7 6,560 28.8 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 14 9.1 3,026 13.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 44 28.6 3,230 14.2 63,303 14.8

In Adelaide Hills (DC), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 68.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.7% provided care for children and 9.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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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
Adelaide Hills (DC) % Adelaide Hills (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 2.3 -- 1.6 -- 1.7 --

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Adelaide Hills (DC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom and 2.3 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Adelaide Hills (DC) % Adelaide Hills (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 355 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,767 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Adelaide Hills (DC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $355 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,767.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Adelaide Hills (DC) % Adelaide Hills (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 26 25.7 2,308 15.6 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 36 35.6 3,979 26.9 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 24 23.8 4,112 27.8 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 0 0.0 353 2.4 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 96 0.6 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 0 0.0 152 1.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 0 0.0 236 1.6 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 16 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 15 14.9 3,544 24.0 53,195 20.2

In Adelaide Hills (DC), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 25.7% were a couple family with no children, 35.6% were a couple family with children and 23.8% were a one parent family.

In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Adelaide Hills (DC) % Adelaide Hills (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 96 97.0 11,459 77.7 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 3.0 2,519 17.1 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 703 4.8 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 69 0.5 2,897 1.1

In Adelaide Hills (DC) there were 99 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 97.0% were separate houses, 3.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Adelaide Hills (DC) % Adelaide Hills (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 18 18.2 1,509 10.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 57 57.6 3,734 25.2 68,085 25.9
Rented 18 18.2 8,841 59.7 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 3 3.0 119 0.8 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 3 3.0 602 4.1 10,182 3.9

In Adelaide Hills (DC), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 18.2% were owned outright, 57.6% were owned with a mortgage and 18.2% were rented.

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