Mount Barker (DC)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA44550
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 364
Male 48.5%
Female 51.5%
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 172
Average people per household 3.3
Median weekly household income $1,242
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,680
Median weekly rent $300

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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 Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 336 92.3 32,617 95.4 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 19 5.2 941 2.8 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 9 2.5 634 1.9 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Mount Barker (DC), there were 364 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female.

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Age Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 19 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 59 16.4 3,787 11.1 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 85 23.7 7,631 22.3 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 74 20.6 6,564 19.2 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 38 10.6 4,851 14.2 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 39 10.9 3,706 10.8 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 27 7.5 3,614 10.6 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 25 7.0 2,439 7.1 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 12 3.3 1,581 4.6 30,952 4.8

In Mount Barker (DC), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 41.0% 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
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 64 29.8 4,778 21.0 105,086 24.5
Separated 7 3.3 1,012 4.4 19,112 4.5
Divorced 16 7.4 1,571 6.9 28,796 6.7
Widowed 3 1.4 755 3.3 13,794 3.2
Never married 125 58.1 14,641 64.3 261,980 61.1

In Mount Barker (DC), 29.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 10.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 57 29.4 3,859 19.6 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 30 15.5 3,237 16.4 60,051 16.0
Not married 107 55.2 12,585 63.9 228,281 60.9

In Mount Barker (DC), 29.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 16 10.4 1,020 7.1 16,698 6.4
Primary 75 48.7 5,406 37.6 97,859 37.5
Secondary 33 21.4 3,165 22.0 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 8 5.2 799 5.6 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 8 5.2 847 5.9 15,489 5.9
Other 3 1.9 306 2.1 5,047 1.9
Not stated 11 7.1 2,853 19.8 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mount Barker (DC), 43.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 48.7% were attending a primary school, 21.4% were attending a secondary school and 10.4% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 24 11.8 1,198 5.3 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 22 10.8 1,159 5.1 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 8 3.9 776 3.4 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 32 15.8 2,932 12.9 56,625 13.2
Year 12 29 14.3 2,846 12.5 59,949 14.0
Year 11 22 10.8 2,906 12.8 34,674 8.1
Year 10 19 9.4 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 7 3.4 3,101 13.6 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 0 0.0 224 1.0 4,256 1.0
Not stated 31 15.3 3,452 15.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Barker (DC), 14.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 340 94.2 28,540 83.5 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 94.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mount Barker (DC). There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Ancestry, top responses Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 261 47.8 21,514 45.8 399,843 45.0
English 95 17.4 7,980 17.0 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 70 12.8 7,936 16.9 140,480 15.8
Irish 31 5.7 1,992 4.2 45,887 5.2
Scottish 26 4.8 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 Mount Barker (DC) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mount Barker (DC), the most common ancestries were Australian 47.8%, English 17.4%, Australian Aboriginal 12.8%, Irish 5.7% and Scottish 4.8%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 64 48.5 4,770 43.9 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 42 31.8 3,195 29.4 61,049 27.4
Away from work 5 3.8 733 6.7 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 21 15.9 2,164 19.9 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 73 34.3 10,821 47.5 190,132 44.3

There were 132 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Barker (DC). Of these 48.5% were employed full time, 31.8% were employed part-time and 15.9% 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
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 23 19.0 1,671 19.2 30,991 17.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 20 16.5 1,162 13.4 23,174 12.7
Labourers 20 16.5 1,371 15.8 27,814 15.3
Professionals 14 11.6 1,191 13.7 24,339 13.4
Managers 13 10.7 609 7.0 12,844 7.1
Machinery Operators and Drivers 11 9.1 714 8.2 16,774 9.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 10 8.3 944 10.9 24,399 13.4
Sales Workers 7 5.8 717 8.3 15,791 8.7

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mount Barker (DC), the most common occupations were Community and Personal Service Workers 19.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.5%, Labourers 16.5%, Professionals 11.6%, Managers 10.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.3% and Sales Workers 5.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Correctional and Detention Services 7 10.8 77 0.9 1,055 0.6
Banking 4 6.2 82 1.0 1,125 0.6
Hairdressing and Beauty Services 4 6.2 51 0.6 1,241 0.7
Landscape Construction Services 3 4.6 37 0.4 817 0.4
Car Retailing 3 4.6 31 0.4 732 0.4

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mount Barker (DC), the most common industries of employment were Correctional and Detention Services 10.8%, Banking 6.2%, Hairdressing and Beauty Services 6.2%, Landscape Construction Services 4.6% and Car Retailing 4.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 575 -- 413 -- 441 --
Household 1,242 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mount Barker (DC) was $575 and the median weekly household income was $1,242.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 156 72.6 13,372 58.8 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 83 39.0 6,560 28.8 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 37 17.4 3,026 13.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 60 28.2 3,230 14.2 63,303 14.8

In Mount Barker (DC), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 72.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 39.0% provided care for children and 17.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.2% 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
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9 -- 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 Mount Barker (DC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom and 1.9 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
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,680 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Mount Barker (DC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,680.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 28 16.4 2,308 15.6 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 78 45.6 3,979 26.9 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 33 19.3 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 3 1.8 236 1.6 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 16 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 29 17.0 3,544 24.0 53,195 20.2

In Mount Barker (DC), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 16.4% were a couple family with no children, 45.6% were a couple family with children and 21.1% 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
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 162 94.2 11,459 77.7 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 10 5.8 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 Mount Barker (DC) there were 172 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 94.2% were separate houses, 5.8% 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
Mount Barker (DC) % Mount Barker (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 16 9.6 1,509 10.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 59 35.5 3,734 25.2 68,085 25.9
Rented 87 52.4 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 4 2.4 602 4.1 10,182 3.9

In Mount Barker (DC), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.6% were owned outright, 35.5% were owned with a mortgage and 52.4% were rented.

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