Adelaide

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Significant Urban Areas
Area code 4001
People 1,368,209
Male 49.0%
Female 51.0%
Median age 39
Families 369,538
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 586,385
Average number of people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,543
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,560
Median weekly rent (b) $320
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 670,670 49.0 878,592 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 697,543 51.0 902,924 50.7 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 23,587 1.7 42,562 2.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 1,300,051 95.0 1,669,314 93.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 44,565 3.3 69,646 3.9 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
All people 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 39 N/A 41 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 73,854 5.4 94,232 5.3 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 80,366 5.9 103,750 5.8 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 80,096 5.9 105,159 5.9 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 77,073 5.6 99,152 5.6 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 90,022 6.6 109,174 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 96,094 7.0 117,195 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 96,002 7.0 118,095 6.6 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 96,425 7.0 118,993 6.7 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 86,136 6.3 107,667 6.0 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 85,339 6.2 109,716 6.2 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 86,759 6.3 114,921 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 84,194 6.2 114,300 6.4 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 80,884 5.9 112,846 6.3 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 72,044 5.3 102,304 5.7 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 66,321 4.8 94,040 5.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 47,390 3.5 66,986 3.8 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 33,207 2.4 45,666 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 36,015 2.6 47,325 2.7 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 516,612 45.6 682,265 46.1 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 34,963 3.1 47,368 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 106,079 9.4 140,501 9.5 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 62,143 5.5 84,682 5.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 414,107 36.5 523,561 35.4 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 476,503 45.6 620,445 46.2 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 113,349 10.9 150,356 11.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 454,737 43.5 571,276 42.6 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 22,273 5.7 27,838 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 75,545 19.3 99,929 20.0 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 21,893 5.6 26,550 5.3 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 18,301 4.7 23,115 4.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 115,908 29.6 149,797 30.0 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 40,654 10.4 56,643 11.4 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 19,696 5.0 22,369 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 19,904 5.1 23,634 4.7 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 80,341 20.5 102,747 20.6 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 31,145 8.0 37,885 7.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 76,626 19.6 83,262 16.7 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 107,899 27.6 121,296 24.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 12,154 3.1 14,269 2.9 242,821 3.2
Not stated 52,656 13.5 82,819 16.6 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 294,888 26.0 335,213 22.7 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 102,175 9.0 127,698 8.6 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 40,144 3.5 52,930 3.6 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 147,547 13.0 206,490 14.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 179,767 15.9 224,573 15.2 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 89,665 7.9 128,350 8.7 958,803 4.6
Year 10 94,960 8.4 139,299 9.4 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 691 0.1 1,021 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 152 0.0 194 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 77,512 6.8 111,696 7.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 26,579 2.3 34,612 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 11,600 1.0 12,943 0.9 175,844 0.8
Not stated 68,120 6.0 103,153 7.0 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 502,051 36.7 676,550 38.0 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 411,656 30.1 578,825 32.5 7,596,753 29.9
Scottish 111,288 8.1 149,449 8.4 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 104,194 7.6 136,035 7.6 2,410,833 9.5
Italian 94,317 6.9 103,914 5.8 1,108,364 4.4

Note 1: 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 937,977 68.6 1,273,353 71.5 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 76,893 5.6 95,248 5.3 927,490 3.6
India 42,913 3.1 44,881 2.5 673,352 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 24,879 1.8 25,709 1.4 549,618 2.2
Vietnam 16,559 1.2 17,033 1.0 257,997 1.0
Italy 15,603 1.1 16,653 0.9 163,326 0.6

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 514,545 37.6 578,217 32.5 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 97,700 7.1 118,741 6.7 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 71,497 5.2 87,906 4.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 628,177 45.9 909,147 51.0 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 56,291 4.1 87,514 4.9 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 701,625 51.3 1,000,272 56.1 12,959,282 51.0
England 129,856 9.5 160,151 9.0 1,626,778 6.4
India 56,119 4.1 58,825 3.3 935,066 3.7
Italy 47,194 3.4 50,942 2.9 477,065 1.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 33,372 2.4 34,387 1.9 784,594 3.1

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 728,587 53.3 1,032,002 57.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 123,888 9.1 153,607 8.6 1,488,479 5.9
India 55,213 4.0 57,839 3.2 917,541 3.6
Italy 39,825 2.9 42,610 2.4 391,399 1.5
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 33,747 2.5 34,807 2.0 787,673 3.1

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 608,630 44.5 806,165 45.3 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 228,013 16.7 275,849 15.5 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 95,714 7.0 127,970 7.2 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 70,362 5.1 107,189 6.0 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 53,434 3.9 84,797 4.8 673,260 2.6

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Adelaide, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (47.5%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Mandarin 31,022 2.3 32,133 1.8 685,274 2.7
Italian 22,567 1.6 23,828 1.3 228,042 0.9
Vietnamese 21,355 1.6 21,855 1.2 320,758 1.3
Greek 20,483 1.5 21,882 1.2 229,643 0.9
Punjabi 18,745 1.4 20,004 1.1 239,033 0.9
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 1,020,234 74.6 1,382,951 77.6 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 121,216 22.9 131,157 19.0 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 699,519 61.7 887,193 60.0 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 390,836 34.5 524,448 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 43,535 3.8 66,736 4.5 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 379,737 54.3 480,100 54.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 245,110 35.0 310,668 35.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 35,993 5.1 48,643 5.5 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 38,674 5.5 47,778 5.4 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 27,469 4.2 36,281 4.3 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 99,283 15.0 126,576 15.1 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 86,458 13.1 109,027 13.0 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 59,368 9.0 75,063 8.9 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 157,698 23.9 189,501 22.6 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 118,779 18.0 149,477 17.8 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 103,265 15.6 141,126 16.8 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 156,330 23.7 180,460 21.5 2,886,921 24.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 87,211 13.2 109,523 13.0 1,382,205 11.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 87,022 13.2 104,955 12.5 1,525,311 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 84,856 12.8 110,462 13.2 1,554,313 12.9
Managers 79,638 12.1 109,406 13.0 1,645,769 13.7
Labourers 61,748 9.3 88,086 10.5 1,086,120 9.0
Sales Workers 56,241 8.5 71,002 8.5 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 36,453 5.5 50,680 6.0 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 35,007 5.3 42,242 5.0 545,158 4.5
Aged Care Residential Services 20,941 3.2 25,719 3.1 258,274 2.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 19,398 2.9 24,877 3.0 299,810 2.5
Other Social Assistance Services 16,998 2.6 21,245 2.5 278,221 2.3
Cafes and Restaurants 15,329 2.3 18,162 2.2 268,005 2.2

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $761 N/A $734 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,985 N/A $1,889 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,543 N/A $1,455 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 418,373 63.3 536,515 63.9 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 28,141 4.3 36,225 4.3 466,904 3.9
Bus 25,118 3.8 26,322 3.1 175,085 1.5
Walked only 12,662 1.9 20,575 2.5 306,045 2.5
Bicycle 6,613 1.0 7,318 0.9 79,089 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 71,398 10.8 90,496 10.8 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 64,193 9.7 80,513 9.6 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 42,568 6.4 44,454 5.3 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 456,897 69.1 584,680 69.7 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 799,488 70.5 1,039,235 70.3 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 307,464 27.1 391,531 26.5 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 148,185 13.1 193,639 13.1 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 175,090 15.4 250,655 17.0 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 238,636 21.0 300,732 20.3 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 327,926 28.9 421,381 28.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 141,902 12.5 190,089 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 91,036 8.0 127,032 8.6 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 129,866 9.5 179,605 10.1 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 119,687 8.7 159,294 8.9 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 42,056 3.1 57,008 3.2 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 13,317 1.0 17,330 1.0 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 74,411 5.4 101,606 5.7 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 59,960 4.4 82,321 4.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 11,913 0.9 16,153 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 25,242 1.8 36,054 2.0 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 134,282 9.8 175,203 9.8 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 13,859 1.0 18,763 1.1 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 122,318 8.9 156,640 8.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 812,008 59.3 1,032,317 57.9 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 84,659 6.2 123,383 6.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 870,850 63.6 1,106,075 62.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 273,841 20.0 362,328 20.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 90,321 6.6 122,395 6.9 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 48,547 3.5 67,338 3.8 772,142 3.0
Not stated 84,659 6.2 123,383 6.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 5,514 0.5 5,991 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 30,123 2.7 41,861 2.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 1,053,040 92.9 1,359,631 92.0 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 45,215 4.0 70,896 4.8 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 142,591 38.6 196,627 41.0 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 157,089 42.5 195,738 40.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 63,388 17.2 79,584 16.6 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 6,465 1.7 7,822 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 20.5 N/A 21.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 79.5 N/A 79.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 62,667 20.9 78,680 20.1 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 15,821 5.3 20,578 5.2 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 70,923 23.7 91,157 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 35,193 11.7 44,085 11.2 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 19,520 6.5 25,572 6.5 339,960 6.1
Both not working 66,438 22.2 91,726 23.4 1,163,744 21.0
Other 16,982 5.7 22,766 5.8 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 12,138 4.1 17,810 4.5 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 529,364 93.0 691,313 89.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 39,553 7.0 83,821 10.8 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 395,529 74.7 539,001 78.0 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 87,507 16.5 100,639 14.6 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 43,757 8.3 47,026 6.8 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 1,328 0.3 2,766 0.4 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 1,039 0.2 1,644 0.2 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 17,785 3.4 22,895 3.3 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 99,840 18.9 124,773 18.0 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 272,090 51.4 355,736 51.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 132,820 25.1 177,701 25.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 5,793 1.1 8,562 1.2 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.5 N/A 2.4 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 40,510 7.7 49,186 7.1 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 195,534 36.9 248,514 35.9 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 192,922 36.4 251,206 36.3 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 94,356 17.8 133,486 19.3 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 6,045 1.1 8,916 1.3 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 362,073 68.4 470,498 68.1 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 147,522 27.9 197,272 28.5 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 19,774 3.7 23,542 3.4 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 162,890 30.8 226,902 32.8 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 195,624 37.0 246,341 35.6 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 151,647 28.6 190,462 27.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 12,845 2.4 18,214 2.6 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 6,359 1.2 9,389 1.4 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 18.4 N/A 19.6 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 19.3 N/A 17.7 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 320 N/A 300 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 90,785 59.9 114,700 60.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 47,751 31.5 58,177 30.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 13,110 8.6 17,590 9.2 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,560 N/A 1,500 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 151,582 77.5 190,119 77.2 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 24,131 12.3 29,515 12.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 19,915 10.2 26,706 10.8 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 11,649 49.4 21,140 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 11,940 50.6 21,420 50.3 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 23 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,378 N/A 1,282 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Adelaide % Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 296 N/A 250 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,517 N/A 1,365 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

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