Port Elliot

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC41180
People 2,102
Male 48.5%
Female 51.5%
Median age 60
Families 601
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.4
All private dwellings 1,551
Average people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $869
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,200
Median weekly rent $250
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
Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 1,017 48.5 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,081 51.5 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 24 1.1 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,102 people in Port Elliot. Of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

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Age Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 60 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 63 3.0 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 102 4.8 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 92 4.4 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 73 3.5 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 57 2.7 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 71 3.4 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 68 3.2 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 69 3.3 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 103 4.9 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 84 4.0 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 121 5.7 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 148 7.0 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 173 8.2 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 205 9.7 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 230 10.9 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 199 9.4 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 121 5.7 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 130 6.2 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Port Elliot was 60 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 42.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 1,085 58.8 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 55 3.0 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 169 9.2 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 178 9.6 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 358 19.4 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Port Elliot aged 15 years and over, 58.8% were married and 12.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 887 57.9 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 144 9.4 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 502 32.7 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Port Elliot, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 22 5.1 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 86 20.0 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 49 11.4 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 38 8.8 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 33 7.7 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 26 6.0 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 32 7.4 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 5 1.2 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 140 32.5 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Port Elliot 20.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.1% were in primary school, 16.4% in secondary school and 13.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 266 14.5 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 164 8.9 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 47 2.6 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 238 13.0 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 222 12.1 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 187 10.2 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 220 12.0 138,607 10.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.2 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 137 7.5 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.2 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 274 14.9 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Port Elliot, 12.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 1,076 38.2 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 764 27.1 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 205 7.3 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 201 7.1 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6
German 197 7.0 129,923 5.8 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Port Elliot were English 38.2%, Australian 27.1%, Scottish 7.3%, Irish 7.1% and German 7.0%.

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 Port Elliot (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,543 73.9 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 262 12.5 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
Scotland 22 1.1 11,991 0.7 119,417 0.5
New Zealand 17 0.8 12,937 0.8 518,466 2.2
Germany 17 0.8 10,119 0.6 102,595 0.4
Netherlands 14 0.7 6,602 0.4 70,172 0.3

In Port Elliot, 73.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 12.5%, Scotland 1.1%, New Zealand 0.8%, Germany 0.8% and Netherlands 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 484 23.1 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 128 6.1 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 101 4.8 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,227 58.5 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Port Elliot, 58.5% 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 Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,338 64.5 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
England 338 16.3 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 43 2.1 25,390 1.5 276,038 1.2
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 28 1.4 17,790 1.1 177,536 0.8
Netherlands 27 1.3 15,010 0.9 175,354 0.7

In Port Elliot, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 64.5%, England 16.3%, Scotland 2.1%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.4% and Netherlands 1.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,360 65.1 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
England 333 15.9 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 31 1.5 23,476 1.4 245,915 1.1
Germany 27 1.3 17,624 1.1 169,618 0.7
Netherlands 27 1.3 13,519 0.8 152,088 0.6

In Port Elliot, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 65.1%, England 15.9%, Scotland 1.5%, Germany 1.3% and Netherlands 1.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 787 37.5 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 346 16.5 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3
Uniting Church 254 12.1 118,229 7.1 870,183 3.7
Not stated 196 9.4 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 191 9.1 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6

The most common responses for religion in Port Elliot were No Religion, so described 37.5%, Anglican 16.5%, Uniting Church 12.1%, Not stated 9.4% and Catholic 9.1%. In Port Elliot, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
German 10 0.5 6,453 0.4 79,353 0.3
Italian 6 0.3 29,106 1.7 271,597 1.2
Greek 4 0.2 22,993 1.4 237,588 1.0
Welsh 3 0.1 147 0.0 1,688 0.0
French 3 0.1 2,720 0.2 70,873 0.3
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English only spoken at home 1,928 92.2 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 33 3.5 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Port Elliot 92.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.5%, Italian 0.3%, Greek 0.2%, Welsh 0.1% and French 0.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 261 37.7 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 345 49.8 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 46 6.6 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 41 5.9 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 693 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Port Elliot. Of these 37.7% were employed full time, 49.8% were employed part-time and 5.9% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 131 19.9 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 94 14.3 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 118 18.0 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 84 12.8 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 180 27.4 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Port Elliot, 19.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 27.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 120 18.3 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 105 16.1 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 93 14.2 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 82 12.5 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 78 11.9 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 77 11.8 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 61 9.3 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 27 4.1 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Port Elliot included Professionals 18.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.2%, Sales Workers 12.5%, Labourers 11.9%, Managers 11.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aged Care Residential Services 33 5.9 22,642 3.0 211,621 2.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 24 4.3 30,463 4.1 411,808 3.9
Local Government Administration 21 3.8 8,932 1.2 142,724 1.3
Landscape Construction Services 19 3.4 2,955 0.4 39,602 0.4
Primary Education 19 3.4 16,651 2.2 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Port Elliot, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 5.9%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.3%, Local Government Administration 3.8%, Landscape Construction Services 3.4% and Primary Education 3.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 495 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,036 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 869 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Port Elliot was $495.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 427 64.8 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 41 6.2 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
Walked only 38 5.8 20,697 2.8 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 27 4.1 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Truck 10 1.5 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 454 68.9 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Port Elliot, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.8%, Worked at home 6.2%, Walked only 5.8%, Car, as passenger 4.1% and Truck 1.5%. 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 68.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,330 71.9 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 365 19.8 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 231 12.5 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 547 29.6 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Port Elliot, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.8% provided care for children and 12.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.6% 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
Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 297 16.0 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 515 27.8 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 309 16.7 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 211 11.4 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Port Elliot, 27.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 381 63.5 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 147 24.5 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 69 11.5 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 3 0.5 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Port Elliot, 24.5% were couple families with children, 63.5% were couple families without children and 11.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 23.3 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 76.7 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Port Elliot, 23.3% of single parents were male and 76.7% 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
Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 29 5.4 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 34 6.3 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 74 13.8 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 23 4.3 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 47 8.8 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 268 49.9 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 32 6.0 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 30 5.6 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Port Elliot, of couple families with children, 5.4% had both partners employed full-time, 6.3% had both employed part-time and 13.8% 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 Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 879 59.0 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 610 41.0 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Port Elliot, 59.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 41.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 804 91.5 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 28 3.2 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 37 4.2 42,003 6.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 7 0.8 3,016 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Port Elliot, 91.5% were separate houses, 3.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.2% were flats or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 19 2.2 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 164 18.8 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 493 56.5 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 177 20.3 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 19 2.2 13,455 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.1 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Port Elliot, of occupied private dwellings 2.2% had 1 bedroom, 18.8% had 2 bedrooms and 56.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 389 44.2 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 206 23.4 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 191 21.7 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 70 7.9 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 25 2.8 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Port Elliot, 44.2% were owned outright, 23.4% were owned with a mortgage and 21.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 595 67.8 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 275 31.3 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 8 0.9 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Port Elliot, of all households, 67.8% were family households, 31.3% were single person households and 0.9% were group households.

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Household income Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 28.9 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 3.4 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Port Elliot, 28.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.4% 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 Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 250 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.2 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.8 -- 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 Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,200 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.0 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.0 -- 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 Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 43 4.9 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 403 45.5 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 300 33.9 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 104 11.8 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 35 4.0 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Port Elliot, 45.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 142 16.1 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 717 81.2 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 24 2.7 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Port Elliot, 81.2% 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.
Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 17 63.0 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 10 37.0 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 26 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Port Elliot, 63.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 37.0% were female. The median age was 26 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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Port Elliot % Port Elliot 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 1,187 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Port Elliot, 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 $1,187.

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
Port Elliot % Port Elliot South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 325 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 700 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Port Elliot, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $325 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $700.

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

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.