Flinders Ranges (DC)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA41830
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 219
Male 41.8%
Female 58.2%
Median age 28
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 85
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,028
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,083
Median weekly rent $140

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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 Flinders Ranges (DC) % Flinders Ranges (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 219 100.0 32,617 95.4 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 941 2.8 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 634 1.9 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Flinders Ranges (DC), there were 219 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 41.8% were male and 58.2% were female.

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Age Flinders Ranges (DC) % Flinders Ranges (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 28 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 24 11.2 3,787 11.1 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 40 18.6 7,631 22.3 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 35 16.3 6,564 19.2 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 24 11.2 4,851 14.2 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 24 11.2 3,706 10.8 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 29 13.5 3,614 10.6 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 28 13.0 2,439 7.1 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 11 5.1 1,581 4.6 30,952 4.8

In Flinders Ranges (DC), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 28 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 31.7% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Flinders Ranges (DC) % Flinders Ranges (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 32 21.1 4,778 21.0 105,086 24.5
Separated 6 3.9 1,012 4.4 19,112 4.5
Divorced 9 5.9 1,571 6.9 28,796 6.7
Widowed 11 7.2 755 3.3 13,794 3.2
Never married 94 61.8 14,641 64.3 261,980 61.1

In Flinders Ranges (DC), 21.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 9.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Flinders Ranges (DC) % Flinders Ranges (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 28 21.9 3,859 19.6 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 32 25.0 3,237 16.4 60,051 16.0
Not married 68 53.1 12,585 63.9 228,281 60.9

In Flinders Ranges (DC), 21.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 25.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Flinders Ranges (DC) % Flinders Ranges (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 4 5.2 1,020 7.1 16,698 6.4
Primary 15 19.5 5,406 37.6 97,859 37.5
Secondary 9 11.7 3,165 22.0 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 7 9.1 799 5.6 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 5 6.5 847 5.9 15,489 5.9
Other 0 0.0 306 2.1 5,047 1.9
Not stated 37 48.1 2,853 19.8 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Flinders Ranges (DC), 35.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 19.5% were attending a primary school, 11.7% were attending a secondary school and 15.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Flinders Ranges (DC) % Flinders Ranges (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 9 6.1 1,198 5.3 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 3 2.0 1,159 5.1 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 11 7.4 776 3.4 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 19 12.8 2,932 12.9 56,625 13.2
Year 12 16 10.8 2,846 12.5 59,949 14.0
Year 11 22 14.9 2,906 12.8 34,674 8.1
Year 10 17 11.5 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 26 17.6 3,101 13.6 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 3 2.0 224 1.0 4,256 1.0
Not stated 24 16.2 3,452 15.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Flinders Ranges (DC), 10.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Flinders Ranges (DC) % Flinders Ranges (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Adnymathanha 20 9.4 128 0.4 134 0.0
Aboriginal English, so described 4 1.9 79 0.2 625 0.1
Iwaidja 3 1.4 3 0.0 121 0.0
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English only spoken at home 151 69.9 28,540 83.5 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 69.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Flinders Ranges (DC). The only other responses for language at home were Adnymathanha 9.4%, Aboriginal English, so described 1.9% and Iwaidja 1.4%.

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Ancestry, top responses Flinders Ranges (DC) % Flinders Ranges (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 132 48.7 21,514 45.8 399,843 45.0
Australian Aboriginal 42 15.5 7,936 16.9 140,480 15.8
English 28 10.3 7,980 17.0 152,758 17.2
Irish 21 7.7 1,992 4.2 45,887 5.2
Scottish 14 5.2 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 Flinders Ranges (DC) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Flinders Ranges (DC), the most common ancestries were Australian 48.7%, Australian Aboriginal 15.5%, English 10.3%, Irish 7.7% and Scottish 5.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Flinders Ranges (DC) % Flinders Ranges (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 33 52.4 4,770 43.9 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 15 23.8 3,195 29.4 61,049 27.4
Away from work 8 12.7 733 6.7 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 7 11.1 2,164 19.9 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 71 46.4 10,821 47.5 190,132 44.3

There were 63 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Flinders Ranges (DC). Of these 52.4% were employed full time, 23.8% were employed part-time and 11.1% 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
Flinders Ranges (DC) % Flinders Ranges (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 20 32.3 1,671 19.2 30,991 17.0
Professionals 11 17.7 1,191 13.7 24,339 13.4
Labourers 9 14.5 1,371 15.8 27,814 15.3
Machinery Operators and Drivers 8 12.9 714 8.2 16,774 9.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 4 6.5 1,162 13.4 23,174 12.7
Inadequately described 4 6.5 191 2.2 3,291 1.8
Managers 3 4.8 609 7.0 12,844 7.1
Technicians and Trades Workers 3 4.8 944 10.9 24,399 13.4

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Flinders Ranges (DC), the most common occupations were Community and Personal Service Workers 32.3%, Professionals 17.7%, Labourers 14.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.5%, Inadequately described 6.5%, Managers 4.8% and Technicians and Trades Workers 4.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Flinders Ranges (DC) % Flinders Ranges (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4 12.1 270 3.1 5,555 3.1
State Government Administration 4 12.1 339 3.9 4,176 2.3
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 4 12.1 165 1.9 2,639 1.4
Accommodation 3 9.1 119 1.4 2,427 1.3
Road Freight Transport 3 9.1 122 1.4 2,549 1.4

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Flinders Ranges (DC), the most common industries of employment were Supermarket and Grocery Stores 12.1%, State Government Administration 12.1%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 12.1%, Accommodation 9.1% and Road Freight Transport 9.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Flinders Ranges (DC) % Flinders Ranges (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 460 -- 413 -- 441 --
Household 1,028 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Flinders Ranges (DC) was $460 and the median weekly household income was $1,028.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Flinders Ranges (DC) % Flinders Ranges (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 84 53.2 13,372 58.8 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 35 23.2 6,560 28.8 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 19 12.6 3,026 13.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 15 9.9 3,230 14.2 63,303 14.8

In Flinders Ranges (DC), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 53.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.2% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 9.9% 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
Flinders Ranges (DC) % Flinders Ranges (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 -- 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 Flinders Ranges (DC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom and 1.5 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
Flinders Ranges (DC) % Flinders Ranges (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 140 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,083 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Flinders Ranges (DC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $140 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Flinders Ranges (DC) % Flinders Ranges (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 18 20.2 2,308 15.6 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 30 33.7 3,979 26.9 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 12 13.5 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 29 32.6 3,544 24.0 53,195 20.2

In Flinders Ranges (DC), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 20.2% were a couple family with no children, 33.7% were a couple family with children and 13.5% 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
Flinders Ranges (DC) % Flinders Ranges (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 68 86.1 11,459 77.7 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 8 10.1 2,519 17.1 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 3 3.8 703 4.8 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 69 0.5 2,897 1.1

In Flinders Ranges (DC) there were 85 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 86.1% were separate houses, 10.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.8% 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
Flinders Ranges (DC) % Flinders Ranges (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 12 15.8 1,509 10.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 21 27.6 3,734 25.2 68,085 25.9
Rented 43 56.6 8,841 59.7 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 0 0.0 119 0.8 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 602 4.1 10,182 3.9

In Flinders Ranges (DC), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 15.8% were owned outright, 27.6% were owned with a mortgage and 56.6% were rented.

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Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.