Port Lincoln (C)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA46300
People 14,064
Male 49.3%
Female 50.7%
Median age 40
Families 3,539
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 6,764
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,081
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $220
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 6,930 49.3 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 7,138 50.7 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 724 5.1 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 14,064 people in Port Lincoln (C). Of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.1% of the population.

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Age Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 40 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 922 6.6 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 922 6.6 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 871 6.2 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 843 6.0 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 774 5.5 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 852 6.1 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 915 6.5 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 749 5.3 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 860 6.1 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 930 6.6 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 895 6.4 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 998 7.1 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 862 6.1 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 790 5.6 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 645 4.6 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 477 3.4 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 353 2.5 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 390 2.8 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Port Lincoln (C) was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 5,168 45.6 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 381 3.4 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,086 9.6 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 745 6.6 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,964 34.9 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Port Lincoln (C) aged 15 years and over, 45.6% were married and 13.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,263 44.8 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,253 13.2 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,990 42.0 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Port Lincoln (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 44.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 175 4.5 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 757 19.6 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 302 7.8 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 193 5.0 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 488 12.6 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 210 5.4 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 121 3.1 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 200 5.2 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 183 4.7 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 67 1.7 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,176 30.4 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Port Lincoln (C) 27.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.5% were in primary school, 21.2% in secondary school and 9.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,145 10.1 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 722 6.4 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 399 3.5 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,902 16.8 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,421 12.5 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,344 11.9 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,433 12.6 138,607 10.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 11 0.1 1,077 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 174 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,243 11.0 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 20 0.2 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,389 12.3 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Port Lincoln (C), 12.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 6,171 32.4 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
English 5,719 30.1 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
German 1,322 6.9 129,923 5.8 982,226 3.1
Scottish 1,284 6.7 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 1,209 6.4 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Port Lincoln (C) were Australian 32.4%, English 30.1%, German 6.9%, Scottish 6.7% and Irish 6.4%.

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 Port Lincoln (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 11,718 83.5 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 361 2.6 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 96 0.7 12,937 0.8 518,466 2.2
Philippines 96 0.7 12,465 0.7 232,386 1.0
Germany 64 0.5 10,119 0.6 102,595 0.4
Croatia 63 0.4 2,867 0.2 43,688 0.2

In Port Lincoln (C), 83.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.6%, New Zealand 0.7%, Philippines 0.7%, Germany 0.5% and Croatia 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,562 11.1 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 807 5.7 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 552 3.9 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 9,973 70.9 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Port Lincoln (C), 70.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 10,584 75.4 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
England 715 5.1 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
Germany 149 1.1 17,505 1.0 170,571 0.7
New Zealand 148 1.1 16,942 1.0 617,331 2.6
Croatia 129 0.9 5,736 0.3 91,023 0.4

In Port Lincoln (C), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 75.4%, England 5.1%, Germany 1.1%, New Zealand 1.1% and Croatia 0.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 10,849 77.3 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
England 675 4.8 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 133 0.9 16,040 1.0 608,329 2.6
Philippines 127 0.9 16,929 1.0 325,049 1.4
Germany 122 0.9 17,624 1.1 169,618 0.7

In Port Lincoln (C), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.3%, England 4.8%, New Zealand 0.9%, Philippines 0.9% and Germany 0.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 5,308 37.8 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 2,395 17.0 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 1,465 10.4 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 1,442 10.3 118,229 7.1 870,183 3.7
Anglican 1,393 9.9 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3

The most common responses for religion in Port Lincoln (C) were No Religion, so described 37.8%, Catholic 17.0%, Not stated 10.4%, Uniting Church 10.3% and Anglican 9.9%. In Port Lincoln (C), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Croatian 64 0.5 3,075 0.2 56,885 0.2
Italian 46 0.3 29,106 1.7 271,597 1.2
Tagalog 43 0.3 5,486 0.3 111,273 0.5
Filipino 32 0.2 3,861 0.2 71,220 0.3
Greek 30 0.2 22,993 1.4 237,588 1.0
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English only spoken at home 12,475 88.8 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 326 5.6 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Port Lincoln (C) 88.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Croatian 0.5%, Italian 0.3%, Tagalog 0.3%, Filipino 0.2% and Greek 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,354 51.2 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,401 36.6 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 377 5.8 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 421 6.4 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 6,553 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Port Lincoln (C). Of these 51.2% were employed full time, 36.6% were employed part-time and 6.4% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 859 14.0 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 658 10.7 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 886 14.5 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,144 18.7 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,207 36.0 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Port Lincoln (C), 14.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 964 15.7 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 936 15.3 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 907 14.8 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 735 12.0 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 735 12.0 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 719 11.7 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 683 11.2 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 350 5.7 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Port Lincoln (C) included Professionals 15.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.3%, Labourers 14.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.0%, Sales Workers 12.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.7%, Managers 11.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 237 3.9 21,632 2.9 254,275 2.4
Seafood Processing 159 2.6 316 0.0 1,536 0.0
Aged Care Residential Services 154 2.5 22,642 3.0 211,621 2.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 152 2.5 30,463 4.1 411,808 3.9
Takeaway Food Services 126 2.1 12,955 1.7 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Port Lincoln (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.9%, Seafood Processing 2.6%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.5% and Takeaway Food Services 2.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 603 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,398 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,081 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Port Lincoln (C) was $603.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 4,447 72.8 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 331 5.4 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 206 3.4 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
Walked only 170 2.8 20,697 2.8 370,427 3.5
Other 49 0.8 5,165 0.7 73,512 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 27 0.4 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 4,821 78.6 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Port Lincoln (C), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.8%, Car, as passenger 5.4%, Worked at home 3.4%, Walked only 2.8% and Other 0.8%. On the day, 0.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 7,926 69.9 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 3,282 28.9 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,333 11.8 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,937 25.9 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Port Lincoln (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 69.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.9% provided care for children and 11.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,294 20.2 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 3,020 26.6 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,443 12.7 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,159 10.2 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Port Lincoln (C), 26.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,540 43.6 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,320 37.4 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 622 17.6 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 52 1.5 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Port Lincoln (C), 37.4% were couple families with children, 43.6% were couple families without children and 17.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.7 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.3 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Port Lincoln (C), 17.7% of single parents were male and 82.3% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 451 15.7 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 157 5.5 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 721 25.2 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 296 10.3 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 173 6.0 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 645 22.5 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 169 5.9 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 253 8.8 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Port Lincoln (C), of couple families with children, 15.7% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 25.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 5,360 84.9 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 957 15.1 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Port Lincoln (C), 84.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,317 80.5 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 674 12.6 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 298 5.6 42,003 6.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 39 0.7 3,016 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Port Lincoln (C), 80.5% were separate houses, 12.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.6% were flats or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 12 0.2 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 192 3.6 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 970 18.1 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,962 55.2 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,085 20.2 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 141 2.6 13,455 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Port Lincoln (C), of occupied private dwellings 3.6% had 1 bedroom, 18.1% had 2 bedrooms and 55.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,541 28.7 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,730 32.2 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,895 35.3 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 53 1.0 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 153 2.8 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Port Lincoln (C), 28.7% were owned outright, 32.2% were owned with a mortgage and 35.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 3,512 65.5 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,670 31.1 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 182 3.4 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Port Lincoln (C), of all households, 65.5% were family households, 31.1% were single person households and 3.4% were group households.

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Household income Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 27.2 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 7.2 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Port Lincoln (C), 27.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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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 Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 220 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.8 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.2 -- 10.2 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.1 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.9 -- 6.6 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 390 7.3 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,913 35.6 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,032 37.9 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 823 15.3 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 209 3.9 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Port Lincoln (C), 35.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,133 21.1 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 4,081 76.1 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 150 2.8 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Port Lincoln (C), 76.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 364 50.6 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 356 49.4 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Port Lincoln (C), 50.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.4% were female. The median age was 22 years.

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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
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) 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 --
Median weekly household income 879 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Port Lincoln (C), 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. The median household income was $879.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 198 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Port Lincoln (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $198 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

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.