Greater Adelaide

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Greater Capital City Statistical Areas
Area code 4GADE
People 1,387,290
Male 49.0%
Female 51.0%
Median age 39
Families 375,146
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 593,881
Average number of people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,548
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,562
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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 680,323 49.0 878,592 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 706,967 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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 23,761 1.7 42,562 2.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 1,318,086 95.0 1,669,314 93.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 45,447 3.3 69,646 3.9 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 39 N/A 41 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 74,749 5.4 94,232 5.3 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 81,431 5.9 103,750 5.8 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 81,359 5.9 105,159 5.9 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 78,280 5.6 99,152 5.6 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 91,070 6.6 109,174 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 96,852 7.0 117,195 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 96,859 7.0 118,095 6.6 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 97,466 7.0 118,993 6.7 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 87,190 6.3 107,667 6.0 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 86,685 6.2 109,716 6.2 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 88,386 6.4 114,921 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 85,906 6.2 114,300 6.4 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 82,505 5.9 112,846 6.3 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 73,340 5.3 102,304 5.7 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 67,407 4.9 94,040 5.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 48,046 3.5 66,986 3.8 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 33,513 2.4 45,666 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 36,258 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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 525,518 45.7 682,265 46.1 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 35,306 3.1 47,368 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 107,444 9.3 140,501 9.5 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 62,695 5.5 84,682 5.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 418,792 36.4 523,561 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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 484,708 45.8 620,445 46.2 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 115,105 10.9 150,356 11.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 459,247 43.4 571,276 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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 22,500 5.7 27,838 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 76,623 19.3 99,929 20.0 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 22,051 5.6 26,550 5.3 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 18,670 4.7 23,115 4.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 117,510 29.6 149,797 30.0 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 41,289 10.4 56,643 11.4 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 19,832 5.0 22,369 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 20,372 5.1 23,634 4.7 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 81,582 20.6 102,747 20.6 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 31,492 7.9 37,885 7.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 77,275 19.5 83,262 16.7 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 108,906 27.5 121,296 24.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 12,282 3.1 14,269 2.9 242,821 3.2
Not stated 53,622 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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 298,181 25.9 335,213 22.7 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 103,858 9.0 127,698 8.6 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 40,789 3.5 52,930 3.6 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 150,458 13.1 206,490 14.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 181,904 15.8 224,573 15.2 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 91,064 7.9 128,350 8.7 958,803 4.6
Year 10 96,384 8.4 139,299 9.4 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 697 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 78,304 6.8 111,696 7.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 27,006 2.3 34,612 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 11,612 1.0 12,943 0.9 175,844 0.8
Not stated 69,237 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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 511,166 36.8 676,550 38.0 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 419,533 30.2 578,825 32.5 7,596,753 29.9
Scottish 113,163 8.2 149,449 8.4 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 105,722 7.6 136,035 7.6 2,410,833 9.5
Italian 95,008 6.8 103,914 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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 953,200 68.7 1,273,353 71.5 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 78,486 5.7 95,248 5.3 927,490 3.6
India 42,933 3.1 44,881 2.5 673,352 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 24,921 1.8 25,709 1.4 549,618 2.2
Vietnam 16,564 1.2 17,033 1.0 257,997 1.0
Italy 15,667 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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 518,533 37.4 578,217 32.5 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 99,141 7.1 118,741 6.7 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 72,631 5.2 87,906 4.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 639,705 46.1 909,147 51.0 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 57,275 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)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 714,336 51.5 1,000,272 56.1 12,959,282 51.0
England 132,366 9.5 160,151 9.0 1,626,778 6.4
India 56,164 4.0 58,825 3.3 935,066 3.7
Italy 47,482 3.4 50,942 2.9 477,065 1.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 33,419 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)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 741,600 53.5 1,032,002 57.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 126,345 9.1 153,607 8.6 1,488,479 5.9
India 55,252 4.0 57,839 3.2 917,541 3.6
Italy 40,024 2.9 42,610 2.4 391,399 1.5
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 33,800 2.4 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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 618,936 44.6 806,165 45.3 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 229,853 16.6 275,849 15.5 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 97,176 7.0 127,970 7.2 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 71,693 5.2 107,189 6.0 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 54,642 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 Greater Adelaide, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (47.6%) (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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Mandarin 31,056 2.2 32,133 1.8 685,274 2.7
Italian 22,644 1.6 23,828 1.3 228,042 0.9
Vietnamese 21,362 1.5 21,855 1.2 320,758 1.3
Greek 20,511 1.5 21,882 1.2 229,643 0.9
Punjabi 18,743 1.4 20,004 1.1 239,033 0.9
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 1,037,870 74.8 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 121,530 22.7 131,157 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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 709,968 61.7 887,193 60.0 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 395,473 34.4 524,448 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 44,315 3.9 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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 385,420 54.3 480,100 54.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 248,849 35.1 310,668 35.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 36,687 5.2 48,643 5.5 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 39,010 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)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 27,964 4.2 36,281 4.3 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 100,827 15.0 126,576 15.1 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 87,768 13.1 109,027 13.0 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 60,262 9.0 75,063 8.9 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 159,568 23.8 189,501 22.6 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 120,674 18.0 149,477 17.8 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 105,176 15.7 141,126 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)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 158,286 23.6 180,460 21.5 2,886,921 24.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 88,320 13.2 109,523 13.0 1,382,205 11.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 88,271 13.2 104,955 12.5 1,525,311 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 86,638 12.9 110,462 13.2 1,554,313 12.9
Managers 81,303 12.1 109,406 13.0 1,645,769 13.7
Labourers 62,688 9.3 88,086 10.5 1,086,120 9.0
Sales Workers 56,970 8.5 71,002 8.5 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 36,958 5.5 50,680 6.0 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 35,457 5.3 42,242 5.0 545,158 4.5
Aged Care Residential Services 21,155 3.2 25,719 3.1 258,274 2.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 19,607 2.9 24,877 3.0 299,810 2.5
Other Social Assistance Services 17,185 2.6 21,245 2.5 278,221 2.3
Cafes and Restaurants 15,480 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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $762 N/A $734 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,988 N/A $1,889 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,548 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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 424,918 63.3 536,515 63.9 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 28,463 4.2 36,225 4.3 466,904 3.9
Bus 25,191 3.8 26,322 3.1 175,085 1.5
Walked only 12,885 1.9 20,575 2.5 306,045 2.5
Bicycle 6,630 1.0 7,318 0.9 79,089 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 72,545 10.8 90,496 10.8 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 65,510 9.8 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) 42,764 6.4 44,454 5.3 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 463,915 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)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 812,354 70.7 1,039,235 70.3 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 312,078 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) 150,467 13.1 193,639 13.1 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 178,780 15.5 250,655 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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 241,948 21.0 300,732 20.3 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 332,986 29.0 421,381 28.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 144,512 12.6 190,089 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 92,909 8.1 127,032 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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 131,666 9.5 179,605 10.1 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 121,331 8.7 159,294 8.9 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 42,726 3.1 57,008 3.2 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 13,395 1.0 17,330 1.0 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 75,243 5.4 101,606 5.7 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 60,720 4.4 82,321 4.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 12,047 0.9 16,153 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 25,546 1.8 36,054 2.0 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 135,853 9.8 175,203 9.8 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 14,008 1.0 18,763 1.1 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 123,805 8.9 156,640 8.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 823,311 59.3 1,032,317 57.9 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 86,038 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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 882,974 63.6 1,106,075 62.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 277,752 20.0 362,328 20.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 91,489 6.6 122,395 6.9 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 49,035 3.5 67,338 3.8 772,142 3.0
Not stated 86,038 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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 5,585 0.5 5,991 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 30,638 2.7 41,861 2.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 1,067,493 92.8 1,359,631 92.0 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 46,042 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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 145,106 38.7 196,627 41.0 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 159,659 42.6 195,738 40.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 63,878 17.0 79,584 16.6 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 6,497 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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 20.6 N/A 21.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 79.4 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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 63,718 20.9 78,680 20.1 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 16,123 5.3 20,578 5.2 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 72,220 23.7 91,157 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 35,728 11.7 44,085 11.2 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 19,839 6.5 25,572 6.5 339,960 6.1
Both not working 67,396 22.1 91,726 23.4 1,163,744 21.0
Other 17,353 5.7 22,766 5.8 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 12,396 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) 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 536,048 93.0 691,313 89.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 40,066 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) 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 402,136 75.0 539,001 78.0 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 87,535 16.3 100,639 14.6 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 43,766 8.2 47,026 6.8 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 1,356 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) 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 1,061 0.2 1,644 0.2 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 17,932 3.3 22,895 3.3 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 100,401 18.7 124,773 18.0 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 274,934 51.3 355,736 51.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 135,840 25.3 177,701 25.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 5,876 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) 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 40,587 7.6 49,186 7.1 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 196,649 36.7 248,514 35.9 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 195,642 36.5 251,206 36.3 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 97,042 18.1 133,486 19.3 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 6,125 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) 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 367,534 68.6 470,498 68.1 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 148,641 27.7 197,272 28.5 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 19,869 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) 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 165,669 30.9 226,902 32.8 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 198,807 37.1 246,341 35.6 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 152,198 28.4 190,462 27.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 12,931 2.4 18,214 2.6 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 6,438 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) 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 18.3 N/A 19.6 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 19.4 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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater 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) 91,095 59.9 114,700 60.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 47,922 31.5 58,177 30.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 13,187 8.7 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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,562 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) 154,004 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) 24,502 12.3 29,515 12.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 20,304 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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater Adelaide South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 11,725 49.4 21,140 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 12,032 50.6 21,420 50.3 409,025 50.3
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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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater 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) 1,382 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 		Greater Adelaide % Greater 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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