Tumby Bay (DC)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA47910
People 2,610
Male 49.1%
Female 50.9%
Median age 50
Families 709
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 1,567
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $966
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,170
Median weekly rent $170
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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
Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 1,281 49.1 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,326 50.9 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 52 2.0 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,610 people in Tumby Bay (DC). Of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.0% of the population.

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Age Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 50 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 136 5.2 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 146 5.6 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 151 5.8 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 113 4.3 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 90 3.4 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 99 3.8 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 124 4.7 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 117 4.5 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 125 4.8 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 179 6.9 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 184 7.0 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 218 8.3 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 219 8.4 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 204 7.8 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 192 7.4 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 127 4.9 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 94 3.6 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 93 3.6 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Tumby Bay (DC) was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 27.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 1,245 56.9 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 68 3.1 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 185 8.5 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 202 9.2 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 489 22.3 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Tumby Bay (DC) aged 15 years and over, 56.9% were married and 11.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,068 57.2 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 161 8.6 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 639 34.2 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Tumby Bay (DC), of people aged 15 years and over, 57.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 26 4.4 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 188 31.5 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 8 1.3 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 19 3.2 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 91 15.3 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 11 1.8 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 16 2.7 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 29 4.9 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 24 4.0 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 5 0.8 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 179 30.0 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Tumby Bay (DC) 23.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.2% were in primary school, 20.7% in secondary school and 9.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 195 9.0 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 140 6.4 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 43 2.0 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 322 14.8 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 289 13.3 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 270 12.4 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 295 13.6 138,607 10.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 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 282 13.0 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 5 0.2 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 269 12.4 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Tumby Bay (DC), 13.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.6% 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 Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 1,254 36.7 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,100 32.2 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 300 8.8 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 239 7.0 129,923 5.8 982,226 3.1
Irish 188 5.5 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Tumby Bay (DC) were Australian 36.7%, English 32.2%, Scottish 8.8%, German 7.0% and Irish 5.5%.

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 Tumby Bay (DC) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,294 88.5 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 65 2.5 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
Germany 12 0.5 10,119 0.6 102,595 0.4
New Zealand 9 0.3 12,937 0.8 518,466 2.2
Scotland 7 0.3 11,991 0.7 119,417 0.5
South Africa 7 0.3 6,610 0.4 162,449 0.7

In Tumby Bay (DC), 88.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.5%, Germany 0.5%, New Zealand 0.3%, Scotland 0.3% and South Africa 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 191 7.3 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 96 3.7 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 94 3.6 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,059 78.9 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Tumby Bay (DC), 78.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,170 84.3 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
England 119 4.6 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 25 1.0 25,390 1.5 276,038 1.2
Italy 19 0.7 51,307 3.1 470,138 2.0
Netherlands 17 0.7 15,010 0.9 175,354 0.7

In Tumby Bay (DC), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 84.3%, England 4.6%, Scotland 1.0%, Italy 0.7% and Netherlands 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,172 83.7 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
England 122 4.7 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 28 1.1 23,476 1.4 245,915 1.1
Netherlands 24 0.9 13,519 0.8 152,088 0.6
Germany 15 0.6 17,624 1.1 169,618 0.7

In Tumby Bay (DC), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 83.7%, England 4.7%, Scotland 1.1%, Netherlands 0.9% and Germany 0.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 866 33.2 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Uniting Church 507 19.5 118,229 7.1 870,183 3.7
Catholic 333 12.8 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 326 12.5 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 215 8.3 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Tumby Bay (DC) were No Religion, so described 33.2%, Uniting Church 19.5%, Catholic 12.8%, Anglican 12.5% and Not stated 8.3%. In Tumby Bay (DC), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (63.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
German 5 0.2 6,453 0.4 79,353 0.3
Italian 5 0.2 29,106 1.7 271,597 1.2
Mandarin 3 0.1 28,780 1.7 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 2,450 94.3 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 17 1.4 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Tumby Bay (DC) 94.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 0.2%, Italian 0.2% and Mandarin 0.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 634 56.3 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 380 33.7 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 70 6.2 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 43 3.8 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 1,127 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tumby Bay (DC). Of these 56.3% were employed full time, 33.7% were employed part-time and 3.8% 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
Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 144 13.3 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 106 9.8 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 134 12.4 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 121 11.2 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 511 47.1 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Tumby Bay (DC), 13.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Managers 318 29.6 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 142 13.2 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 134 12.5 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 128 11.9 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 108 10.0 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 88 8.2 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 76 7.1 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 73 6.8 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Tumby Bay (DC) included Managers 29.6%, Labourers 13.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.5%, Professionals 11.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.1% and Sales Workers 6.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Other Grain Growing 139 13.4 3,586 0.5 19,053 0.2
Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 77 7.4 2,505 0.3 15,056 0.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 43 4.1 21,632 2.9 254,275 2.4
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 38 3.7 9,842 1.3 122,286 1.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 37 3.6 30,463 4.1 411,808 3.9

Of the employed people in Tumby Bay (DC), the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Grain Growing 13.4%, Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 7.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.1%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 3.7% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 570 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,296 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 966 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Tumby Bay (DC) was $570.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 654 60.1 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 160 14.7 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
Walked only 59 5.4 20,697 2.8 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 38 3.5 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Truck 8 0.7 4,513 0.6 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 9 0.8 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 694 63.8 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Tumby Bay (DC), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.1%, Worked at home 14.7%, Walked only 5.4%, Car, as passenger 3.5% and Truck 0.7%. On the day, 0.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 63.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,545 71.0 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 587 27.0 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 291 13.4 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 868 40.0 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Tumby Bay (DC), of people aged 15 years and over, 71.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.0% provided care for children and 13.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 40.0% 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
Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 393 18.0 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 550 25.1 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 311 14.2 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 303 13.8 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Tumby Bay (DC), 25.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 394 55.9 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 239 33.9 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 67 9.5 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 5 0.7 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Tumby Bay (DC), 33.9% were couple families with children, 55.9% were couple families without children and 9.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 22.9 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 77.1 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Tumby Bay (DC), 22.9% of single parents were male and 77.1% 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
Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 97 15.3 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 23 3.6 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 155 24.4 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 67 10.6 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 34 5.4 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 170 26.8 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 31 4.9 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 57 9.0 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Tumby Bay (DC), of couple families with children, 15.3% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 24.4% 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 Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,078 74.3 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 373 25.7 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Tumby Bay (DC), 74.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 25.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 959 89.0 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 57 5.3 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 30 2.8 42,003 6.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 24 2.2 3,016 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Tumby Bay (DC), 89.0% were separate houses, 5.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.8% were flats or apartments and 2.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 7 0.7 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 38 3.5 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 214 19.9 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 551 51.3 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 235 21.9 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 30 2.8 13,455 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Tumby Bay (DC), of occupied private dwellings 3.5% had 1 bedroom, 19.9% had 2 bedrooms and 51.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 535 49.5 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 255 23.6 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 251 23.2 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 11 1.0 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 29 2.7 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Tumby Bay (DC), 49.5% were owned outright, 23.6% were owned with a mortgage and 23.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 703 65.5 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 349 32.5 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 21 2.0 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Tumby Bay (DC), of all households, 65.5% were family households, 32.5% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

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Household income Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 32.2 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.8 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Tumby Bay (DC), 32.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.8% 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 Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 170 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.6 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.4 -- 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 Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,170 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.9 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.1 -- 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 Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 50 4.6 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 361 33.2 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 403 37.1 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 230 21.2 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 42 3.9 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Tumby Bay (DC), 33.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 277 25.7 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 777 72.0 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 25 2.3 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Tumby Bay (DC), 72.0% 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.
Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 26 51.0 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 25 49.0 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 32 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Tumby Bay (DC), 51.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.0% were female. The median age was 32 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
Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 762 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Tumby Bay (DC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $762.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tumby Bay (DC) % Tumby Bay (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 265 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,083 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Tumby Bay (DC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $265 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083.

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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.