Athelstone

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC40048
People 9,152
Male 49.7%
Female 50.3%
Median age 43
Families 2,699
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 3,644
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,634
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,647
Median weekly rent $330
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2

(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
Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 4,548 49.7 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 4,601 50.3 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 46 0.5 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 9,152 people in Athelstone. Of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5% of the population.

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Age Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 43 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 444 4.9 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 501 5.5 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 541 5.9 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 622 6.8 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 621 6.8 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 480 5.2 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 451 4.9 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 533 5.8 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 611 6.7 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 701 7.7 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 728 8.0 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 699 7.6 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 614 6.7 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 569 6.2 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 428 4.7 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 324 3.5 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 174 1.9 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 102 1.1 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Athelstone was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 4,469 58.4 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 144 1.9 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 517 6.8 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 303 4.0 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 2,216 29.0 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Athelstone aged 15 years and over, 58.4% were married and 8.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,227 57.9 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 404 5.5 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 2,664 36.5 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Athelstone, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 103 4.2 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 453 18.3 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 271 11.0 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 57 2.3 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 268 10.8 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 281 11.4 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 68 2.7 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 138 5.6 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 536 21.7 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 54 2.2 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 244 9.9 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Athelstone 27.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.6% were in primary school, 24.4% in secondary school and 27.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,853 24.2 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 791 10.3 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 239 3.1 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 981 12.8 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,426 18.6 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 695 9.1 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 591 7.7 138,607 10.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 1,077 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 174 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 518 6.8 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 50 0.7 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 335 4.4 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Athelstone, 18.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Italian 2,658 22.3 96,010 4.3 1,000,006 3.2
English 2,504 21.0 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,293 19.3 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 573 4.8 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 559 4.7 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Athelstone were Italian 22.3%, English 21.0%, Australian 19.3%, Scottish 4.8% and Irish 4.7%.

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

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Country of birth Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 6,489 71.0 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Italy 484 5.3 18,544 1.1 174,042 0.7
England 453 5.0 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 148 1.6 24,610 1.5 509,555 2.2
Malaysia 135 1.5 7,749 0.5 138,364 0.6
India 105 1.1 27,594 1.6 455,389 1.9

In Athelstone, 71.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 5.3%, England 5.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.6%, Malaysia 1.5% and India 1.1%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 3,888 42.5 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 710 7.8 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 435 4.8 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,896 42.6 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Athelstone, 42.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 42.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 4,348 47.7 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
Italy 1,583 17.4 51,307 3.1 470,138 2.0
England 623 6.8 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 238 2.6 31,646 1.9 704,658 3.0
Greece 163 1.8 21,892 1.3 226,920 1.0

In Athelstone, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 47.7%, Italy 17.4%, England 6.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.6% and Greece 1.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 4,623 50.6 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
Italy 1,416 15.5 43,864 2.6 395,775 1.7
England 614 6.7 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 223 2.4 31,453 1.9 699,074 3.0
India 150 1.6 35,249 2.1 605,777 2.6

In Athelstone, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 50.6%, Italy 15.5%, England 6.7%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.4% and India 1.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Catholic 3,413 37.3 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 2,303 25.2 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 635 6.9 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3
Uniting Church 566 6.2 118,229 7.1 870,183 3.7
Not stated 553 6.0 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Athelstone were Catholic 37.3%, No Religion, so described 25.2%, Anglican 6.9%, Uniting Church 6.2% and Not stated 6.0%. In Athelstone, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (68.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Italian 914 10.0 29,106 1.7 271,597 1.2
Greek 196 2.1 22,993 1.4 237,588 1.0
Mandarin 164 1.8 28,780 1.7 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 127 1.4 9,666 0.6 280,943 1.2
Arabic 123 1.3 9,292 0.6 321,728 1.4
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English only spoken at home 6,692 73.3 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,064 31.4 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Athelstone 73.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 10.0%, Greek 2.1%, Mandarin 1.8%, Cantonese 1.4% and Arabic 1.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,696 53.6 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,823 36.3 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 228 4.5 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 279 5.6 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 5,026 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Athelstone. Of these 53.6% were employed full time, 36.3% were employed part-time and 5.6% 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
Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 668 14.1 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 532 11.2 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 625 13.2 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,011 21.3 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,688 35.5 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Athelstone, 14.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,146 24.2 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 761 16.1 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 638 13.5 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 592 12.5 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 552 11.7 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 483 10.2 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 332 7.0 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 157 3.3 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Athelstone included Professionals 24.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.5%, Managers 12.5%, Sales Workers 11.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.2%, Labourers 7.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 192 4.1 30,463 4.1 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 152 3.2 21,632 2.9 254,275 2.4
Primary Education 142 3.0 16,651 2.2 231,198 2.2
Aged Care Residential Services 121 2.6 22,642 3.0 211,621 2.0
Cafes and Restaurants 112 2.4 15,530 2.1 253,385 2.4

Of the employed people in Athelstone, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.2%, Primary Education 3.0%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.6% and Cafes and Restaurants 2.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 678 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,901 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,634 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Athelstone was $678.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,223 68.1 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Bus 300 6.3 29,592 4.0 323,201 3.0
Car, as passenger 228 4.8 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 191 4.0 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
Bus, car as driver 80 1.7 3,024 0.4 19,513 0.2
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People who travelled to work by public transport 419 8.8 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 3,594 75.7 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Athelstone, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.1%, Bus 6.3%, Car, as passenger 4.8%, Worked at home 4.0% and Bus, car as driver 1.7%. 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 75.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 5,935 77.4 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,242 29.2 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,134 14.8 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,752 22.9 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Athelstone, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.2% provided care for children and 14.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.9% 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
Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,856 24.2 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,274 29.7 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,089 14.2 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 716 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 Athelstone, 29.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.2% 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 Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 995 36.8 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,378 51.0 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 303 11.2 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 26 1.0 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Athelstone, 51.0% were couple families with children, 36.8% were couple families without children and 11.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.1 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.9 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Athelstone, 19.1% of single parents were male and 80.9% 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
Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 403 16.9 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 107 4.5 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 666 28.0 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 312 13.1 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 154 6.5 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 504 21.2 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 118 5.0 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 118 5.0 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Athelstone, of couple families with children, 16.9% had both partners employed full-time, 4.5% had both employed part-time and 28.0% 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 Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 3,327 92.9 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 256 7.1 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Athelstone, 92.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,829 85.0 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 447 13.4 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 51 1.5 42,003 6.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 3,016 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Athelstone, 85.0% were separate houses, 13.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.5% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 8 0.2 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 18 0.5 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 253 7.6 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,735 52.0 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,281 38.4 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 41 1.2 13,455 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.4 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Athelstone, of occupied private dwellings 0.5% had 1 bedroom, 7.6% had 2 bedrooms and 52.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,467 44.0 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,374 41.2 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 415 12.5 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 26 0.8 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 51 1.5 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Athelstone, 44.0% were owned outright, 41.2% were owned with a mortgage and 12.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 2,655 79.6 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 619 18.6 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 61 1.8 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Athelstone, of all households, 79.6% were family households, 18.6% were single person households and 1.8% were group households.

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Household income Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 15.6 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 16.6 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Athelstone, 15.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 16.6% 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 Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 330 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.1 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.9 -- 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 Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,647 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.1 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.9 -- 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 Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 85 2.5 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 976 29.3 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,398 41.9 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 800 24.0 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 76 2.3 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Athelstone, 29.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 388 11.6 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 2,903 87.1 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 42 1.3 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Athelstone, 87.1% 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.
Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 22 48.9 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 23 51.1 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 29 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Athelstone, 48.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.1% were female. The median age was 29 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
Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,875 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Athelstone, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,875.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Athelstone % Athelstone South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 350 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Athelstone, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 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.