Dudley Park (SA)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 625 people in Dudley Park (SA). Of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Dudley Park (SA) was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.9% of the population.

Of people in Dudley Park (SA) aged 15 years and over, 36.4% were married and 18.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Dudley Park (SA), of people aged 15 years and over, 35.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Dudley Park (SA) 29.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.8% were in primary school, 15.5% in secondary school and 30.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Dudley Park (SA), 17.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Dudley Park (SA) were Australian 22.2%, English 21.0%, Vietnamese 5.2%, Irish 5.1% and Chinese 4.8%.

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 Dudley Park (SA) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Dudley Park (SA), 60.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 4.7%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.9%, England 2.9%, India 2.7% and Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.8%.

In Dudley Park (SA), 38.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 44.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Dudley Park (SA), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 42.9%, Vietnam 8.1%, England 5.1%, India 4.3% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.8%.

In Dudley Park (SA), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 46.2%, Vietnam 7.8%, England 5.5%, India 4.1% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Dudley Park (SA) were No Religion, so described 33.4%, Catholic 18.1%, Not stated 10.2%, Islam 6.2% and Uniting Church 5.8%. In Dudley Park (SA), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (46.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Dudley Park (SA) 60.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 5.7%, Mandarin 4.4%, Greek 3.2%, Bosnian 2.9% and Punjabi 1.6%.

Employment

There were 243 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Dudley Park (SA). Of these 48.1% were employed full time, 31.7% were employed part-time and 14.0% 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.

Of employed people in Dudley Park (SA), 13.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 29.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Dudley Park (SA) included Professionals 15.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.4%, Labourers 12.9%, Managers 8.8%, Sales Workers 8.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.8%.

Of the employed people in Dudley Park (SA), the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 7.6%, Other Social Assistance Services 7.0%, Cafes and Restaurants 6.4%, Takeaway Food Services 4.5% and Pubs, Taverns and Bars 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Dudley Park (SA) was $418.

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In Dudley Park (SA), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.3%, Bus 6.1%, Car, as passenger 5.6%, Bicycle 3.7% and Walked only 2.8%. On the day, 8.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Dudley Park (SA), of people aged 15 years and over, 60.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.6% provided care for children and 12.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Dudley Park (SA), 21.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Dudley Park (SA), 35.9% were couple families with children, 34.0% were couple families without children and 28.1% were one parent families.

In Dudley Park (SA), 20.9% of single parents were male and 79.1% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Dudley Park (SA), of couple families with children, 12.6% had both partners employed full-time, 2.9% had both employed part-time and 17.5% 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 Dudley Park (SA), 92.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Dudley Park (SA), 62.7% were separate houses, 37.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Dudley Park (SA), of occupied private dwellings 1.2% had 1 bedroom, 29.5% had 2 bedrooms and 58.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Dudley Park (SA), 22.6% were owned outright, 21.4% were owned with a mortgage and 51.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Dudley Park (SA), of all households, 56.4% were family households, 36.4% were single person households and 7.2% were group households.

In Dudley Park (SA), 40.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.8% 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 Dudley Park (SA), 45.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 20.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Dudley Park (SA), 64.9% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Dudley Park (SA), 67.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 32.4% 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.

In Dudley Park (SA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $599.

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In Dudley Park (SA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $190 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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