Solomontown

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC41338
People 1,107
Male 49.7%
Female 50.3%
Median age 44
Families 258
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 598
Average people per household 2
Median weekly household income $768
Median monthly mortgage repayments $823
Median weekly rent $180
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4

(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
Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 549 49.7 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 556 50.3 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 44 4.0 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,107 people in Solomontown. Of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.0% of the population.

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Age Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 55 4.9 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 47 4.2 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 62 5.6 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 75 6.7 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 68 6.1 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 73 6.6 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 53 4.8 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 49 4.4 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 85 7.6 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 81 7.3 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 92 8.3 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 68 6.1 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 67 6.0 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 65 5.8 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 55 4.9 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 57 5.1 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 43 3.9 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 19 1.7 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Solomontown was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 343 36.6 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 39 4.2 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 97 10.3 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 80 8.5 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 379 40.4 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Solomontown aged 15 years and over, 36.6% were married and 14.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 279 36.0 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 110 14.2 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 385 49.7 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Solomontown, of people aged 15 years and over, 36.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 18 6.1 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 57 19.2 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 6 2.0 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 10 3.4 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 37 12.5 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 6 2.0 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 5 1.7 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 24 8.1 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 9 3.0 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 6 2.0 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 119 40.1 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Solomontown 26.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.7% were in primary school, 16.5% 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
Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 40 4.2 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 28 3.0 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 20 2.1 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 148 15.7 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 124 13.1 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 121 12.8 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 142 15.1 138,607 10.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 1,077 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 174 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 156 16.5 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 6 0.6 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 146 15.5 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Solomontown, 13.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 467 31.7 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
English 445 30.2 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
German 93 6.3 129,923 5.8 982,226 3.1
Scottish 87 5.9 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 87 5.9 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Solomontown were Australian 31.7%, English 30.2%, German 6.3%, Scottish 5.9% and Irish 5.9%.

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

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Country of birth Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 893 82.0 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 25 2.3 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
Italy 18 1.7 18,544 1.1 174,042 0.7
Philippines 12 1.1 12,465 0.7 232,386 1.0
New Zealand 10 0.9 12,937 0.8 518,466 2.2
Romania 5 0.5 1,013 0.1 14,392 0.1

In Solomontown, 82.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.3%, Italy 1.7%, Philippines 1.1%, New Zealand 0.9% and Romania 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 146 13.2 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 45 4.1 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 28 2.5 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 767 69.6 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Solomontown, 69.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 800 73.6 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
Italy 44 4.0 51,307 3.1 470,138 2.0
England 41 3.8 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 17 1.6 16,942 1.0 617,331 2.6
Germany 13 1.2 17,505 1.0 170,571 0.7

In Solomontown, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 73.6%, Italy 4.0%, England 3.8%, New Zealand 1.6% and Germany 1.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 825 75.9 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
England 52 4.8 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
Italy 38 3.5 43,864 2.6 395,775 1.7
Philippines 16 1.5 16,929 1.0 325,049 1.4
Romania 10 0.9 1,671 0.1 22,861 0.1

In Solomontown, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.9%, England 4.8%, Italy 3.5%, Philippines 1.5% and Romania 0.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 414 37.5 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 249 22.6 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 116 10.5 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 100 9.1 118,229 7.1 870,183 3.7
Anglican 83 7.5 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3

The most common responses for religion in Solomontown were No Religion, so described 37.5%, Catholic 22.6%, Not stated 10.5%, Uniting Church 9.1% and Anglican 7.5%. In Solomontown, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (57.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Italian 23 2.1 29,106 1.7 271,597 1.2
Tagalog 12 1.1 5,486 0.3 111,273 0.5
Romanian 10 0.9 968 0.1 12,955 0.1
Filipino 7 0.6 3,861 0.2 71,220 0.3
Thai 4 0.4 1,955 0.1 55,444 0.2
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English only spoken at home 946 85.3 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 28 5.4 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Solomontown 85.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 2.1%, Tagalog 1.1%, Romanian 0.9%, Filipino 0.6% and Thai 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 197 44.2 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 153 34.3 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 19 4.3 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 77 17.3 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 446 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Solomontown. Of these 44.2% were employed full time, 34.3% were employed part-time and 17.3% 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
Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 56 15.6 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 45 12.5 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 51 14.2 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 51 14.2 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 142 39.4 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Solomontown, 15.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Labourers 66 18.2 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 58 16.0 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 57 15.7 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 48 13.3 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 36 9.9 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 35 9.7 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4
Professionals 32 8.8 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 19 5.2 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Solomontown included Labourers 18.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 16.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.9%, Sales Workers 9.7%, Professionals 8.8% and Managers 5.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Copper, Silver, Lead and Zinc Smelting and Refining 36 11.3 763 0.1 1,538 0.0
Aged Care Residential Services 17 5.3 22,642 3.0 211,621 2.0
Other Social Assistance Services 16 5.0 13,552 1.8 158,230 1.5
Accommodation 14 4.4 7,544 1.0 113,377 1.1
Primary Education 12 3.8 16,651 2.2 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Solomontown, the most common responses for industry of employment included Copper, Silver, Lead and Zinc Smelting and Refining 11.3%, Aged Care Residential Services 5.3%, Other Social Assistance Services 5.0%, Accommodation 4.4% and Primary Education 3.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 466 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 995 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 768 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Solomontown was $466.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 234 64.5 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 26 7.2 20,697 2.8 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 23 6.3 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Bus 21 5.8 29,592 4.0 323,201 3.0
Worked at home 8 2.2 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 23 6.4 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 261 72.3 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Solomontown, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.5%, Walked only 7.2%, Car, as passenger 6.3%, Bus 5.8% and Worked at home 2.2%. On the day, 6.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 501 52.8 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 202 21.5 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 121 12.8 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 164 17.3 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Solomontown, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.5% provided care for children and 12.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.3% 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
Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 112 11.9 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 200 21.2 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 81 8.6 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 104 11.0 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Solomontown, 21.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 116 44.4 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 81 31.0 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 56 21.5 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 8 3.1 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Solomontown, 31.0% were couple families with children, 44.4% were couple families without children and 21.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.4 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.6 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Solomontown, 18.4% of single parents were male and 81.6% 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
Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 11 5.8 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 15 7.9 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 29 15.3 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 20 10.6 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 21 11.1 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 75 39.7 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 3 1.6 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 15 7.9 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Solomontown, of couple families with children, 5.8% had both partners employed full-time, 7.9% had both employed part-time and 15.3% 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 Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 451 84.8 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 81 15.2 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Solomontown, 84.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 414 91.8 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 16 3.5 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 9 2.0 42,003 6.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 12 2.7 3,016 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Solomontown, 91.8% were separate houses, 3.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.0% were flats or apartments and 2.7% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 8 1.7 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 21 4.5 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 104 22.3 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 251 53.7 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 64 13.7 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 19 4.1 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 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Solomontown, of occupied private dwellings 4.5% had 1 bedroom, 22.3% had 2 bedrooms and 53.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 145 32.5 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 130 29.1 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 154 34.5 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.7 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 14 3.1 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Solomontown, 32.5% were owned outright, 29.1% were owned with a mortgage and 34.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 256 57.4 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 181 40.6 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 9 2.0 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Solomontown, of all households, 57.4% were family households, 40.6% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

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Household income Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 39.5 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 2.0 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Solomontown, 39.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 2.0% 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 Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 180 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.9 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.1 -- 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 Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 823 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.3 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.7 -- 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 Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 61 13.3 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 203 44.4 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 123 26.9 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 47 10.3 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 23 5.0 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Solomontown, 44.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 26.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 162 35.8 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 275 60.8 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 15 3.3 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Solomontown, 60.8% 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.
Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 23 50.0 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 23 50.0 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 17 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Solomontown, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% 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
Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,125 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Solomontown, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

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
Solomontown % Solomontown South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 220 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,179 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Solomontown, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,179.

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.