Owen

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC41075
People 511
Male 49.3%
Female 50.7%
Median age 42
Families 139
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 222
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,101
Median monthly mortgage repayments $968
Median weekly rent $158
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

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 253 49.3 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 260 50.7 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 3 0.6 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 511 people in Owen. Of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

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Age Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 42 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 24 4.8 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 29 5.8 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 42 8.3 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 50 9.9 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 19 3.8 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 19 3.8 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 22 4.4 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 40 7.9 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 25 5.0 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 46 9.1 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 26 5.2 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 32 6.3 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 35 6.9 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 36 7.1 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 29 5.8 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 19 3.8 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 5 1.0 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 6 1.2 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Owen was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.8% 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
Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 219 52.9 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 16 3.9 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 34 8.2 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 26 6.3 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 119 28.7 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Owen aged 15 years and over, 52.9% were married and 11.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 186 51.1 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 28 7.7 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 150 41.2 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Owen, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 4 2.6 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 44 28.4 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 3 1.9 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 33 21.3 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 8 5.2 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 10 6.5 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 7 4.5 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 9 5.8 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 37 23.9 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Owen 33.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.8% were in primary school, 29.2% in secondary school and 11.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 27 6.4 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 15 3.6 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 8 1.9 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 72 17.2 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 54 12.9 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 54 12.9 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 59 14.1 138,607 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 51 12.2 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 53 12.6 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Owen, 12.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 237 34.8 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
English 215 31.6 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 50 7.3 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6
German 47 6.9 129,923 5.8 982,226 3.1
Scottish 43 6.3 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Owen were Australian 34.8%, English 31.6%, Irish 7.3%, German 6.9% and Scottish 6.3%.

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

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Country of birth Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 425 84.0 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 26 5.1 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 5 1.0 12,937 0.8 518,466 2.2
Scotland 3 0.6 11,991 0.7 119,417 0.5
Germany 3 0.6 10,119 0.6 102,595 0.4
Netherlands 3 0.6 6,602 0.4 70,172 0.3

In Owen, 84.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.1%, New Zealand 1.0%, Scotland 0.6%, Germany 0.6% and Netherlands 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 63 12.3 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 50 9.7 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 21 4.1 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 341 66.5 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Owen, 66.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 364 72.1 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
England 39 7.7 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 15 3.0 16,942 1.0 617,331 2.6
Scotland 11 2.2 25,390 1.5 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 8 1.6 15,010 0.9 175,354 0.7

In Owen, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.1%, England 7.7%, New Zealand 3.0%, Scotland 2.2% and Netherlands 1.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 390 77.4 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
England 43 8.5 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
Bangladesh 8 1.6 2,382 0.1 54,903 0.2
New Zealand 7 1.4 16,040 1.0 608,329 2.6
Scotland 6 1.2 23,476 1.4 245,915 1.1

In Owen, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.4%, England 8.5%, Bangladesh 1.6%, New Zealand 1.4% and Scotland 1.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 168 33.7 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Uniting Church 110 22.0 118,229 7.1 870,183 3.7
Catholic 70 14.0 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 49 9.8 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 44 8.8 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Owen were No Religion, so described 33.7%, Uniting Church 22.0%, Catholic 14.0%, Anglican 9.8% and Not stated 8.8%. In Owen, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bengali 8 1.6 2,406 0.1 54,566 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 460 90.7 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 6 2.9 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Owen 90.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Bengali 1.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 109 52.4 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 75 36.1 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 8 3.8 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 16 7.7 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 208 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Owen. Of these 52.4% were employed full time, 36.1% were employed part-time and 7.7% 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
Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 22 11.2 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 26 13.3 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 26 13.3 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 39 19.9 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 75 38.3 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Owen, 11.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Managers 45 23.0 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 33 16.8 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 28 14.3 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 27 13.8 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 27 13.8 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 13 6.6 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 12 6.1 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Sales Workers 11 5.6 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Owen included Managers 23.0%, Labourers 16.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.6%, Professionals 6.1% and Sales Workers 5.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Other Grain Growing 15 10.1 3,586 0.5 19,053 0.2
Poultry Farming (Meat) 10 6.8 133 0.0 2,207 0.0
Primary Education 8 5.4 16,651 2.2 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 7 4.7 21,632 2.9 254,275 2.4
Pubs, Taverns and Bars 7 4.7 8,657 1.2 75,989 0.7

Of the employed people in Owen, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Grain Growing 10.1%, Poultry Farming (Meat) 6.8%, Primary Education 5.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.7% and Pubs, Taverns and Bars 4.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 524 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,312 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,101 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Owen was $524.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 122 64.2 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 21 11.1 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
Walked only 8 4.2 20,697 2.8 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 5 2.6 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Truck 3 1.6 4,513 0.6 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 134 67.0 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Owen, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.2%, Worked at home 11.1%, Walked only 4.2%, Car, as passenger 2.6% and Truck 1.6%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 294 71.5 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 128 31.2 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 50 12.2 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 137 33.3 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Owen, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.2% provided care for children and 12.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 33.3% 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
Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 61 15.0 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 112 27.6 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 62 15.3 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 54 13.3 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Owen, 27.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 59 44.7 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 54 40.9 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 19 14.4 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Owen, 40.9% were couple families with children, 44.7% were couple families without children and 14.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 14.3 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 85.7 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Owen, 14.3% of single parents were male and 85.7% 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
Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 12 10.2 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 10 8.5 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 25 21.2 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 19 16.1 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 8 6.8 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 26 22.0 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 6 5.1 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 12 10.2 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Owen, of couple families with children, 10.2% had both partners employed full-time, 8.5% had both employed part-time and 21.2% 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 Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 188 92.2 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 16 7.8 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Owen, 92.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 188 100.0 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 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 Owen, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 1.5 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 6 3.1 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 28 14.3 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 103 52.6 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 56 28.6 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 0 0.0 13,455 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Owen, of occupied private dwellings 3.1% had 1 bedroom, 14.3% had 2 bedrooms and 52.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 77 40.1 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 83 43.2 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 32 16.7 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Owen, 40.1% were owned outright, 43.2% were owned with a mortgage and 16.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 133 70.7 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 52 27.7 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3 1.6 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Owen, of all households, 70.7% were family households, 27.7% were single person households and 1.6% were group households.

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Household income Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 28.7 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.3 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Owen, 28.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.3% 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 Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 158 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.6 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.4 -- 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 Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 968 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.0 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.0 -- 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 Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 4 2.2 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 57 31.5 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 69 38.1 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 47 26.0 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 4 2.2 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Owen, 31.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 26.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 35 18.3 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 156 81.7 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 0 0.0 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Owen, 81.7% 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.
Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 3 50.0 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 3 50.0 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 34 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Owen, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 34 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
Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 0 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 0 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Owen, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Owen % Owen South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Owen, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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

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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.