Risdon Park South

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC41247
People 2,188
Male 50%
Female 50%
Median age 42
Families 607
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 977
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,149
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $165
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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
Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 1,096 50.0 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,098 50.0 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 72 3.3 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,188 people in Risdon Park South. Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.3% of the population.

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Age Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 42 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 123 5.6 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 142 6.5 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 138 6.3 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 153 7.0 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 135 6.2 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 106 4.8 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 125 5.7 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 107 4.9 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 150 6.9 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 172 7.9 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 138 6.3 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 148 6.8 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 137 6.3 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 134 6.1 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 135 6.2 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 80 3.7 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 24 1.1 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 39 1.8 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Risdon Park South was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.4% 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
Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 979 55.2 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 57 3.2 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 121 6.8 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 86 4.8 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 531 29.9 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Risdon Park South aged 15 years and over, 55.2% were married and 10.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 873 53.9 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 139 8.6 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 607 37.5 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Risdon Park South, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 25 4.2 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 87 14.7 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 103 17.5 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 22 3.7 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 47 8.0 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 82 13.9 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 24 4.1 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 39 6.6 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 28 4.7 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 8 1.4 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 125 21.2 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Risdon Park South 27.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.3% were in primary school, 25.8% in secondary school and 11.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 161 9.1 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 125 7.1 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 72 4.1 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 312 17.7 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 241 13.7 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 213 12.1 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 210 11.9 138,607 10.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 5 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 243 13.8 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 4 0.2 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 149 8.4 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Risdon Park South, 13.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 999 34.8 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
English 843 29.4 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
Italian 188 6.6 96,010 4.3 1,000,006 3.2
Irish 186 6.5 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6
German 157 5.5 129,923 5.8 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Risdon Park South were Australian 34.8%, English 29.4%, Italian 6.6%, Irish 6.5% and German 5.5%.

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

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Country of birth Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,915 87.6 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 38 1.7 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
South Africa 13 0.6 6,610 0.4 162,449 0.7
Italy 12 0.5 18,544 1.1 174,042 0.7
Romania 11 0.5 1,013 0.1 14,392 0.1
Scotland 10 0.5 11,991 0.7 119,417 0.5

In Risdon Park South, 87.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.7%, South Africa 0.6%, Italy 0.5%, Romania 0.5% and Scotland 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 263 12.0 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 95 4.3 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 65 3.0 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,650 75.2 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Risdon Park South, 75.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,721 79.9 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
Italy 80 3.7 51,307 3.1 470,138 2.0
England 77 3.6 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 21 1.0 25,390 1.5 276,038 1.2
Romania 19 0.9 1,743 0.1 24,293 0.1

In Risdon Park South, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 79.9%, Italy 3.7%, England 3.6%, Scotland 1.0% and Romania 0.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,755 80.6 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
England 82 3.8 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
Italy 59 2.7 43,864 2.6 395,775 1.7
Romania 19 0.9 1,671 0.1 22,861 0.1
Scotland 13 0.6 23,476 1.4 245,915 1.1

In Risdon Park South, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 80.6%, England 3.8%, Italy 2.7%, Romania 0.9% and Scotland 0.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Catholic 670 30.6 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 616 28.1 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Uniting Church 255 11.6 118,229 7.1 870,183 3.7
Anglican 170 7.8 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 144 6.6 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Risdon Park South were Catholic 30.6%, No Religion, so described 28.1%, Uniting Church 11.6%, Anglican 7.8% and Not stated 6.6%. In Risdon Park South, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Italian 27 1.2 29,106 1.7 271,597 1.2
Romanian 14 0.6 968 0.1 12,955 0.1
Afrikaans 10 0.5 2,362 0.1 43,741 0.2
Greek 10 0.5 22,993 1.4 237,588 1.0
Dutch 9 0.4 2,551 0.2 33,835 0.1
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English only spoken at home 1,969 89.9 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 54 6.2 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Risdon Park South 89.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.2%, Romanian 0.6%, Afrikaans 0.5%, Greek 0.5% and Dutch 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 563 53.8 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 347 33.1 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 51 4.9 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 86 8.2 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 1,047 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Risdon Park South. Of these 53.8% were employed full time, 33.1% were employed part-time and 8.2% 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
Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 112 11.8 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 118 12.4 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 120 12.6 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 166 17.5 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 389 40.9 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Risdon Park South, 11.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 153 15.8 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 150 15.5 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 136 14.0 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 130 13.4 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 121 12.5 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 101 10.4 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3
Managers 90 9.3 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 78 8.0 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5

The most common occupations in Risdon Park South included Technicians and Trades Workers 15.8%, Professionals 15.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.4%, Sales Workers 12.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.4%, Managers 9.3% and Labourers 8.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Copper, Silver, Lead and Zinc Smelting and Refining 111 12.3 763 0.1 1,538 0.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 43 4.7 30,463 4.1 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 41 4.5 21,632 2.9 254,275 2.4
Aged Care Residential Services 37 4.1 22,642 3.0 211,621 2.0
Takeaway Food Services 31 3.4 12,955 1.7 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Risdon Park South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Copper, Silver, Lead and Zinc Smelting and Refining 12.3%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.5%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.1% and Takeaway Food Services 3.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 558 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,527 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,149 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Risdon Park South was $558.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 720 75.3 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 53 5.5 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 27 2.8 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
Walked only 15 1.6 20,697 2.8 370,427 3.5
Bus 14 1.5 29,592 4.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 15 1.6 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 787 81.9 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Risdon Park South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 75.3%, Car, as passenger 5.5%, Worked at home 2.8%, Walked only 1.6% and Bus 1.5%. On the day, 1.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 81.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,246 70.4 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 515 28.9 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 198 11.1 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 451 25.3 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Risdon Park South, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.9% provided care for children and 11.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.3% 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
Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 320 18.0 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 443 24.9 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 277 15.6 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 212 11.9 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Risdon Park South, 24.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 265 43.7 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 258 42.6 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 80 13.2 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 Risdon Park South, 42.6% were couple families with children, 43.7% were couple families without children and 13.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 25.0 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 75.0 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Risdon Park South, 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% 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
Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 78 14.9 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 9 1.7 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 135 25.8 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 67 12.8 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 24 4.6 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 140 26.8 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 26 5.0 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 44 8.4 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Risdon Park South, of couple families with children, 14.9% had both partners employed full-time, 1.7% had both employed part-time and 25.8% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 844 89.1 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 103 10.9 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Risdon Park South, 89.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 681 80.7 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 148 17.5 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 3 0.4 42,003 6.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 9 1.1 3,016 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Risdon Park South, 80.7% were separate houses, 17.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.4% were flats or apartments and 1.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 7 0.8 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 4 0.5 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 34 4.0 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 528 62.9 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 255 30.4 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 12 1.4 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 2.5 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Risdon Park South, of occupied private dwellings 0.5% had 1 bedroom, 4.0% had 2 bedrooms and 62.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 295 35.2 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 297 35.4 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 232 27.7 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.4 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 12 1.4 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Risdon Park South, 35.2% were owned outright, 35.4% were owned with a mortgage and 27.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 606 71.6 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 227 26.8 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 13 1.5 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Risdon Park South, of all households, 71.6% were family households, 26.8% were single person households and 1.5% were group households.

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Household income Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 24.3 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 9.5 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Risdon Park South, 24.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.5% 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 Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 165 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.2 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.8 -- 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 Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.2 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.8 -- 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 Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 51 6.0 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 291 34.2 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 315 37.0 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 171 20.1 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 23 2.7 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Risdon Park South, 34.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 177 21.1 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 646 77.0 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 16 1.9 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Risdon Park South, 77.0% 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.
Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 32 45.7 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 38 54.3 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 17 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Risdon Park South, 45.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 54.3% were female. The median age was 17 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
Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.8 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 619 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Risdon Park South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.8 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $619.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Risdon Park South % Risdon Park South South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 160 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 875 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Risdon Park South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $160 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $875.

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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.