Gawler South

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC40474
People 2,482
Male 48.7%
Female 51.3%
Median age 44
Families 649
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 1,223
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $1,033
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,408
Median weekly rent $245
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
Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 1,209 48.7 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,274 51.3 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 47 1.9 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,482 people in Gawler South. Of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

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Age Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 94 3.8 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 114 4.6 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 140 5.7 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 166 6.7 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 212 8.6 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 138 5.6 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 130 5.3 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 118 4.8 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 145 5.9 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 215 8.7 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 185 7.5 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 200 8.1 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 152 6.1 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 123 5.0 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 115 4.7 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 91 3.7 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 73 3.0 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 62 2.5 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Gawler South was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 848 39.9 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 114 5.4 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 229 10.8 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 157 7.4 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 779 36.6 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Gawler South aged 15 years and over, 39.9% were married and 16.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 764 39.7 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 202 10.5 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 957 49.8 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Gawler South, of people aged 15 years and over, 39.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 22 3.1 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 85 11.9 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 32 4.5 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 64 9.0 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 56 7.9 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 35 4.9 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 54 7.6 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 59 8.3 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 96 13.5 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 15 2.1 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 195 27.3 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Gawler South 28.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.1% were in primary school, 20.6% in secondary school and 21.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 242 11.3 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 194 9.1 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 82 3.8 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 321 15.0 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 342 16.0 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 208 9.7 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 270 12.6 138,607 10.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.1 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 209 9.8 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.1 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 219 10.3 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Gawler South, 16.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 1,225 35.9 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 892 26.1 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 272 8.0 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 270 7.9 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 249 7.3 129,923 5.8 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Gawler South were English 35.9%, Australian 26.1%, Irish 8.0%, Scottish 7.9% and German 7.3%.

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 Gawler South (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,864 75.7 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 261 10.6 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 21 0.9 12,937 0.8 518,466 2.2
Scotland 18 0.7 11,991 0.7 119,417 0.5
Germany 18 0.7 10,119 0.6 102,595 0.4
Italy 18 0.7 18,544 1.1 174,042 0.7

In Gawler South, 75.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 10.6%, New Zealand 0.9%, Scotland 0.7%, Germany 0.7% and Italy 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 577 23.1 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 184 7.4 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 128 5.1 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,420 56.9 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Gawler South, 56.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 23.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,553 63.8 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
England 362 14.9 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 48 2.0 17,790 1.1 177,536 0.8
Italy 44 1.8 51,307 3.1 470,138 2.0
Scotland 42 1.7 25,390 1.5 276,038 1.2

In Gawler South, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 63.8%, England 14.9%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.0%, Italy 1.8% and Scotland 1.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,615 64.9 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
England 363 14.6 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 50 2.0 16,248 1.0 155,231 0.7
Scotland 50 2.0 23,476 1.4 245,915 1.1
Italy 39 1.6 43,864 2.6 395,775 1.7

In Gawler South, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 64.9%, England 14.6%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.0%, Scotland 2.0% and Italy 1.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 953 38.5 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 387 15.6 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 374 15.1 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 250 10.1 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 184 7.4 118,229 7.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Gawler South were No Religion, so described 38.5%, Catholic 15.6%, Anglican 15.1%, Not stated 10.1% and Uniting Church 7.4%. In Gawler South, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Italian 22 0.9 29,106 1.7 271,597 1.2
Vietnamese 7 0.3 19,017 1.1 277,400 1.2
French 5 0.2 2,720 0.2 70,873 0.3
Dutch 4 0.2 2,551 0.2 33,835 0.1
Hungarian 4 0.2 1,409 0.1 19,895 0.1
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English only spoken at home 2,251 91.1 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 49 4.4 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Gawler South 91.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.9%, Vietnamese 0.3%, French 0.2%, Dutch 0.2% and Hungarian 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 660 53.6 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 398 32.3 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 48 3.9 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 126 10.2 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 1,232 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Gawler South. Of these 53.6% were employed full time, 32.3% were employed part-time and 10.2% 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
Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 125 11.2 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 128 11.5 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 152 13.7 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 247 22.2 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 412 37.0 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Gawler South, 11.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 180 16.5 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 175 16.1 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 143 13.1 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 139 12.8 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 131 12.0 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 111 10.2 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 107 9.8 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 91 8.4 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Gawler South included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.5%, Professionals 16.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.8%, Labourers 12.0%, Managers 10.2%, Sales Workers 9.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 32 3.2 21,632 2.9 254,275 2.4
Aged Care Residential Services 32 3.2 22,642 3.0 211,621 2.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 29 2.9 30,463 4.1 411,808 3.9
Defence 27 2.7 5,585 0.7 75,462 0.7
Cafes and Restaurants 25 2.5 15,530 2.1 253,385 2.4

Of the employed people in Gawler South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.2%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.2%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.9%, Defence 2.7% and Cafes and Restaurants 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 562 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,515 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,033 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Gawler South was $562.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 796 71.5 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Train 56 5.0 9,046 1.2 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 36 3.2 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 31 2.8 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
Walked only 30 2.7 20,697 2.8 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 69 6.2 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 848 76.5 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Gawler South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.5%, Train 5.0%, Car, as passenger 3.2%, Worked at home 2.8% and Walked only 2.7%. On the day, 6.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,501 70.2 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 505 23.6 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 241 11.3 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 436 20.5 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Gawler South, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.6% provided care for children and 11.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.5% 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
Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 438 20.5 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 604 28.3 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 278 13.0 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 180 8.4 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Gawler South, 28.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 247 37.9 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 258 39.6 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 138 21.2 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 8 1.2 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Gawler South, 39.6% were couple families with children, 37.9% were couple families without children and 21.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 23.1 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 76.9 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Gawler South, 23.1% of single parents were male and 76.9% 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
Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 100 20.0 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 14 2.8 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 125 25.0 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 69 13.8 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 31 6.2 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 113 22.6 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 17 3.4 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 31 6.2 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Gawler South, of couple families with children, 20.0% had both partners employed full-time, 2.8% had both employed part-time and 25.0% 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

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 Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,035 90.3 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 111 9.7 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Gawler South, 90.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 745 72.0 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 265 25.6 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 22 2.1 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 Gawler South, 72.0% were separate houses, 25.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.1% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 10 1.0 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 36 3.4 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 263 25.1 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 513 48.9 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 196 18.7 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 31 3.0 13,455 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Gawler South, of occupied private dwellings 3.4% had 1 bedroom, 25.1% had 2 bedrooms and 48.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 301 28.8 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 363 34.7 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 339 32.4 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 4 0.4 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 39 3.7 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Gawler South, 28.8% were owned outright, 34.7% were owned with a mortgage and 32.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 633 61.1 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 367 35.4 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 36 3.5 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Gawler South, of all households, 61.1% were family households, 35.4% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

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Household income Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 30.0 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 10.3 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Gawler South, 30.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.3% 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 Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 245 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.2 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 13.8 -- 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 Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,408 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.5 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.5 -- 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 Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 118 11.4 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 396 38.3 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 288 27.8 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 186 18.0 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 47 4.5 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Gawler South, 38.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 27.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 240 23.1 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 768 74.0 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 30 2.9 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Gawler South, 74.0% 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.
Gawler South % Gawler South 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 22 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Gawler South, 48.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.1% were female. The median age was 22 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
Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 850 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Gawler South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $850.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Gawler South % Gawler South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 214 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 828 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Gawler South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $214 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $828.

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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.