Port Lincoln

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA46300
People 14,404
Male 49.1%
Female 50.9%
Median age 41
Families 3,752
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 6,949
Average number of people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,243
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent (b) $240
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 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 7,072 49.1 878,592 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 7,331 50.9 902,924 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 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 946 6.6 42,562 2.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 12,593 87.4 1,669,314 93.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 862 6.0 69,646 3.9 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 41 N/A 41 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 826 5.7 94,232 5.3 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 872 6.1 103,750 5.8 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 899 6.2 105,159 5.9 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 841 5.8 99,152 5.6 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 798 5.5 109,174 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 863 6.0 117,195 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 940 6.5 118,095 6.6 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 925 6.4 118,993 6.7 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 700 4.9 107,667 6.0 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 873 6.1 109,716 6.2 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 907 6.3 114,921 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 941 6.5 114,300 6.4 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 964 6.7 112,846 6.3 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 879 6.1 102,304 5.7 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 775 5.4 94,040 5.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 579 4.0 66,986 3.8 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 381 2.6 45,666 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 432 3.0 47,325 2.7 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 5,052 42.8 682,265 46.1 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 428 3.6 47,368 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 1,143 9.7 140,501 9.5 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 760 6.4 84,682 5.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 4,428 37.5 523,561 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)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 4,300 42.2 620,445 46.2 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 1,421 14.0 150,356 11.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 4,464 43.8 571,276 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)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 213 5.6 27,838 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 731 19.3 99,929 20.0 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 333 8.8 26,550 5.3 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 170 4.5 23,115 4.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 1,240 32.7 149,797 30.0 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 439 11.6 56,643 11.4 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 252 6.6 22,369 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 119 3.1 23,634 4.7 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 814 21.5 102,747 20.6 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 262 6.9 37,885 7.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 210 5.5 83,262 16.7 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 476 12.5 121,296 24.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 79 2.1 14,269 2.9 242,821 3.2
Not stated 969 25.5 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)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,379 11.7 335,213 22.7 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 830 7.0 127,698 8.6 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 479 4.1 52,930 3.6 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 2,052 17.4 206,490 14.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 1,630 13.8 224,573 15.2 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 1,376 11.7 128,350 8.7 958,803 4.6
Year 10 1,471 12.5 139,299 9.4 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 17 0.1 1,021 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 194 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,110 9.4 111,696 7.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 292 2.5 34,612 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 18 0.2 12,943 0.9 175,844 0.8
Not stated 1,166 9.9 103,153 7.0 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 6,035 41.9 676,550 38.0 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 6,030 41.9 578,825 32.5 7,596,753 29.9
Scottish 1,368 9.5 149,449 8.4 2,176,777 8.6
German 1,314 9.1 135,225 7.6 1,026,138 4.0
Irish 1,149 8.0 136,035 7.6 2,410,833 9.5

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 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 12,136 84.3 1,273,353 71.5 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 354 2.5 95,248 5.3 927,490 3.6
Philippines 123 0.9 15,503 0.9 293,892 1.2
New Zealand 106 0.7 13,461 0.8 530,492 2.1
India 68 0.5 44,881 2.5 673,352 2.6
Germany 61 0.4 9,489 0.5 101,255 0.4

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,700 11.8 578,217 32.5 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 823 5.7 118,741 6.7 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 586 4.1 87,906 4.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 10,290 71.4 909,147 51.0 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 1,010 7.0 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 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 10,925 75.8 1,000,272 56.1 12,959,282 51.0
England 738 5.1 160,151 9.0 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 171 1.2 18,653 1.0 673,661 2.6
Germany 149 1.0 17,390 1.0 174,724 0.7
Philippines 142 1.0 17,642 1.0 350,264 1.4

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 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 11,166 77.5 1,032,002 57.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 700 4.9 153,607 8.6 1,488,479 5.9
Philippines 181 1.3 21,569 1.2 417,285 1.6
New Zealand 147 1.0 17,578 1.0 650,743 2.6
Scotland 118 0.8 22,742 1.3 241,428 0.9

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 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 7,327 50.9 806,165 45.3 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 2,082 14.5 275,849 15.5 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 1,151 8.0 107,189 6.0 1,751,052 6.9
Anglican 1,058 7.3 127,970 7.2 2,496,273 9.8
Uniting Church 963 6.7 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 Port Lincoln, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (55.7%) (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 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Croatian 78 0.5 2,900 0.2 54,115 0.2
Tagalog 56 0.4 6,433 0.4 131,195 0.5
Greek 39 0.3 21,882 1.2 229,643 0.9
Punjabi 34 0.2 20,004 1.1 239,033 0.9
Italian 29 0.2 23,828 1.3 228,042 0.9
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 12,821 89.0 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 376 6.5 131,157 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 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 6,819 57.7 887,193 60.0 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 4,212 35.7 524,448 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 773 6.5 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)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,370 49.4 480,100 54.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 2,580 37.8 310,668 35.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 560 8.2 48,643 5.5 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 309 4.5 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 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 421 6.5 36,281 4.3 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 1,014 15.6 126,576 15.1 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 931 14.3 109,027 13.0 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 625 9.6 75,063 8.9 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 1,330 20.4 189,501 22.6 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 1,022 15.7 149,477 17.8 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 1,025 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 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,087 16.7 180,460 21.5 2,886,921 24.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 966 14.8 110,462 13.2 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 962 14.8 109,523 13.0 1,382,205 11.5
Labourers 938 14.4 88,086 10.5 1,086,120 9.0
Sales Workers 703 10.8 71,002 8.5 986,433 8.2
Managers 695 10.7 109,406 13.0 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 684 10.5 104,955 12.5 1,525,311 12.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 362 5.6 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 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 280 4.3 42,242 5.0 545,158 4.5
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 259 4.0 24,877 3.0 299,810 2.5
Other Social Assistance Services 220 3.4 21,245 2.5 278,221 2.3
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 186 2.9 13,252 1.6 146,993 1.2
Aged Care Residential Services 167 2.6 25,719 3.1 258,274 2.1

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $717 N/A $734 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,667 N/A $1,889 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,243 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 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 4,671 71.8 536,515 63.9 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 388 6.0 36,225 4.3 466,904 3.9
Walked only 196 3.0 20,575 2.5 306,045 2.5
Bicycle 28 0.4 7,318 0.9 79,089 0.7
Taxi/ride-share service 26 0.4 2,198 0.3 25,730 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 737 11.3 90,496 10.8 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 266 4.1 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) 33 0.5 44,454 5.3 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 5,096 78.3 584,680 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 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 8,014 67.9 1,039,235 70.3 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 3,045 25.8 391,531 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) 1,428 12.1 193,639 13.1 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,235 18.9 250,655 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)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 2,150 18.2 300,732 20.3 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 3,265 27.7 421,381 28.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 1,555 13.2 190,089 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 1,041 8.8 127,032 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 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 1,276 8.9 179,605 10.1 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 1,303 9.0 159,294 8.9 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 439 3.0 57,008 3.2 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 146 1.0 17,330 1.0 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 789 5.5 101,606 5.7 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 623 4.3 82,321 4.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 117 0.8 16,153 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 323 2.2 36,054 2.0 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,190 8.3 175,203 9.8 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 136 0.9 18,763 1.1 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 1,046 7.3 156,640 8.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 8,296 57.6 1,032,317 57.9 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 1,370 9.5 123,383 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)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 8,807 61.1 1,106,075 62.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 2,866 19.9 362,328 20.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 875 6.1 122,395 6.9 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 482 3.3 67,338 3.8 772,142 3.0
Not stated 1,370 9.5 123,383 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 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 11 0.1 5,991 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 336 2.8 41,861 2.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 10,709 90.7 1,359,631 92.0 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 748 6.3 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.

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Families

Family composition
All families 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,661 44.3 196,627 41.0 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 1,307 34.8 195,738 40.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 724 19.3 79,584 16.6 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 58 1.5 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 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 18.6 N/A 21.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 81.8 N/A 79.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 478 16.1 78,680 20.1 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 185 6.2 20,578 5.2 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 689 23.2 91,157 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 241 8.1 44,085 11.2 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 182 6.1 25,572 6.5 339,960 6.1
Both not working 710 23.9 91,726 23.4 1,163,744 21.0
Other 234 7.9 22,766 5.8 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 248 8.3 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)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 5,760 88.5 691,313 89.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 753 11.6 83,821 10.8 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,701 81.6 539,001 78.0 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 653 11.3 100,639 14.6 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 352 6.1 47,026 6.8 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 38 0.7 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) 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 13 0.2 1,644 0.2 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 195 3.4 22,895 3.3 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 981 17.0 124,773 18.0 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 3,196 55.5 355,736 51.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 1,261 21.9 177,701 25.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 114 2.0 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 2.3 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) 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 428 7.4 49,186 7.1 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 2,111 36.7 248,514 35.9 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 2,136 37.1 251,206 36.3 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 959 16.7 133,486 19.3 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 125 2.2 8,916 1.3 134,848 1.5

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

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Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 3,717 64.6 470,498 68.1 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 1,863 32.4 197,272 28.5 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 178 3.1 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) 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,815 31.5 226,902 32.8 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,751 30.4 246,341 35.6 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 1,955 33.9 190,462 27.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 117 2.0 18,214 2.6 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 120 2.1 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.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 23.7 N/A 19.6 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 11.8 N/A 17.7 N/A 24.3

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

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Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 240 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) 1,191 60.9 114,700 60.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 542 27.7 58,177 30.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 224 11.5 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.

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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 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 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) 1,346 76.9 190,119 77.2 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 158 9.0 29,515 12.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 258 14.7 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.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 464 49.1 21,140 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 481 50.9 21,420 50.3 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 22 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

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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 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,070 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.

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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 		Port Lincoln % Port Lincoln South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 220 N/A 250 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 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.

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