Sefton Park

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC41313
People 1,210
Male 49.2%
Female 50.8%
Median age 39
Families 328
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 548
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,357
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,696
Median weekly rent $284
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

(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
Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 597 49.2 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 616 50.8 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 11 0.9 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,210 people in Sefton Park. Of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

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Age Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 39 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 70 5.8 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 79 6.5 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 82 6.8 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 63 5.2 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 67 5.5 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 77 6.3 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 78 6.4 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 99 8.2 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 108 8.9 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 72 5.9 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 73 6.0 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 88 7.2 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 68 5.6 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 65 5.4 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 30 2.5 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 26 2.1 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 29 2.4 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 40 3.3 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Sefton Park was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.0% 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
Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 519 52.9 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 21 2.1 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 79 8.0 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 54 5.5 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 309 31.5 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Sefton Park aged 15 years and over, 52.9% were married and 10.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 476 51.8 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 72 7.8 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 371 40.4 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Sefton Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 21 5.8 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 70 19.4 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 44 12.2 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 11 3.0 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 17 4.7 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 39 10.8 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 14 3.9 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 14 3.9 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 82 22.7 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 7 1.9 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 42 11.6 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Sefton Park 29.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.8% were in primary school, 19.6% in secondary school and 26.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 300 30.5 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 87 8.8 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 29 2.9 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 83 8.4 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 166 16.9 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 81 8.2 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 74 7.5 138,607 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 83 8.4 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 15 1.5 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 41 4.2 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Sefton Park, 16.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 365 22.9 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 320 20.1 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
Italian 150 9.4 96,010 4.3 1,000,006 3.2
Irish 107 6.7 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6
Indian 104 6.5 33,069 1.5 619,164 2.0

The most common ancestries in Sefton Park were English 22.9%, Australian 20.1%, Italian 9.4%, Irish 6.7% and Indian 6.5%.

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

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Country of birth Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 823 69.3 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 92 7.8 27,594 1.6 455,389 1.9
England 33 2.8 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
Italy 28 2.4 18,544 1.1 174,042 0.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 22 1.9 24,610 1.5 509,555 2.2
Greece 21 1.8 8,682 0.5 93,743 0.4

In Sefton Park, 69.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 7.8%, England 2.8%, Italy 2.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.9% and Greece 1.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 520 42.8 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 78 6.4 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 58 4.8 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 526 43.3 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Sefton Park, 43.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 42.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 580 49.2 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
India 109 9.3 35,854 2.1 616,939 2.6
Italy 82 7.0 51,307 3.1 470,138 2.0
England 68 5.8 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
Vietnam 37 3.1 21,273 1.3 320,208 1.4

In Sefton Park, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 49.2%, India 9.3%, Italy 7.0%, England 5.8% and Vietnam 3.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 602 49.8 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
India 115 9.5 35,249 2.1 605,777 2.6
Italy 77 6.4 43,864 2.6 395,775 1.7
England 74 6.1 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
Vietnam 40 3.3 21,897 1.3 335,060 1.4

In Sefton Park, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 49.8%, India 9.5%, Italy 6.4%, England 6.1% and Vietnam 3.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 349 28.7 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 299 24.5 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 106 8.7 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 80 6.6 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6
Hinduism 71 5.8 22,922 1.4 440,300 1.9

The most common responses for religion in Sefton Park were No Religion, so described 28.7%, Catholic 24.5%, Anglican 8.7%, Not stated 6.6% and Hinduism 5.8%. In Sefton Park, 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) Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Italian 53 4.4 29,106 1.7 271,597 1.2
Greek 39 3.3 22,993 1.4 237,588 1.0
Punjabi 38 3.2 9,306 0.6 132,496 0.6
Gujarati 37 3.1 4,345 0.3 52,888 0.2
Arabic 32 2.7 9,292 0.6 321,728 1.4
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English only spoken at home 805 67.2 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 151 30.8 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Sefton Park 67.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 4.4%, Greek 3.3%, Punjabi 3.2%, Gujarati 3.1% and Arabic 2.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 351 55.1 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 215 33.8 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 23 3.6 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 48 7.5 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 637 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sefton Park. Of these 55.1% were employed full time, 33.8% were employed part-time and 7.5% 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
Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 65 11.1 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 65 11.1 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 88 15.0 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 131 22.3 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 221 37.6 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Sefton Park, 11.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 162 27.4 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 80 13.5 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 75 12.7 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 65 11.0 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 62 10.5 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 59 10.0 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 48 8.1 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 29 4.9 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Sefton Park included Professionals 27.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.5%, Managers 12.7%, Sales Workers 11.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.0%, Labourers 8.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 39 8.0 30,463 4.1 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 26 5.4 21,632 2.9 254,275 2.4
State Government Administration 19 3.9 15,118 2.0 158,980 1.5
Aged Care Residential Services 19 3.9 22,642 3.0 211,621 2.0
Primary Education 18 3.7 16,651 2.2 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Sefton Park, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.4%, State Government Administration 3.9%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.9% and Primary Education 3.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 677 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,766 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,357 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Sefton Park was $677.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 385 66.3 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Bus 61 10.5 29,592 4.0 323,201 3.0
Car, as passenger 26 4.5 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Walked only 21 3.6 20,697 2.8 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 15 2.6 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 66 11.2 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 418 70.0 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Sefton Park, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.3%, Bus 10.5%, Car, as passenger 4.5%, Walked only 3.6% and Worked at home 2.6%. On the day, 11.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 731 74.3 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 304 30.9 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 170 17.3 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 205 20.8 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Sefton Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.9% provided care for children and 17.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.8% 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
Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 236 24.0 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 287 29.2 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 124 12.6 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 83 8.4 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Sefton Park, 29.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 114 34.5 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 166 50.3 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 44 13.3 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 6 1.8 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Sefton Park, 50.3% were couple families with children, 34.5% were couple families without children and 13.3% were one parent families.

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

In Sefton Park, 19.4% of single parents were male and 80.6% 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
Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 61 22.0 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 19 6.9 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 63 22.7 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 38 13.7 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 16 5.8 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 58 20.9 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 7 2.5 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 15 5.4 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Sefton Park, of couple families with children, 22.0% had both partners employed full-time, 6.9% had both employed part-time and 22.7% 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 Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 485 89.8 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 55 10.2 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Sefton Park, 89.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 369 76.1 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 68 14.0 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 48 9.9 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 Sefton Park, 76.1% were separate houses, 14.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.9% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 21 4.4 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 140 29.2 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 226 47.2 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 83 17.3 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 9 1.9 13,455 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Sefton Park, of occupied private dwellings 4.4% had 1 bedroom, 29.2% had 2 bedrooms and 47.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 159 33.1 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 178 37.0 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 135 28.1 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.6 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 6 1.2 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Sefton Park, 33.1% were owned outright, 37.0% were owned with a mortgage and 28.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 323 67.4 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 135 28.2 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 21 4.4 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Sefton Park, of all households, 67.4% were family households, 28.2% were single person households and 4.4% were group households.

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Household income Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 20.7 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 13.4 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Sefton Park, 20.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.4% 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 Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 284 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.1 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.9 -- 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 Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,696 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.6 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.4 -- 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 Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 61 12.9 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 170 36.0 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 174 36.9 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 57 12.1 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 10 2.1 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Sefton Park, 36.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 86 17.8 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 386 80.1 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 10 2.1 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Sefton Park, 80.1% 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.
Sefton Park % Sefton Park 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 29 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Sefton Park, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 29 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
Sefton Park % Sefton Park 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 Sefton Park, 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
Sefton Park % Sefton Park South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Sefton Park, 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.