Little Para

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code SED40027
People 39,183
Male 49.4%
Female 50.6%
Median age 38
Families 9,982
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 16,924
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $946
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $220
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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
Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 19,364 49.4 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 19,815 50.6 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,230 3.1 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 39,183 people in Little Para. Of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.1% of the population.

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Age Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 38 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 2,614 6.7 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 2,588 6.6 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 2,461 6.3 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 2,589 6.6 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 2,709 6.9 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 2,575 6.6 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 2,468 6.3 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 2,200 5.6 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 2,344 6.0 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 2,608 6.7 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 2,691 6.9 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 2,601 6.6 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 2,086 5.3 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,959 5.0 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 1,451 3.7 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 1,303 3.3 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 1,011 2.6 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 920 2.3 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Little Para was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 12,883 40.9 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 1,320 4.2 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 3,285 10.4 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 2,236 7.1 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 11,792 37.4 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Little Para aged 15 years and over, 40.9% were married and 14.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 11,545 40.9 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 2,817 10.0 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 13,873 49.1 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Little Para, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 483 4.0 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 2,428 20.2 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 511 4.3 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 556 4.6 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 1,387 11.6 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 386 3.2 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 490 4.1 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 1,010 8.4 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,053 8.8 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 339 2.8 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 3,360 28.0 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Little Para 30.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.2% were in primary school, 18.9% in secondary school and 17.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,269 7.2 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 2,087 6.6 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 987 3.1 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 4,853 15.4 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 4,751 15.1 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 3,737 11.9 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 4,246 13.5 138,607 10.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 47 0.1 1,077 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 11 0.0 174 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 3,391 10.8 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 550 1.7 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 3,779 12.0 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Little Para, 15.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 16,782 32.1 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 13,508 25.9 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 3,111 6.0 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 2,813 5.4 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6
German 2,343 4.5 129,923 5.8 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Little Para were English 32.1%, Australian 25.9%, Scottish 6.0%, Irish 5.4% and German 4.5%.

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 Little Para (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 26,180 66.9 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 3,840 9.8 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
Scotland 508 1.3 11,991 0.7 119,417 0.5
Afghanistan 464 1.2 6,313 0.4 46,799 0.2
Bhutan 401 1.0 1,409 0.1 5,950 0.0
Philippines 309 0.8 12,465 0.7 232,386 1.0

In Little Para, 66.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 9.8%, Scotland 1.3%, Afghanistan 1.2%, Bhutan 1.0% and Philippines 0.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 13,175 33.6 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 2,799 7.1 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 2,106 5.4 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 17,876 45.6 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Little Para, 45.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 33.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 20,136 51.4 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
England 5,532 14.1 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 974 2.5 25,390 1.5 276,038 1.2
Afghanistan 716 1.8 8,986 0.5 69,920 0.3
Bhutan 705 1.8 2,269 0.1 8,445 0.0

In Little Para, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 51.4%, England 14.1%, Scotland 2.5%, Afghanistan 1.8% and Bhutan 1.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 20,893 53.4 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
England 5,530 14.1 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 913 2.3 23,476 1.4 245,915 1.1
Afghanistan 706 1.8 8,756 0.5 68,276 0.3
Bhutan 693 1.8 2,231 0.1 8,314 0.0

In Little Para, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 53.4%, England 14.1%, Scotland 2.3%, Afghanistan 1.8% and Bhutan 1.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 14,427 36.8 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 5,995 15.3 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 4,650 11.9 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 4,091 10.4 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 1,938 4.9 118,229 7.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Little Para were No Religion, so described 36.8%, Catholic 15.3%, Anglican 11.9%, Not stated 10.4% and Uniting Church 4.9%. In Little Para, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (50.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Nepali 745 1.9 4,504 0.3 62,005 0.3
Arabic 346 0.9 9,292 0.6 321,728 1.4
Hazaraghi 322 0.8 3,922 0.2 22,272 0.1
Italian 286 0.7 29,106 1.7 271,597 1.2
Dari 267 0.7 3,408 0.2 30,437 0.1
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English only spoken at home 31,247 79.8 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,963 12.6 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Little Para 79.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Nepali 1.9%, Arabic 0.9%, Hazaraghi 0.8%, Italian 0.7% and Dari 0.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 8,026 50.6 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 4,994 31.5 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 807 5.1 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 2,042 12.9 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 15,869 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Little Para. Of these 50.6% were employed full time, 31.5% were employed part-time and 12.9% 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
Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 1,712 12.4 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,347 9.7 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 1,934 14.0 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 3,333 24.1 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 4,696 34.0 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Little Para, 12.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Labourers 2,114 15.3 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 2,070 15.0 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,889 13.7 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,874 13.6 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 1,574 11.4 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Sales Workers 1,455 10.5 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,365 9.9 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3
Managers 1,225 8.9 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Little Para included Labourers 15.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.6%, Professionals 11.4%, Sales Workers 10.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.9% and Managers 8.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 504 3.7 21,632 2.9 254,275 2.4
Aged Care Residential Services 482 3.5 22,642 3.0 211,621 2.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 457 3.3 30,463 4.1 411,808 3.9
Takeaway Food Services 353 2.6 12,955 1.7 189,447 1.8
Other Social Assistance Services 348 2.5 13,552 1.8 158,230 1.5

Of the employed people in Little Para, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.7%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.3%, Takeaway Food Services 2.6% and Other Social Assistance Services 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 481 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,190 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 946 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Little Para was $481.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 9,825 71.1 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 687 5.0 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Bus 368 2.7 29,592 4.0 323,201 3.0
Worked at home 318 2.3 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
Train 212 1.5 9,046 1.2 488,012 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 873 6.3 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 10,797 78.1 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Little Para, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.1%, Car, as passenger 5.0%, Bus 2.7%, Worked at home 2.3% and Train 1.5%. On the day, 6.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 20,229 64.2 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 8,358 26.5 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 4,146 13.2 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 4,421 14.0 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Little Para, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.5% provided care for children and 13.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.0% 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
Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 6,027 19.1 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 7,689 24.4 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 3,579 11.4 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 2,931 9.3 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Little Para, 24.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 3,459 34.6 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 3,857 38.6 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 2,482 24.9 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 187 1.9 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Little Para, 38.6% were couple families with children, 34.6% were couple families without children and 24.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.4 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.6 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Little Para, 18.4% of single parents were male and 81.6% 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
Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,157 15.8 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 253 3.5 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,360 18.6 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 1,065 14.6 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 516 7.1 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 2,251 30.8 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 349 4.8 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 363 5.0 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Little Para, of couple families with children, 15.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.5% had both employed part-time and 18.6% 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

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 14,754 91.9 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,296 8.1 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Little Para, 91.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 10,551 71.5 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3,781 25.6 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 357 2.4 42,003 6.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 36 0.2 3,016 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Little Para, 71.5% were separate houses, 25.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.4% were flats or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 48 0.3 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 479 3.2 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,778 12.1 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 8,921 60.5 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 3,108 21.1 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 418 2.8 13,455 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Little Para, of occupied private dwellings 3.2% had 1 bedroom, 12.1% had 2 bedrooms and 60.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3,472 23.5 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 5,270 35.7 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 5,309 36.0 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 249 1.7 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 451 3.1 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Little Para, 23.5% were owned outright, 35.7% were owned with a mortgage and 36.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 9,783 66.3 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 4,503 30.5 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 469 3.2 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Little Para, of all households, 66.3% were family households, 30.5% were single person households and 3.2% were group households.

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Household income Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 31.0 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.8 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Little Para, 31.0% 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 Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 220 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 85.2 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 14.8 -- 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 Little Para % Little Para 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 -- 92.7 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.3 -- 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 Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 1,871 12.7 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 5,638 38.2 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 4,402 29.8 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 2,177 14.8 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 662 4.5 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Little Para, 38.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 3,243 22.0 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 11,042 74.9 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 464 3.1 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Little Para, 74.9% 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.
Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 600 48.5 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 636 51.5 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 20 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Little Para, 48.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.5% were female. The median age was 20 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
Little Para % Little Para South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 815 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Little Para, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $815.

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

In Little Para, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

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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.