Morphett

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code SED40032
People 32,319
Male 47.7%
Female 52.3%
Median age 44
Families 8,384
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 16,407
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $1,366
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,779
Median weekly rent $300
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
Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 15,423 47.7 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 16,894 52.3 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 276 0.9 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 32,319 people in Morphett. Of these 47.7% were male and 52.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

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Age Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,471 4.6 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,502 4.6 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,464 4.5 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,666 5.2 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 2,057 6.4 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 2,137 6.6 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 2,047 6.3 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 2,026 6.3 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 2,030 6.3 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 2,074 6.4 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 2,145 6.6 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 2,295 7.1 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 2,171 6.7 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 2,046 6.3 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 1,597 4.9 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 1,162 3.6 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 987 3.1 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 1,438 4.4 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Morphett was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 12,695 45.5 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 799 2.9 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 2,887 10.4 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 2,014 7.2 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 9,478 34.0 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Morphett aged 15 years and over, 45.5% were married and 13.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 10,978 45.3 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 2,644 10.9 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 10,593 43.7 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Morphett, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 320 3.7 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 1,081 12.6 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 549 6.4 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 593 6.9 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 520 6.1 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 598 7.0 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 398 4.7 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 519 6.1 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,852 21.7 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 200 2.3 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,916 22.4 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Morphett 26.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.0% were in primary school, 17.7% in secondary school and 27.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 7,154 25.7 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 2,824 10.1 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 807 2.9 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 3,154 11.3 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 4,462 16.0 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 2,179 7.8 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 2,231 8.0 138,607 10.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 13 0.0 1,077 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 174 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,589 5.7 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 85 0.3 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 2,560 9.2 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Morphett, 16.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 13,234 30.0 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 10,232 23.2 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 3,728 8.5 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 3,275 7.4 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 2,429 5.5 129,923 5.8 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Morphett were English 30.0%, Australian 23.2%, Irish 8.5%, Scottish 7.4% and German 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 Morphett (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 23,448 72.6 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 2,086 6.5 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
India 428 1.3 27,594 1.6 455,389 1.9
Scotland 315 1.0 11,991 0.7 119,417 0.5
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 281 0.9 24,610 1.5 509,555 2.2
New Zealand 279 0.9 12,937 0.8 518,466 2.2

In Morphett, 72.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.5%, India 1.3%, Scotland 1.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.9% and New Zealand 0.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 8,853 27.4 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 2,194 6.8 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,596 4.9 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 17,533 54.2 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Morphett, 54.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 27.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 19,212 59.5 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
England 2,810 8.7 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 770 2.4 51,307 3.1 470,138 2.0
Scotland 595 1.8 25,390 1.5 276,038 1.2
India 527 1.6 35,854 2.1 616,939 2.6

In Morphett, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 59.5%, England 8.7%, Italy 2.4%, Scotland 1.8% and India 1.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 19,839 61.5 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
England 2,734 8.5 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
Italy 630 2.0 43,864 2.6 395,775 1.7
Scotland 582 1.8 23,476 1.4 245,915 1.1
India 533 1.7 35,249 2.1 605,777 2.6

In Morphett, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 61.5%, England 8.5%, Italy 2.0%, Scotland 1.8% and India 1.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 11,216 34.7 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 7,151 22.1 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 3,993 12.4 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 2,957 9.2 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 2,095 6.5 118,229 7.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Morphett were No Religion, so described 34.7%, Catholic 22.1%, Anglican 12.4%, Not stated 9.2% and Uniting Church 6.5%. In Morphett, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (57.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Greek 466 1.4 22,993 1.4 237,588 1.0
Italian 339 1.0 29,106 1.7 271,597 1.2
Mandarin 298 0.9 28,780 1.7 596,711 2.5
Punjabi 165 0.5 9,306 0.6 132,496 0.6
Spanish 157 0.5 5,669 0.3 140,817 0.6
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English only spoken at home 26,725 82.6 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,926 13.4 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Morphett 82.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 1.4%, Italian 1.0%, Mandarin 0.9%, Punjabi 0.5% and Spanish 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 9,295 55.2 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 5,761 34.2 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 764 4.5 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 1,012 6.0 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 16,832 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Morphett. Of these 55.2% were employed full time, 34.2% were employed part-time and 6.0% 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
Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 2,062 13.0 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,627 10.3 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 2,071 13.1 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 2,973 18.8 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 6,317 39.9 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Morphett, 13.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 4,127 26.1 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 2,420 15.3 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 2,360 14.9 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,929 12.2 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,764 11.1 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 1,554 9.8 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 959 6.1 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 471 3.0 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Morphett included Professionals 26.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.3%, Managers 14.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.1%, Sales Workers 9.8%, Labourers 6.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 733 4.7 30,463 4.1 411,808 3.9
Cafes and Restaurants 436 2.8 15,530 2.1 253,385 2.4
State Government Administration 412 2.6 15,118 2.0 158,980 1.5
Primary Education 382 2.4 16,651 2.2 231,198 2.2
Aged Care Residential Services 376 2.4 22,642 3.0 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Morphett, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.7%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.8%, State Government Administration 2.6%, Primary Education 2.4% and Aged Care Residential Services 2.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 748 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,983 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,366 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Morphett was $748.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 10,305 65.2 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 706 4.5 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
Tram 656 4.1 2,763 0.4 58,736 0.5
Car, as passenger 617 3.9 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Bus 521 3.3 29,592 4.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,505 9.5 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 11,181 70.7 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Morphett, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.2%, Worked at home 4.5%, Tram 4.1%, Car, as passenger 3.9% and Bus 3.3%. On the day, 9.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 20,087 72.1 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 6,846 24.6 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 3,235 11.6 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 5,822 20.9 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Morphett, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.6% provided care for children and 11.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 6,850 24.6 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 8,054 28.9 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 3,186 11.4 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 2,003 7.2 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Morphett, 28.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 3,834 45.8 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 3,185 38.0 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 1,165 13.9 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 193 2.3 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Morphett, 38.0% were couple families with children, 45.8% were couple families without children and 13.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.8 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.2 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Morphett, 20.8% of single parents were male and 79.2% 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
Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,447 20.6 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 323 4.6 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,695 24.2 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 833 11.9 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 428 6.1 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 1,516 21.6 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 314 4.5 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 462 6.6 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Morphett, of couple families with children, 20.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 24.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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 Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 13,462 86.5 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 2,099 13.5 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Morphett, 86.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 6,617 49.2 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3,886 28.9 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 2,882 21.4 42,003 6.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 27 0.2 3,016 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Morphett, 49.2% were separate houses, 28.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 21.4% were flats or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 22 0.2 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 936 7.0 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 4,354 32.3 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 5,580 41.4 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 2,305 17.1 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 270 2.0 13,455 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.7 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Morphett, of occupied private dwellings 7.0% had 1 bedroom, 32.3% had 2 bedrooms and 41.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 4,682 34.8 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 3,847 28.6 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 4,436 32.9 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 209 1.6 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 289 2.1 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Morphett, 34.8% were owned outright, 28.6% were owned with a mortgage and 32.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 8,291 61.6 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 4,638 34.5 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 529 3.9 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Morphett, of all households, 61.6% were family households, 34.5% were single person households and 3.9% were group households.

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Household income Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 21.4 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 17.2 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Morphett, 21.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 17.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 300 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.4 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.6 -- 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 Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,779 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.0 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.0 -- 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 Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 1,179 8.8 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 5,403 40.2 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 4,754 35.3 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,749 13.0 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 370 2.7 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Morphett, 40.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,989 14.8 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 11,182 83.1 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 287 2.1 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Morphett, 83.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 129 47.4 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 143 52.6 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 27 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Morphett, 47.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.6% were female. The median age was 27 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
Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,593 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Morphett, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,593.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Morphett % Morphett South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Morphett, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.

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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.