Colton

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code SED40007
People 34,249
Male 48.7%
Female 51.3%
Median age 44
Families 9,429
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 15,508
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,335
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,800
Median weekly rent $300
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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
Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 16,691 48.7 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 17,554 51.3 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 296 0.9 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 34,249 people in Colton. Of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

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Age Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,722 5.0 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,779 5.2 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,761 5.1 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 2,065 6.0 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 2,019 5.9 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,838 5.4 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,916 5.6 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,955 5.7 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 2,159 6.3 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 2,569 7.5 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 2,557 7.5 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 2,351 6.9 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 2,087 6.1 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,986 5.8 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 1,674 4.9 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 1,424 4.2 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 1,189 3.5 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 1,223 3.6 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Colton was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 14,772 51.0 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 765 2.6 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 2,406 8.3 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 2,054 7.1 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 8,992 31.0 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Colton aged 15 years and over, 51.0% were married and 10.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 13,444 50.6 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 2,061 7.8 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 11,042 41.6 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Colton, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 384 4.2 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 1,616 17.9 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 825 9.1 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 255 2.8 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 873 9.7 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 692 7.7 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 251 2.8 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 502 5.6 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,729 19.1 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 199 2.2 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,718 19.0 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Colton 26.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.8% were in primary school, 20.2% in secondary school and 24.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 6,324 21.8 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 2,699 9.3 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 788 2.7 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 3,576 12.3 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 4,919 17.0 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 2,408 8.3 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 2,457 8.5 138,607 10.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 13 0.0 1,077 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.0 174 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 2,583 8.9 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 227 0.8 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 2,224 7.7 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Colton, 17.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 10,883 24.2 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 9,341 20.7 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
Italian 5,793 12.9 96,010 4.3 1,000,006 3.2
Irish 2,786 6.2 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 2,547 5.7 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Colton were English 24.2%, Australian 20.7%, Italian 12.9%, Irish 6.2% and Scottish 5.7%.

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 Colton (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 24,180 70.7 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,582 4.6 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
Italy 1,435 4.2 18,544 1.1 174,042 0.7
India 592 1.7 27,594 1.6 455,389 1.9
Greece 576 1.7 8,682 0.5 93,743 0.4
Scotland 249 0.7 11,991 0.7 119,417 0.5

In Colton, 70.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.6%, Italy 4.2%, India 1.7%, Greece 1.7% and Scotland 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 12,630 36.9 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 2,421 7.1 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,568 4.6 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 16,041 46.8 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Colton, 46.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 36.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 17,693 51.7 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
Italy 3,676 10.7 51,307 3.1 470,138 2.0
England 2,209 6.5 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
Greece 1,414 4.1 21,892 1.3 226,920 1.0
India 756 2.2 35,854 2.1 616,939 2.6

In Colton, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 51.7%, Italy 10.7%, England 6.5%, Greece 4.1% and India 2.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 18,567 54.2 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
Italy 3,318 9.7 43,864 2.6 395,775 1.7
England 2,124 6.2 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
Greece 1,357 4.0 19,793 1.2 206,674 0.9
India 735 2.1 35,249 2.1 605,777 2.6

In Colton, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 54.2%, Italy 9.7%, England 6.2%, Greece 4.0% and India 2.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Catholic 10,583 30.9 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 9,397 27.4 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 3,007 8.8 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3
Eastern Orthodox 2,601 7.6 41,219 2.5 502,801 2.1
Not stated 2,531 7.4 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Colton were Catholic 30.9%, No Religion, so described 27.4%, Anglican 8.8%, Eastern Orthodox 7.6% and Not stated 7.4%. In Colton, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Italian 2,302 6.7 29,106 1.7 271,597 1.2
Greek 1,566 4.6 22,993 1.4 237,588 1.0
Mandarin 282 0.8 28,780 1.7 596,711 2.5
Serbian 241 0.7 4,175 0.2 53,801 0.2
Punjabi 219 0.6 9,306 0.6 132,496 0.6
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English only spoken at home 25,253 73.8 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 3,674 26.2 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Colton 73.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 6.7%, Greek 4.6%, Mandarin 0.8%, Serbian 0.7% and Punjabi 0.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 9,353 54.5 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 5,948 34.7 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 841 4.9 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 1,012 5.9 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 17,154 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Colton. Of these 54.5% were employed full time, 34.7% were employed part-time and 5.9% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 2,158 13.4 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,754 10.9 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 2,034 12.6 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 3,238 20.1 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 6,122 37.9 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Colton, 13.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 3,818 23.7 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 2,580 16.0 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 2,202 13.6 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,974 12.2 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,790 11.1 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 1,721 10.7 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 1,140 7.1 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 685 4.2 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Colton included Professionals 23.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.0%, Managers 13.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.1%, Sales Workers 10.7%, Labourers 7.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 619 3.8 30,463 4.1 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 433 2.7 21,632 2.9 254,275 2.4
Primary Education 425 2.6 16,651 2.2 231,198 2.2
State Government Administration 397 2.5 15,118 2.0 158,980 1.5
Cafes and Restaurants 373 2.3 15,530 2.1 253,385 2.4

Of the employed people in Colton, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.7%, Primary Education 2.6%, State Government Administration 2.5% and Cafes and Restaurants 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 652 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,794 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,335 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Colton was $652.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 10,817 67.0 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Bus 937 5.8 29,592 4.0 323,201 3.0
Car, as passenger 732 4.5 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 580 3.6 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
Walked only 215 1.3 20,697 2.8 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,413 8.8 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 11,869 73.5 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Colton, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.0%, Bus 5.8%, Car, as passenger 4.5%, Worked at home 3.6% and Walked only 1.3%. On the day, 8.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 20,966 72.3 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 7,808 26.9 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 3,688 12.7 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 5,674 19.6 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Colton, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.9% provided care for children and 12.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.6% 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
Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 6,701 23.1 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 8,049 27.8 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 3,693 12.7 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 2,527 8.7 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Colton, 27.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 3,764 39.9 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 4,190 44.4 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 1,326 14.1 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 154 1.6 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Colton, 44.4% were couple families with children, 39.9% were couple families without children and 14.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.3 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.7 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Colton, 19.3% of single parents were male and 80.7% 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
Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,424 17.9 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 341 4.3 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,859 23.4 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 906 11.4 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 506 6.4 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 2,031 25.5 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 411 5.2 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 475 6.0 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Colton, of couple families with children, 17.9% had both partners employed full-time, 4.3% had both employed part-time and 23.4% 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 Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 13,545 90.1 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,494 9.9 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Colton, 90.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 9,197 67.9 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 2,621 19.4 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 1,669 12.3 42,003 6.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 13 0.1 3,016 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Colton, 67.9% were separate houses, 19.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.3% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 20 0.1 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 497 3.7 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 2,766 20.4 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 6,857 50.7 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 3,135 23.2 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 257 1.9 13,455 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Colton, of occupied private dwellings 3.7% had 1 bedroom, 20.4% had 2 bedrooms and 50.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 5,486 40.5 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 3,895 28.8 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 3,555 26.3 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 267 2.0 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 326 2.4 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Colton, 40.5% were owned outright, 28.8% were owned with a mortgage and 26.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 9,320 68.8 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 3,856 28.5 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 362 2.7 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Colton, of all households, 68.8% were family households, 28.5% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

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Household income Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 22.2 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 15.8 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Colton, 22.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.8% 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 Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 300 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.8 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.2 -- 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 Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,800 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.7 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.3 -- 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 Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 1,022 7.5 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 4,917 36.3 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 4,907 36.2 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 2,308 17.0 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 386 2.9 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Colton, 36.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 2,447 18.1 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 10,798 79.8 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 285 2.1 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Colton, 79.8% 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.
Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 145 49.5 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 148 50.5 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 26 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Colton, 49.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.5% were female. The median age was 26 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
Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,144 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Colton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,144.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Colton % Colton South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 290 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,094 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Colton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $290 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,094.

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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.