Sturt (SA)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC41388
People 2,531
Male 48.8%
Female 51.2%
Median age 38
Families 641
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 1,214
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,071
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent $280
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
Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 1,235 48.8 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,297 51.2 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 39 1.5 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,531 people in Sturt (SA). Of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

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Age Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 38 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 129 5.1 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 112 4.4 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 103 4.1 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 151 6.0 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 200 7.9 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 249 9.9 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 186 7.4 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 175 6.9 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 138 5.5 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 131 5.2 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 147 5.8 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 145 5.7 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 140 5.5 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 146 5.8 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 119 4.7 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 95 3.8 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 84 3.3 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 75 3.0 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Sturt (SA) was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 908 41.5 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 57 2.6 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 257 11.7 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 126 5.8 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 841 38.4 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Sturt (SA) aged 15 years and over, 41.5% were married and 14.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 816 40.8 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 147 7.3 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,038 51.9 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Sturt (SA), of people aged 15 years and over, 40.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 24 3.3 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 89 12.2 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 17 2.3 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 22 3.0 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 101 13.8 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 16 2.2 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 26 3.6 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 57 7.8 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 207 28.4 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 18 2.5 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 153 21.0 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Sturt (SA) 28.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.4% were in primary school, 19.3% in secondary school and 36.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 518 23.8 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 168 7.7 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 66 3.0 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 236 10.8 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 383 17.6 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 154 7.1 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 188 8.6 138,607 10.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.1 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 196 9.0 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 16 0.7 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 209 9.6 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Sturt (SA), 17.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 825 25.1 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 693 21.0 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 197 6.0 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 189 5.7 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6
Chinese 170 5.2 52,268 2.3 1,213,903 3.9

The most common ancestries in Sturt (SA) were English 25.1%, Australian 21.0%, Scottish 6.0%, Irish 5.7% and Chinese 5.2%.

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 Sturt (SA) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,565 62.6 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 111 4.4 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
India 107 4.3 27,594 1.6 455,389 1.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 94 3.8 24,610 1.5 509,555 2.2
Philippines 48 1.9 12,465 0.7 232,386 1.0
Iran 38 1.5 4,527 0.3 58,112 0.2

In Sturt (SA), 62.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.4%, India 4.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.8%, Philippines 1.9% and Iran 1.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 991 39.2 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 157 6.2 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 96 3.8 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,112 44.0 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Sturt (SA), 44.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 39.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,217 48.5 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
England 152 6.1 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
India 140 5.6 35,854 2.1 616,939 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 120 4.8 31,646 1.9 704,658 3.0
Philippines 56 2.2 13,782 0.8 270,177 1.2

In Sturt (SA), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 48.5%, England 6.1%, India 5.6%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.8% and Philippines 2.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,289 52.0 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
England 143 5.8 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
India 143 5.8 35,249 2.1 605,777 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 122 4.9 31,453 1.9 699,074 3.0
Philippines 54 2.2 16,929 1.0 325,049 1.4

In Sturt (SA), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 52.0%, England 5.8%, India 5.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.9% and Philippines 2.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 878 34.6 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 404 15.9 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 253 10.0 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 222 8.7 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3
Uniting Church 155 6.1 118,229 7.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Sturt (SA) were No Religion, so described 34.6%, Catholic 15.9%, Not stated 10.0%, Anglican 8.7% and Uniting Church 6.1%. In Sturt (SA), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (49.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Mandarin 109 4.3 28,780 1.7 596,711 2.5
Arabic 62 2.4 9,292 0.6 321,728 1.4
Persian (excluding Dari) 41 1.6 4,745 0.3 58,313 0.2
Italian 28 1.1 29,106 1.7 271,597 1.2
Cantonese 28 1.1 9,666 0.6 280,943 1.2
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English only spoken at home 1,712 67.4 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 262 23.5 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Sturt (SA) 67.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 4.3%, Arabic 2.4%, Persian (excluding Dari) 1.6%, Italian 1.1% and Cantonese 1.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 574 48.9 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 432 36.8 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 67 5.7 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 102 8.7 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 1,175 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sturt (SA). Of these 48.9% were employed full time, 36.8% were employed part-time and 8.7% 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
Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 156 14.4 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 126 11.6 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 156 14.4 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 246 22.7 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 328 30.2 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Sturt (SA), 14.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 30.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 248 23.0 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 158 14.6 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 150 13.9 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 129 11.9 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 123 11.4 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 109 10.1 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 107 9.9 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 38 3.5 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Sturt (SA) included Professionals 23.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.9%, Labourers 11.4%, Managers 10.1%, Sales Workers 9.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 62 6.4 30,463 4.1 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 62 6.4 22,642 3.0 211,621 2.0
Takeaway Food Services 33 3.4 12,955 1.7 189,447 1.8
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 32 3.3 21,632 2.9 254,275 2.4
Higher Education 29 3.0 11,187 1.5 155,985 1.5

Of the employed people in Sturt (SA), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.4%, Aged Care Residential Services 6.4%, Takeaway Food Services 3.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.3% and Higher Education 3.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 534 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,375 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,071 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Sturt (SA) was $534.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 659 62.3 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 58 5.5 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Bus 53 5.0 29,592 4.0 323,201 3.0
Train 43 4.1 9,046 1.2 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 33 3.1 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 130 12.1 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 744 69.7 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Sturt (SA), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.3%, Car, as passenger 5.5%, Bus 5.0%, Train 4.1% and Worked at home 3.1%. On the day, 12.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,490 67.9 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 469 21.4 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 256 11.7 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 405 18.5 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Sturt (SA), of people aged 15 years and over, 67.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.4% provided care for children and 11.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.5% 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
Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 496 22.6 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 595 27.1 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 233 10.6 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 169 7.7 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Sturt (SA), 27.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 261 40.7 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 228 35.6 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 131 20.4 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 21 3.3 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Sturt (SA), 35.6% were couple families with children, 40.7% were couple families without children and 20.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.1 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.9 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Sturt (SA), 16.1% of single parents were male and 83.9% 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
Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 73 14.5 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 27 5.4 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 102 20.2 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 53 10.5 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 39 7.7 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 160 31.7 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 27 5.4 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 23 4.6 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Sturt (SA), of couple families with children, 14.5% had both partners employed full-time, 5.4% had both employed part-time and 20.2% 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 Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,065 91.7 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 96 8.3 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Sturt (SA), 91.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 662 62.2 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 397 37.3 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 Sturt (SA), 62.2% were separate houses, 37.3% 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
Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 65 6.1 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 161 15.2 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 683 64.4 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 121 11.4 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 30 2.8 13,455 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Sturt (SA), of occupied private dwellings 6.1% had 1 bedroom, 15.2% had 2 bedrooms and 64.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 306 28.9 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 281 26.5 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 430 40.6 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 9 0.8 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 34 3.2 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Sturt (SA), 28.9% were owned outright, 26.5% were owned with a mortgage and 40.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 635 60.0 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 348 32.9 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 75 7.1 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Sturt (SA), of all households, 60.0% were family households, 32.9% were single person households and 7.1% were group households.

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Household income Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 26.9 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.2 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Sturt (SA), 26.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.2% 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 Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 280 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 84.9 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 15.1 -- 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 Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 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 Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 126 11.8 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 457 43.0 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 318 29.9 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 120 11.3 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 43 4.0 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Sturt (SA), 43.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 216 20.4 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 810 76.3 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 35 3.3 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Sturt (SA), 76.3% 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.
Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 22 59.5 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 15 40.5 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Sturt (SA), 59.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 40.5% were female. The median age was 24 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
Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,374 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Sturt (SA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,374.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Sturt (SA) % Sturt (SA) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Sturt (SA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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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.