Mawson

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code SED40029
People 34,222
Male 48.9%
Female 51.1%
Median age 41
Families 9,563
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 14,309
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,170
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,400
Median weekly rent $270
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
Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 16,739 48.9 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 17,483 51.1 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 602 1.8 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 34,222 people in Mawson. Of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.8% of the population.

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Age Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 41 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,973 5.8 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 2,228 6.5 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 2,138 6.2 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 2,203 6.4 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 2,036 6.0 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,881 5.5 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 2,053 6.0 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 2,115 6.2 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 2,253 6.6 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 2,463 7.2 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 2,411 7.0 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 2,406 7.0 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 2,193 6.4 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 2,062 6.0 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 1,568 4.6 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 964 2.8 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 611 1.8 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 659 1.9 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Mawson was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 13,352 47.9 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 956 3.4 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 2,910 10.4 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,439 5.2 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 9,232 33.1 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Mawson aged 15 years and over, 47.9% were married and 13.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 12,127 48.1 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 2,889 11.5 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 10,174 40.4 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Mawson, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 418 4.4 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 2,232 23.3 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 319 3.3 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 633 6.6 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 1,231 12.9 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 290 3.0 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 587 6.1 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 622 6.5 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,089 11.4 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 221 2.3 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,921 20.1 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Mawson 27.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.2% were in primary school, 22.0% in secondary school and 17.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 3,202 11.5 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 2,406 8.6 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 1,171 4.2 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 4,990 17.9 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 4,359 15.6 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 2,917 10.5 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 3,393 12.2 138,607 10.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 26 0.1 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 2,154 7.7 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 52 0.2 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 2,363 8.5 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Mawson, 15.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 16,640 35.5 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 13,170 28.1 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 3,286 7.0 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 2,982 6.4 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6
German 2,488 5.3 129,923 5.8 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Mawson were English 35.5%, Australian 28.1%, Scottish 7.0%, Irish 6.4% and German 5.3%.

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

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Country of birth Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 25,451 74.4 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 3,558 10.4 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
Scotland 368 1.1 11,991 0.7 119,417 0.5
New Zealand 315 0.9 12,937 0.8 518,466 2.2
Germany 254 0.7 10,119 0.6 102,595 0.4
Philippines 227 0.7 12,465 0.7 232,386 1.0

In Mawson, 74.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 10.4%, Scotland 1.1%, New Zealand 0.9%, Germany 0.7% and Philippines 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 9,252 27.0 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 2,713 7.9 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,993 5.8 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 18,404 53.8 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Mawson, 53.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 27.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 20,509 60.0 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
England 5,075 14.8 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 740 2.2 25,390 1.5 276,038 1.2
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 561 1.6 17,790 1.1 177,536 0.8
Germany 499 1.5 17,505 1.0 170,571 0.7

In Mawson, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 60.0%, England 14.8%, Scotland 2.2%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.6% and Germany 1.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 21,261 62.1 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
England 5,021 14.7 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 724 2.1 23,476 1.4 245,915 1.1
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 519 1.5 16,248 1.0 155,231 0.7
Germany 453 1.3 17,624 1.1 169,618 0.7

In Mawson, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 62.1%, England 14.7%, Scotland 2.1%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.5% and Germany 1.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 14,999 43.8 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 4,864 14.2 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 4,205 12.3 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 2,907 8.5 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 2,067 6.0 118,229 7.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Mawson were No Religion, so described 43.8%, Catholic 14.2%, Anglican 12.3%, Not stated 8.5% and Uniting Church 6.0%. In Mawson, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (49.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
German 161 0.5 6,453 0.4 79,353 0.3
Polish 146 0.4 5,677 0.3 48,083 0.2
Italian 142 0.4 29,106 1.7 271,597 1.2
Arabic 124 0.4 9,292 0.6 321,728 1.4
Mandarin 123 0.4 28,780 1.7 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 30,676 89.6 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,086 8.1 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Mawson 89.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.5%, Polish 0.4%, Italian 0.4%, Arabic 0.4% and Mandarin 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 8,494 51.5 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 5,887 35.7 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 862 5.2 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 1,252 7.6 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 16,495 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mawson. Of these 51.5% were employed full time, 35.7% were employed part-time and 7.6% 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
Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 2,074 13.6 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,591 10.4 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 2,216 14.5 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 3,182 20.9 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 5,307 34.8 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Mawson, 13.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 2,538 16.6 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 2,175 14.3 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 2,151 14.1 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,042 13.4 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 1,743 11.4 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 1,728 11.3 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 1,642 10.8 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 985 6.5 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Mawson included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.6%, Professionals 14.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.4%, Labourers 11.4%, Sales Workers 11.3%, Managers 10.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 652 4.3 30,463 4.1 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 650 4.3 22,642 3.0 211,621 2.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 592 3.9 21,632 2.9 254,275 2.4
Takeaway Food Services 326 2.1 12,955 1.7 189,447 1.8
Other Social Assistance Services 308 2.0 13,552 1.8 158,230 1.5

Of the employed people in Mawson, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.3%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.9%, Takeaway Food Services 2.1% and Other Social Assistance Services 2.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 572 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,410 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,170 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mawson was $572.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 10,575 69.6 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 722 4.7 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 629 4.1 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Bus 276 1.8 29,592 4.0 323,201 3.0
Walked only 217 1.4 20,697 2.8 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 781 5.1 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 11,519 75.6 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Mawson, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.6%, Worked at home 4.7%, Car, as passenger 4.1%, Bus 1.8% and Walked only 1.4%. On the day, 5.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 20,661 74.1 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 8,450 30.3 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 3,581 12.8 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 5,403 19.4 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Mawson, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.3% provided care for children and 12.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.4% 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
Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 6,135 22.0 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 7,975 28.6 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 3,730 13.4 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 2,820 10.1 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mawson, 28.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 3,700 38.7 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 3,987 41.7 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 1,758 18.4 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 122 1.3 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Mawson, 41.7% were couple families with children, 38.7% were couple families without children and 18.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.5 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.5 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Mawson, 18.5% of single parents were male and 81.5% 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
Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,310 17.1 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 401 5.2 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,848 24.1 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 968 12.6 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 540 7.0 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 1,764 23.0 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 433 5.6 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 416 5.4 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Mawson, of couple families with children, 17.1% had both partners employed full-time, 5.2% had both employed part-time and 24.1% 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 Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 12,819 93.0 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 959 7.0 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Mawson, 93.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 11,754 91.7 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 685 5.3 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 203 1.6 42,003 6.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 148 1.2 3,016 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Mawson, 91.7% were separate houses, 5.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.6% were flats or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 30 0.2 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 251 2.0 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,345 10.5 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 7,363 57.5 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 3,600 28.1 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 226 1.8 13,455 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Mawson, of occupied private dwellings 2.0% had 1 bedroom, 10.5% had 2 bedrooms and 57.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3,730 29.1 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 5,646 44.1 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 3,052 23.8 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 117 0.9 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 267 2.1 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Mawson, 29.1% were owned outright, 44.1% were owned with a mortgage and 23.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 9,413 73.5 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 3,081 24.0 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 319 2.5 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Mawson, of all households, 73.5% were family households, 24.0% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

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Household income Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 23.4 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 7.6 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Mawson, 23.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.6% 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 Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 270 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.7 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.3 -- 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 Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,400 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.0 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.0 -- 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 Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 709 5.5 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 4,297 33.5 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 4,869 38.0 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 2,563 20.0 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 376 2.9 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Mawson, 33.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,833 14.3 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 10,740 83.8 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 248 1.9 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Mawson, 83.8% 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.
Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 277 45.8 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 328 54.2 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 20 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Mawson, 45.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 54.2% 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
Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,034 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Mawson, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,034.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mawson % Mawson South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 270 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,430 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Mawson, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $270 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,430.

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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.