Renmark West

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC41238
People 1,301
Male 52%
Female 48%
Median age 44
Families 351
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 538
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,298
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,083
Median weekly rent $164
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.3

(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
Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 675 52.0 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 623 48.0 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 3 0.2 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,301 people in Renmark West. Of these 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population.

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Age Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 72 5.6 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 68 5.3 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 89 6.9 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 81 6.3 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 64 5.0 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 57 4.4 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 63 4.9 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 81 6.3 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 81 6.3 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 118 9.2 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 113 8.8 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 106 8.3 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 90 7.0 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 103 8.0 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 38 3.0 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 30 2.3 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 20 1.6 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 10 0.8 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Renmark West was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 618 57.5 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 21 2.0 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 90 8.4 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 38 3.5 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 307 28.6 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Renmark West aged 15 years and over, 57.5% were married and 10.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 527 57.5 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 97 10.6 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 293 32.0 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Renmark West, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 11 3.1 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 93 26.0 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 23 6.4 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 75 20.9 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 0 0.0 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 21 5.9 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 13 3.6 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 4 1.1 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 118 33.0 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Renmark West 27.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.8% were in primary school, 19.8% in secondary school and 9.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 92 8.6 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 81 7.6 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 38 3.5 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 184 17.2 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 124 11.6 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 125 11.7 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 127 11.8 138,607 10.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.3 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 136 12.7 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 9 0.8 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 121 11.3 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Renmark West, 11.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 490 29.1 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
English 457 27.2 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
German 213 12.7 129,923 5.8 982,226 3.1
Scottish 104 6.2 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Greek 66 3.9 38,186 1.7 397,431 1.3

The most common ancestries in Renmark West were Australian 29.1%, English 27.2%, German 12.7%, Scottish 6.2% and Greek 3.9%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Renmark West (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,042 81.2 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Greece 18 1.4 8,682 0.5 93,743 0.4
India 14 1.1 27,594 1.6 455,389 1.9
England 13 1.0 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 12 0.9 12,937 0.8 518,466 2.2
Italy 9 0.7 18,544 1.1 174,042 0.7

In Renmark West, 81.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Greece 1.4%, India 1.1%, England 1.0%, New Zealand 0.9% and Italy 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 202 15.5 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 56 4.3 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 36 2.8 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 886 67.9 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Renmark West, 67.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 928 72.7 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
Greece 44 3.4 21,892 1.3 226,920 1.0
England 41 3.2 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
India 25 2.0 35,854 2.1 616,939 2.6
Italy 20 1.6 51,307 3.1 470,138 2.0

In Renmark West, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.7%, Greece 3.4%, England 3.2%, India 2.0% and Italy 1.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 942 73.3 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
England 39 3.0 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
Greece 36 2.8 19,793 1.2 206,674 0.9
India 24 1.9 35,249 2.1 605,777 2.6
Italy 17 1.3 43,864 2.6 395,775 1.7

In Renmark West, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.3%, England 3.0%, Greece 2.8%, India 1.9% and Italy 1.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 459 35.1 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 161 12.3 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 155 11.9 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6
Lutheran 125 9.6 51,705 3.1 174,019 0.7
Anglican 119 9.1 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3

The most common responses for religion in Renmark West were No Religion, so described 35.1%, Catholic 12.3%, Not stated 11.9%, Lutheran 9.6% and Anglican 9.1%. In Renmark West, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (54.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Greek 43 3.3 22,993 1.4 237,588 1.0
Punjabi 29 2.2 9,306 0.6 132,496 0.6
Turkish 19 1.5 697 0.0 58,355 0.2
Italian 11 0.8 29,106 1.7 271,597 1.2
Vietnamese 10 0.8 19,017 1.1 277,400 1.2
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English only spoken at home 1,060 81.5 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 52 10.7 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Renmark West 81.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 3.3%, Punjabi 2.2%, Turkish 1.5%, Italian 0.8% and Vietnamese 0.8%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 389 56.1 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 230 33.1 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 46 6.6 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 29 4.2 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 694 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Renmark West. Of these 56.1% were employed full time, 33.1% were employed part-time and 4.2% 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
Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 78 11.8 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 65 9.8 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 88 13.3 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 102 15.4 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 285 43.1 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Renmark West, 11.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Labourers 129 19.4 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 105 15.8 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 100 15.0 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 82 12.3 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 78 11.7 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 57 8.6 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 53 8.0 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 51 7.7 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Renmark West included Labourers 19.4%, Managers 15.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.0%, Professionals 12.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.7%, Sales Workers 8.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Grape Growing 34 5.8 2,697 0.4 6,278 0.1
Wine and Other Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing 34 5.8 5,746 0.8 14,651 0.1
Primary Education 25 4.3 16,651 2.2 231,198 2.2
Road Freight Transport 20 3.4 10,024 1.3 129,528 1.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 20 3.4 30,463 4.1 411,808 3.9

Of the employed people in Renmark West, the most common responses for industry of employment included Grape Growing 5.8%, Wine and Other Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing 5.8%, Primary Education 4.3%, Road Freight Transport 3.4% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 601 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,534 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,298 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Renmark West was $601.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 483 71.8 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 44 6.5 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 33 4.9 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Walked only 28 4.2 20,697 2.8 370,427 3.5
Other 7 1.0 5,165 0.7 73,512 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3 0.4 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 517 76.7 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Renmark West, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.8%, Worked at home 6.5%, Car, as passenger 4.9%, Walked only 4.2% and Other 1.0%. On the day, 0.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 781 73.5 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 296 27.8 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 131 12.3 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 276 25.7 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Renmark West, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.8% 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, 25.7% 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
Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 226 21.3 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 301 28.4 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 144 13.6 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 107 10.1 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Renmark West, 28.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 160 46.4 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 162 47.0 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 23 6.7 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 Renmark West, 47.0% were couple families with children, 46.4% were couple families without children and 6.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 31.8 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 68.2 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Renmark West, 31.8% of single parents were male and 68.2% 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
Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 75 22.9 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 14 4.3 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 78 23.9 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 42 12.8 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 22 6.7 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 48 14.7 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 24 7.3 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 24 7.3 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Renmark West, of couple families with children, 22.9% had both partners employed full-time, 4.3% had both employed part-time and 23.9% 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 Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 442 90.9 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 44 9.1 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Renmark West, 90.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 442 100.0 496,799 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 Renmark West, 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
Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 10 2.3 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 37 8.4 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 224 50.7 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 161 36.4 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 10 2.3 13,455 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Renmark West, of occupied private dwellings 2.3% had 1 bedroom, 8.4% had 2 bedrooms and 50.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 151 33.9 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 212 47.5 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 64 14.3 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 8 1.8 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 11 2.5 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Renmark West, 33.9% were owned outright, 47.5% were owned with a mortgage and 14.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 346 76.2 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 91 20.0 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 17 3.7 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Renmark West, of all households, 76.2% were family households, 20.0% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

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Household income Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 21.4 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 7.7 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Renmark West, 21.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.7% 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 Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 164 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 99.1 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.9 -- 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 Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,083 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.0 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.0 -- 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 Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 8 1.8 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 96 21.0 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 178 38.9 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 155 33.9 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 20 4.4 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Renmark West, 21.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 33.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 71 15.7 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 363 80.5 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 17 3.8 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Renmark West, 80.5% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

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.
Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 0 0.0 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 3 100.0 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Renmark West, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 24 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
Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,875 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Renmark West, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,875.

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
Renmark West % Renmark West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Renmark West, 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)

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.