Coober Pedy

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,762 people in Coober Pedy. Of these 54.6% were male and 45.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 17.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Coober Pedy was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.8% of the population.

Of people in Coober Pedy aged 15 years and over, 37.7% were married and 19.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Coober Pedy, of people aged 15 years and over, 32.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Coober Pedy 32.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.6% were in primary school, 7.9% in secondary school and 9.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Coober Pedy, 10.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Coober Pedy were Australian 23.0%, English 18.7%, German 5.9%, Irish 5.3% and Greek 4.9%.

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 Coober Pedy (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Coober Pedy, 57.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Greece 3.2%, Sri Lanka 3.1%, England 2.2%, Germany 2.0% and Philippines 1.9%.

In Coober Pedy, 44.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 31.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Coober Pedy, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 48.6%, Greece 5.3%, Sri Lanka 3.3%, England 3.2% and Germany 2.4%.

In Coober Pedy, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 49.0%, Greece 4.8%, England 3.7%, Sri Lanka 3.6% and Philippines 2.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Coober Pedy were No Religion, so described 30.5%, Not stated 18.4%, Catholic 16.8%, Eastern Orthodox 7.1% and Anglican 6.5%. In Coober Pedy, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Coober Pedy 60.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 5.0%, Sinhalese 3.3%, Croatian 1.5%, German 1.4% and Hungarian 1.4%.

Employment

There were 709 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Coober Pedy. Of these 56.6% were employed full time, 24.1% were employed part-time and 9.9% 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.

Of employed people in Coober Pedy, 7.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Coober Pedy included Community and Personal Service Workers 19.1%, Managers 13.8%, Professionals 13.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.0%, Labourers 10.9%, Sales Workers 8.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.5%.

Of the employed people in Coober Pedy, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 10.4%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 6.8%, Local Government Administration 5.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.3% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Coober Pedy was $497.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Coober Pedy, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.8%, Walked only 9.4%, Car, as passenger 6.8%, Worked at home 4.1% and Bus 1.3%. On the day, 1.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Coober Pedy, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 15.5% provided care for children and 7.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Coober Pedy, 22.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Coober Pedy, 32.5% were couple families with children, 47.4% were couple families without children and 17.5% were one parent families.

In Coober Pedy, 20.0% of single parents were male and 80.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Coober Pedy, of couple families with children, 19.4% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 17.6% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Coober Pedy, 60.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 39.9% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Coober Pedy, 94.6% were separate houses, 1.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Coober Pedy, of occupied private dwellings 11.1% had 1 bedroom, 24.8% had 2 bedrooms and 39.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Coober Pedy, 36.7% were owned outright, 18.3% were owned with a mortgage and 36.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Coober Pedy, of all households, 50.4% were family households, 47.3% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

In Coober Pedy, 38.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Coober Pedy, 38.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Coober Pedy, 60.5% 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.

People characteristics

In Coober Pedy, 44.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 55.8% were female. The median age was 25 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

In Coober Pedy, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,050.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Coober Pedy, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $165 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $465.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)